Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-01-01
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The Party.

/ The Sham Democracy were in some doubt a.
bout the propriety of allowing that there existed
any other party in the country, than themselves,
at the commencement of the late Presidential
campaign. The Wings were dead; the Nativists
were only shadow, cast by '.dark lantern, y
and the Liberty party was SO small that it re-
quired compound microscope to discover it
As the election day drew nigh, they began to
feel that a solid body rather INSTRUCTED their
movements. and curtailed their power, so that
they were compelled to acknowledge anew par
ty; party which, though not strong enough to
whip them, would still require leetle extra
work to icipe out.
But there was onething that gave the ShamDe
mocray hope. The "black republican Party
was made up of "odds and ends" without disci-
pne and still better, the rank and file of office
Holders who, from the Postmaster who received
two letters and one newspaper week, to the
collector of New York, were bound by the strong
est of all ties-Interest-to labor earnestly for
success They went into action under the same
impression that Richard felt at Bosworth. ''Be-
sides, ofice-hoidihg is tower of strength, which
they OIL the oppOslIc iaCtioH ""Hs'
But alas their hope was false one, for altho'
we failed to elect our candidate, we gained great
victory Buchanan is a sectional candidate. We
have rcped out the disgrace of the North, brought
on US by the election of Pierce. Foreign nations
will know that with us, Democracy is not cloak
to cover up our love of oppression, and whilst
we cry against the Aristocracy of the old world,
we no longer foster by our votes and support an
aristocracy, prouder and more exacting than their
own. But it will be well to examine this charge
of being party Of odds and ends, and see what
it amounts to- The excitement of election is
over and it will do US good to study the subject
little. The progress of the age and our expe-
rience have settled all the great questions that
divided the Wings and Democrats. At the cleo
ton of Pierce, the platforms of both parties were
alike in principle, though differing in words
They both considered the sitting of all discus
sion of slavery, as the great work to be perform
ed by the general government. All else was
mere bagatelle. This fact proved that the slave
power was becoming dominant, but not
to every mind that loved freedom and ha-
ted slavery. The great mass stuck to Democra-
cy, although nothing remained but the name
Still, there was an awakening among the friends
IF freedom, and candidate for the Presidency
was put before the people, not with any hope of
electing but as an expression of principle But
hrce years Of Pierce's administration opened
peoples eyes, and all or nearly all those who
loved Liberty and hated Slavery, fused them
selves into party to oppose the further progress
ofthe accurst PoculiGrInstitutiJn the South The
honest Wig, deceived Democrat, the patriotic
Know Nothing, and the liberty seeking Foreign
or, shook hands. God and Humanity called them
o the battle field and driving down their pref.
udices, they, shoulder to shoulder did battle for
Truth. But they wers not the only fusion par
ty. The old line wings and democrats; men who
love party more than right; who believe in things
as they are. The dark lantern Know Nothings
who think that Americans should rule, and that
hey are the Americans, and the deluded foreign
democrats, all fused together, to support Slave
~, fused with those who sicken at Free Socie-
ty, and call northern freemen degraded set,
not fit to associate with Southern genteman's
body servant. Alas for human nature they
fused with men who think them below the slaves.
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