Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-05-01
A Change Of Programme.

The effort to get up another convention to send
delegates Philadelphia re organize the republican
party, dc. TO have been fairly crushed out
and the project abandoned. Among the English
papers we believe the Free Democrat found no Sc
cond III the state for the movement and the CORES
pondens of that paper do not seem to like the sweep
ing purpose of the call Hence, we notice. the pro-
posed mass meeting is spoken of as a sort of re-
serve not to send delegates to Philadelphia and re-
organize the republican party, but TO fall back on
IN case the regular convention fails in its duty,
Il ratification meeting, or for any other purpose to
which IT may seem necessary and expedient to adapt
It, This is sensible, and we person will
object TO it, We do not certainl, on The contrary,
we hope the masses may be there by thousands
though we fear they will not be-
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80 We would say to Mr.. Bo6TH, if our memory
is not very remarkably at fault and every person
else mistaken in their impressions, we are not in
ror in stating that very discouraging and damaging
articles appeared in the Free Democrat before the
last election in relation to the nomination and sue
cess of Bashford 1t is possible that the article
tanning the specific idea to which we alluded did not
appear till after election but our conviction is strong
that it was before but whether that was before or
after is not essential to main statement-the
truth of which will prove byrefcrence to the files
of the Free Democrat. or acknowledge our error
And Mr.. b. ought to know Us well enough to know
that we have general personal Indignation to vent
against him. There are few men for whom person.
ally we have more esteem-few with whom VIC
would rather maintain friendly personal relations
none whose talent we more admirc-and few we
would rather in the high places in the gift of the
people. We are there is not in the state
more devoted to fec principles, and none that would
sacrifice more to sustain and uphold them. We be
Love we have said nothing mpeaehing him in these
respects. But all have our peculiarites which
others are generally much better of than our
selves. We ha, c ours no doubt-we sure he has
his, and among them in our alignment arc those to
which we have before alluded, which manifest cd
themselves so unfortunately in our late campaign
and Will always prevent him from being safe or ju
dicious counsellor leader in a party. No man will
do more for principle than he will--none will dc
| less for party. son his own hook he would be
a most efficient advocate of good cause-in the
ranks he knows discipline, and gives his friends
more trouble than his enemies.
Mr.. b. can afford TO discard ambition, and to keen
aloof from the bitterness of feeling it very naturally
enocnders and the distrust of motives il occasions
Men of small abilities may be excused for seeking
1 place, but men of large abilities afford to lei
place seek them and go quietly and peaceably for
ward III the performance of their legitimate duties
There so little excuse, either in what has occur
red or is likely TO occur in the republican party, for
tue factous course Nh. Booth has chosen to pursue
that we felt not only warranted in saying what we
did, but impecd by considerations of duty to do it
And Mr.. b. will know that we have spoken as q
friend for he has to consider us otherwise
But inasmuch as the proposed supplemental con
veition which gave rise to this controversy has been
practically abandoned, the controversy will cease SO
Tar as we concerned. Mr. b. NE think will get the
better OF his fears well as his ambitions and ami
mosities, and will be content to labor patiently for
present attanable good, where we trust to be with
him with no d;minu!ion of former cordiality.