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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-06-06

| A DIsTINGUIsHEDtDE Democrat
of last week contains extract from a letter,
WHICH the editor of that tory sheet says was writ
ten by lone of the most distinguished Democrats
in Wisconsin" This distinguished democrat says !:
There is no doubt that the aboli,ionists OF the
Republican party are running the machine "and
as soon as it shall be made manifest that Lincoln
and his administration are endorsing officially the
object OF the abolitienists in this war TO wit: the
letting loose Of the African savages of the South
upon the defenceless women and children mo dem
ocrat or conservative man ought to be found any
longer IN the ranks OF the army; and surely they
will not"
We have no idea who this distinguished dem
Ocrat' is but we know for what he is distinguish
ed, aud that is for folly and alsehood. Talk about
Lincoln's administration Letting loose the Airi-
can savages Of the South upon the defenceless wo-
men and children !" 1t must be all CANNON The
Democrat man has told us more than once that
these same african savages" are ready to take
up arms and fight the aboli tionists, instead Of de-
tenceless women and children. We know that
the South has armed many companies of negroes
for!ths war against the Union and the Constitu-
ton This ''distinguiahed democrat is a traitor
and he advises treason, and desertion from the
army. This distinguished democrat ought to
know that the plea of democracy will not be ALLOW
ed IN the army, for desertion: He ought to know
that the war that has been forced upon the coun-
try for the preservation of the Union and the Con
shtution, is really in earnest and no boys play,
and that desertion in time of is punished with
death. Should any soldier i'll the ranks be misled
by such arguments, as these put forth by this dis
tinguished democrat, and act upon such advice,
he would have to suffer the penalty of his Ioly.-
We would suggest that 1.-The most distinguished
Democrat of Wisconsin" could be more proftaby
employed than in advising desertion and treas
on, and the publisher ofthe Democrat might serve
his country better than in publishing such distin-
tinguished nonsense
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L. G. Smith, Esq, the gentlemanly and pop
ular postmaster at Geneva, has been removed
Whet your axe and go on with the funeral, gen
tlemen, but you are sowing dragons teeth!
The above announcement and threat is from
the Kenosbas Democrat, whose real editor has
held the Post Office without interruption for
the past eight years Mr.. T. C. Smith has
probably held the p. o. at Geneva for the same
time; if he has not, some of his political friends
have. One would suppose that the men who
have enjoyed the honors and emoluments Of of.
fee until they have become sleek and fat,would
pretend to magnanimity they have not, Jus t
for the looks of the thing, and allow others to
succeed them, without such swapping ofteeth
and growing, as to make themselves aprear
ludicrous if not foolish. There is no doubt that
the administration will ''go on, until portion,
at least of Fedora! Offices are filed with men
who do not openly sympathize with those who
are fighting to destroy the Government, even at
the risk of sowing several crops Of " dragons
teeth
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=sEx&.a

PatrT tic. We have no doubt buE every
body must approve and applaud such patriotic
utter ances as these which we iud strung to
gather with much more of the same sort, in the
issue of the Kenosha Democrat.
"The people of the United States are the rid
icule of the civilized world.
1--WE who had but filthy coppers for very
great and moral work, hurl golden eagles in.
differently away in brotherly fight
SOLDIERS with bowie knife and epauettes
thrive where artists starved.
Cheap literature, streets fights, and the fe-
rocious cannibalism Of civil war, are ho''noble
characteristics which distinguish us And
as if to lend JUNCTION to our sweet character the
clergy and the church lead on the masses, the
white neckcloth and the surplice being conspic-
uously foremost in every unholy muss -
Will our neighbor tell us what great and
moral work" we have had "Ony filthy coppers'
for : When Ireland was threatened with Jam
inc few years ago we layished golden eagles"
with no nggard hand, for her relief. The prod
ucts of our soil went over the Atlantic by the
ships load, a free gift to those in want. Later,
our own fellow citizens of Kansa were afflict-
ed with famine, and the cry of suffering went
abroad through the land. Was that call re-
sponded to with Filthy coppers?' Let the
hundreds Of thosuands of dollars and the mil
lions of pounds of provisions that have been
freely and ungrudgingly given, answer, and
give the lie to this base calumniator. True he
hid not give even Filthy copper" but has
grumbed, sneered abused all who did give, al
the past winter Yet the world will call both
those We have instanced, great and moral
works.
If the conductors of the Kenosha Democrat
were samples, or fit representatives of the ,,peo-
pie of the United States,'' there might be some
truth in the above quotations and we should
deserve to be ''the ridicule Of the civilized
world" But thank God, they are not. They
represent but small portion of the people Of
the United States And that small portion
bears the same relation to the people Of the
United States" that the tories and Cowboys
of the Revolution did to the Patriots and Heroes
who achieved American independence, and es-
tablshed the Freedom that we are now fight
ing to maintain.
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East Tennessee Ehycusemanl Secession
frOna rsfe afBgr

