The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-10-20
English views Of American Matters.

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We are indebted to THos PRICTURE, Pres
ident of the 1st National Bank of Kenosha,
for couple of late English papers--the
WeekEy Londoa Times of Sept. 25th, and The
DaiIy Teleqraph, Uondon) of Sept, 27th.-
The n eekIy Times in its article On Ameri-
can matters seems to be disposed to treat
them fairly; 1t is not correctly posted as
to the difference of opinion that divides par
ties at the North. Speaking upon this sub
ject it says
| "a peace party on the basis of recognize
cling the Confederate States does not appear,
'sThe North is unanimous in its determina-
q ton that the Union shall be restored, and
| Ht the only difference between Republicans
+" and Democrats is, whether the slave pow
. er shall he compelled to surrender its mi
g guilty, Or shall be coaxed back upon the
g condition that its enjoyment shall be guar
''anteed. 1t is not at present likely that
" Mcclellan will prove dangerous rival to
: Lincoln. AS commander he was unsuc
cessful, and his line of policy is not at all
&c popular in the New England States"
We read the Chicago platform different
in this country. If there is any party whose
principles are embodied in that platform, as
there undoubtedly is, with Mcclellan as its
standard bearer ''Peace party on the ba-
sis of recognizing the Confederate States"
| in the event of the refusal Of the rebels to
voluntarily return into the Union they have
fought for four years to destroy which there
is not the est remote prospect of their ever
doing. But it is not strange that the Times
should fall into this error. 1t is one that
many Americans have fallen into who look
only at one half of the Democratic creed, and
that the half put forth by the candidate
who has virtually no voice in the matter
outside of the National Convention.
| We quote again from the same article:
| ''The Confederate Journals make as light
" as they can of the fall Of Atlanta, but it is
really one of the severest disasters they
have experienced during the war. Shcr-
''man's success takes the large and highly
important State Of Georgia out Of the
"hands of the Confederates. nhey cannot
look to it to supply the Richmond army
with food; and the factories of arms and
''clothing in and around Atlanta, are lost to
"them at time when blockade running is
"wofully damaged by Farragut's brilliant
% achievements at Mobile For supplies
g from abroad they now depend almost ex-
''clusively upon Wilmington, which we pre-
"sume will soon have the benefit of Farra
"guts attentions, and only one Railway
connects that place with Richmond"
%% ''Sherman's campaign is the most
g brilliant feat of the war. lie started with
C a moderate sized army to march about $50
"miles through the enemvs country. He
chad to place himself out Of reach of sup
"plies from any base of operations on fedc-
raj ground, and lac could not move a step
without encountering force about as large
q as his own Sometimes by strategem,
sometimes by hardfghting he held on his
| course. The INSCRIPTIONS partisans of the
contederates declared that Johnston was
only Turing him from his base Jeffer-
'son Davis, however, did not find this pro
cess so admirable as it appeared to the
confederate organs in London, and Johns
&c ton was replaced by Hood, who was speed
ely out unanswered and compelled to sur
"render the capital Of the State into Sher-
"man's hands"
The Eeeaiag Telegraph mnst be one of
the inscriptions partisans Of the Confed-
crates, or Confederate Organs in London,
referred to by the Times It is at all events
a regular copperhead sheet. We will make
few extracts from its leader on American
affairs to show the spirit by which it is ac-
tuated. The following is the opening of
the article
"Whoe yer else may or may not be bene-
:" fitted, by The capture of Atlanta, certain
9 it is that the event has happened in the
very nick of time for Mr. Abraham Lin
coin. His chance of remaining at the
White House has been immensely in
" creased by Gen. Sherman's success. 1t
may indeed seem strange that he should
really wish to prolong his term OF office
f" few men, one might think, would care to
face so terrible a responsibility; but we
: must remember that if 1Ir Lincoln re-
" tires he becomes merely a western lawyer
$ OF no position or influence
It is little singular that a mere locker
on, an outsider, who might be supposed to
be unlnhuencea by PARTISAN hate or prelu-
dice, should put such an estimate upon the
character of President Lincoln The editor
OF the London Telegraph must be not only
prejudieed and partial writer, but wofuIly
Ignorant Of American political history, or
he would have known that Mir. Lincoln, so
far from being merely western lawyer
Of no position or influence" has long
been prominent and leading man in the
great State of Illinois He has made his
mark, and an honorable one too, in the Con-
gress Ofthe United States. and when his par
ty IN that State selected their abIest and
strongest man TO lake the field against Ste
Phen A Douglass, acknowledged by all, at