Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-07-31
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set down as coming from the pen of well eedor
III another OF those howlngs Nothngism,
anu te writer must either be an gnoramus, take for
elgn-oorn citizens to be the veriest asses alive.
After what has passed. and is passing before eyes,
daily it does seem that ignorant
ceedlngy hardy, to think for that are sti
De frightened by this worn-out and miserable war-cry
cannot conceive how any can be papaby false
cry sense of Duty sacrifice every principle justice
the altar Of despom the way the writer of the article
alluded to,seems determined do We foreign
born citizen has been humbugged into support the
REST Know Nothngs that dsgraced the earth We all
know that for the last years they have been ced in
to the support of because they dubbed
Democrats And they have been sacrificed without hesa
ton by the leaders of that party the of expedien
cy-keked OF and thrown aside, worthless thing of no
value when it was possible for them to get into Office
serve their ends without their assistance Witness
fui and wfu withdrawal of the votes the hunker in
henosha from the support Of Irshman the special
election for city Clerk, well the Wholesale in
which they have been shelved by the democratic party in
Congress- ayowedy for the purpose of gaining n sup
port to their vile Kansas Bill and the contempt papa
bly, exhibited by the whole party in their action the
heatng case Witness how the foreign born citizens
were humbugged by the democratic party when Ross
ecturing through the against the ORDER accompanied
by pretended Democratic friend who instituted K n
lodge at almost every place that Ross stopped deliver
an anti X N lecture And not the writer of this Sn
guar" article cognzant of that fact? stands arragn
ed let him deny if tuel friend of the pres
ent editor of the Kenosha Democrat once told me- his
he edor presence, and he endorsed it, that "oregn
were better than cattle and only cit be used such
This idea they the democratic party prepared
ry out to which purpose worthy Democratic editor
brother foregnborn citizen and blessed friends devong
the whole energy of his sarcastic and unprncpled nature
Is it not that Daniel Wells elected by X n votes
supported by foreigners who gued into voting him.
because he Democrat? The foregu-born citizens
ted for John Aver for Mayor, little year ago. and few
people pretend to deny that he belonged the order The
editor of the Democrat has been publicly arraigned
NJ and does not deny it, yet still continues bawl Know
Nohingism in ears, and howl for Buchanan with
peraon that has made his name by-word amongst the
people of the county know that within the last eighteen
MONTHS the supposed writer of the Snguar article
was denounced to X. NJ by who are now work
ing shoulder shoulder with him. and yet this blessed crew
think they still pull the wool eyes, and drive
to the polls with their tickets ready folded our hands
The simple fact of the this That Know Nothing
order is peculiarly institution and tool of the South just
as these said democratsC) the marare and
was brought out In such plausible that hundreds
Northern rushed into without thought and many
doubt took active part the advancement of the
scrptive tendency Of the order principle. All well
until the Philadelphia Platform out, ignoring the Sa-
very question: gaggng their mouths and prohibiting
cusson of that question, in their councils They no
became acquainted with the fact than they rushed
from if ten thousand thunderbots had been discharged
into their midst And ever since that time, the order has
been deGd regards any direct injury could nact Oh
foreigners But not in regard injury it in
tended to nic indirectly citizens the first fruits of
which you may discover in Douglas Kansas Bill the au
thor OF the Singular article
From the time that the delegates the several states
met at Philadelphia and formed their platform the mem
ber Of the order have been gradually dividing; and now
the pinch find them rapidly taking their repec-
tive positions in with their natural instincts
the part ignoring their Know Nothing procvities and
joining us on one common platform, the formation
which they had not the least control And Of such Geo
Law of whom the writer of the singular notice says that
he urges the members of the dayanern order to 90 for
fremont because he is better KnowNothing than
Fillmore"
When he wrote that he could have knowno the idea
expressed so beautifully in the number OF the Demo-
crt to tile who purposey conceas portion of the
TRUTH which is vital to the subject before God and
man. or he would have been more careful Yet there
seems to pervade these democratic writer's such perfect
and reckless disregard of truth can hardly suppose
it wonld have made any difference Z have George Laws
letter before me- from which, will make extracts
having particular reference anything bearing in the least
degree KnowNohingism In the first place he says
II beg to state to you that deeply regret no more perfect
union has been effected by those whose duty was to have
accomplished that obcco unite the elements Of the pres
ent corrupt administration welded as it is by the extreme
Slave oligarchy of the South"
A good who the Of their country at hear
both in the north and in the SOUTH should unite cordially
the freedom and independence OF the American people"
Where is the foreigner with the least desire that
should stimulate his heart an American but can
endorse the above? And if he be true to himself and
posterity how he help acting in accordance with
it! Ihave fought Know Nothings honestly and OPEN
y and would do again under the same circulnstan-
ces, but now that we have battle to FIGHT in which
we all have Il common interest and the members of
that order are prepared to meet me on common
/ platform with such sentiments as these | have no.
thing to offer them but friendly grip and perfect
Willingness to do battle with them shoulder TO shout
der and heart to heart But let US see what Mr. Law
has about the Republican party and Fremont's
Amercanism
In the letter to ne you seem to lay great stress
upon the course the Republican party has seen fit TO
pursue and that 1t has not met the American party
half way in the great work of uniting the whole north
against the corrupt policy of tie present adminstra
ton and the power that controls the Cincinnati no
mlnee.
We will suppose that all this is true in relation
TO the Republican party? myself do not think that
the Republican convention acted as wisely as it might
have done when the object was harmony of action to
accomplish great good for the whole country but
is this any reason why should be diverted from the
great purpose have at heart which is to mite ali
parties that think do in relation to the corrunt
policy of the present administration and tho contin
uance OF that policy if MIR Buchanan should he elec.
ted! NO man or set of men, whatever III conduct
may be, shall divert me for one moment from the !
course have marked outin the coming presidential
campaign
" intend to 60 for the man who most nearly rep |
resents tho American sentiment and the sentiment in
relation 10 slavery the Froeren Of the North which
declares that slavery sectional and freedom is ma
uonai. AT the same time desire to have the best
live. want man who has done something for the !
great material interests of the country want TO /
see his footprints, not promised but already made
III the direction that has led to the DEVELOPMENT of
the resources OF our countrywide has enlarged the
ned upon which the labor and intelligence of our
country Is 10 De appled-one who has done some
! thing tor American interests and American rights
one who has done something for the area of freedom
something for material progress and benefit to his |
] fellow man.
He Fremont aided in the organization of Cali /
fornia as state and devoted her institutions to free
dom ana she acknowledged her indebtedness to Ere
mont hysendlng him as her first Senator TO opCress
He protected American interests in California He /
protected and advocated American interests in the
Senate OF the United States. His autecedents are
American. He rose BY his own industry his own
energy. and MS own merit These are antecedents
that viii be appreciated by the American people
They are not the promises of today Of American
principles under the expectation Of the utfrages
the American party, bur they are he history OF his
life from ms youth upward, when actuated by no
other motives than true American heart thorough
y devoted to the interests Of his country.