Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-03-10
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the senior editor of the Elkhorn Re
porter was Delegate from Potter Coun-
ty to the Wing Convention which nomin
ated Charles NJ Reed for Congress, held
at Warren. Pennsylvania.
Soon after that election he removed
with his family to this State.
He is himself physician, but his eld-
est son was printer; and some seven
or eight or nine years ago, the son pur-
chased the Wing newspaper started at
Elkhorn by George Gale, and established
the Western, Star, and got his father to
edit it.
1t was continued a Wing paper till
August, 1S48, when it espoused the cause
of Freesoil.
From that time till June, 1852, it con-
tinued a warm, earnest Freesoil paper,
under the editorial control of the father.
During that time no paper in the State,
or out Of it. was more bitter in its invec-
tive against, and denunciation of, the Old
Lire Democratic Party than it was. 1t
was ardent in its professions of devotion
to the Freesoil Cause, commended enthu-
siasticalIy all its leading men, such as
Sumner. Hale, Chase, Giddings, &C., &C.;
and was particularly friendly a0ith the
Free Democrat" of Milwaukee, COM
mending all the leading suggestions of
that paper, quoting from its editorials
largely week after week, counselling with
its editor upon all important movements
ofthe friends in this District or " alworth
County, and manifesting all the devotion
which q warm follower usually does to
leader.
In the mean time the son married q
daughter of LYMAN CowDERY, Of Elkhorn,
known to be one of the most inveterate
haters Of Freesoi progress, or liberality,
in all that vicinity.
In June, 1852, the fathers and sons
names appeared as joint editors, and the
paper came out in support of Franklin
Pierce and the Baltimore Platform.
At first it tried to keep up a SHOW Of
devotion to Freesoil principle, but con-
tended that the Democratic Party was
so largely in the majority, that nothing
could be done out Of it; and that Free
soil measures must be sought through
its organization.
1t soon abandoned even this specially,
and became as warm in its denunciation
of FreesoilerS, as it had been before of
Democrats. And the especial object of
its denunciation was. ana continues to be,
the editor of the Free Democrat, its for
mer leader, friend, and counsellor.
The last number of the paper, while
devoting whole column to leader
against Douglass Nebraska Bill, frowns
upon a proposition to get up meeting,
irrespective of party, to protest against
it; saying that such meetings will ne at
tended by Freesoilers, and therefore will
drive Democrats into its supp0rt-that
anv measure which the editor of the Free
Democrat supports, viii surely be oppo-
sed by the Democratic Party, and ear
nestly enjoins on all, if they wish the
Bill to pass, to hold just such meetings
but if they desire its defeat, to remain
quiet. and leave it with the Democratic
Party!
Passing over the charge nc prefers
against his party and his leaders, that
they will oppose even good measures If
/ Freesoilers advocate them, we only con-
( template with sorrow the foFlorn condi-
/ ton he is in. lie is not without consld-
cradle latent intellectual talent, but his
editorial life is completely at the mercy
of the drivers he fawns upon. Knowing
the estimation in which he is held by the
parties he has abandoned and now denoun-
ces. and having lost the force Of the dig
nlIy winch an HOftcSt Chaisee VI oPihioi
always brings even from opponents, and
knowing that this, too, is thoroughly ap-
preciated by his present masters, he feels
and finds that his services are only valu-
able az he performs the tasks assigned
him-not the least important Of which Is
the abuse and denunciation Of the friends
he has deserted.
o! Slavery, thy bonds are indeed ter
rible %.
/ GREAT WESTERN Z. R-The total
cost of this road Is s9,s00,0oo, and it