Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-09-30
A NECESSARY WORK.

The greatest danger to the success of the re-
publican cause in this congressional district, as
we'll az the state in general is from inactivity in
the republican ranks. The strength of republi-
canism resides in the agricultural districts. The
state failed off complete republican triumph last
fall, because the agricultural population were
busy on their farms on the day of election, when
they should have been at the polls On the cit
les, the democracy chiefly rely for their forces !;
here the usual modern democratic appliances
are brought to bear with the greatest success.
1t matteIs but little to the city whether the
weather be hot or cold wet or dry, so far as re-
Spects getting out the voters. In the country
towns it is different; there are less exciting in
tuences, besides the voters often reside con-
siderable distance from the place of holding the
el'ction-hence large numbers in many locali-
ties, every year stay away from the polls. Had
one or two counties last fall in the southern part
Of the state, polled full republican vote, the en-
tire republican state ticket would have been
elected.
The contest in November next IN its national
character, will be one Of vast Importance. There
is really but one great issue before the people
it is whether freedom shall be sectional and sa-
very national, or whether freedom shall be ma
tional and slavery confined TO its proper limits.
All other national issues are comparatively un-
important 1t is true there may be an occasion
al democratic candidate in the field who disa
vows the naturalization of slavery; SO too there
may be great numbers in the ranks of the demo-
cratic party who profess to be opposed to the ex-
tension of slavery upon soil now free but it
must be remembered that these are not the ex-
ponents of the democratic party they are only
fraction of the national democracy. Modern
democracy must be judged by its acts, not by
the professions Gifts fractional parts. The dem
ocratic party is to-day under the control of the
slaveholding states the party as represented in
the national Legislature, has slaveholding pre-
ponderancs; at Washington the slavehoIding in
terest of the democracy is in the majority, and
the northern democracy is there in the minority.
The principles and aims of the democracy, are
concentrated at Washington, where are Gsvel-
cped its general policy, and purposes. The de.
signs Of the national democracy have been I'M
miStakably indicated within short period past.
1t has sanctioned the bred Scott decision, which
contravenes the doctrines Of tie early admins
trations Of the country, and carries slavery into
all the territories of the Union. 1t has sought
to force slavery upon the people of territory
in defiance of the popular will, and in open vic,
lation of its professed avowal Of the doctrines O.
popular sovereignty. To sustain democracy in
Wisconsin, is to sustain and endorse this policy
of the national democracy; this cannot be other
wise, for tho party in Wisconsin, claims to be a
part of the democratic party of the Union-hence
it must necessarily give aid to its policy and
measures.
The question is therefore before the republi-
cans Of Wisconsin, whether these clearly indi-
Gated purposes Of the democracy, shall be allow
cd to GO on unrestrained, or whether they shall
be arrestOdl 1t is in the power of the republi-
cans of this congressional district, to prevent a
pro-savsry triumph, if they will. To make GER
tain of the defeat of the pro-savery democracy,
let every school district be canvassed prior to
The election, and let vigilant measures be adopt
cd, to bring out every voter to the polls. A
full cote secures our triumph beyond doubt.
The work cannot be commenced too early-let
it be done effsctually