The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-07-16
KENOSHA WISCONSIN, THURSDAY JULY 16, 1868


l,.4o balieve slavery to be blessing, and no OPP
pnrtnnitv has been lost TO prejudice the ooutn
against all pertaining to us OF tne Norh
MI of our opinions and against al Oh ouL Iilstlsu
lions and long before present h0stlie? saera
Il 4J art vas drawn a distinct 1lne which pc POI
GU ~ ,;riops and interests OF the two sectionS
yea Tue side was Liberty and on the other siaN
very. 49,, 1 .F4b;. ravolt bv alternating |
= AIuo I ~ ftha eSontb from rs and the Constltu-
- d;,idad the Union ofsentiment "hlch io1iie'
f iv existed to such wonderful extent:a h~ "hioi
, constifi,ted the invincibility OF our nation
I These villauous, ambitious wicked men nave
Il I,,,red Iris Great nation into civil war; they
baya cnrsed this shedding of fraternai olooa they
have made war against all the nooiesl pd p
: of modern civilization, they nave III ~ t.h
ends uDon thousands of noble men, our oieti9lts
raations and friends, for the accursed purpose VI
establishing slavery upon firmer nasis anu u IL
the course of events these arch nnos Oh lSoei d
shol he taken and condemned TO death, tbe gar
a,,o with an its associated horrors ana uhuyhS
fignoDirg may be all the punishment we may ~
i 4icr hnt when they have reached their future
home Eternity will be 700 $nor1 @~% a"erts
,uent 700 mild TO give them their Jus' ueoet'
10 suhstaptiate my declaration, that' the op>
iects Of This rebellion are in direct opposloh 70
the ayowed principles of the civilized NATIONS ~
the world i will read an extract from tue h a.:
1nond En0uirer a paper which has the credlt OF
heing the chief o. gan of the rebel government ana
Iof utterng the true sentiments OF the South
! The Foundation of the Repelnon.
The Richmond Enquirer in an article entltieu our '
And the better shall be all the more Tree rum
ba RSS e Ct ba ps aG
anu the responsibilities 1t & S.ry and upon the
Ses ci natural subordination is verify distinct re-
prince ainst tho whole course Of the ages h
action we reasen why We have been let WitnouS the
tie We eGnagerfs That yPpatny
With the sdse OF the subOrdina
tIo95' C"vernment M bIens that rack end torture
These social and potl 4ertaken to solve TOR
our own way, upon tho naturally unequal
i e M SDpn to
races born to Such are ord we have
e up in s as prnep m ds
their defence we have shoTn readS + mis-
Esyerentiy we aeG ena our TO nreaeh We n
spek boldly and whose hath ears let him hea
| Yes whose hath ears let him hear. Let him
hear the Enbushing avowal made by these reo'
els that ths.ir Confed eracy is established against
the whole course of the ages of civilization III
direct opposition to every prlnclpie OF Christian7
ity that their object is TO Te-establish the old pat
| y7drchaL SyStem OF government when dled oul
| thousands of years ago. Let him hear their does
leraiion that they raise the standard OF St0TeIy
Saboraiuatlon and Government against oar gto>
rious banner on whose folds is inscribed the HeaV
en- inspired motto, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity;
LET him hear these cursed traitors proclaim that
ali men are not created free and equal; that the la
boring classes are naturally subordinate and In
terror 10 tLl6 rulllS race IL no uttS
ment ofmanness or self*respect IT ne has the i
slightest CLEAN of conscience in his sou II he has
the least love of country or of humanity he dare
not raise his voice to apologize Tor or sympathlze
with this rebellion against the pest government
the world has ever seen, This rebellion has not
a particle of right in it. 1t is founded upon what c
we detest, and is being carried on by men noto- I
rious for their unprincIpled lives a
We are bound by all we profess TO hold dear, G
to put il down and with it. its aiders and abet-
tors. The only way to restore any per- 2
manent peace to our distracted country 49, by a
prosecuting this until the rebels lay down Il
their arms and yield to the authority OF the gov
ernment. To talk of peace upon any other terms, 4
is to talk death to the Constitution, dtsh0faor and
ant0my to this nation, and triumph to the worst t
! principles ever advocated We do not deserve n
peace unless conquer it and unless we do con. n
quer it, Eeace is the greatest evil which could be p
! inflicted upon US We wish for nothing much a
as an honorable conclusion of hostilities but we b
deprecae. we despise, we hate, we ABHOR moths (
ing much as a peace Which brings shame up
on us. .... .... e
When Peace next holds her gentle sway in our +
beloved country, she must be arrayed IN habits f
ments, washed pure by the blood of traitors who b
drove her from our land, and her white vesture .
