The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-09
DeHIScTaa tic Fears.


i%stration, and shed crocodile tears over the
horrors of mobs and fanaticism.
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Democrat tic Fears.
The Democrats of this State are certainly to
be pitied. We should suppose that they are
haunted with a more obstinate ghost than
that of Banquo's ever was. Coniure as they will,
this ghost they have raised will not 'down -
This joSt is nothing more than that venerable
african who tradition says was once upon a
time found in a fence. The jost is raised by
a disease more generally than classically nam
ed as, Niger on the Brain
For weeks past, the Democracy in various
parts of the State have been getting to-
gether forming clubs and passing resolutions
expressive of the sense of the meeting" These
resolutions, many Of them are models Of sense,
wit, comprehensiveness and lucidity. For
instance, as the report says, "a large and en-
thusiastic meeting was held in Maysville,
Wis a few days ago, for the purpose of form
ing a Democratic club AT the meeting the
following resolutions ''were unanimously
adopted:
ReSOtced, That the government formed by
our torefathers is a government of laws and
not of men.
Resolved, That this is a white mans govern
ment, and that negroes are no part of the po-
litical community, neither are they a consti-
tuent part of this government.
On the strength of those comprehensive and
killing resolutions, the 4th Assembly district
of Dodge county, is pronounced, sound to
the core" by the Milwaukee Neps. We pre-
sumo this meeting as so many other Demo
cratic meetings have done, would have adopt
ed a resolution in favor of the constitution as
it is and the Union as it was The Negroes
in the slave states under the Union as it was,
were an important part of the political COM
munity : five stare votes being considered
equivalent to three northern '1mudsill' votes,
in the count for representation. When it is
remembered that the slave states had the con-
troll of the Government for rather more than
three fourths of the time, from its foundation
to the rebellion, it will that in spite of these
democratic resolutions, negroes have hitherto,
formed a very large ''constituent part of this
government = and we don't remember to have
heard Of any democratic complaints of this
peculiarly democratic constituency.
At another meeting for the purpose of ''or-
ganizing a democratic club" at Muskego
Centre, among others, the following resoIu-
tons were adopted unanimously :"
Resr1red, That as this government was es-
tablished by white men, therefore they are
the proper and only persons to settle this con-
troversy.
The last resolution declares that eve have
gone to war, we cannot fight always, and there |
has been vast loss on both sides and no gain |
on either therefore we declare that there
should be delegates appointed from all the
states to confer to gether with a view to as
certain upon what basis the Union can best be
restored"
The first resolution quoted above, of course
is calculated to condemn the employment of
negroes to aid in putting down this rebellion.
We should like to find out how many Of those |
Democrats who were so ready to vote that
white persons are the only proper persons to
settle tits controversy" ere read to enlist
themselves.
The portion Of the last resolution which we
above, shows how democracy would
settle the controversy, by asking a cessation of
host!ities from the rebels in arms, and then
submitting to whatever disgraceful terms
they may choose to dictate, for the sake of
peace.
AT another meeting for the organization of
Democratic club in Lake Mills. Jefferson
it was resolved that the Democratic par
is the only historically constitution loving !
party now existing 1t was also resolved. {
hat the meeting 'denounce the importation {