Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-05-01
NIVII VIC Il IhHUII IHUCPtHUtIIt.
Honorable Dealing.

| Ql The Kenosha Telegraph, in long article,
ascrbes the worst of motives and purposes to
the calling of the Mass Convention, charging i,
all to Mr.. Booth, and alleging that personal
griets, disappointments, selfish ambition, and
thirst for revenge, &c, are what prompted it
! (2) Mr.. Booth is ahle to defend himself; but
the remarks will indirectly apply to all who APP
! prove that Call, and cannot be avoided.
| (3) This paper believes the editor of the Iete-
graph to be honest but in 1S49 he wanted to
keep ,ciM the Old bunker party, and was gener.
ally accused of personal, selfish ambition III the
desire
! (4) At the Republican Convention IN 1854, he
made a speech excusing and defending Know
Nothingism, which offended and greved his old
friends and coworkers, and they felt and said it
was manfestly and evidently done for the sake
OF getting the nomination of Secretary of State,
tor which he was aspiring.
! 90 When he voted as Senator last Winter
to refuse to repudiate Barstow, all the papers
and presses whom he now Joins in abusing this
Call, charged him with Spinal Weakness" of
currying favor with Barstow and of corrupt mo-
tiyes generally. The Free Democrat, freeman
Monroe Sentinel, and this paper, were the only
ones to Defend his course then. Will he remem-
| Der this
! (6) As he may feel and know these personal
charges to be false, should he be careful of
ascrbing the same things to others. o! when
will the Press be manly and dignifed, and dis
cusS principles and measures, and quit the scan
dial and vilifcation that would shock even
Widow Maguire's Sewing Society!
! ~ This is n very extensive application of the
truth, SO much SO, that nothing could possibly live
'twixt it and falsehood
! % Theromarks will not indirectly apply to all who
approve that call and was not intended to-
49, We did not want TO keep with the old hunk crs
iii 1919. We simply did not wish to refuse to let
them keep with US, as they showed disposition to
by adopting our platform. We occupied precisely
the position which the independents candidate for
President, Salmon T. Chase, occupied at that time,
or later day, in Ohio, and for the same reason We
were not accused generally by any person of sci
fish ambition in the matter
~ We did not open head at the Republican
convention of1S54. That of 1855 is probably meant
We did not make speech either exeusing or defen-
ding Know Nohngs. We simply urged upon Re
publ.cans that there little necessity for feeling
alarm or Borrowing trouble with reference to them
as we have always done. We were not a candidate
Tor Secretary of State any other office and instead
of soliciting votes, refused Them We do not believe
that any frschd felt said what is attributed
~ We reeoeet of but one paper accusing us and
those who voted with us of spinal Weakness and
aol or the republican side of currying favor
with BarStow, and of corrupt motives generally"
That is sheer invention. We asked no papers 10 de
;cnd us-none did If they defended correct princi-
pies, they doubtless have their reward and we are
under no particular obligations to them
l6 We do know the charges to be false and ap-
preeiate the cowardly and hypocritcal manner in
which they are originated and given circulation in
the Independent. Shall we take that specimen
of the manly and dignifed press for which the indie
pendent sighsl Ii by ascribing the same things to
Others he means ascribed to others what is false
let hin SHOW, If he can, wherein we have done it.