must not be bedabbled with the unavenged gore 9
of our fallen heroes.--"Ge Gentlemen may cry
peace peace, but there is peace" War is the F
theme, and must be till these rebels yield o
if tie United States were at war with :oreign La
power. riding tC the law OF nations, every cts r
izen of the United States would be at war with +
every citizen of the foreign power. Whenever a .
nation is war. every citizen of that nation is at
war as we'll in cases of instruction when fights
ing a foreign enemy. The enemy of governs #
ment is the enemy of every citizen of that govern
ment and threatens his rights. Therefore, since S
the United States at war every citizen is at i
war; and since rebellion is the nature of the cons
ct every citizen is fighting either for against r
the government, every either helps or handerS k
the government every one is either traitor or u
a Union man. ....... .... 80. -.... a
Let each revolve the tact in his own mind and =
decide to which class he belongs and let him act n
according to his own decision There can be no v
neutrality, no lockers on who may wait the issue y
of the contest without committing themselves. III n
order to be in good favor with the victors We n
are all fighting for the defense Ofthe Constitution
and every loyal man should consider the duty he y
owes 1t, thousand times greater than the ale fl
glance he bears to party Party strife should not n
in the least weaken the Of the President and n
If amy such result follows any political campaign, \
it ought to be taken as evidence of its hurtut> a
Notwithstanding foolish chickering's aud bitter f
words which only tend to rritate, and excite =
feelings of hatred, and to decrease the efficiency
OF our arms ana let all unite with one resolve to i
crush our common foe. If we victorious, each n
will sill are with the other, the blessings and hons
ors of our triumph. Why should not every man.
then, lend what aid he may to the success of the h
general cause. We are one nation having one a
government and that is engaged in suppresslng >.
a revolt In
Mr., Lincoln was elected by a majority of the p
people to execute the laws for the whole, and a
whenever it becomes necessary to use the rniiaD a
~ power, ne mas tS SOOu iSDb " SUp>
port from those who were in the minority as from y
those who placed him at the head of affairs The "
greater number of the former class in the North n
have Come forward noby tor the preservation of II
the Union but some, who formerly belonged to :
them, and who now delight Ill sty ling themselves r.
"Copperheads, not only refuse their assistance M
to the government, but also use their influence to II
prevent persons from iOnRcg our army, maintains 70
ing that they are loyal to the Constitution. but n
not TO this administrations The idea OF being Toys NJ
al to the Constitutions and DESTROYS of defending m
against all ITS enemies, and still to be bitterly
opposed to every act of the government and 10 o
hinder in every conceivable manner the progress h
OF The war, seems to me absurd War. fierce M
bloody and OF long duration, Is the only means IN
our hands, to save the CONSTITUTE ton ana any one f
who is opposed to the war, or who retards ntens c
tiOnaly even in the slightest degree, the prog n
ress of it, wIthhods at the present moment his
support from the Executive is a traitor at heart f,
Ia his country -- r q
There is no way to show one loyalty to the D
Constitution but by helping to put this war down. ii
Staying at home and grumbiing about taxes-the a
crafty allandigham and the Chicago Times are q
not doing much towards uncasping the traitor (,
Gus hands, clutched at the very throat of Re-
public, AMI striving to dep i've us Of national ex-
istence. Every loyal citizen should exert himself n
to the extent of his ability to strengthen the arm
OF the Executive, by abiding by the laws which i
Congress may enact-by standing the draft-pay. 81
ing his taxes and cheering up his weak-kneed D
brethren, certain number of whom are to be | Il
found in every community; whose faith in the r.
the success of right principles Is so small as ii
scarcely carry them from one day to another; il
whose CHIEF delight appears to be IN depreclatng
what has been accomplished, and in predicting e
misfortunes for the future who never undertake a
any project fearing that il possibly may msscar>
ry who in fact. Social Dead-headS, and re- G.
al moral cowards. One of the greatest obstacles a
the Union has in its way is this predisposi-
ton to croak on the pert of qutea number in ev.
cry walk of life One ia sometimes led to doubt
whether those persons who are so confident that
their liberties will be taken from them, and who II
make effort for thsr preservation are really 6