letter from Jefferson toun' y, 7 cun. datedth
2lst and published i'm Jhc National Jl1iellioencey.
makes some Interesting statements vi the state OF
things there. That Tennessee viii seceGe think
quite probable, but not by tie vote Of Eastern
Tennessee, which section 81 tie state I think will
an overwhelming maj Gritty against it, And let me
tell yOu that, IN the event Of tue stale seeding we
seriously contemplate tie iRmediatc secession Of
Eas5cT@ Tennessee from the remainder Of the
state, and to occupy q neutral position during the
war between the Government and the South
The leading men OF Eastern Tennessee favor such
plan, 8nd This, in my opinion, viii be adopted NJ
a dernier resort ] am happy to inform you that
no two men in The state have exhibited more Of
that courage which constitutes the true man than
have Andrew johnson and Thomas 4. r. Nelson.
Neither the prospect Of being lett in "a hopeless
minority, nor Threats ri personal violence have in
the least tended To- iHtmd0to chem or awe them
into silence. On the contrary, they haue jointly
met the people of East Tennessee, and spol en- to
them in defiance Of iuturiato5 DpDs. Gov. John
son has promised to pcuk IN this place. There
Is, IN all the little towns upou the immediate line
OF the railroads, an intense excitement upon the
subject Of southern rights but in the country
reason is not quite dcbruned and / believe that
there lis patriotism enough in The land to save the
country from the ruin Hud destruction bonding
over il, Whether ! am mistaken or not TING will
shortly determine. The Lending meu of Middle
Tennessee are now cEuvassing east Tennessee, and
heaven add earth viii be raised it, order to con
sumnate their disunion purposes. The southern
heart must be fred and Tennessee precipitated
into revolution
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II The Chicago Times has been sold out by
Mr.. Mccormick, the reaper man. lie confesses
that the paper has been failure in his hands
The genius that could invent the reaper is pow
erless to publish papsr The Times has been
sold TO Wilbur F. Story, of Detroit We have
known Mr.. Story for several years first as the
editor of the jackson Patriots lat Jackson, Mich.
then as the editor of the Detroit Free Press He
was always violent, INSCRIPTIONS Democratic
partizan. The Times is not likely to improve
in its political morals under Mr.. Story ,unles he
has lately been the subject of extensive refor-
nation
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The North British Rex;ew-w

The North British Reyiew.-We have
received from the American publishers the Nav
number of this. popular Review. The contents of
this number are:-Present Movement in the
Church of England-Alex de Tocqueville-The
Poems and Plays of Robert Browning-Bshop
Herd and his Cotemporaries-Railway Accidents
-Motley's United Northumberland Ideal
ism-Dr. John Browns Horae Subsecivae-The
Educational Question in Scotlaud-The Christian
Architecture Of Europe-The American Secession
This last article will be read with interest on this
side the water. 1t is ably written and shows some
acquaintance with American political affairs
Price 50 year. The four Reviews So Address
Leonard Scott & Co., New York,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-06-06

