Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-09-18
A chance To CHOOSE.

The People Of this Congressional district never had
and never will have better opportunity of expires
sing their opinion with reference to the ballot box
stuffing frauds sought to be imposed upon the peo
pie last winter, By Barstow in usurpng the efce OF
Governor, ard also upon the astounding corruption
developed in the late report of the Legislative Inves-
tigat ing Committee, than in choosing between
the two candidates before them for Congress.
HADLEY, the bunker nominee was the life and
SOUL as winter of the legislative effort to sustain
Bsrstow ia his defiance of the Supreme Court and
even after became manifest to every person that
the most asoundii frauds had been perpetrated TO
give him eappareut majority Of the votes he claim
ed, stood by hum and cndeavored to sustain him ia
opposition to tic regularly elected governor of the
people POTTER on the other hand, was perhaps,
TO most prominent and distinguished among the
members OF the legislature in using all constitution
al ana legnl means in opposing and breasting that
usurpaton. Wherever the fight was the thickest on
this question, there his voice rung the loudest and
what man in his position could do to right the great
wrong then attempted and almost successful he did
with zeal and without fnching
As to this report of the Investigating Committee
whatever may be its value, to Judge Potter and al
most to him alone, are the people indebted for it,
Perhaps some other member or members OF the com
mittec might have done, the work he has DONE but
they did not ut oil events. He has been almost un
interruptcdly employed during the whole Summer !
in tho labor, and we haze known instances Of his
continuing at work all night without moments
cessation rest, inspired, it could not have been by
the palry pttance receiv ed for the labor as much
as by the determination that the people should have
the whole facts and know the evils the govcrnI ent
had suffered that the remedies might be applied
As we remarked at the conner cement we don Z
know how the people ever have a hotter Oppor-
tunity of giving ajudsmont upon the matter alluded
to, and we doubt not they will avail themselves of it,
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"A large number of the leading Wings of Michigan
have declared for Buchanan, and several of them
have taken the stump for him.'-kenosha Demo
crdt.
That large number, was just s;rty nine and two |
weeks wore spent in trying to find more to make
up tho serenity. and he could not be found AS for
their being "the leading wings of Michigan" we
happen to know all about that. We were in the po |
litical field in Michigan for several years, in Wing
times, and know all about the political course of
these Heading whigs" and We don't believe there
Is one of the 90 that ever voted straight Wing tick
ct Not ono of them voted for the Republican can
didatc for Governor two years ago. and yet he was
elected by large majority without their aid But
rs offset to the 60 wings for Buchanan 27O, of the
real leading wings of Detroit, came out the follow.
ing day, for Fremont and Dayton We can assure
our neishbor that he has wonderful little to boast of
in that haul of leading whigst'