Year: 1860

and fidelity to the democratic cause, as
well as his personal department, have CIV
en- him distinction quickly and worthily
won, honorable to himself and rejecting
honor upon the State and democracy OF
Wisconsin. Representing the largest dis
trict in the Union-achoving his election
by personal effort in the fed, which won
tor him general and Just almiration-main
taining himself in the House tFiunphantly
against the combined attempt of his bitter
ly hostile, not to say Ill bred, colleagues
to detract from his personal iHiuence-the
democracy of Wisconsin have learned to
love and admire the man, and to trust in
him as q strong, well alr:ored, we'll disci-
plined and determined champion Of their
political interest and political principles,
possessed of the mind, the energy, and the
will in great measure to restole the strength
and hope and oIden power Of the democra-
cy Of the State-to defend and redeem our
reputation abroad, and reanimate our fall
tering forces at home,


With Mr.. Larrabee personally we have
little acquaintance. We speak of him
simply as public man, in view Of his pub
lie services and Of tbs interests of the whole
democratic party of the State. We speak
Of him as we speak of any other man with
a like gallant spirit and a like public re
cord-as we have spoken cf others Of the
Democracy who have distinguished them
selves as brave and energetic captains of
the democratic army in It's hard fought
fields. We feel and know the Democrat
ic masses feel and know, every earnest
friend of Democracy fselS and knows, that
unless all such men among us sustained
wish g strong hand and cordial will by the
rank and the file Of the Wisconsin Demo,
cratic party, there is no hope for the re
demption of the State anu It's permanent
dlsenthralment from the political night
that has sank down upon it. There is
work enough for all-room enough for
distinction for aII-reward enough tor all;
but we must first triumph BY manfuliy putt
ting aside all personal feeIing-by 10. get
ting all personal interests in the effort to
strengthen the hands Of those who can
strengthen Us.


We have 10 disposition to interfere with
the political affairs Of another Congress,
sional District. We have no reason to
suppose any occasion for it, were we SO
disposed. We do not know that Mr. Lar
rabee is candidate for re nomination
now. But this we know Mr. Larrabee
has represented not the northern district
alone but the democracy Of the whole
State in Congress, and there is not dem
ocrat in southwestern Wisconsin who
would not rejoice at his return there. 1t
is but truth to say, that the knowledge
that he were again battling against the
enemy in the old north district would in
spire the democracy with new hope here,
and help us ia the struggle for redemption
Of the State this fall hundreds of votes.-
1t would help us as the nomination Of a
strong, able, working man for Governor
helped us to break in upon the ranks of
the enemy last falI-by the spirit and en-
ergy and hope the very fact Of the nomi-
nation engendered.


The democracy Of Wisconsin especially
should not forget how lhoy were first
shorn of their strength by the chickering's
and iealousies Of its leaders. They should
not forget either that to send a man to
Congress once, is but TO introduce him to
bis weapons and his field Of usefulness
that second term gives him double eff
cheney and strength. They should not
forget either that faithful public lervant
deserves endorsement and support as mat
ter Of personal justice - and that his
strength acquired By experience and ac-
knowledged by discriminating men, is the
strength and triumph Of the party in whole
State. The enemy has already caught at
the fact and adopted the plan. The south
long ago learned the lesson, and from a
time since when the memory of man
scarcely runs to the contrary it has thus
maintained It's influence and ascendency.
The New York Tribune only last week
enforces this idea upon the republicans as
the true secret Of permanent strength.


Let the democracy of Wisconsin now
be wise if never before. Past afliction
should counsel US to honor and remember
our tried and faithful men-to strengthen
their hands in their abor5, to build them
up in their work, that the party itself may
grow strong and permanent in triumph.


Mr.. Larrabee, as a representative in
Congress has done well-welI fo- the whole
State. This all admit. Ha has spared
neither time, money OF labor that democ-
racy might grow stronger in the State
He has met the enemy manfuly and sue
cessfully at every point. The democrats
OF the whole State feel as if they need his
services, as they need the services of every
such man, alike faithful, earnest and eff
cient, among them and we should regard
the want of disposition to re-nominate
him by acc,amation as a new exhibition OF
tha. shortsighted policy which has hereto
fore occasioned the destruction of the dem
ocratic organization of the State through
a senseIsss personal opposition to its ablest
meh-as if the very fact of-ability and in
fueuce were crime to he summaFily
punished-Keuosha Democrqt.