The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-29
POLITICS IN WISCONSIN.
MESAsIA, wisconsin, } S,

MEsAsuA (Wisconsin) Sept 10, 1883
10 the Editors Of The Union:
The political skies in Wisconsin look bright at the pres
ent for democracy as we happily are from the
battles in Illinois 1t is much to be deplored that diys-
ions of sentiment and opinion upon dead issues should
divide distract the strength of the only hone of the per-
petuity and continuance of our glorious Union-the
democratic party" . .. aa
In evil hour in the commencement of the last ses-
sion of Congress- Judge Douglas for motives best known
to himself arrayed himself against the Locompton
stuton of Kansas and with the aid Of few followers
members of the democratic party of the know
nohings, and all the blackepublicans defeated the
measure and thus kept that cursed Kansas bleeding His
unioubted talents and energy exerted during the
presidential campaign in the election Pennsy
honored son, the noble Buchanan-whose statesmanke
views measures, and acts both foreign and domestic
have all been characterized by the most profound sagac
ty, wisdom, forethought, and pure patriotism.
1t thought by many that the Douglas breach might
be healed, and the political bunder treason crme
committed by him be overlooked forgiven, and he
might again be found standing shoulder to shoulder in
the forefront of the democratic hosts firing hot shot
into the congomerated and heterogeneous of
common enemy.
Here in Wisconsin we are a unt-unterriied demo-
cratsand although many may and do sympathize with
Douglas In his encounter with Lincoln and wish him sue
cess yet they recognise the democratic administration Of
which James Buchanan is the honored hcadthe true
ponent and representative of the party and its principles
throughout the Union as proclaimed and established in
fcty satisfied that the Of pure democracy the best
interests of the United States at home and abroad per-
fectly safe and secure in his hands. ~.
New issues to be aayed against US Kansas being
dead, negTophoba threadbare the administration
to be assailed the of being extravaganza in
the expenditures No other fault do they attempt to
bring against worthy head excepting always Kansas
If the President had ordered General Twggs, Harvey
Col Sumner to sweep Jim Lane and his murerous crew
with grape and canister they could not howl than
they have done but the great statesman has uciousy
done far better We shall carry the war into Africa in
Wisconsin this fall and trust and hope and expect to
destroy nggerism, nownothingism and all the other
isnr in their dark, black catalogue
We shall make good fight in the third congressional
district, and hope to it, and also majority of the
Legislature Should the homestead bill pass both houses
next session, hope noble President will veto it,
There has been too much squandrng of the public lands
already engenderng peculation corruption, monopoly
bribery, and evils innumcrable, without corresponding
benefits. @#
Some Of political parsons of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, ito which have belonged for 81 years) who in
1856 preached Fremont and black-republicansm have
come over into the democratic fold.
MENASHA