The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-30

Tur ,ruprr roLE.-An ''aged' cores
oonden+ Of the Milwaukee Meas, who signs
bimself John Crawford, makes some most
Aagrant errors either "ofthe head Or the heart
- . sbort communication to that paper. MT.
Crawford says he is ''now somewhat adVanc7
81 N wears" &c, but if that is the case ne
has used the years of his s%ojourn to very 1T
flo n,,rnose. In lamenting over the state OF tne
country and the wickedness of the Republl-
49, nortv this venerable individual remarks ;
sTook at the whole history OF the repuDh-
can marty. From the beginning us COURSE
has been ~disrespectful Of the constitution ana
regardless of the laws Of the country l tlllk
4 comes with very bad grace from a party Oh
tba+ character to call the democrats rebels
They would destroy the Union, n knock
everything into it's original chaotic 1orln' III
order to rescue the negro from a sefVne COLI
dition."
We have always been taught to respect age
for its wisdom but in some cases we nave 10
nitv it for its weakness. The editor OF the
Neus publishes this twaddle as worthy Oh
much credit as being 1.-THE opinion en- old imam
IF this self-stvled venerable old man had point
cd ont one instance where the Republican par
tv lhas been regardless of the laws OF the
country or one act it has been guilty Oh to-
wards destroying the Union or knocking
everything into it's original chaotic state" IN
order to rescue the negro from his servlle con-
dition." he might have laid claim to some re-
spect for his age, but as it is, he inspires us
with anything but respect by his want OF
truth. But he continues this straiu still turth-
er. He is actually losing faith in human ma
ture. Hear him
stWhen I sit down and reflect what our once
happy and prosperous country might nave
been, and think of its future prospects ano
when | feel that all this trouble was brough1
upon us by a set of restless, fanatlcal beings
who are willing to sacrifice for party purpos'
es: I am forced to confess that | have almost
lost faith in the stability Of republican gov
ernments. Such people seem incapable O.
governing themselves"
BY these ''~restless, fanatical beings, who are
willing to sacrifice country for party purpos
es," this ancient individual means the Umor
men of the Northern States, who who are now
giving their means and sacrificing their lives
uncompIainingly and periodically IN the de
fence of their country and their government
against traitors and rebels in arms for the de
struction of both, for whom, the NegS nor its
aged correspondent either, have one word o.
condemnation. They may "sit down and re-
fleet" that "our once happy and prosperous
country has been brought to its present un
happy condition, simply and purely by sucf
lying and wicked teachings as are contained
in this 'Old Mans Opinion" The arch trait,
ors of the southern States would never have
been able to urge the people-the masses
of those States, into this unholy rebellion, il
| they had not had the assistance of such Demo
cratic papers as the Milwaukee NeocS, anC
such self-blinded Democrats as this aged cor
respondent of the NevS.
No Southern leader charges the present at
tempt to destroy the Union to the Republl
can Party. Though they are guiltp of un
pardonable sins, they nave not descended 81
low as to charge their own u%nprovoked act
upon other and innocent persons. A. ID
Stephens, the first Vice President ofthe south
ern confederacy, in a speech in the Georges
convention against secession uttered thes'
weeds.
"What reason can you give to the nations
of the earth to Justify it? (secession.) They
will be the calm and deliberate judges in thu
case! And to what cause or one overt act cal
you name or point, on which to rest the pie;
of justification? What right has the Nortl
assa;led? What interest of the South has
been invaded? What justice has been de
MED ? and what claim founded on justice anC
right has been withheld? Can either of you
to-day name one Governmental act of wrons
deliberately and ~purposely done by the Gov
eminent at Washington, of which the soutl
has a right to complain? Ichallenge the al
swer!"