Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-07-17
Ought Republicans to vote for Douglass
late Bill

late Bill.
Before the repeal of the Missouri Compromise the
present territory of Kansas thoroughly, effect
ually and forever guarded against the Eruption OF
slavery and secured to freedom. And the object OF
the repeal it must be conceded could have been no.
thing under heaven but to holp slavery into it.
What then is the duty of the opponents of the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise and the friends of
freedom in and out of Congress Should they be 50.
tisfed with any Congressional enactment in regard
to Kansas which will be any less icient and GER
tain to guard it against slavery than the Missou-
ri compromise before its repeal? Upon what ground
or principle should they be required to do it? $50
for Douglass bill" say our Hunker brethren, I" if
you don't do it, you don't want the Kansas Difficult.
ties settled-you Ore enemies to the peace of Kan
sas and the peace of the country, and only wish to
keep up excitement and difficulty for eectionee-
ring purposes" This is what they say. Now, who
opened the difficulty? We did not. Who repealed
the Missouri compromise? Wedid not The coun.
try was quiet enough before it was repealed, was it
notl How then is the peace of the country to be
again reot1redl Manifestly by restoring the COM
promise, or by some equivalent actl Well, we do
not oppose any thing of the kind, do we? We got
up bill and passed it through the House admitting
Kansas as free state just exactly what she would
have been, neither moro or less, had the compromise
not been repealed.-which Douglass and his friends
killed in the Senate Who then is really responsible
for the agitation? Who wants to keep it up7 No
person doubts if the Senate would pass the bill from
the House that the Kansas troubles would be quiet
ed at once and forever, and the issue once dsap,
pear from our politics. Veil, every republican mem
Der of Congress voted for that bill, and thus gave
the best and surest guarantee of willingness to set
tie the question before election at once, forever
And whose fault is it that it is not settled! Beyond
dispute, Douglass and his faction, who killed the bill
in the Senate, as it got there
But, say hey,go for Douglass bill that will settle
the matter But it will not settle the matter as sure
ly as would the House BILL and moreover the reasons
are stronger why Douglass should go for our bill
than we should 60 for his. Besides, our opponents
should bear in mind that we want no peace in this
matter which involves dishonor We are fighting
primarily for justice and right and the peace which
comes from being subdued, we do not want And
this is the only peace which Douglass bill offers
1t is intimated that under Douglass bill freedom
may triumph in Kansas. So it may and so it might
under the original Kansas bill The fault as all are
aware has been more in the President than elsewhere
Well, it is precisely the same President who is at the
bottom of all the vitality of this bill Does any per
son really think that Douglass, Toombs, Butler &c
have turned free soilsrs and abandoned all their de-
signs on Kansas? Indeed, does any person believe
that they have abandoned in this new bill one jot or
title of their purpose to make Kansas slave stated
To think they have would be an absurdity and when
it is borne in mind that this bill with all its specious
provisions depends entirely for its application upon
five commissioners to be appointed by the President
that they have not is manifest enough And yet say
our opponents if the republicans dontEgo for this
bill of the Shareholders they dishonest agitators
Modest and candid citizens they are.
Let us illustrate. highwayman comes along,
and completely robs you of every article of va lue
about your person. You complain. He defies you
and says he means to subdue YOU" You resist,
and finally gather assistance enough to satisfy him
that you have the ability and mean to use it, to right
your wrongs, when he turns round cooly, and says
See here, it's too bad to have any agitation about
this matter. like peace and want peace. Sowe'll
set down and have quiet little game of thmble-rig
for this property. Here is my dsinterested friend
Franklin Pierce, (who already has his pocket full of
tho stolen property who shall act as umpire, and
handle the little Joker for u.s. If | wn of course
all cause of complaint your part will be at end;
and if you win, why well see about it."
This exactly illustrates Douglass bill. which the
Hunkers accuse the Republicans of not acquiescing
because they wish to keep up the agitation for polit
ical effect
Let every voter bear in mind these conclusive
facts All the agitation and trouble arises from the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise. The Republi-
cans voted in body for Kansas bill which in its
whole length and breadth simply re-enacts and re-
afrms that compromise and thereby nsures the res.
toration of tho coun try 10 its early peace. This bill
Douglass and his friends in the Senate voted against
in a body and defeated.
Who then is responsible for the continued agita-
tionl