Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-05-08

Mr.. EDITOR
| see that you published my letter, and as yor
didn't make any remarks about it / am come t,
the conclusion that my ignorance of grammel
and spelling didn't make much difference. / fine
though, yon spelled over some of my words a
| fresh, but then you didn't alter my meaning, sc
altogether am mighty well pleased with mysel
and with you too, but these here democrats de-
bother sometimes when think how they beer
deceiving of me for the last FIVE or six years.
/ think said in my last that Kansas squattel
| sovereignty didn't amount to much after ALL anC
it do seem to that freedom there is but little
better than slavery. Only think of it, q man
there mustn't say that they can't me- &c a slave
of him, anybody else legally, for slavery is
wrong anyhow. Only think Of it man there
mustn't say them few words, for if he do they'll
take hold of him and put him into prson-and
these here democrats do want to make believe
| this is all right, and that we shall have more
freedom for it by and bye. Well, now, l been
thinking that if my mouth were gagged for a
long time that should be likely to think more
of my tongue when / come TO use it again. But
after all it seems to that that's queer way Of
giving people the power to appreciate freedom
Now | think like this, that any question that will
not bear talking about, ought to be kicked sky
| high, and the sooner the better. too s.-"
| wanted to say u little more about this here
Kansas business. But there is an article in your
paper of last week that want TO say little about
! too You say that youcan't think how it is that
Northern men who are not politicians can vote
for the Democracy every time, and so forih;-
Well, now, rs far as foreigners are concerned,
you see democracy, aye, the very sound OF 1t, Is
Emusic to our souls" It's like the oil that run
down Aaron's beard, tits kind of soothing balm
to poor hearts, and you see ust coming away
from the overbearing tyranny OF European arts
tocracy, tits Just as natural for us to fall into the
arms of the democrats as It's for baby to nestle
into its mothers arms there is you know sort
of charm in the very word. and then you see we
don't read very much, and these here democrats
do pay us more attention than anybody else do,
and if we 60 read, It's only one newspaper, and
that must be democratic anyhow. always took
the "Kenosha Democrat" but my eye, isn't that
altered; haint, don't think, seen word about
politics in the paper for long time past, but
now these fresh folks that have bought the paper
! have rose ii in one week. well now L wondered
how it were that we didn't get paper for SO
long and now I've found out-they were busy
enough, they must have been for as have said
they have rose it in one week from the doubtful
and uncertain driftings of John Goes excogita-
tons, into the position of the 'ass between two
bundles of hay" WANTED to say something ex-
ira and so l applied to my neighbor, and he told
me to put down that-that hard word he told me
the meaning of, but eye forgot, may be as how
you'll know, but if it faint right you musnt
blame me fer it, that's all
! Well now you see, taking one newspaper l
didn't know anything, and shouldn't now if it
hadn't been for my neighbor But. lor', who'd
although that them there democrats would a
been working for slavery all the time, that they
would be working, and helping, and doing all
they could to break down the defences, their
fathers-good honest souls-had set up to keep
slavery from over-running the land Who'd a.
thought it. Oh. who'd although 1t
L tell We wbat It's Northern men must think
more for themselves than they have, they must
not be a running after these here men that be,
m afraid in too many instances. bought up and
made perfect lackeys of py them g Nabobs.' as
you call EN-. who be always riding about in
their carriages with, as you say, a democratic
crest on its panels" l tell We what It's, these
here fugitive slave laws, and this doing away
with compromises that ought always to have
been kept up with good faith isn't don't think,
the way to keep ourselves free entirely
You say in another part of your paper that we
must ensure freedom to Kansas, and you say on
this, hang the law and the prophets; don't
know what to say about hanging folks if they
be profits, but do think that if these here DEM
ocrats do go on deceiving us. that it may be nee
essary to see what effect hanging would have on
their consciences. do mt think 'twould kill
EN-, they'd stretch So
ONE THAT WANTS To BE RIGHT.
Salem, April 26th, 1856.