The Secession Vote in Virginia.-The
vote on the secession ordinance in Virginia was
taken two weeks ago to-day, but we have not
received the official result of that election. We
have the returns from sixteen counties in West
ern Virginia, i'll which the vote stood 81, 433
for the Union and 3.497 for secession. There
is no doubt that very large majority through
out Western Virginia, will be given against Sc
cession, while in the eastern portion ofthe State,
the Union men will be so inundated as to keep
away from the polls or be compelled by the
presence of armed force to vote the secession
ticket, In this way a majority n the ordinance
OF secession will probably be manufactured, and
then, when argument is wanted we shall be
told that the people have the right OF revolution
and may change one government for another,
when they think they have sufficient cause
But this is the veriest mockery, and the aiders
and abettors Of this treason against the Govern
ment know ii. They know that the great ma.
Jority of voters, not only Of Virginia, but at
least three others Of the seeded States, if lef,
to their own unbiased Judgment, would vote
for the Union But in this rebellion, the people
are allowed to have very little voice in the mat
ter The slaveholding Aris;ocracy of the South
have conceived the idea ofsetting up Govern
meut for themselves in which the Shareholders
VIII be the self constituted rulers and despots,
while their slaves and the great mass Of despis.
ed abJect poor whites, forming full threefourths
of the entire population, will be their subjects
or serfs.
This Southern, reasonable rebellion has in
augurated this system. The so-called Confede-
rate Government is organized, a Constitution
framed and adopted A President, Vice Presi-
dent, and all the officers necessary to run the
Government have been put into Office, and vet
the people have never been, allowed to vote
once in the so-called COnfederacy This argues
well for the rights, the people are going to Sc
cure by the success of secession.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-06-06
Gctthe p7ussersr. be- Warned

We know not which class is 10 be most exc.
Grated, the cOwardiy traitors at the North who
give all the aid and comfort they can to the
southern rebellion without actually exposing
their nccks 70 the halter, or the harpies who
with profession Of patriotism ON their lips plum
der the government and attempid,to appropri.
ate TO their own selfish use the generous con-
tributions Of the people. Both classes are few
IN numbers but fertile IN eZpedGut, for mischief
1t IS peculiarly aggaratiug that when the peo-
pie are so open-hauded and seli-sacrihcing, so
ready 10 do and suffer 10 any extent in the
cause Of the country,iLcir ardor should be chill
ed by the TACT that there is gang Of hesrtless
mcycenaries hanging about the government and
thegcamp, and demanding the treasury and in
jurng the gallant defenders Of the country by
furnishing damaged provisions and bogus cloth
ing at prices which pay amply for the genuine
articles, and putting large balances ofdishonest
profit in their dirty pockets. The country will
not stand this. Such men should be exposed
and denounced without mercy 1T is charged
that some high in position and making lofty
pretenson to patriotjsm--so patriotic in fact
that they could not await ihe slow o. erations of
the war department aud volunteered their efforts
ELVES by frauds upon the Government in the
army contracts. If This is so let the guilty
pilues be named, thatthe people may execrate
them. Tho revolutionary army used 10 hang
kHayish suffers. If u few Of the mercenary
aTmv contractors could be snmma'ily strung up
it would be an opening Of the campaign worth
as much as a successful battle to the spirit and
efficiency OF the army -6PTiRGGeic Republican.
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Fight nc Fairrax Court BEousc.

~ ASHiAGIoNt June l.
A skirnish took place 81 3 A. NJ, to-day, be-
tween scouting company Of United States cav
airy and the rebel forces at Fairfax Court
House, town IS miles west ofAlexardia. The
Federal forces had AZ seen years Of Indian
fighting in Texas, and were more than match
for six times their number Of raw secessionists,
whom they charged, on a full run with furious
yells The rebels scattered in every direction
before the dragons got fairly at thea The
Federal loss Of four men and four horses was
caused by firing from houses, Lieut.. Tompkins,
commanding the cavalry company, had two hor-
ses shot under him. The dragons captured
seven secessionists, two horses and a
number Of muskets rifles and revovcrs The
loss Of the secessionists Is yarieusly estimated
at from 50 to 30--probably the latter number.
IL is said-lacking couhmation--that two OF
the prisoners who attempted 10 escape, on the
way in, were shot down to halt
This little affair." IN Itself Of no importance has
stirred the blood Of our boys, and made them
anxious for the larger fight yet to come off,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-06-06

