The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-08-11
Republican Union Nominations,
The want of the Hour.

The want of the Hour.
As nation, there is one trait OF charac-
ter that we have not yet learned or acqulr-
ed. we can boast Of courage, of enterprise
and dash, but we have not learned to work
and wait" in this generation. We have
hitherto rather ridiculed the patient, plod-
ding spirit of some Of the older nations, but
that same spirit is what we need in the present
crisis of our national history. We want to
learn to work and wait-to trust in time,
for the fruition of our desires-to work nor
for the harvest hereafter.
There is a growing spirit of impotence OR
dependency, if you will, among the people
that the people themselves should check
The enemies of the government-the sym
pathizers with the rebellion-are constantly
holding up the terrible losses of our armies,
the public debt that is accommodating, and
the failure Of this or that campaign, and
magnifying and charging all these until
many, even of strong union men, become
disheartened and clamor for ''peace at any
sacrifice" They are told over again that we
cannot conquer the rebel states-that 1t
would be wrong, wicked or worse, to do it
even if we could.
But til is is the voice of the enemy. 1t is
the song of the Syren, that would charm
us with the song of Peace to cur own de-
struction. In the words of another, "Gen-
tlemeu may cry peace, peace, but there is
no peace" in disunion!
The only ground upon which the rebel
leaders hint at treating for peace, and as
preliminary to any negotiation, is the recog-
milton of the independence Of the confeder-
ate states-a conserving to the disember-
mcnt of the Union and destruction of the
government and the constitution. We have
the testimony and the lights Of all history
to prove to us that such Peace is impos-
sible. Look at our sister Republic, Mexi-
CO! Ever since the recognition Of the right
of secession, or of the right Of portion of the
Republic to dictate terms to the Republlc c,
she has been torn and distracted with inteS-
tine wars and connections. For twenty
five years she has not seen two consecutive
years of peace Her civil wars have culml-
mated in the establishment OF an absolute
monarchy by foreign nations monarchy,
monarch and all, imported from Europe!
Do we wish to initiate the inglorlous career
of Mexico? A consent to the disbursement
of the Union-a consent to peace on the ba-
sis of disunion-is the first step toward the
downward career Of Mexico Already the
advocates for 'peace at any COST" are clam
oring for foreign intervention. Already the
rebel states are considering the proposition
of the monarchists of Europe, to cede por-
ton of our territory on which to plant an
other imported monarch, as the price Of
their recognition and intervention Who is
so foolish as to look for peace under such
circumstances, or under any circumstances,
or OH any conditions other than a return to
their allegiance to the Union and the con-
stitution, on the part Of the rebels This is
the only basis for permanent Peace, and
that we must have even at the cost and the
sacrifice of conquering it. The rebels and
their abettors and encouragers at the North
must and will be held responsible for what
ever of bIoodshed, of misery, OF, hardships
may intervene, by an impartial world.
The great want of the hour, then, is pa
tience, courage, endurance. We shall sue
coed, bt it may take tima-cost immense
sacrifice of life and treasure But shall we
falter wheu We hno1o that to yield to the al
lurements Of peace at any cost" will in
the end, cost ten times the sacrifice of both
life and treasure Gen. Grant, with his ar
my before Richmond, says, "All that fear
" and the only ground of fear. is, lest our
people at home may not properly support
" the war. With one more thorough and
united effort, the rebellion is at an end"
Let us take these things to heart, and show
our Generals and soldiers in the field, that
the people at home" may still be relied on
to properly support the war" Let us Gull
tivate endurance as virtue, and learn to
''work and watt confident that in Gods
good time, the cause of Right, of Justice,
of Humanity, of Liberty and truth, will pre-
vail over Wrong, Oppression, Injustice and
humanity