The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-10
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False Union Men.
Neutrality-suspicious.

s. False Union Men.
| MEsSRs. EDITORS We have been and are now
being boared. by certain class Of society calling
themselves Union men, until we require amount
| of patience-it patience with them, is Virtue-ot
which the man of Uz had but faint idea. They
seem to emulate the practice Of their Industrious
prototypes, who loved to boast OF their good deeds
standing in the synagogues and ON the corners OF
the streets, and of whom it was said, .hypocrites
and generation OF vipers". Vo class of people are
so fond of boasting of their loyalty and devotion
to the cause of the Union, since they utterly
unable to stem the current of public sentiment,
and think it quite unsafe 10 burt out undsguised
treason. Those who come out openly in defence
of secession and treason, are STEW and far be-
tween" comparatively, but there are many others
whose treason is none the less venomous, indeed
their tendency is much worse than that of those
who are open defenders of secession with all its
concomitants.
The blatant impotence and glazing absurdites
OF the latter unlikely to have any effect upon
any one save that of disgust, but the covert and
insidious bubbles and misrepresentation of the
former are far different Their tendency is to in-
fuse slow poison in the public mind by endeav-
orlng in every possible way 10 destroy confidence
in our military leaders as we'll as others ;Iimpairing
the National credit at home as we'll as abroad by
frightening the weak minded with falsehoods rela-
tive to the texes which to devour them, and
crying out against the enormous expense ofmain.
tanning the Government, and of suppressing rebel
lion. .rr t.'
Their fair pretensions insure them respect, and
gain them hearing where others are not listened
to. They generally commenceIharangu with their
eulogum their love fol, and their devotion to
their country. This done, they ring the usual
changes upon their favorte topics, of sfree coun.
try" freedom of speech, difference of opinion,
&c. Next, torrent of fiery invectve is spouted
upon the id aboIitonists, those "disturbers of
the peace of Israel" who for so long have been
preparing the country for such crisis as this, by
exasperating the 0lgarchs of the south in holding
false opinions relative to the heavenly and benign
institution, which has been made bond of amity
between us and Increasing their hatred and maIig-
nifty by voting for Lincoln when they swore by the
skull and Gloss bones that they would dissolve the
Union, if we dared to vote in accordance with our
convictions And now the South is executing its
threat, just might have expected.
The North must shoulder all the blame in the
quarrel, for they might have avoided it if they
would, by compliance with the wishes of the mi
nority, or at least, by accepting compromise
Then comes TRADE Of animadversious launched
against the Administration. Nothing has been
done which can be approved of, and every act of
the administration merits the strongest eondemna-
ton. What authority had the President, to call
troops to protect the Capital, without the consent
of Congress What business has the Government
to collect feet, and enforce blockade at such
expense? Who gave Congress authority to levy
a direct tax The President has plunged the coun-
try into needless strife, and we compelled to
''foot the bills"
Such is the rigmareie and twaddle, constantly
put forth and muttered over by these Union. peace
men, Can any one see aught in such grumbllng |
and fault-fnding, the blacklist treason ?-as |
much more mean and contemplate than high (