Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-11-04

A writer in last weeks Times, over
the venerable signature of "Omega,"
devotes a couple of columns to the ex-
pounding of democracy. 1t is quite a
pity he should take the perilous political
journey all the way from "Alpha" to
omega and not have profted more by
his observations. The great difference
between democracy and republicanism,
"Omega" states as follows:
The issue between us and the republicans,
shall the people of the territories be left free to
have such institutions as they deem proper, shall
the constitution be overthrOwn? These two
principles which our opponents seek to subvert
are at the basis of our republican institution, and
supply their highest functions with the activity
of operative life. But those principles are i'm
mutable; let Inc hope imperishable.
Although the above statement is con-
siderable muddy, yet we suppose the
writer to mean, that the democracy hold
to allowing the territories the freedom
Of framing their own institutions without
outside interference. Say, Omega, dost
thou believe in James Buchanan? Blu
chanan in his letter to Silliman, June
1857, exPounds the doctrine thus:
Slavery exists i'll Kansas under the Constitu-
ton of the United States This point has been
settled by the highest tribunal known to our
laws.
Say, Omega, dost thou believe in the
Supreme Court bred Scott decision?
Buchanan expounds the doctrine of the
Court thus:
Kansas is therefore at this moment as much a
slave state as Georgia or South Carolina
Tell us, Omega, if Kansas be slave
state, by the force Of the Constitution of
the United States, then is not all othei
territory Of the United States also slave
territory? Will Omega tell us further
more, how according to the doctrines OF
Buchanan and the Supreme Court, "the
people of the territories are to be left
free, to have such institutions as they
may deem proper"
When "Omega" shall have answered
these questions intelligibly, we should
like to ask few more in respect to mod
ern democracy as practically illustrated
by the national administration.
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THE RESULT IN THE FIRST CONGRESS
... SIGNAL DISTRICT.
| The victory achieved in this Congressional
District, is one calculated to gladden. the hear
of tn. patriot. The reelection of Hon. j. F
Potter, is noble triumph of principle-ap
achievement worthy of freemen, Our political
enemies wore most INSCRIPTIONS in their endea.
vors to deceive the people in respect to the true
issues before the country. Democratic presses
and democratic orators, had the effrontery to tell
the people, that the democracy were the true
trends OF Tree territory, and that Kansas is in
debted for its present prospects of becoming q
free state, to the efforts of the democratic party
more barefacel and shameless assumption
was never attempted to be palmed upon the pub
lie mind. Every intelligent man could not be
otherwise than Disguised with such miserable
twsddle; the facts in the case, were too well
known by every school boy the deception was
too silly to influence any but the most superla
lively addle Drained.
Democrats the patrons of freedom in Kansas
The man who could deliberately utter such al
sentiment, would falsify any record OF historical
fact. 1t is not surprising that intelligent citi
zens were indignant at such trifing with the in
terests of free labor and free territory and uni
ted on Tuesday last, in putting the seal of con
domination upon the doughfaced apologists o.
slavery extension.