The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-06-18

lOuS 10 nave our say dbOuG tIio 'ih1CICi: VIC
insert it this week, although it is a little be-
hind time.
The CHICAGO TIMEs.-The great topic OF
discussion just now, is the episode that has
taken place in the existence OF the Chicago
Times Although hardly loyal man iii the
Northwest, who ever read single issue Of
the disloval sheet, but had wondered many a
time that it was allowed TO contaminate the
loyal Northwest with its pestiential breath,
still they were taken by surprise by the an
nouncement Of the order of Gen. Burnside sup
pressing it. Many who before had found
fault with the Government for permitting its
publication, were at once frightened at the
accomplishment Of their own wishes, and
Joined in the expression of indignation at this
interference of Gen Burnside with the free
dom Of the Press But the President prompt
w rcscinded the order, on the representation
and at the request of several eminent Repub-
Iicans in acknowledgement Replaced much con-
fidence If the President had been frequent
reader of the Times we do not believe he would
have interfered with the order of suppression.
know the President acted honestly, conscien-
tiously and fearlessly. We do not believe he
was induced thereto by any such motive as
fear of doing what he thought was for the good
of the country.
For our own part, though ever an advocate
for the Freedom of the Press, !" we cannot see
that that Eeedom carries with it the right to
make war upon the Government, or to aid
those who are in armed rebellion against the
Government. We do not believe any man
has the Right to make the Freedom Of the
Press. any more than 'Free Speech" shield
to his reasonable practices. Is the right of
a few unreasonable, unreasoning and irrespon-
sible demagogues to scatter broadcast over
the land, their reasonable slang, Of more inn
portance than the Government under which
we have lived and hourishcd for nearly cen.
turv as no other nation ever aOurished? II
we could be convinced that destruction OF
this Government would be less evil than the
temporary restraint of the abuse Of 'the free
dom Of the Press" then we should be able to
appreciate the logic of those who are so loud
, in their condemnation Of Gen. Bur1lside's Or
der
Since writing the above, we have received
the proceedings of meeting of the editors OF
, New York, at which they passed resolutions
: condemning the interference of the military
; with the Freedom Of the Press" on any
, grounds whichever, but at the same time adj
vising editors not to allow their partisan pref
udices to degenerate into downright treason.
', We don't approve the resolutions Of the
. New York Editors, for the reason that they
f are entirely too conservative-of treasonable
practices Editors, who under the protection
of ''the Freedom of the Press" and free po-
litical discussion" persist in publishing then
hostility to the Government and the Union
advise and incite to resistance of the laws OF
Congress, and bring the officers of the Gov.
ernment into disrepute and thereby weaker
their power and annul their efforts for the
suppression OF the rebellion, we believe SHOULD
be restrained and their papers suppressed. i
is all folly to talk of the sacrcdness Of tn,
freedom of the Press" under such circum
. stances The ''Freedon of the Press" woul(
= be of but little account to any body, after the
: rebels and traitors have accomplished thei
schemes of disulnion and disintegration Of de
i stroying our Republican institutions and Re
publican Government and building up, on it
{ ruins, a monarchy whose chief corner stone i
! chattel slavery-whose great Fundamental
principle is, that capital should own the labo
that all laborers should be sj0rcS whethe
> white Or black When these blatant dema
gogues have aided the accomplishment Of thes
schemes, under the specious plea of defending
the freedom of the Press" they will undoubt
{ edIy conclude that they are entitled to som
special boon from the slave oligarchy. Blu
u the experience of the past should teach then
better than to indulge III such day Dreams
Look back for the last ten or twenty-five
Il years. and tell us, O, We sticklers for the RICH
> of uttering treason under the mask of 9TH
y freedom of the Press" how much freedom o
u the Press" has existed in all or any of the slav
= States In which one of them could you have
set up your press, and advocated the great
i principle upon which our "Declaration Of In
u dependence, is founded-that, "All men arr
: created e4uaJ that they are endowed by thei
i Creator with certain inalienable rights, anon!
{ which are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit o
:, Happiness" They are now perfectly frantic
Il in their denunciation Of any Legitimate re
straint of their efforts in aid of that very sys
! tenn, which if it once had the power, woult
i stihe every free expression of opinion in tn
} land that was not in favor of the institution
of slavery. And these perverse and foolisl
5 abettors and sympathizers with this sIavehold
ers rebellion, know these things perfect,
/ well.
And because we cannot reconcile these fact
with the great hue and cry that is all at once
raised over the reasonable Chicago 1imls
about ''the freedom of the Press" we fail to
e appreciate the wisdom or the sense Of the
= Clamor.
Al -
REAL PATRIOTISM Wisconsin State
Sabbath School Convention which was in SEES
sion at Madison, the most Of last week. before
adjourning, unanimously adopted the follow
ing patriotic resolution;
ReSo5red, Thar while engaged III prosecuting
he work of giving moral and eligiOus insruc
u ion 10 the youth of our State, do not forge
4 hat we have duties to our whole country anC
: we pledge ourselves to give the Administration a
nrda and hearty suppnrtin ali its efforts to crust
lie rebellion, and criticism upon its efforts for tb'
sake of criticism will leave to rebels and rebe
, | ynpa thiZers.