The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-05-03

The democratic party has long been in the
habit Of charging Republicans with continually
harping on the niger question" During the
past few years, however, the democracy have
been entirely engrossed in negro matters, and
have far outstripped the Republican party in that
direction. To say nothing of the continuous
speeches on the negro interest by the democrat
ic members of Congress, the late gathering of
the party at Charleston gives conclusive evidence
that the central idea is the negro. All the fac
tons and different phases of democracy at
Charleston, seemed to agree in holding the ne.
gro tight in the legitimacy of breeding little
niggers for the market in the strict enforce
ment of the Fugitive Act, to keep all classes of
niggers from running away, and the applica-
ton of bred Scottish in order to the chatteliza-
ton of this class ofhumanity.
There was scarcely question in the conven.
ton, involving any serious difference of opinion
that was not related to the slavery issue; slavery
entered into every discussion it was the great
and primary idea, which pervaded that body
during its session. The differences in the Dem
ocratic party, not in respect to the rightful
ness OF enslaving the negro race nor are they
differences as to whether freedom is better than
slavery for the new Territories; on these points
there is no debate. The Northern wing of the
Democratic party, is as essentially pro- slavery
as the Southern the only question with the
northern delegates at Charleston was, how much
of the southern doctrine of negro slavery, will
the people of the north accept without murmur.
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We venture to predict, the slavery question
will not occupy one te nth as much time in the
Chicago Republican Convention, as it did al
Charleston. The reason is obvious the Dem
ocratic party has undertaken the Job of prote ct.
ing the administration ofnegro slavery-of keep.
ing watch of the Institution for the benefit of
the South, and of restoring all the two legged
cha tiles, who escape from their masters. A
pretty large business in this enlightened nine.
teenth century for party, one which is likelv
to afford brisk employment for some time to
come. No wonder the wits of the party are
taxed to their utmost, as to the best method OF
taking care of its great family of four million
negroes. 1t is not singular that Democratic
m embers of Congress, and Democrats of the
Charleston convention, ARE harassed and perpex-
ed in view of this numerous African progeny
which 1t undertakes to keep in subsection &c
task masters-to shut out the light of intelli
gence fIom their minds, and darken the window,
OF the soul. Truly al extraordinary mission
has the Democratic party engaged in a worl
which the christianity and civilization of Europ,
looks upon with painful anxiety. The Demo
cratic party has undertaken to demonstrate to
the world, that the enslavement of part of the
human race, is the highest type of christianity
civilization, and the perfection of human govern
ment For the accomplishment of this, the Dem
ocratic party will be obliged to devote its exclu
sive attention to the negro question.