Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-09-04
The Sham Democracy, VS.. Pulpits and
CCh001a

The infamous ertion that we occupy posi-
tion OF natural antagonisin TO the pulpit and TO
SCHOOLS we should deem unworthy of notice. did we
not detect under tho charge the Indication Of sys-
tematlc attempt to impose on the people by constant
fciteratIon the false impression that Democracy Is
inconsistent with genuine attachment to the PaIia-
dunn of American liberty common schools we
are without words to repel, in proper manner such
a foul such bascless SANDER We challenge the
bringing forward of the slightest shadow OF proof to
sustain charge gross untrue. '-he@0SAd Demo
crat.
We rciteratc The assostion that the Democracy do
"occupy position of naural antagonlsm TO the pull
pit and to schools, and it be briefly and clearly
shown.
1t cannot be denied that slarery is naturally anita
gonisc 10 the pulpit and schools Indeed it is the an
tpodc Of pulpit and schools hourishing best where
they are not and disappearing just they are es-
ablished and their influence becomes disseminated
!'E>It A. WISE, the great champion of southern
slavery made it a boast that there aot news
rai','t published inhs ConyT-,s sonal district There
laws in many if not all of the Southern States
prohibiting learning slaves to read, and TO utter free
sentiment from the pulpit, renders preacher liable
10 ter and feathers. la short that condition OF
slavery is a condition of mental darkness, and there
fore naturally antagonistc TO every thing which dis
pcnscs mental light is a selfevident proposition, H.
lustraod every day by The history OF the sec ton of
country where it prevails.
Now, will it be candidly denied by any person that
the present Democratic party devoted to strength
ening, spreading, and perpeuatng this mental black
ness OF Slavery VIII it be denied that that party
represents the southern policy of this country, and
seeks the ascenGaacy and pcrpetuy of this southern
policy will it be denied that that party, repealed
the contract which prohibited say cry north of GER
tain degree Of latitude for the end and purpose that
slavery might lift had the strength spread itself north
of that latitude? will it be denied that in the very
midest light in which the policy of that party can
be received, it dema nds for Slavery equal privileges
and rights and protection with Freedoml And will it
be denied that that party has now Presidential
Candidate, nominated on a southern platform, as
the representative of the southern policy, and whose
success will be the Strengthening and success of that
policy It will not he honestly denied by any mem
Der Of that party, and is settled fact in every mind
Then do these Democrats propose TO serve two
masters both Darkness and Light. Can they do
it?
1t is quite possible this >litor in the Democrat does
not fully appreciate what he is doing, nor what the
party will really accomplish 1t is not common for
individuals who have entered upon career of wrong
of any kind to acknowledge appreciate the deep
degradation to which they viii necessarily fall with
out changing their course This writer may honest
ly tee-hat he neither doessnor intends to occupy a
position of antagonism TO school. end pulpits Many
man has committed murder as the inevitable result
of Il long career of crime, who would have branded
as infamous suspicion of that kind, ventured in
his early departure from rccttudc
The Democratic party is devoted to Slavery
Slavery is the natural and inevitable antagonist OF
schools and pupits therefore the Democratic party
occupy position of natural antagonsm to the pull
pit and to schools"
That true democracy is Inconsistent with genuine
attachment TO the Palladium Of American Liberty
common schools we by no means assert. But that
Sham Democracy is devoted to S1arcyy. and is
therefore antagonistic to all "Palladiums of Ameri
can LIBERTY" common schools included, is a self
evident fact