Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-01

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CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATEs.-Pr
liminary steps to the next election of
members Of Congress are already being
taken in several Of the States, and in
some instances the nominations have
already been made. There are no off
GERS elected by the people which are OF
such vital Importance to the whole
country as those Of members of Congress.
The destinies of the nation are in great
measure committed to this popular
branch of our government. AS bad as
has been the mis-rule of the present ad
mlnlstration, much evil and many ex-
travagant measures, have been proven
ted by the House OF Representatives
1t is to this branch Of the government
the people must look for power to re-
strain the despotic encroachments of
President buchanan, during the residue
OF his administration. Had both BRAN
ches Of Congress been entirely controll-
ed by the policy of the administration
during the past two years, the country
ere this would have been at the mercy
OF the slave power. So obsequious has
the President been to the behests of the
South, that even Pennsylvania with all
her strong democratic proclivities, would
to day repudiate James Buchanan at
the ballot box. The House ofRepresen-
tatiyes like the popular branch of the
English Parliament, must be looked to
by the people as one Of the strong bull
warks against the encroachment of tyr
amy. The Senate is branch of the
government on which the people must
depend with less safety; it is a body
further removed from the people and
hence the individual members thereof
are more liable TO be influenced and
controlled by the, administr alton. The
history of the Senate in past years af-
fords many examples Of the recreancy
and disregard of individual members
thereof to the popular will of the peo-
pie. Senators who have defed Leois-
lative instructions for the purpose of
unfolding the President, have scarcely
ever failed of being rewarded with III
cratiye appointments.
The chief hope Of the friends of free.
dom for depressing the designs of the
slave power-for staying the march OF
despotism and preserving the nationality
OF freedom, rests emnently upon the
character Of the House Of Representa-
tive for the next two years. Let any
candid man trace the measures proposed
and advocated during the last Congress
and examine the record of votes, as il
appears on the journals, and he can but
perceive TO what points the democracy
tends. The controlling power of the
7 democracy in Congress, is the represen
tative Of the slave interest. The only
elements which have prevented this
power from the execution Of it's purpo
ses are the republican, aided by frac
ton Of the demo cracy. 1t is a matter
then of primary Importance, that we
E have men of tried integrity-whose re-
liability in every emergency can be de.
pended upon, to stand by the cause Of
the people during the residue of the
present Presidential term.
In the selection of candidates fol
Congress; the considerations of locality
and rotation in office are matters OF
but secondary Importance. Whatever
reasons may be urged in favor Of rota-
ton in Office, they can never apply or
have force in respect to members OF
Congress. The most efficient and in.
fiuential members have very generally
been those, who have had the longest
experience and have served the people
a succession ofterms. fla Representa-,
tive is found faithful, active and vigi.
liant, sound policy dictates that he
: should be retained i'll his position. In
the first Congressional district of oul
own state, the people will doubtless
weigh these considerations and act in
view Of them. The acts of our Repre-.
sentative, Hon. J. f. POTTER, are 2
matter of public record, and so far as
we have learned he has not given vote
or advocated public measure, which
does not accord with the wishes of his
constituents. His talent as a public
debater on the floor. of Congress, has
fully met the expectations of the people
Whether Judge Potter is a candidate
for reelection we are not advised; Ger
tain we are, that he will not make per.
sonal effort to bring influences to bea,
for denomination. He Is not a man
to engage in wire pulling to gain a per.
sonal end. If he consents to be a can.
didate and is again put in nomination,
. 1T will be because Of the spontaneous
wish of the people. His enemies are
alarmed at the prospect of his being 9
candidate for reelection; some of the
bunker presses in this Congressional
district are greatly exercised in the
ipremises. They pretend to desire his