The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-09-26
To What Purpose !


tuition, at heart, though they have most SIN
gular method of showing it, are continually hnu-
ing fault with the Administration. First 1t Is
with the Lieut.. General, then with one men,
Der of the Cabinet, then with another, and then
with President Lincoln. They are the same
class that for weeks kept up the cry, " On 10
Richmond" previous TO the Bull Run affair !;
and then were SO ready to shirk the responsible
ity of the failure OF their own plan. The leader
of this class of uneasy and fault-inding friends
{ of the Administration, IN the West IS the
Chicago Tribune. This paper has large circu-
lation and probably moulds the opinions OF mo-
readers than any on9 sheet in the Northwest
and hence the greater responsibility OF its edl-
tors. 1t claims to haye.been mainly instrument
tai in bringing about the nomination OF Presl-
dent Lincoln, and on that ground assumes un-
warranted powers of dictation, menace and re-
pro towards the Administration. Nobody, of
course, questions the loyalty of the editors of
the Tribune, but we doubt very much the wis
dom or policy of their course, frequently
AS genera principle, no one will give great
err latitude to criticism Of or comments upon the
acts and measures of the Administrative officers
of the Government than we, but we believe
there are times when such latitude OF fault-hnd-
ing is not only useless, but impolitic and mis-
chievous. If there ever was or is to be time
in the history of this Government when it need
ed the united sympathy and support of It's
- Ia ,itnpl at- n
rebels in the field aud the Vaccinations Of Sc
cret enemies and false friends to contend
against.
A great cry has been raised against the Ad-
ministration for ordering six or seven regiments
from Gen. Fremont command to Washington.
The Chicago Tribune was particularly fierce
about this matter, and INDUCED in very immod-
crate and even insulting language ike the fol-
lowing:
1.-THE West vii demand, not for the purpose
Of compelling her sons to do their duty, but for
securing to The Army of the East the services
of cowaidly or unpatriotic New England, New
York and Pennsylvania, that he work OF draft
ing be at once begun. Blu in this heavy DRAFT
made upon us in the face of imminent danger,
in the van of McCleIlan's army, there will b. no
more such pitabe exhibitions as we saw al
Great Bethel and Bull Run. They will teach
your Fire Zouaves and such ike cattle the art
Ut war. But if for nothing else, let the East bt
subjected t. draft for men to carry our men ;;
luggage and to serve rs cooks in camp !"
The Tribune should remember that the Wes
is considerable broader than the narrow com
pass Of its sanctum, and that the patriotism anC
loyalty of the L" West is as broad and limit]es
as its own prailies, and when it undertakes t.
speak for the West it should use more loyal
and patriotic language. We see nothing SO
very heinouS in ordering more Regiments from
tho west to Washington. Don't Washington
belong to the West as much asto the East i
not the West aud the East all one country, o.
does the Tribune wish the " West" to follow The
exampl 70 the South, ard set up for itself
Whether that is its wish or not, it's teachings
foster and encourage that feeling among the
people. The fact is, we want more patriotic
and patient confidence in the A administration
President Lincoln is acting for the whole coun-
try, East, West, North and South, and not fol-
the City of Chicago, and he is responsible to
the country forhis acts.
We can see no improperly in the order that
is 80 loudly complained Of We are not expect
ed to know the reasons for every move that is
made or every order that is given at Washing
ton. 1t is military necessity that we should
not, but we know that the head and front of thi,
rebellion must be met and overcome in the vi
cinity of Washington. There the enemy has
concentra ted his hosts and fortified his position.
There he evidently means to conquer or be con
quered. The guerrilla warfare kept up in
Missouri will have no effect whatever upon the
final result of putting down this rebellion. o.
course the Union cause should not be neg lected
in Missouri, nor should it be allowed to divers
too much attention or too much strengh from
the real work in hand, the crushing out of this
-ebellio on. There is no doubt all, but that il
has been all along part of :he plan of the reb
els to divert as much as possible the attention
of the President to Missouri, Cairo, and Other
poi nts remote from the real theatre of actor
where the fate of the rebels is to be decided
And we know of no better plan that could hav,
adopted to please the rebel leaders than that o
those who do their best to thwart the action o
the Administration by this constant carpug ale
fault-fnding, and the attempt to create section.
al prejudices between the East and the West
by Dragging about what either has done, OF
complaining Of what either has not done. We
would respectfully suggest that newspaper wri,
ters, and especially those who claim to carry So
much weight and influence as the editors of the
Chicago Tribune do, might much more effeclu-
ally aid the cause of the Union by pursuing a
more reasonable course in their comments upon
he Administration and its orders We go in
tor the liberty of the press, and would be the
last to submit to curtailment of the glorious
old privilege of saying just what we please just
tcheH we please but there SHOULD be discretion
and common sense used in the enjoyment of
any great privilege. Let us use the liberty OF
he Press in Strengthening the Union cause
the cause OF law and order instead of I'M
willingly aiding the rebels and traitors. by ere
atIng distrust Of those in power, aud WIZ, afte,
all our fault-Anding and advice, must be held
responsible to the American people for the &C
count OF their stewardship. In the hour of de-
feat and failure, it does but little good to say
chat the Chicago Tribune or the New York
Tribune, or any other paper advised the course
We have had evidence of that fact, in the expe-
hence of the past. The President and his Cab
met were held responsible for the Bull Run
disaster, and the people never judge d any more
ienlently of the mis-step because it was advised
ana urged by various newspaper writer's
10 what purpose, then, is this hue and cry
over every movement of the Administration,
that does not exactly agree with our uecessari-
ly imperfect and frequently erroneous views ?
Is it simply to show the fearlessness and indie
pendence of the press or is it to show the SUI
periority in wisdom and judgment of these ed
itors to the men who have been chosen by the