Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-06-28
What of the Nighte

The past year or two in the political parties and po-
ktical contests of the country haye witnessed
singular eculiarites-among the most singular of
which hos been the existence operation and strength
of secret societies. Shrouded in mystery from
their naturei these societies have been, those who
desired only good ends and knowing that such ends
did not need nor usually seek mystery for their de-
velopment, from the supposed strength of these eoci
eties have argued only disaster from their existence.
1t apprehendcd they desired TO override the re
al issues before the country, and in Ignoring and kee
ping them out of sight of course would leave our
sleepless slavery propagandsts in measure unop-
posed in carrying their designs. Whether these
societies did did not desire to ignore these issues
know not, but it belongs to history that they
have been powerless to do it whatever their desires
The issue is made up whether brought on by aboli
tionists slaveiss, or by manifest destiny or by
aahateTer powerit is here, and all efforts
to ignore it until finally settled basis of right will
prove hereafter as heretofore, of no avail As
peced this slavery issue has sgnalzed IFS paramount
strength over these associations. There has been
power outside Of the lodge stronger than that in and
those who met to curse the Pope in harmony togeth
CT, have found themselves fighting with each other
the battles of this outside ISSUE and upon this they
have split and arrayed themselves against each 9th
err totally unmindful of the great ends aims and OBJ
iccts for which these societies originated and TO
accomplish which they together. Is not clear,
conclusive, that the various questions involved in
this slavery struggle the Issues before the country
and cannot be ignored but remain TO be settled and
settled too, not on any grounds of compromise a
compromise with any evil can Bever be settlement
afcoalnen sense did not teach that experience might
We have had several compromises and although the
evil day was thereby put off, ii only TO render
the final struggle more violent and doubtful Com
promises always strengthen the wrong sidc-hc evil
principle. The day of compromises this question
manfesly has pissed. The strife between the despo
tic principle involved in Slavery and the principle of
RepubLcanisin is at hand, and again we inquire
"What of the Night9''
All is well Wenever have fclt--nevcr could feel
that there could be particle of doubt to tie de
termination of this matter if it could be fairly and
squarely tried The last danger which nterposed TO
prevent this trial has passed. The wNothings
have not been able TO ignore this question. They
divided it is fairly before the country and will
be the issue If then any person apprehensive that
the United States in settling this question about
to array Themselves on the side of desposm against
Tepublicanism, we beg him at once to dismiss his
fears. There is no such thing in the book. The
world is too old. Printing presses too numerous
the school houses are altogether too many--thcre
are too many church steepes--too large quantity
.of iron has been wrought up into rail road bars and
selectrc telegraph wires. 1t can't be done The world
is going forward, not backward and Yankee steel
ploughs can never give place to the clumsy nipple
.ments of the South.
What fears may possibly have entertained in
this matter have been dsspated by the result of this
Know Nothing Convention The way is clear-the
40bstrucons removed Let the friends OF freedom
spress forward unninchngly to the work and all will
surely be well.