Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-09-13
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soul, this is the most unreal and unsubstantlal
That there were members of the order in both
the late Republican and late Democratic State
Conventions, we have no doubt; but that they
exercised any great influence in either, we do not
believe. The Waukesha Democrat, Hunker
sheet, denounces Barstow strongly as Know
Nothing, and the Milwaukee Free Democrat be-
fore the Convention, is quoted as evidence of
the influence of the order in our convention.
We have little doubt the assertion of the Wau-
kesha Democrat would fail of proof if the proof
were demanded; and so far as the Free Demo-
crat is concerned, it has the following since the
holding of our Convention:
"We said, two days before the meeting of our
Convention, that we had advices that the Know
Nothings, by the aid of Wings and few Free
Sellers would have the control of the Convention
We were glad to find that they were less numer-
GUS than we were led to expect. Had they been
in majority no such resolution as was adopted
could have passed. There We're about 10 dele
gates in the Republican Convention who were
or had been Know Nothings, but a few of them
however, were ashamed of the order, and some
of them had abandoned it altogether. There
were also 40 Know Nothing delegates in the
Hunker Convention, nearly the same ratio In
proportion to the whole number as in the Repub-
lican Convention, and when you add to these the
Sag NIGHTS, the proportion of members of secret
political organizations, far greater in the
Hunker than in the Republican Convention.
The Anti-Know Nothing resolution which the
News relies on to prove that the Republican par
ty is transformed into Know Nothing party,
explicitly repudates the cardinal and distinguish
ing doctrines of the Know Nothing creed and the
News might with the same proprety refer to the
Anti Slavery and Anti-Adminstration resolu-
IN that tho RnnnIlican marty had
been transformed into Slavery and Admins
tration party The Anti-Know Nothing resolu-
ton was written in our room by Messrs Z. L..
Sholes and Byron Paine, and accepted by us as
a full and explicit reputation of Know othing
ISM
We stated before the meeting of the Conven-
ton, that if it took decided ground against Sc
cret political organizations, and nominated
ticket free from the faint of Known othngism,
| it would have our cordial support. 1t did both
What more could Republicans desire in
this respect"
We are now curious to see whether the Hun
ker papers which have been so Jealous in giving
currency to the suspicious of the Free Democrat
will publish its unqualified retraction of those
suspicious, and the evidence it furnishes to the
contrary.
A leading member of the bunker party told US
at Milwaukee, in all candor, that he expected the
Know Nothing influence to be thrown in favor Of
the Barstow ticket. We expect no such thing.
We expect it will be divided Members of the
order no doubt have their own opinions on the
issues which make parties, and will vote as they
please on such issues.
Sensible men will go to the root of this matter.
They will understand that the resolution of the
Republican Convention on Know-No thngism
! is in harmony with the fundamental objects of
the Republican party. The Republican party is
organized and exists to oppose prescription of all
kinds; and we pledge our word that not an at
tempt at prescription either account of birth
place or religion will ever proceed from the sue
cess of the Republican party in this state. Sla-
very is prescription Freedom is its opposite.
-
tyThe Republican State Ticket is hailed by
papers have reached us, with enthusiasm. There
is not word of disafcction, not breath of dis
sent. On the other hand, the Green Bay Advo-
| cate, Hunker sheet comes to us with bitter
words against Barstow; the Jcffcrsonian, pub
lished in Jefferson county, has square bolt re-
pudiating the whole ticket; Casey, of the Wau-
kesha Democrat, does not raise the ticket, and
promises to give his opinion OF it in his next the
Madison Patriot denounces Barstow, and the
whole Convention and its ticket as a sheer hum
bug and burlesque. We expect to be called on
to add others of the Democratic papers to the list.
How any sane man can expect Barstow to be
reelected passes our comprehension. Crawford
was defeated last spring by 5000 majority, not
withstanding erery democratic paper in the state
and taeo of the Republican papers supported him.
We were then divided and yet succeeded. Now
we are united and the opposition is badly split
and how they are to succeed under the crcum-
stances is by no means clear to us. We may be
mistaken but we cannot perceive wherein Bars
tow has ghost of a chance.
Since writing the above we find in the Milwau-
kee Sentinel the following list of Democratic pa
pers which bolt Barstow:
| Madison Patriot; Heckiy Jefcrsonian; O-au-
kee Adrcrtiser; Applcton Crescent; Sterens' Point
Pinery; Hatertomn City Times.
How many of these may be eventually whip
ped in, we know not nor does it make any diff
ference. Their present attitude is significant of
condition of things in that party which pre-
cludes the idea of success on its part.