The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-09-17
GOV. TaIImadge Repudiafes the Copper


The following is letter from \. T. iali
madge, one of our early governors, and demo
Graf as wsll as Statesman:
FovD DU Lac, Aug, 10Th, 1873
D. Ed. GREEN BAY ADVOCATE = nave reat
4 with oroat Measure your comments i'll the Id
goc,tS mon the recent Democratic State Con
,.,,f;,r,. 81 Wisconsin. They have the ring Of
tho tr,ro metal. and trust there are Demo
cr,fs enough in the State who viii rise above
fine foul atmosphere Of party, and maintain
with you, the great cause Of the Union against
foreign and domestic foes.
The country IS involved in a war for it,
| own existence as q nation. brought on by a
( Rebellion the most stupendous, rs well as the
most infamous ever known in the history OF
| the world aud that t3o,"ithout cause OF pre-
text, but prompted solely by the ambition OF
party leaders
No country on the globe was more prosper
| GUS and happy than the United States through
out the length and breadth Of our wide do
main. The eyes of the world were upon our
mode, republic. We were the envy Of aristo-
cratic and despotic powers and the asylum OF
oppressed yf all nations Such q country and
such a government arc attempted TO be de-
stroved bv fraticidaI hands, from the sole and
base motives Of personal ambition, by that
sin fell the angels " and 50 the Rebels fall.
As one Of the Democratic party, dnring
long period Of public life, always defended
the rights Of tile South as guaranteed by the
Constitution. and should have continued to
this day, had the South remained +alttnl to the
Constitution. But the attack on Fort
Sumter released me from those constitutional
obligations, aud left me- like all loyal men, 10
- 10. =, mi
Of the Cuion To my mind there is but one
way to do that; and that is to sustain the
Administration which the people have placed
III power.
was not partizan Of Mr.. Lincoln. l did
not vote for him But lac was elected by the
people, according to the toms Of the Cousti
tuion andin this crisis OF Jhe country, every
true patriot should support him i'll his efforts |
10 nut down this gigantic rebellion. lis |
may not suit us all; he may have !
made mistakes in bis administration Of the |.
Government and the conduct OF the war, but
10 candid man will impeach his integrity and
honesty Of purpose; and no other man per-
laps could have done better. 1t behoves Us,
therefore,. not to complain, but TO sustain him
With all our bower in his untiriug efforts to
reserve the Union,
ebels, and tends to destroy the Government.
There are those, we know, who would gladly
rroduce that result But / cannot believe
hat such wish of the large body of the
Democratic party. Let those, then, who mean
0 be true their country, not be led astray by
arty leaders, whether designing or sincere,
mi act as the Democratic party has always
cted the true friends Of the Government in
,eace, its firm supporters in time Of war.-No
'arty ever did, and no party ever can main
ain itselef by opposing war in which the
ountry is engaged, but always has been,and
ways viii be condemned by public senti
nent, and its leaders held, by deceived and
Misguided people, to an awful accountability
But for my infrm health | would gladly
1in you in the iabors of this important po-
teal campaign in Wisconsin, and should +
cen, it the crowning act Of a long life deyo
cd to the service of the country.
Very truIyy0urs