The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-08-01

. "A rampant war man Of Pleasant Prarie-Petel
Bacon-is crying for war war to the hilt.' Like
many in Kenosha, he is careful TO neither 90 him.
self, nor encourage his friends to do So"
We clip the above ilLnatured, wanton ard false
inslnuation, from last weeks Kenosha Democrat.
We commend especially, its spirit. to the consid-
Grafton of our citizens IF Kenosha has not sent
as many other sons to the war; and done as much
for others who have gone as any other town of its
size, then we are greatly mistaken. Out of a pop.
ulation of about 1000, she has sent forth nearly
| one full company, which has been more than made
up by those her citizens who have gone in other
regiments, for not a regiment has left the State
but has had more OF less Kenosha bows in If Tn
addition to these, many have enlisted in Chicago
Companies. But, admit that only one full compa.
ny has been sent from Kenosha, the same proper.
lioh OIL soldiers to the population throughout the
state, would give l44 companies, instead of sixty.
the number sent; showing that we have not been
behind any portion of the State, in this respect
The insinuation. therefore, is false, and the "ma
ny in Kenosha," who are careful to neither go
themselves nor encourage their friends to do So
turns out to be the very few, who like the editor
OF the Dem0crat are at heart secessionists.
1.-THE citizens Of Kenosha have not been back.
ward in enlisting, those who have stayed at home
have been os little So in giciag of their substance
in money, and various articles for the comfort and
convenience of those who went into the field or
the camp. fund of over SO 900 was subscribed
on the start, for the families of those who went.
and since then, many other donations have been
made at different times for the same obiec-to aid
and assist those who have enlisted Three of the
SIX Regiments that have gone from Wisconsin
nave taken substantial tokens of the good will and
hberaIty OF our citizens, The ladies of Kenosha
have become proverbial, for their active benevo.
lence and patriotic liberality Besides furnishing
three OF our Regiments with full chests of hospia
stores, they have sent valuable box of such
things to the hospital at Cairo as the letter from
Mrs. YATES, which we publish in another column
amply shows. Thus in the camp at Cairo. in the
camp at Harper's Ferry and in the camp on Ar.
llngton Heights, the liberality and thoughtful kind
ness of the Ladies Of Kenosha, are gratefully ac.
knowledged and spoken Of Does this look like
not encouraging friends to go? What greater en-
enlargement could be given to men to enlist, than
this evidence of constant thoughtfulness and kind
ness toward those who have gone?
But who is this editor, who takes advantage of
his position, to traduce and yilify the citizens of
Kenosha-his neighbors and friends? What has
he done, to give him this right to belle the town
that supports him? Does his assumption of De.
mocr0cy ~ confer upon him this right to belle the
people Of Kenosha as n community, and hold
them up in his columns, as wanting in courage.
patriotism, and every other virtue He evident
y thinks so. We have heard of an unclean bird.
that delights to befouI its own nest Is this editor
one of that kind?