Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-26

The Convention then adjourned.-D.
For the Telegraph.
Rights and responsibilities of electors
candidates we necd--Republican
Conventional. w. Webster Esq.
Messrs. EDIroRs:-The right of elect
ors to know the sentiments and purposes
of candidates for their suffrage. relating
to the important matters at issue between
the respective parties to which they be-
long and to scan their qualifications, abil.
ity, integrity, moral worth, and personal
MED. Nor is it less duty than right;
for one of the most important and respon-
sible duties the elcctor has to perform, in
its consequences upon personal interests
and rights, and the general welfare, is
VOTING. Thereby he delegates power to
and reposes confidence in his candidate
to act as his representative. Such being
the relation of those for whom he votes,
it is his imperious duty to withhold his
suffrage from any. candidate of his party
however nominated who is not worthy
of his confidence and trust. Here is the
infuence-progresslye and conservative
which will induce the nominating pow
err to recommend worthy candidates for
his support.
"Iake ye rise men and understanding.
and knolcn IN all your tribes" Such are
the candidates, as republicans we need,
and as the nominees of a party and those
who may be elected give manifest char
acter to it, most certainly, the Republican
party should be cautious to present no
candidate who has not cordially adopted
its platform of principles, true not Il
sham republican-a man OF moral worth,
requisite ability and undoubted fidelity.
Disregard of these considerations will re-
suit most disastrously, as heretofore, and
to the disappointment, and deep regret
of many contiding electors. How has 1t
been with numbers, who suddenly mount
cd the Buffalo platfnrm, or who profess
sedly acquiesced, with same reservation,
to its principles, and received the conf
dcnce and support Of freedom loving cleo
tors? Look among the Softs" of New
York; or if have been correctly inform
ed. among the democracy of Wisconsin,
and sad and truthful answers may be
given.
Entertaining such views and confident
by believing that the County Republican
convention held on the 14th would nom
mate no one for office who had not reli-
ably subscribed-part and pdrcel-the
County Republican platform; and with
respect to whom, the electors could have
no reasonable doubt of his sincerity,
was not little astonished when heard
the name of l. w. Webster announced as
the Republican nominee for District At
torney; for | we'll rccollect his pro-slave-
nv position in 1852, and | had not seen
nor heard that he had renowned that po-
sition, and the attrociouS sentiments.
which he then expressed. That | know
whereof affirm, the following statement
Of facts will show:
In Oct. 80, Mr.. Webster in company
with Mr.. Sharpstcin, and other gentle
men of kenosha, attended Democratic
meeting in Paris. Mr. w. followed Mr..
s, and advocated the election of I. Pierce
for President. In the course of his re-
marks. he said that all the states. at the
adoption of the Constitution Of the L.
s., were slayeholding states. He having
prcyiously with much apparent confidence
in his own knowledge and ability given
to his hearers, liberty to question him in
regard to any statement which he should
make, | respectfully inquired whether
Massachusetts was slave state at the
time referred to. Mr.. W positively aSscr-
ted that it was. | then stated that |
we'll knew from the best authorities. that
Mr.. VS.. assertion was incorrect. In re-
ply..he earnestly and solemly re-affirmcd
that Mass. was a slave state ut the time
he had mentioned, and confidently refer
red to Judge Story as authority, whose
works he had read in Cambridge. On
inquiry, finding that the people present
were uniformed with respect to the his
torical fact at issue, | addressed a note
to Mr. w. through the kcnosha Tclc-
graph, submitted my authorities, show
ing that his statement was erroneous. and
respectfully called upon him to present
his proof, or retract. He did not do eth
er and let the aspcrsiou which he had
cast upon the character of my ndtire
state. and also, his as he claimed. so far
as he was concerned, pass uncorrected.
" To err is human, but to rectify error is
always glory"
Mr.. W. Strenuously contended that the
consumatcly infamous. Fillmore fugitive
slave Act, Is constitutional and should be
enforced-compared the condition of the
factory girls i'll Lowell to that of the
slaves of the south. and would have us
believe that they were then but little bet
ter oit-he justified the course which had
been taken by democratic members of
Congress with respect to petitions relat-
ing to slavery; and contended that We
had nothing to do with slavery, and that
the constitution precluded us
Some three weeks since, as have been
informed by citizen of Paris of undoubt-
cd veracity, Mr.. W. remarked to him
that he (W.) was in favor of enforcing
the fugitive slave Act.
If Mr.. W. has duly and truly. adopted
the Republican platform, renouncing his
former position and principles in regard
to slavery it is truly gratifying, but he
should be willing to give suitable evil
dence of his conversion and bide his time.
5. S. BRADFoRp.
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