The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-07-02

of Ohio, as follows:
- Resolved that the late arrest, military
trial, sentence and deportation of the Hon.
Clement L. Vallandigham, were not only a
gross and lawless outrage upon his rights, but
were also an assault upon the rights Of Amer
lean citizenship by violating the whole sys-
TEN Of personal right secured by the consti-
tuition 1t is not for US to criticise the opin-
ion of Mr. Vallandigham, whether right or
wrong; it is enough to know that these were
his opinions honestly entertained and consti-
tutionally uttered. And that way
ing all discussion of Mr.. Vallandigham's pc
culiar views, we hold his nomination by the
Democracy of Ohio, for the office of Governor
Of that state, to have been noble act ofpop-
ular assertion of popular right against militia
ry despotism. We cordially hope to see the
disgraceful assault upon American right in
his person, eliminate in his election to the
highest Office of his State. 81 LE
1t will be seen that the Democracy in this
adoption of Vallandigham and his nomination
give the direct contradiction to their previous
resolutions Vallandigham from the first in
ception of the rebellion has opposed the war
for its suppression. He makes his boast that
he has never voted for a dollar for thesupport
of the war, and declares that President Lin
coin, and every other man who has counte-
nanced this war for the Union, are no better
than murderers. Wisconsin Democracy in
this endorsement, ofcourse, eats its own words
as quoted in another resolution.
60 20 he loo lJor, &c \IT;coo,,c;,, Ton,
ocracy in this attempt at platforming them
selves have shown that they do not know
what they do believe, or what they do not.
There is one more bright idea in this en-
dorsement of the infamous Vallandigham, that
we wish to notice The resolution says at
is not for us wisconsin Democrats) to criti-
else the opinion of Mr.. Vallandigham, wheth-
er right Or wrong; it is enough to know that
these were his opinions, honestly entertain
ed"
1t is singular that the Democracy should
so persistently ''criticise' the opinions and
acts of the President and his supporters, who
they kno,e to be actuated by only one motive
that of preserving the Union and the Con-
stitution, and handing them to their success
ors in Office as nearly in their integrity as
possible-while they declare ut is not" for
them to ''criticise the opinion of Mr.. Vallan-
digham' whom they just as well knon, to be
either a worthless, dishonest demagogue, or
else a sincere and outspoken abettor and aid
er Of rebels and traitors against this Govern
ment; or perhaps both.
We ask the honest, loyal Democrats of
kenosha county, whether they are ready to
be sold body and soul to the open enemies and
secret plotters against the Government? Do
you consider yourselves bound by these resolu-
tons, to Join the Fernando Wood Chicago
Observation-Disclosures crusade against the
Government? We cannotibelieve such to be
tAecase The few disloyal politicians whoInow
assume ''to run the Democratic party, are in
fair way ito run it into the ground, if they
are allowed to go on without rebuke from
the loyal men yet remaining in the rank and