The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-09-03
ssThe Administration ia not the Govern
meBt."

L
cratic party of to-day bases its rule of action,
excuses its attitude of hostility to the Gov
eminent of Washington, and its virtual rec
ognition and approval of that of jeff Davis
in short by which it excuses and justities
treason, and openly and brazenly abets and
aids those in arms against the Government.
1t is through this false assumption and the
sophistries growing out of it, that copperhead
democracy has never yet uttered word of
condemnation of the rebels-that Democrat
ic stump speakers, and editors have never yet
been known in their harangues and TRADES
against the Administration, to utter word
of reproach Or reproof even, of jeff Davis and
his co-traitors. And why should they? If
they believe their own sophistry, jeff Davis
and all the rest of the rebels may be the best
of Union men, and patriotic friends and sup
porters of the Government They might say
with equal truth and consistency that they
are only fighting the Administration. But
that would be most too heavy draft on the
credulity of even modern Democracy, so it is
only insinuated and acted out instead OF be-
ing spoken.
''The Administration is not the Govern
ment," says the Democratic platform, and
therefore we are under no obligations to sup
port the Administration. We may embarrass
it in every way that hate, prejudice, jealousy
and treason even, can suggest, and yet be
true, loyal, patriotic Union loving citizens at
the same time There never was a more
wicked or foolish sophistry than this, inven-
ted by partisan hate and rancor. Let us look
at it in its true light Whatever demagogues
and copperheads may say, this nation is
at war. However northern democrats may
try to excuse and palliate the rebellion, jeff
Davis and his army are fighting against this
Government, and for its overthrow, and for
the dismemberment of the territory belonging
to the Government of the United States-for
the dissolution of the Union. They don't
make any pretensons to be Union men, or to
be merely fighting the Administration and
not the Government. These are ayioms, self
evident truths. And if they needed any con-
firmation, we have it in the fact that they
fhe rebels) have their diplomatic agents in
every foreign country, asking interference in
their behalf and the recognition of their indie
pendent existence, as a nation. All the Ry-
an addresses and copperhead platforms that
may be scattered over the land cannot do
away with or alter these facts. The Admin
istration or the Government then, is at war,
with a powerful and inveterate enemy who
| is doing his best, not to destroy the present
| Administration, but to resist the Government
of the United States, and if possible to destroy
| that Government; but to dissolve the Union
at all events. The Government, through its
regularly elected and qualified officers called
upon the country for volunteer army to sup
press the rebellion. Nearly half million of
volunteers rushed to the Union standard in
response to that call, and have fought as well
as any soldiers ever fought, but the rebellion
is not crushed, and more men are needed
The ranks of the old army cannot be filled by
recruiting and the Government-not Abra-
ham Lincoln-through its regularly elected
Congress according to statute in such cases
made and provided, enact a law authorizing
and requiring the President to raise more men
! by draft. In the meantime the rebel sympa-
thizers at the north have been filling the minds
Of the people with lying defamations Of the
Administration calling the war an abolition
war-Abe Lincolns war for the liberation of
negroes, &c, Until many came to believe
that they ought to resist the draft. Suppose
majority of the people had thus been infu-
enced to resist the draft because demagogues
| declared it to be unconstitutional ? suppose
further, that on account of this disatfection
the administration had found it impossible to
raise sufficient troops to meet the rebels and
they We're thus enabled to capture and pillage
the capitol of the nation, and thence finding
no opposition, had ravaged Maryland, Penn
sylvania and even New York With such
success all the nations of Europe would at
once recognize the Confederacy and enter in
to treaties, and this Government through its
officers would have been compelled to do the
same. All this might be done under this plea
that the Administration is not the Govern
ment. And while this is being accomplished
IVallandigham and all the rest of the martyr
ed traitors could have gone on declaring their
devotion to the Government and the Consti-
tuition, and haranguing the people on the ne
cessity of making the President live up to the
letter of the Constitution, and because the
Constitution does not define the exact method
Of putting down this most wicked and cause
less rebellion, declaring that there is no pow
er under the Constitution to put it down. OF
to punish traitors or do any other act for self
preservation.
Looking at it in the light of reason and
common sense, there never was a greater fall
lacy or more wicked aud fatal sophistry than
this of the copperhead democracy, that 'the
Administration is not the Government" and
that therefore men may in time of war con-
| spire with the armed enemies of the country
and prevent the legitimate officers of the gov
eminent from meeting and repelling that en-
envy, and still be loyal and devoted friends Of
the Government
A man may be ever so poor he may be ev-
er so unfortunate, but he never need be hard
up for candles as long as he makes light OF
his suferings,
Floyds death is confirmed