The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-09-11
Thursday Morning, Sept. IL, 1869

Thursday Morning, Sept. IL, 1862
S. s. SCHOFF,. .............S. C. VINEGAR
PrQprietors.
S s. ScHoFF EDITOR
The Democratic stafe COmvemtion-- % is
loyalty Unmasked.
A Convention was held at Milwaukee last
week, styling itself Democratic State Con-
vention. 1t was gathering of old political
hacks, intent on mischief, and calculated to
give aid and comfort to the enemy. Had jeff.
Davis witnessed the proceedings of the Con-
venton, he would have been delighted, and
comforted with the hop of an ultimate fire
| in the rear" of cur Union forces by his north
ern allies. 1t was d noticeable fact bythose
who were lockers on of this Democratic gath
ering, that every utterance Of the speakers
AGAINST the Government, and abuse of the men
who have control of our national aflirs, was
greeted with the widest enthusiasm. While
on the other hand, every sentiment of true
patriotism which fell from the lips OF the few
| loyal men in the Convention, was received
with GOODNESS and marked disrelish by the
rampant disloyal majority The Republicans
were made responsible for all the political
evils which flesh is heir TO, especially were they
charged with the blame of breeding diacord in
| the great Democratic family of the Union, and
conaequ> the instigators Of the present ter
rible war. The censures bestowed upon the
rebels in arms against the government, were
comparatively spiritless TO those laid on Re-
publicans.
| The Convention adopted a string OF re!olu-
lions, which, ii they have any effect at all, will
only be TO SOW discord and create tactious ops
position to the prosecution of the war. 1t is
enough to establish the traitorous intent of the
resolutions adopted by the Convention to men,
ton the ia ct that loyal resolutions offered by a
member from Madison, were promptly voted
down. The loyal resolutions it appears were
offered 10 test the sincerity of the members in
their professed regard for the preservation OF
the Union The rejected resolutions read as
follows:
ResoLced, That in the hour Of public peril,
like the present, it is the duty of the demo-
cratic party to proclaiinm terms that can not be
misunderstood, its unalterable devotion to the
Constitution and the Union and its readiness
to make any possible sacrifice to support the
government.
ResoLred, That we will not countenance any
partisan efforts to divide the people of the
North upon old political issues, until this
wicked rebellion shall be entirely suppressed
and the authority of the government restored.
The foregoing resolutions received only Il
feeble vote the Convention also adopted a
lengthy address, gotten up for the occasion by
L. G. Ryan of Milwaukee. Mr.. Ryan is a
lawyer of considerable ability, and in the mat
ter of the address, it would seem he exercised
his professional skill, by making pretentious
show of devotedness to the Union, and at the
same time by steering as near to justification
of those engaged in this rebellion as possible
without being caught in the meshes of the law
Ryan is willy politician, and knows how to
discourage enlistmeuts, and breed opposition
to the Union cause, and yet leave unsaid just
enough to slip through the fingers Of a United
States Marshal. That the address put forth
is ca lculated to discourage enlistments, was not
denied by those who We're clamorous tor Its
adoption; a prominent democratic member
declared that no one would venture TO go be-
fore the people with such an address TO induce
enlistments, and that, if'Jeff. Davis should gel
hold of the address, he would laugh IN his
sleeve" Yet an address, which the minority
of the Convention declared would be highly
pleasing to Jeff. Davis, was adopted by large
majority with uproarious applause What I
commentary upon the political degeneracy Of
the pro-slavery like spittles, styling them
selves Democrats
1t is but lately that Stephen A. Douglas wa
the pride of the Democratic party he was the
oracle in whom they professed unlimited con
fidence; but now his preceptS and counsel
are secuted, as obsolete and worthless. :
m ember of the Convention-Mr. Pinney, wh
Jstill reveres the memory of Douglas, and who
is still disposed 10 heed his last counsels to the
people. offered as an amendment TO the ad
dress adopted by The Convention, part of The
last counsels of Douglas to the American peo-
ple-words which that Statesman uttered only
a short time before his death. The patriot
sentiments conveyed by these counses, ma!
be gathered from the following extract:
"Whoever is not prepared to sacrifice part
organizations and platforms on the altar OF nj
country, does not deserve the support anC
countenance Of honest people. How We t
overcome partisan antipathies i'll the minds c
men of all parties so as to present unite
front in support of our country. We mus
cease discussing party issues make no aliu
sions to old party tests, have no elimination
or denominations, indulge in no taunts o.
against the other AS to who has been the caus
of these troubles
, These words coming from one who but
few nonths since, was cherished democrat
leader were entirely Incompatible with tn
spirit and temper of great majority OF tn
degenerate members of the Convention. On
vote to adopt the sentiments of Senator Doug
las, as expressive of the sentiments of the dem
ocaacy of Wisconsin,, there were found onl,
i fourteen votes in favor, while IA voted agains
the proposition The patriotic sentiments o
Mr.. Douglas, are unquestionab!y distasteful t
jeff. Davis, and the leaders Of the Southern
rebellion, generally so it is fair TO presum
the motley democratic gathering at Milwaukee
did not deem it polite to give them publ
endorsement. The Conve ntion chose to pr
forth an address, such as one OF its piominel
me mbers said would make "Jeff. Davis laug
> in his sleeve"
It would no doubt be unfair to hold the den
3 ocracy of Wisconsin responsible for the sa,
ings and doings of the seces sion sympathizer
p who came together in Milwaukee last week
a assuming to be opponents of the Democracy {
0 the State. Were the whole Northern peop
. who call themselves democrats of the same pc
> litica stripe and depraved affinties as the cor
a vention at Milwaukee, there would be but lit
5 or no hope for the triumph Of the Union cause
the people might as well submit at once 20 til