The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-02-16

Southern DeSp0tism.
There is probably no civilized country in the
world, where freedom of speech is more despot-
icay restrained, than in considerable portion of
the American Republic. Yet the states where
freedom of speech is so effectually crushed out
pride themselves with being the most Democratic
he chief mission of the northern Democracy, is
to foster, strengthen and defend the worst form
OF despotism. Every northern Democratic paper,
IS now engaged in defence of what is termed
Southern rights" And what are these srights''
which the South claims to exercise They are
such as the following to put down the liberty
of the press to forbid free Speech to help
northern men to a coat of tar and feathers for no
other reason than that they are northern men /; to
trample on that provision of the U. S. Const-
tuition, which declares THE citizens of each
State, shall be entiteled to all the privileges and
immunities Of citizens in the several States !"
to breed children for the slave market and sell
them on the auction block, although they are
frequently Of winter skin than their owners. It
would require larger space than we ca. c to &C.
upy to enumerate all the Southern rights"
claimed by the South.
AS an illustration of the despotism Of Southern
sentiment, recently transpired in the boosted
metropolis of Virginia, the city of Richmond
The Young Mems Christian Association Of
Richmond short time since, invited Bayard
Taylor to deliver lecture before that institution
Bayard Taylor, is known the world over as an
extensive traveller he has RETAINED from polit-
ical discussions, and devoted himself chiefly to
literary pursuits. After The invitation to 20 to
Richmond was given, 1t wos discovered BY the
chivalrous Christian young men Of that city, that
Bayard Taylor had furnished his literary contri-
buttons to the N. Y. Tribune: wheieurcnthe in
vitation was withdrawn and the lecturer notified
that his visit to Richmond wonld not be agreeable.
Mr.. Taylor sent an appropriate reply to The
Association the concluding paragraph reads as
follows:
I'm conclusion let mo say that have travelled
IN all the prlclpal portions of the earth-that |
know all forms of government and all religious
creeds, from personal observation and study
but mat nowhere, in any of the lands or races
most bitterly hostile to RepublicaDism and Chris.
hanIty, have ever been subjected to a narrower
or more insulting censorship
Yours, for free thought and enlightened CHRIS.
tianity." BAYARD TAYLOR.
The Editor of the Telegraph has repea tedly,
declared that Smith Of North Carolina. whom the
democrats in the House supported on one ballot
tor Speaker, is KnowNothing. That paper
knows the statement to be untrue II
knows that Smith stated the charge to be false
on the floor of the House of Representa- YES
10 seems tn that
on our nelghbor's corner.-KeaOShG Democrat
"egiVe the Democratic organ of this city the
oeneht OF the above morsel of editorial by re-
publication. By denying that Smith, of North
Carolina, the man for whom the Democratic
members of the House voted in body for Sneak.
err Is Know-Nothing, is virtually accusing the
democracy of deception and ignorance. Every M
per which published list of the members of Con
5ress before the meeting of Congress, classed
omlh as american. Can the Democrat explain by
what process Smith, was suddenly changed from,
an American to something else !? Again it is not
rue nor does it so appear from the official rep ort
o' proceedings, that Smith stated the charge to
be false on the floor of the House of Representa-
yves Some of Smiths friends denied on the
moor OF the House that he was Know Nothing
but when Smith was called upon to make the
statement for himself, objections were made Inv
some OF his associates, and lie made no nuhlic
declaration whatever on the subject.
whoever will take the pains to look over the
proceedings of Congress, during the weeks IN
the election Of Speaker, will find that Smith,
invariably voted and acted with the Americans
can the Democrat explain how it came to pass
thaC Smith uniformly acted and voted with the
Americans if he was not one of that classifca-
non 1t would be just as idle to assert that
there are no members of the American marty in
the House, as to deny that Smith, is one of that
party.
REVIVAL IN BELoIT. The Beloit Journal saws
over one hundred and fifty hopeful conversions,
nave recently occurred in the Methodist church
o. that city, and the work is continued with in.
creasing interest. The revival is spreading 70
other denomina tons