Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-10-11
Words of Truth and Soberness.

The really important in the political his.
tory of country and if would look at the matter
carefully and take cool dispassonate survey the po
cal horzonhe position of parties the real questions
ISSUE ard the inevitable tendency Of the of either of
the opposing principles they woube which scale
place their influence. Three years ago, through the
bnaon of various causes the principle represented by the
Party styled Democratic sgnally truGphe Through
the length breadth OF the land the triumph
alike complete There power left in the opposition
pkSce an distraction in the wGy of the successful party
prevent the faH Development of its plans, and policy II
principle had been in with the true interest
country, and the policy evolved from that principle,
such people and the country demanded there
earthly why should not have been crowned with
success and country present time reapng the
eii,s Of that
With the prestige Of victory almost unequalled, and
limited in their hands what have the vctors done to ad
the interests Of country at home or her honor
abroad? The Democratic principie, understood and
practsed by the present socaed Democratic party, has
been fairly tried and the result has proved only disas
trous to country but utterly unsatisfactory great
Of the people who led believe they sup
porting the principle most in with the spr. of
our free institutions and the qualified and most
willing carry that principle into practice. The revuson
in the minds Of the intelligent has taken place. and
the successful party 1859 holds tenure power
by thread slender that it is Liable be snapped any
Party allegiance and par:izan feeling long
be implicitly relied upon sustain Of men, who
proved every intelligent citizen that the
and honors of Office their Only incentives Of action
Among the first and, thus far, the only distinguishing
effected by the victory Of $50 the evolving
putting in practice the theory Of Popular Socerei0nty"
Deceived by the spccious reasoning and rhetorical flourish
Of dishonest politicians aud unaihul statesmen whom
tcy had placed high in authority allowed great
wrong be in the repeal the Missouri
promise consentug present practical wrong the
Of theory said 10 out OF development of the Demo
cratic principle The Missouri Compromise was repealed
oseasby to make practical the democratic principle of po
pular sovereignty, really to extend the institution Of Slavery
and give the Slave more certain and lasting prepon
dcratng influence in the Government of the country Pop
Sovereignty. established, and have its fruits
the present Of ss in Kansas The whole theory
practice of Popular Sovereignty is humbug, better
known "Squatter Sow ergny" and the practice,
especially only hunbug out burning disgrace TO the
country The fact is, the real end sought The
only real object open these Terroriies
very and the idea of Popular Sovereignty" after
thought invented Tor for the grevous wrong that
had been done to the cause Of Freedom.
We said had the fruits Of this Democratic experinen
OF popular sovereignty in the present state OF affairs
Kansas. What those fruits are every Intelligent
knows-mob rule mob Legislature and mob aws-the des
ruc;on Of every eeueat of popular ibertyaws enacted
that would disgrace band OF prateslaws abrogating the
freedom OF speech the freedom Of the Press aud all these
outrages upheld and couatenanced by the present Demo-
cratic executive of the nation, President Pierce And not
President Pierce alone but by the sham Democracy Of Wis
consn Yes treemen of Wisconsin, you be dragon
ed into pain unmistakeabe approval Of all the outrsges
IN Kansas committed for the purpose OF extending and
tahhshn TIE cursed institution of Slavery and that
Territory President Pierce las shown his approval Of and
active sympathy with se moaocrats of Kansas and Nilsson
ri by removing Governor Rceder simply heSanse he refu
ed sanction those ourages and appointing in his stead
score pant of the Slavery Propagandists. you are
nov called upon endorse his acts Let it be constantly
and distinctly understood that cast for the DEM
ocratic ticket November next, win be direct and
quYoca declaration of approval Of all the Kansas outrages
This the real point issue, far as any political prin
cpls j. involved in hi. election, whether Wisconsin, shsn