The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-08-18
The "Peaee" Democracy,

Democratic or Copperhead Presidential Con-
vention draws near, it becomes more and
, more evident that regular secession Peace
instrumentation candidate will be nomina-
ted. Every conceivable effort is being made
to so mould democratic sentiment as to
secure that result
Peace meeting and Peace Conventions are
being held in various localities, and Peace
Petitions and Peace memorials are being
circulated and signed by men and women in
all directions 1t should be understood that
these appliances in all cases are being man
aged by the demagogues and office seekers,
who hope to make political capital enough
out OF them to get themselves into office
This is their great object. 70 do this they
are willing to sacrifice the country, its con-
stitution and its free institutions. Their
theory is let us be in Office when the crash
comes we shall manage to fall uppermost, and
be best prepared to avail ourselves Of the
chances that may turn up.
IHcSe SCLeHililS poIlIiO'dhS ALd III '''e
cowardly, the fearful and the disheartened
and discouraged, both male and female, fit
tools to help carry ont their netarious
schemes They get up petitions for peace for
WON EN- to sign and others for men to sign,
and by appeals to all the selfish cowardly
and craven impulses of men, induce them to
attach their signatures.
Within the past week Peace meetings
have been held at Peoria, ILL.,, Fort Wayne
Ind, Milwaukee, New York, and other
places, with special reference 70 influencing
the action Of the Chicago Convention in
that direction, and inducing the adoption
of peace platform. In every instance, the
leaders and getters up of these Peace meet
ingsan Peace petitions, are open or secret en-
emies of the government, and abettors of
and sympathizers with the rebels Sc
These men devoid Of every patriotic and
generous feeling themselves, cannot APP
prostate the deep-rooted attachment to our
country and free institutions that actuate
the great masses Of the American people,
and they hope to find them ready by til is
time to join the hue and cry for peace-at
whatever sacrifice of country, nationality
and Liberty To show how little these howl
ers for Peace care for the lives Of the people
and how hollow and iusiucere is their great
agony for peace it is only necessary to look at
their resolutions and their speeches In al
most all their peace resolutions there is incor
porated a threat that if President Lincoln is
reelected there will follow bloody revolu
ton in the Free and loyal States: worse
than ever cursed the soil of France. One Of
the resolutions adopted by the Fort Wayne
Peace Meeting declares That we are oppos-
ed to the draft, and call upon the Democracy
of all the States to sustain us in our declar-
alton, that if fight we must we will fight for
the constitution and the Union; that we will
never give any aid or assistance to the con-
inuing this unhoiy and unnatural war"
In other words those copperhead peace dem
traitors Of the south, and to secure it they
are willing to destroy the Government and
Ito go to war with their friends and neigh
bors who are trying to preserve our common
country, consti tuition and Free Institutions.
We must confess ne can not see the consist
ency of such Peace. They are anxious for
Peace, but unless they can lave their own
way, they threaten to transfer the theatre of
war from rebel slaveholdirg States to the
loyal free States. They will not fight to save
the country but they nil fight for the priv,
lege of destroying it. That is democratic
loyalty-or we should say, that is copperhead
loyalty. Let US not be deceivtd. Our only
salvation lies in adhering to the adninistra-
ton and by saving our country,save our
selves.