Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-05-08
Presidential----The National Era Candi
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Presidential----The National Era----Candi-
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We call the attention of readers to article
the outside of our paper from the n. Y. Tribune,
under the above head Ii will be noticed that it's
leading idea is the same that we have endeavored to
uculcate-vz: that availability should be the lea
ding motive in selecting the candidate of the Repu6-
can party for the Presidency at this peculiar juno.
ture And gives the for the opinions in
cogent manner that could not refrain from pre-
seuting them to our ders and asking their attcn
ton to them.
On the other hand, the National Era has an article
land very excellent tool of some three columns
long, in which the opposite idea ia inculcated. It
shows that the policy of both the leading parties here
tofore has been to temporizc this question of sln
very to ignore it altogether, while the success Of
either has invariably resulted to the advantage and
spread of that principle. The freedom of Kansas it
says is not sufficient platform to hold tho party Of
freedom at the present time but it must devote itself
to breaking the slave power completely. 1t con
cludes then that any temporzng in the selection Of
q candidate, should he be elected will only re-
suit as heretofore in the i'd antage and spread of
slavery.
| These two articles represent very well two tolera-
bly, distinct elements involved in the constitution of
the republican party, which elements VI i'll doubt
be to some extent in conflict in the nominating con-
vention, and may not be entirely rcconc:led. What
these two elements 10 doubt very generally
Appreciated il lie that stubborn, anyielding imprac-
ticablc devotion to principle hand, which don't
admit that half loaf is better than no bread, and
will take nothing until it get every thing; and
the other the disposition TO yield present. mme
date practical necessities taking all that is possible
with determination TO take the balance OF the ear
Hest opportunity.
We are surprised that paper clear and correct
the Era is usually should be much at fault in
its comparisons and conclusions it manfestly is on
this occasion Neither o: the great pa rites have at
any time heretofore been organized with any refer
to the slavery question That they should seek
to ignore that question, to temporize with reference
to it, and moreover to help slavery when successful
under the circumstances, exceedingly natural
But We have party now organized with special re-
ference to the slavery question: party that slavery
has forced into existence in opposition to tseftha
has being and vitality solely because it isan anti
slavery party. How then can any previous party or
the action of any previous party be used to illustrate
present party relations. We should like the Era TO
show its readers how in the range of the widest pos
sibilites the present antslavery party can do any
thing to benefit slavery and against freedom. 1t is
not in nature, for the simple that it is nhe-
rcntly and of very necessity an anti-savery party
The only question that possibly exist on the sub
jcct is TO the extent of tho application of the free
principle which shall be at once demanded. The Era
inssts upon it that the young party ought not to
take the first step until it tako the stride of
man, while the less radical think will learn to walk
quicker and accomplish more by accommodating its
efforts to its Abilities and developing and strength
ening itself by practice.
There has been an anti slavery party in the nation
which, for number of years past has been pioneer
ing and laboring in the field of idcas-to get up q
popular sentiment and create a state and condition
of things that would divide the nation into parties
this question and bring them to practical conflict
on t The labors ofthat party (of which for the last
eight years have been onei aided by manifest dcs
tiny, has brought about this result Old parties are
entirely broken up, old issues entirely ignored,
and the nation divided and stands face face
dy TO do battle this question What is it that has
more particularly contributed to this end and sweed
the anti slavery party into great national party
dy to do battle either offensive defensive. Mani
fcsty the incidents and occurrences of the past few
years i'll regard TO Kansas 1t il not principles but
facts that have made the party what it is in magni'
tude, and it is facts and not principles, with which
the party is now capacitated to deal Yet, says the
Era, and the same class of i'll this state if the
party s not ready TO carry forward oil the broad and
expanded ideas of liberty have been promuga-
ting for years past we had better be defeated.
Kansas is the citadel in which freedom is now be.
leaguered. 1t is the key-the Scvastopol-of the
whole question. Slavery has set down before it with
all its forces-not man nor gun is elsewhere en-.
poyed but TO reduce this fortress to complete servi
tude ia now its determined purpose Now, can we
afford to oppose this beleaguerng force with any
harmony and less determination of purpose than il
manifestscan afford to be sending off parties to
protect remote points which will never be assailcd
at all until this fortress il subdued Must we not in
deed if we would ever realize any thing, evor ac
complsh any thing, ever reduce theories to any
kind of practice this fortress from falling final
ly into the hands of the oneny.
J Says Washington correspondent of the Tribune
Let 1t he understood that Kansas cannot save her
self the Free State party Of the territory save
her however numerous il may he, while th%Douglas
bill stands the shelter for the determined purpo.
ses of the pro-slavery men and the Border Ruffiar
legislature. That territory is doomed unless it is res
cned by the voice OF the people of the Free States in
the Presidential election"
This is as true as gospel-as certain as fate Al
the present moment all the power of the general 60
vernmcnt is at work to force upon Kansas the abom
Unable laws of its bogus legislature. Bogus officers
have their pockets full of wrs to arrest men for the
non observance of these laws end the United State.
troops now in Kansas to assist in the execution
of these writs and their prosecution to final judgment
Can any person doubt then that IL the people of this
nation deliberately maintain in power the present in
huenccs at the next election that the fate of Kansas
isseaed and no human power save her. And is
II not equally plain that when Kansas is lost all is
lost. with that success, that additional influence
added to the slave power its progress will be apd
and no man can nationally hope that short Of a no.
baptism in fire and blood, Liberty will ever arnin
hold up her head in tie land. On the other hand
Kansas saved TO freedom, not any person sec at
glance that the course of freedom is then onward
and upward. The Era wants to break the slave pow
er Why not strike it then severe and heavy blows
in its visible and vulnerable parts instead of stick
ing to distractions and firing off sentimentalities
which however valuable in themselves, hurt or help
nothing this occasion. If slavery is defeated on
the plains of Kansas its power broken and viii for
ever remain broken The peaceful progress OF FREQ
dom and its expansion to a result even higher and
better than the Era imagines, becomes only ques-
ton of time.