The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-08-21
PARTY SPIRIT.

Nero fiddled while Rome was burning, and
Democratic politicians with a parricidal levity
and carelessness, even more revolving than
that of Nero, are schemiug aud wire~puling for
party triumphs and partizGn ends, while the
country is shaken to its very centre, and the
Union and the Constitution threatened with
humiliation by treason, rebellion and i1surrec-
ton. The volunteer force of the entire coun-
try is exhausted and throughout the length
and breadth of the loyal States, measures are
being prepared with the utmost expedition
possible, for draft and CONSUMPTION, to raise
men to fight for the continued existence of the
Government-not for the success Of party or
policy, or the triumph Of one set of men over
another but for bare life The country is in a
deadly hand to hand grapple with powerful
enemy for dear life All loyal and patriotic
men are absorbed in this great struggle for our
cherished Union, for Free Government, and
Free Institutions. But demagogues and poll
/ ticians, who set party before country-are ready
to sacrifice the country in this her sorest hour
OF trial to petty, partizan triumph
sense of the term, strictly party man, but
Heaven help us We never dreamed that
partizan Spnit and partizan hate could be car
ried to such lengths, We were party man
for the honor, the welfare and what we believ-
ed the best interests of the country, and not for
its ruin and destruction. Our political creed
| has ever been 10 make our country first-to do
all things, sacrifice all things for the honor
prosperity and glory Of the whole county,
And now when we see and hear men, in this,
our countys darkest hour, ignoring the peril
drowning every patriotic feeling or aspiration
| in the desire for partizaa triumph, we must
say it makes us weary aud sick of the very
name of party
We cannot but view the action of our dem
ocratic friends with alarm and distrust. Al
this time, when every patriot and loyal man is
devoting himself and his means to the cause Of
the country, it did not seem possible that there
could be found any respectable number of ou
citizens to respond to the call for strictly par
tizan mass meeting, for strictly partzan purpos
es. But if we may believe the Milwauke CT
NeacS such was the case, and another mass DO
litical meeting is called. The object of thes,
political m etings is primarily to weaken tn,
confidence of the people in tile present admin
istraton, aud in so far, to convince them tina
they should not accord to the administration {
willing and hearty support-that its policy il
wrong, and its conduct of the war is wrong
and should therefore be discouraged, and op
posed. IfDemocratic politicians can convince
the people that these views are correct they,
os course, just 50 far convince them that it is
wrong to enlist, and that in case the Govern
ment has to resort to a draft, 1.-THE very thing
these parlizan leaders are doing their best to
bring about, it will be the part of all true
Democrats 30 resist and oppose it in every way
possible. Already this unpatriotic partizan
teaching is having its effect, in the more in
| tensely Democratic Counties and Towns
| threats have been made that the people would
not stand draft, and that the Governor could
not raise force enough to compel them to come
out, and more ofthe same kind.
Now, this is all wrong, and very much TO be
deprecated If there ever was a time in the
history of the nation, when meu should forget
or foTego pRrtizan strife and paltizan agitation,
that time is nOto. The country needs the aid
of all its loyal sons, whether they be Demo-
Gratis or Republicans, or Abolitionsts, even.-
There can be no difference 10 the minds of
loyal men about the nature and demands of
this war. 1t mast be fought to the bitter end.
The rebels and traitors have constantly, and
persl silently declared that it was war to the
aeath-that ace or they must be CONQUERED
that the slave oligarchy would rule the coun-
Try or be annihilated from it. Since the war
was larry commenced, they have never asked
anything short OF an unconditional surrender
OF the whole country TO the rnle of JEFF. Davis |
as condition of peace. They have never in.
timated wish for compromise or adjudication
And our prisoners who have been in thar
hands over year, and have had the best on
10 learn the spirit Of the leaders of
his rebellion, assure US that there is no draw Il
ng back-no compromise-but that the war
aust be fought out to the final issue Ne l
'ust either conquer them, or they aoiH conquer
$ That is the ultimatum. There is no al {
srnative.
Men OF the North Men of the Free and
'oyaI States Can we afford to weaken our. $
lives, weaken our cause-fritter away onr h
rength' IN useless suicidal party wrangles, d
ID partlzan contentious In all good faith. b