The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-07-25
The object eff the War.

The primary object Of Republicans in g en-
forcing the laws and putting down rebellion
is belived to be the abolition Of slavery The
leaders of the party have labored, prayed and
fought to bring about the present condition
OF things and compel the abolition of slav-
cry or compel the separation of the free and
slave States. -KeaoShG Democrat.
At the risk of being again told that We pay
too much attention to our Secession cotempo-
rary, we will fatty contradict the above asser-
ton, and at the same time suggest for the edi-
fcation Of the editor of that sheet,th he wrote
what he knew was false when he penned tina t
paragraph. tits an old lie refuted many times
(although it needs no refutation) that the lead
ers of the Republican Party have la
bored, prayed and fought to bring about the
present copdition Of things" On the contrary,
they have "labored and prayed" to prevent the
present condition of things. Every assnrance
that could have been given was given III the
Chicago National Platform, and from that time
up to the Inauguration of President Lincoln, that
no interference with the Institutions of the
Southern States was contemplated, or would
be allowed. Besides that, there was a clear ma
JoIIty Vi DeuOcratS III UOIu houses OF congress,
and would have been for at least two or three
years to come, if the Southern member had
staid in their places, SO that even if there had
been disposition the part Of the Republi-
can administration to take any steps towards
interfering with slavery or any other Southern
institution, being in a minority in Congress,
they could accomplish nothing.
But what is the use of going into this argu-
ment to prove the falsity of the Democrats
statements Southern men, high in authority
and high in the confidence of the Shareholders,
have repeatedly declared that the election of
Lincoln was not the cause of secession, but on
ly used as the occasion. They kae,o that all
their rights and interests, under the Constitu-
ton, would be just as carefully and religiously
guarded under the administration Of Lincoln
as they ever had been. And the editor the
Democrat knows and bsLiegeS that the country
might have been just as peaceful and prosper
Gus at the present time as it has been for the
last twenty-five years, had not Southern slave
holders, encouraged and melted by Northern
Democrats, mady and wickedly commenced
the war upon the Union and the Cons tltution
There was no portion or part of the RepubH-
can party in favor of disunion or secession. We
made no threats of rebellion against the Gov
eminent in case we were defeated in the Presi-
dental election, so that the Republican party is
and has been bameless in this disunion me-
lee
The Democrat pretends to be able to declare
the primary object of Republicans in enforc-
ing the laws and putting down rebellion will
it be as frank and tell us the object Gifts friends
the Shareholders, in breaking the laws and re-
belling? Was it for the establishment Of mo
narchlal Government upon the ruins of the free
Government established by Washington and his |
compatriots We can see no other object if |
the editor of the Democrat can, will he please
inform us what it was. 1t was not to secure
any greater liberty than they enjoyed in the |
Union, because that would be impossible 1t
was not in defence or any constitutional right, |
because no constitutional rights were attacked
or threatened What then was the object? We
pause for reply.