Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-07-03
A Plain Statement of the Case.


serve tier country demands they should pursue. IT
may be well at this point to take cursoiy view of
the political field aud see how matters really lie.
Never before, IN the history of cur country has
tie great issue of Freed m Slavery been so dis
t"rtly and n"kcdly brought into Il RESIDENTIAL con
tc't 1t Is now Presented to the Aiercan people
sh"rn of All estrancous a;d s.r ornament Other
quest aud other Issues have. been tlctly laid
a@d" y i9rgottcn IN this more According more i'm
p"'tnnt md tar NOR" vital Issue Of the dominance
OF Freedom or Slavery in our y ationa Councils
Ard this issuc Las te,n forced upon the country by
the rr"pnsandists of Slavery. They are the aggres
sors, and embroidered by the apparent success of
Their schemes for tie past three years. they have at
length concluded that their success is certain and
that they are now prepared to enter upon tie great
struggle, with the balance in their favor
The so-called Democratic party of the country is
the instrument they employ in this Anticipated
subugation Of the Free sentiment to the sway of the
Slave power j is no longer to be denied or Gain.
said the present Democratic Party, is to all intens
and purposes, the Slavery propagating Party of the
country, and all those who oppose this party, of
whatever name designation, are the constituent
elements Of the great Party of Freedon-the ad.
vocatcs of Free Speech, Free Labor, Free Soil and
Free Press In mere State election this fact may
not be so papablc, and, indeed, the question NAV
not be directly involved but in this Presidential
contest there are but these two antagonistic prin
ciples that enter iuto the conflict This fact once
settled it il much easier to determine on which side
nc influence Of every lover Of Freedom should be
cast.
The people here at tho North are called upon to
rally to the Democratic party because it is the only
National Party, while the Republican party the par
ty of Freedon-is styled a sectional party. Now we
know, and the propagaudsts of Slavery know, that
there are thousands ofvoers, who, ifinpresscd with
1his idea, would at all hazards vote for the Demo.
craiic Candidate. But this idea of the ms-namcd
Democratic Party being a national party, is all
dclusion. Slavery is a sectional instituion-an in
etitution recognized only in u small section of the
country. This sectional institution is very limited
in its extent. Out of our white population of some
1000, o00 only some 100000, at the outside hold
slaves, while the balance of over tw emf one and
half millions are nonslaveholdng. Now, when it is
remembered that the only question that enters INTO
this canvass, is whether this Siays power shall rule
in the councils of the nation, and the powers of
Government be made entirely subservicnt to the
Saveholding interest 1t is easy to judge of tic rea
condolences Of the claim of nationality of tho mis-.
called Democratic party Let northern men lie not
deceived. If Slavery is sectional and Freedom see
tiouai, then we have two sectional candidates. and
the man who votes fer Jamcs Buchanan, under the
delusion that lie is voting for he National candi
date VIII find himself in the end egregously mis-
taken.
The South claims, that if Buchanan is elected
Kansas will ceanc into the Union as a Slave State,
and the interest, of Slavery will thereby he great
~ benetttod-a slave market Will be opened
the price of slaves will be cnhancedond last though
not least the slave breeding business Of Virginia
will be great deal better. This is what the South
understands the nationality OF tie Democratic
party. On tho other hand if Fremont is elected,
Kansas will como in as a Free State Slavery will be
kept in its present limits, and the of Frecdo m
will have been strengthened and its prcpondcrance
in the National councils forever secured.
The advocates Of Slavery have attempted to get
up feeling in their favor by holding out that in the
event of tie success of the Republican party, they
are TO bo deprived Of their rights and the comprom
ses of the constitution in reference the subject of
Slavery to be violated, but this is not the fact
1t should be distinctly UNDERSTOOD that even the most
ultra Republican does not propose interfere with
Slavery IN the States whereit already exists Slave
h'tle in the present Slavehodug States will have
all ne rights and privileges aud be protected in their
peculiar, sectional institution, Just as much under
Republican administration. as they are at present
The Republic an party only propose to prevent the
further extension of Slavery, The institution may
Vcgctate thrive il il can in its present limits but il
must not carry its blighting effects into Territory
free In this respect the Republican is certainly
the National Party. 1t does not propose to IN
tcrtere with any sectional irstituton-it does not
propose to make any slave territory frec-but mere
ly to preserve that which is Free unto Freedom
whiIc Slavery is left still in possession Of its own
But Slavery is not satisfied with any such coi,ser
Vative phIplo; ii would make Slave Of Free Ter
ritory, thus carrying on aa qBiasjre warfare while
we arc content TO act only on tho 3ef-qsE~r Thus
stand the two parties and Their canGdatcs in re.a
tion 10 Nationality
Nor need the real friends Of Freedom e frightened
from their equaninity by the cry Of A5olitionist
which the Shareholders and their allies at The North
SO pcrseyerpE'y raise. Though there is nothing on
Probrious Ia epithet, in reality, yet there are
many, who, although they ready 10 vote for Free
dom and the restriction Of Slavery, have prejudice
against the term "abolitionst' and they arc coa;in
ualiy piled with the false idea that if they vote 10,
the Republican Candidate they must lay themselves
open to the charge Of being aboltionists. Now the
fact is, Fremont is not Aboliouist nor are those
VINO support ann 2OoltoD!StS. " . do not propose
TO abolish Slavery where 1t already exists by Ian
That is not the object nj the Republican Party The
Democracy Is the real Abolition party, in tie most
offensive sense otthe term. They propose to Abolish
Freedom, and establish Slavery in its stead
Another cry, for effect raised by the Pro-Slavery
sham Democracy. is tkc cry Of Know No,hinrism
We are charged with being in league with the n. n
Party ana Fremont IS assaulted by the northern allies
ct Slavery as the knew Nothing Candidate. This
Is false alarm again, We ali know tia, there s-e
those who have belonged to that order in both mar
ne' and we all know TOO, that lie very men who
are sow most active in the Buchanan and p,ar,.o
ranks, ana who loudcst in their denuncs,;op Of
know Not!lugs, and Viralent in charging, the Re-
publican party with Knew No'hinsjs,n, were once
the ehiet men in that orIc-. And mono Know. b,t
ter than these same dcn'asos dos that Col Fremont
has not now, and never had the least sympathy
with know uothiHsism
There 1s "n evident ins,n> Gritty and want Of Can
der N those inca who are uvs, forward Ia the ad