There has been another disastrous conflagration
in Oshkosh, W is, which occurred Saturday morn.
ing, consuming nearly all the buildings on one
side of the street between the bridge and the Sey-
mour House. V. Veo, carriage maker, lost IS 500
only insurance, $50 on the tools of q workman.
Doty House owned by Charles Doty of Menasha,
and occupied by Mr.. Rice, total Ioss-insurance
$500 on furniture. Bentley House, loss S4OO-in-
surance 200 house and 81 ,OOO on furniture,
part OF which was saved. Robt. McCurdy, gro
Gerry, total loss--insurance 5000. Other buildings
also burned, We do not learn the origin of the
fire. but rumor speaks of an incendiary.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-06-06

sascy Eaak.-The Montgomery papers are
Indignant at the removal ofthe confederate capital
to Richmond The Mail goe. so Car as to intimate
that the President and cabinet are above the soil
tlat bred them that they long for cooler skies and
fewer mosquitoes, than accompany an Alabama
August, and concludes in these words &c We
most respectfully suggest that southern men in the
Confederate States who cannot endure hot weather
and who desire to be more conveniently located at
Saratoga, thry ought to remove permanently with
in the range ofthe smell of frc negrodcm us soon
as possible, We do not desire such citizens here,
whether wrapped up in official robes or other
wise
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-06-06
SPRING Wharf.-The last Home Lear,

SPRING Wharf.-The last Home League
says:
According to the best Of our information and
belief the wheat crop in this county is in as
promising condition as could be expected or
wished for at this present time. There has
been q large breadth of land sown though no.
more than last year, and the continued rains
that have fallen since it was fest put III The
ground has caused it to sprout and spread
beautifully 1t now covers the ground and is
of good color-bidding fair for heavy crop.
Corn is not yet up but there is time enough
fer that yet if the season is favorable
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-06-06

WHEAT VESSEL RUN INTo AND SUNK.-The
schooner Storm King, bound down, from Mil
waukee to Buffalo, with cargo of about II ooo
bushels OF wheat, waa run into by the propel
Ter Michigan, off Beaver Island, about ten
o'clock Saturday morning, lastand sunk in about
i've minutes in near40O feet of water. The
cargo was insured for sic, 400 vessel for s8Oo0
Crew all saved.
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DEEkS.

In this city, Saturday, June LIST, after short ill.,
ness, MRS. MARY oUsICK, wife of Lawrence Cussick
In the town of Pleasant Prairie at the residence of
Mrs. Jonathan Eastman, on Sunday Morning, June Sd
mrs. sAKAH DoDGE, wife tJohn Dodge, in the 10th
year OF her age The deceased leaves her aged husband
and large circle of friends and relatives to mourn her
loss.
Mrs. Dodge wa the sold fashioned grandnlotl-
ers. She has reared large family of sons and daugh-
ers and has them in honored and honorable posi-
lions in society, and has the third generation grow
ngup around her. She was among the first settlers in
Kenosha, or whatwas then the village ofSouthporsom
"a or % years ago, and being of strong mind
and general observation, she has long held high place
in the of large circle of friends. She long
member TIE Baptist Church, in this city and always
one of its warmest friends and advocates. [CoM.
In this CITY, Of Dipthena, May 26th 1861, HANNAH
MARIAN, daughter Of Freeman and Jane Rose, aged II
years, months and ~ days.
''WE miss thy voice while earth flowers are blowing,
And the frs flush Of bloom clothes each bough,
And the spring sunshine round our home is glowing,
Soft as thy smile-thou would'st be with Us now
Wdh vs!-soe eorong thee byde earthly thought
Gould fond gaze but follow where thouart,
Well might the gores OF this world seem noush
10 the one pl omise given the pure in heat.
Yet vert thou best e'en here-oh ever blests
49, In thine own sunny thoughts and tranquil faith;
The silent joy that still o'eraow'd thy breast
Needed but guarding from all change, ~ death.
So it is seard TO peace !-on thy clear brow
Never was heet;I shade cast,
And thy calm days in brightness were to flow,
holy stream untroubled to the last!
Farewell thy life hath left survivir z love
wealth of records and sweet ''fcelirgs gwen"
From sorrows heart the faintness TO remeye
BY whispers breathing "less of earth thai heaven"
Thus rests thy spirit still those with whom
Thy step the path Of joyous duty trod,.
Bidding them make altar of thy tomb,
Where chasten'd thought may offer praise TO God -
In this City, on the 21st of May, JAMES KEAN, aged
55 years
He was kind husband and father an esteemed fIend
and neghbor, and humble follower of Christ. His
native land was England, but in America, the land Of
his adoption, has residence for many years. lie
suffered much from that dreadful disease, Consumption
but at last sweetly fell asleep in Jesus. ICON.
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a Croakimg Traitor.

