The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-12-11


REcRIMINATIoN.-WeP give place to com
munication this week as an answer, to a cons
municatioa we published two or three week.
since IL reference to the moral and intellectual
status OF the Democratic party 1t is hardly
necessary to say that we disapprove of this
elimination and recrimination, but since we
gave place to the offending article, we have
consented to give room to an answer The
writer complains of the charge made by "Bris-
tot" against Democrats but is guilty Of he
same fault himself that he condemns in anoth-
err There is no denying the general fact; that
the morality, intelligence and patriotism of the
country, is very Tar from deing absorbed by the
Democratic party, of the present day. Such
"significant votes" as that We publish ia anoth-
er place, IS just given in New York city, and
occurring ell over the country at every election
cannot be accounted for, nor disproved by
ringing few changes on abolition, fanaiiclsm
black republicans, &c.
The fact that in every one of the seeded
States the Democratic party ruled without 3D.
position, and that a Republican was hardly
known, or If known prevented from voting by
fear Of his life-that all the aid and counten-
ance Secession has had in the loysl States has
been from Democrats and the leaders Of the
Democratic party, at that that every one, with
out an exception, CT the present leaders of the
rebellion, were, up TO the hour OF the cousum-
nation Of their treason, Democrats in good
standing i'll the party north as well as south
that opposition TO the draft, che draft riots &, q
have only occurred in strong Democratic local
lties-and these are all facts, which this CORES
pondendent will not deny-fx the status of the
present Democracy as party, as far as patri>
otism, attachment to the Uuiop, and respect
for our free Government, is concerned beyond
cavil Or bubble.
We do not pretend to say, and never did,
and we presume our correspondents BRISTOL >
did not mean that there are not individual
Gceptions-persons who are now and always
have been members OF the Democratic party,
who are mora, religious, tempe rate and patri-
ohc' But what is true of many individual DEM
cciatS is by no means true of the Democratic
party On the other hand there NAV be in>
diVidual republicans who are neither moral, re-
llgious nor temperate, and Others who are fa~
natical and bigoted, but the same is bv no
means true of the Republican Party No man
who has any regard for the truth or consistency.
VIII pretend that President Lincoln, or any of
MS Cabinet. are abolition fanatics or any other
kind of fanatics, or bigoted partisans And yet
they are opponents of principles of the Repub-
hcan party. The course and conduct of the
administration is and has been mainly satisfac,
tory to the great mass of the Republican party.
it few editors and speakers have called for
more vigorous prosecution of the war, and a
more immediate determination of the great
cause of the rebellion, they have finally acqui-
esced in, and even applauded the mere moder-
ate, and unimpassioned course of the Presi-
dent
We hope this answer to Bristol will end
these personal criminssions. If any one has
wish to discus principles and their e8 ,ects up
on communities our columns are open, but we
40 nope that we shall be excused from :any more
personal conflicts Our Democratic friends
certainly ought to be satisfied, for their champ
ION has called more hard names, and been far
more abusive OF Republicans than 'Isristof,
was OF Democrats, and we give him the bene-
mt OF our vide circl 1lation for that uurpo Sc to
prove that we, as tile representative of the Re.
publican party in this county. are nei ther big,
oted, fanatical nor ntolerapt