Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-07-26
Ohio and Wisconsin Politics.

What most unfortunate condition some OF
our Democratic brethren would be in were it not
for Know Nothingism. The editor of the Demo
crat for instance, who evidently likes party more
than principle, and in consequence is harnessed
nolens volens, to the car of both rum and slave
ry, finds il exceedingly convenient to dodge un-
der, to deceive his readers, and perhaps himself,
as to his true position. -Nothingism has
been rampant in the nation for couple of years,
has swept, according to the newspapers, nearly
every northern state, has arisen, eliminated, ex-
ploded, and is rapidly sinking, and all with the
rights, privileges, immunities, &c, of foreign
born citizens exactly where they were, untouch-
ed, unapproached, unaffected. And we doubt
whether single sensible person i'll the nation
apprehends any more trouble to foreigners from
them hereafter than heretofore. Yet with all this
so papabe that child can perceive it, the editor
of the Democrat keeps up perpetual boo-hoo
over now-Nothingism, as the great monster
which is just ready to swallow up the nation,
and which can only be prevented by perpetuating
the power of the Pierce-slavery old hunkerism.
Is it possible that people can be any longer de-
eeived by such demagogueism.
The latest spasm of the Democrat is occasion
cd by the state of affairs in Ohio, where it is We
nv manifest the Republicans are about to sweep
the board. 1t says, GAS we expected-The Free
Soiers and Know Nothings of Ohio have coale-
seed" Now mark what the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, an ultra Pierce bunker sheet, published
on the ground, says. 1t says:
"True it is, that Ohio Whiggcry is dead, and
Ohio Know Nothingism is certainly but little
better 1t was not considered of consequence
enough, as a political element, to be even men
toned by the Convention; but silent curse, cum
ming and damnng was put upon it, by nomina-
ting a man known to be opposed to it.
So says the Plain Dealer, and in view of it what
becomes of the assertion of the Democrat The
truth all there is left of Know Nothingsm lives
moves, and has its being, on the platform of the
Pierce democracy, and of very necessity will act
with that party. At the National Know Nothing
Convention, that party was in the ascendant
and caused the secession of northern delegates,
and the practical dissolution of northern lodges,
by making the Know Nothing platform and the
Baltimore platform identical. What Republicans
have been connected with the movement are pref
ty thoroughly weaned, and the whole vitality of
the order is now with the South and the men of
Southern principle.
And so fan as this state is concerned, it is un
fortunate for the boo-hoo . philosophy of the
Democrat, that what vitality is left in the lodges
is expected to be fused into the support of Bars
tow this fall. This is not idle talk. We happen
to know that such is his calculation and that of
his friends, and mainly upon that is based the
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well that about the only jealous friends Barstow
has in this section of the country are leading
members of the order, and that among the dele
gates from this state to the national X n. Con-
vention, were particular friends of Barstow who
are now busy to secure his reelection. And yet
with all this patent and palpable, with not par
tce ofevidence to show the least affinity or sym
pathy between the Republicans and the X. Ms,
he boo-hoos, as he does, over the expected fusion.
So far as we are concerned, we wish it under
stood that attach very little Importance to this
idea of the fusion of acknowledgement with any
party. We have no doubt from the very cores
pondence of their principles the lodges with all
their government and machinery will pass into
the hands of the e-propagandists and win be
UScu tItc beIent VI tiIdt party bue thO Nv
publicans will be repealed from it-they have al
ready been repealed, and few or none will be car
ried by it over to the enemy. Neither Pierce or
Barstow will gain any real strength by the assis-
lance of the lodges, and therefore we attach lit
tie Importance to this talk and effort at and about
fusion. 1t has no Importance except asst is used
to frighten naturalzed voters into the support of
principles they really abhor At this present
moment, beyond question, the paramount living
question before the people is, whether the coun-
try shall be ultimately possessed by freedom or
slavery. Doubtless great share of the natural
lied voters are DESTROYS TO vote with the freedom
party, and would so vote under ordinary circum-
stances 1t so happens however, as things are,
that the slavery party, to preserve its aseenden-
cy, absolutely needs the whole naturalized vote,
and hence this effort on the part of the leaders of
that party to keep life in this Know Nothing bug
bear, that that vote may be driven into the arms
of slavery.