Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-05-19
THE TELEGRAPH.
Bye. l.. sHoLKs AND JAMES DENsMoRE
AcquieSence.

agitated with reference to the proposed
repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and
the North appears to be against it with
remarkable degree OF unanimity. Nee
tings have been held, sermons have been
preached, newspaper articles have been
written, and any amount of street-corner
and bar-room talk has been expended on
the subject, and in all this there has been
apparent deep anxiety with reference
| to the fate Of the measure, and an appa-
rent determination never to submit in
case it should prevail, that to superb
cial observer promised very disastrous
results to the men or the party who
might succeed in effecting it. And these
same superficial observers have no doubt
wondered how or why the President and
others would deliberately invoke this
storm of Indignation upon themselves by
assuming the responsibility of the meas
ure which had occasioned it.
They know what they are about, or at
least they think they do, and not with
out good reason, too. This dreadful
storm which appears to be brewing, looks
to them only like heat lightning. which
will grow faint and die away without in
jury to any one. They have seen such
things before. ThisSs not the first time
Northern dough has risen. and As it has
heretofore quietly subsidized it is expected
to in this instance. In 1911 Northern
dough came up little on the unfair re-
lection Of Martin Van Buren, in the Ma
tional Convention. Ii instigated cautions
and secret circulars in which It was urged
that the Democracy should "acquiesce"
in the nomination Of Polk and vote for
him, but with a mental reservation that
they did not want Texas annexed. The
Democracy acquiesced, and voted for him,
and had mental reservation. but it did
not avail any thing. They elected Mr..
Polk-the very men who did not want
Texas anncXed-but who felt that they
must acquiesce, elected him-and he an
nexed Texas and did nothing else except
carry on the war which flowed out of it.
The dough subsidized very quietly on that
occasion. 1t came up in rs, SO rampant
and violent that many supposed it would
never Subside. 1t did not quite in time
to elect Mr. Cass. but as soon As the very
things against which it had arisen, and
pledged itself to stay "riz" for ever and
ever were enacted, it acquiesced and went
quietly down again. Frank Pierce was
nominated ON 4 most abOmIn2t te pro-
slavery platform, but "acquiesence" was
the word We don't sanction the meas
ures which have been adopted-by no
means-but they are done and can't be
helped. SO we acquiesce and unite on and
support the very power which did all these
Objectionable things. Frank Pierce was
the candidate of the slavery party-he
allowed himself slavery man. Dough
talked hard things about his nomination
vowed it was too bad and ought not to
have taken place. but it was done, and
there was nothing left but acquieScence.
Now what. good reader, does the man who
Judges the future only by the past, care
for all these demonstrations He knows
the South has always, heretofore, held in
its hand the political power of the Nation.
He calculates it will in future. therefore
that power must be conclliated. He sees
the North have been patient, and have
acquie>ced in all previous outrages. He
calculates they will again. therefore. there
i nothing to fear. 1t is only to maintain
bold front and push the thing through.
The gratitude of the South j. forever Sc
curcd-acquiescen will be the watch
word at the 'North-and all things will
move on tremendously and pleasantly.
William {. Bryant heads the call for
meeting in New York to demonstrate
against the violatiouof the Missouri Com
r DFDiulSt- " GlA Ltil~ SdAlllG- W ILL., - Abi
ant headed the secret circular movement
against the annexation of Texas. and him
SELVES. hihsSei-elected the man who
annexed it. VIM. c. Bryant was among
the first men who pledged himself to fight
on and fight ever against the usurpation
of the slave power in the General Gov
ernment-yet he was among the first to
give in his acquiescence to a Presidential
nominee who stated all the sentiments of
his heart to be opposed to what Mr. Bry-
ant was determined TO fight for forever
Mr. Bryant now heads a meeting to de
nounce and demonstrate against. the re-
peal Of the Missouri Compromise, a meas
ure brought forward by the very man that
Mr. Bryant himself helped to make Pres
ident, and who openly, publicly, and bold
7 ly informed Mr., Bryant that all his SEN
timentS were strictly in harmonev with
the thing which Mr.. Bryant now feels
called upon to denounce. Is President
Pierce afraid Of such men? Is there any
reason under Heaven why he should be
afraid of them. They will blow and
swagger and make tremendous noise
and then acquieSce. The Nebraska Bill
will probably pass and then we shall have
these patriots preaching acquiescence.
There is scarcely one of them but in some
manner directly or indirectly is under