The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-08-22
Secession Admitted.

No one will hereafter nave the naralhoOu 10
DENY that the Kenosha Democrat is Secession
newspaper. The last weeks issue of the DEM
ocrat settles that matter, if it was not settled be-
fore. That paper defines its position by declar-
ing against the expedency of the present war
by approving the proposition of jeff Davis for
the dissolution of the Union, and says We
JeLiere in the right of peaceabte Secession" Here,
then, is a newspaper in Wisconsin openly and
avowedly traitorous to the integrity Of the I'm
ion.
Notwithstanding the admission of the Demo
crat that It believes in the right of peaceable
Secession, it make public denial Of the state
ment made in the TELEGRAPH two weeks ago,
to the effect that the Democrat evinces satisfac-
ton at the defeat of our army that it is using
the little influence it has to disparage the Gov
eminent and to diffuse sentiments of treason
among the people. Without specifying the ar
ticles which have appeared in that paper for
months past, it is sufficient to refer to its last
Issue. If the Democrat is honest in declaring
Secession to be the right of the revolted States,
then it virtually admits the truth of the state
ment made in the TELEGRAPH Let US see if
this be not So fit is right for the Southern
States or any portion of them to secede, then the
Democrat, to be consistent, must believe ii
wrong to repress or prevent Secession The
Government, according to the Democrats de-
clared belief, is now waging an uyustlfable wal
against the Seeded States. Will the Democrat
say it desires our army to succeed in putting
down right? If preventing Secession by mill
tary force is 1orOng is not the Democrat rejoic.
ed when our armies meet with reIerses? vii
the Democrat say it rcjoices when wrong is en-
forced, or feel grieved when right prevails. Up
on the Democrats own declaration of belief
therefore, which alternative will it adopt
ANY one who takes the pains to read the
Democrat must be satisfied that its Secession
character has not been mis-stated by the TELE
GRAPH. That paper is continually carpiug
about the Administration and the various de.
partments of the Government, finding fault
with every measure adopted for the suppression
of the IebellioD-the Government is wrong
the war is wrong and the North is wrong. That
paper, as all who read it know, takes opportu-
mites to publish articles complimentary to the
rebels and disparaging and sanderous in re-
spect to Northern men. Only last week the
Democrat published scurrillous extracts from
rebel newspapers, representing Northern vOlun-
teers as being thieves, house breakers, wanton
destroyers of property, and guilty of excuses
that would put " South Sea Islanders to the
blush. When did the Democrat ever say q
word about the excuses of Southern armies
The Southern traitors are all noble, chivalrous
and virtuous, for aught that appears in that pa
per
two weeks ago. that it was morally wrong for
Union men to aid and help sustain Secession
newspapers, the Democrat has a weak reply
The Democrat says in substance that it is no
more inconsistent for Union men to support
Secession newspapers than for protested anti
slavery men to patronize the use of sugar
and coffee That is to say, to give influence
and strengthen the arm now appraised to strike
down the Union and to shed the blood of our
brothers and friends, is no more wrong than
to buy coffee and sugar-articles which per.
chance may be the product of slave labor--per-
chance not. That is a specimen of Secession
reasoning you that have sons, brothers or
friends in the Federal army, fighting the bat
ties OF Freedom, how do you like it?