The Kenosha Democrat is out of if its lati-
tude' It's vituperatiOn of the government, and
denunciation Of the efforts being made to pre-
serve the Union is much better suited to the
latitude of of South Carolina, than that of Wis
eonsin. Mittcaakee Free Democrat.
No truer thing than the above could be spo-
ken Our only wonder is, that the Democrat
men don't go down, South. Their efforts might
be appreciated and rewarded there, but it is
certain they will not be, here.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-06-06
DisumiOn Motives.

Isn't it astonishing what desperate efforts our
Northern traitors are making to help along
their darling project of disunion. What pos
sble motive can they have? We have sought
in vain fersa reasonable one. Is it because they
would have the majority rule? That was the
one string on which they harped during the
last campaign, and the one by which they de-
cewed thousands of voters According to their
theory it was an ample excuse for making laws
matter how unjust, and for breaking pledg-
es, no matter how sacred. But that, certainly
cannot be their motive now, for it notorious
fact which no one will be SO stupid as to deny,
that the large majority of our people are une-
quivocally in favor of Union.
There must be something the matter with
these,much abused, (if we are to believe them,)
down-trodden disunionists. Take for example
the last number of their organ in this county.
If person will take the trouble to examine it.
he will find that every original article in the
sheet is simply a snari sometimes accompan-
led with snap. In one article he grumbles
because majority have seen fit to appropriate
sum of money to help carry or the war; is
another, because few of the post-offices in the
western part of the county have, at the re1uess
of the people, been removed to more conve-
nient localities; in another, because 50 many
of the people are fools enough TO volunteer in
defence of our country; in another.i because
the banks are so imprudent asst "smash up"
In short, nothing appears to suit, and if We
were addicted TO making pictures, this sheet
should be represented by an ancient lady pull
ing, with one hand the ears OF squalling ur-
chin, while the pater-famiiias is covering be-
meath the appraised handle OF well-known do
nestle weapon, held III another.
But our neighbor must have some object in
view. Human beings don't act without rea-
son, though they sometimes act very unreason
ably. 1t may be he hopes to gain name
abroad for courage. Perhaps he dreams at
night of having jeff. Davis come into his office.
congratulate him on his bravery, and throw
down half dozen eagles, (for we doubt not
much as he despises the American eagle in the
abstract, he would have no election TO putting
any reasonable number Of them in his pocket.
He could afford to be tarred and feathered, in
fact, suffer almos: any Outrage if he might
thereby become the "owner of a fine plantation
well stocked with fat slaves" to support him
the remainder of his LIFE With such visions
as this before him, visions only to be realized
in ease of the success of jeff Davis, no wonder
he does his utmost, by trying in his small way
to re-estabIish party lines, make disturbance
with England, cut of the resources for carrying
on the war aiding and abetting, by every
means in his power, the cause Of treason.