Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-24

- Of ali The mysterious this-s III Nature or Art
Ibis support of the Democracy by Northern Men,
and ularly laboring men who not politicians
is II , sranrcst OF course tie merit of any primer
pie is to he determined by its frults-and yet we
doubt whether a candid and dishtcrcstcd man can
be found at the north, to express himself pleased with
any ci the fruits which the cal!c democratic tree
has borne for some years past Ask any s"ch i'lcni-
her OF the party point out any thing satisfactory
and truly democratic in the democratic rulers Tor
some wears past, and it will be but as gram OF
wheat in mountain of chaff compared with what
he will condemn. And yet year after year these men
chase up and support this shadowy tradition OF demo
G acv and wear after certainly condemn ana gnasi
the tecih over the fruits Oh heir own victories The
truth Is, there is nothing whatever democratic i'll or
about ts party. All lis ends aims, objects, andla
hurs ere Tie rcycrsc-tLc exact antlpodea OF demo-
cratic; for tAry nrc to build up and rerpetuatc a
huge monopoly. privileged! class And this of the
worst kind for il is not merely moncycd monopoly
and inounvod privilege, bat Is the monopoly OF Ia
bor and the privilege OF owning the laborcr New
cr in the history Of the did contest arise or OK
list IN which tie issue clearer between monopoly,
privilege, md urstocracs on one hant', and labor
and democracy the other and yet rs we remar-
keel strange it Is there arc muutudeS OF laoorhg
men i'll the North through blind vcneration Tor TIC
name under which this arlstocracy chooses to rerpc
trate its assaults absolutely aid III Their own degra
daton and in putting the chains thc,r own limbs
Perhaps we cannot better illustrate this point than to
refer to orc OF the champions OF THIS modern demo
cracy, whom that party de GIFTED 10 honor by making
him lis ch:c candidate for speaker OF the L. . House
of Representatives. This man owns The enormous
number of twenty two lunncd human beings, from
whose unpaid toll he has become m;IIionaitc-one
"a the richest nabubs of the land. and this man,
rolling IN wealth produced by others, without an
hour honest toll on his part, who never knew what
il was to- have throb in common with the laborer
was the chosen representative Of this modern Demo
, crucv--hc hard listed, hard working democracy OF
/ the land. And we mention this because this man SO
exactly typficl what this democracy is and tie mo
nopoly, GriStocracy and privilege it is defending and
seeking to build up.
Now We ask eur working man whether Democra
cv is merely name, a cheat and deiusion, wheth
er it means something and if ii docs some
thing what It is! We suppose the principles of De
mocracy 10 be principles nUrins to the positive he
ucji and building up of the great masses of the pco
ple-thc Industrious toileTs who make the greatnes
and wealth ot nation. Is it not SO! Why then be
lackeyed carriage of nobob because he chooses a
democratic Greet for its panncis Can we not detect
principles independent OF the professions of dema
gogues and shall not for principles irresrec
tive of such professions
10 Rev. Henry Ward Beechor's active eff
fort in raising Rifles for Kansas, is exciting
. considerable discussion in the public prints
both sides of the question OF course being zeal
ouSly advocated. We think it quite possible
that the time IS not yet when carnal weapons
/ can be entirely dispensed with. but inasmuch a:
tits highly desirable that that time should come
very certain that it will come-and moreover
can come only through the dispcnsation an6
prevalence of that gospel that Mr. Beecher pro
ieSseS 10 be peculiarly teacher of, we canno
appreciate the consistency OF his conduct. IL
/, give Bibles and Rifles with the same hand look,
to us very nHlch, so far as consistency is con
cerned, like disseminating whiskey jugs an,
temperance tracts together.
- The machinery of the FIRE department at dad
son, consists of atwenty foot ladder and eleven buck
els. Madison has population of eight thousand.
- 1t is one hundred ard thirty-oae wear: