The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-10-02

Adjournment OF the Aegisiature-Base
and COwardIy Action of the Dem ocTat Is
The extra session of the Legislature, which
commenced on the 10th ofSeptember, closed on
the 2 tn.
Having been in session sixteen days, when a
weekwouId have suficed for the transactions
of allthe business for which they were called
togeth-er. they have effected almost nothing,
except to draw their per diem for the session,
The bill providing for the exercise of the
right of suffrage by our brave volunteers in the
field, was passed blythe united AMI persistent
efforts of the Republicans, against the most Bit
ter, unscrupulous and persevering efforts of the
Democracy, who could not have contended more
earnestly against the signing OF their death
warrants, and who, with very few exceptions,
fought in solid column against this most just
measure.
Nothing has been done to protect our frontier
against hostile Indians, and if there should be
a feeling of alarm and insecurity in the north~
ern part of the State, where the people are ex-
posed to Indian outrages, the responsibility
must rest on the members of the Legislature
who laughed at the Governors suggestion on
that point.
Nothing has been done to organize the nils
litia, or to change our law with regard to exS
emptions, and the pertinacity with which the
Democrats resisted everything of the kind
would indicate that they were utterly opposed
to doing anything which would put the State
| in condition to respond more promptly and full
lly to the call of the General Government
| They could not have pursued a course on this
suhiect better calculated to render aid and com.
fort the enemy.
Nothing has been done to secure the pays
ment of the So month pledged to the families
of our volunteers. A law was indeed past ex-
tending the benefits of that fund 10 all troops
| for the United States service which may be
raised in the State but the Democrats of the
| Assembly resisted the passage OF any bill pro-
vidine funds from which to pay this aid and
so. after a few months, it must necessarily be
suspended.
ANY one who was present in the assembly
this morning could not fail to see who was re-
sponsble for all the short eomings of the legis-
lIature, and to despse the spirit and tactics Of
tbos who have prevented the passage OF acts
needful for the honor of the State, and the com
| fort of its people.
AS will be seen by our report, the militia
bill, which had been amended and shorne O.
one provision after, another until it amounted
| to littlemore than an amendment Of our x
lemptionlaw, so AS to make all citizens OF thC
State LA bic to draft, failed to pass for laei
of quorum, and otter the Assembly became
fuller il could not be again brought up.
/ Acting Gov. LEWIS sentin message settin;
forth most clearly the great need OF making
some provision for the payment pledged to vol
unteer families.
The Democrats dared not take the response
bility of utterly disregarding it, or opposing it
recommendations, but. in base and cowardly
manner resorted to expedients for delaying &C
ton, aud to all sorts of tilioustering dodge
land at last, ashamed to face the music, proven
ted an extension of the time for adjournment til
action could be had, by adopting the rebel tao
tics of skedaddling, till the Assembly was LEI
, without quorum.
We shall have more to say upon this subject
and shall produce the record at anothertime.-
Madison Journal.