The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-01-21
FRAEDULEN'"'
VOTING.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

be Thoroughly e%aiillllou' anu ~ 20
to properly guard the exercise OF tins sacred
right.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
In commenting, as we have thus far, upon
subjects moreimmediately connected with our
State affairs we are not unmlndful that we
owe allegiance to the General Government,
and have duties to perform in connection there
with.
Notwithstanding peace and plenty reign
within the borders of our State, we cannot
lose sight of the fact that the nation is engag
ed in war-a war of great magnitude and
importance of immense Importance to us as
State of immense Importance to the
world.
The interests, the hopes and fears Of mill
lions now hang trembling in the balance,
and the position of our State may turn the
scale. How important that we examine care
fully the ground on which we stand, and that
we are found arraycd upon the side OF justice
and humanity.
Wisconsin is now standing side by side with
all the free States in the support OF the Gene
raj Government; in the support OF law and
order; in the support oftreedom. The mpor-
tant question which presents itself to our mind
is are we right i'll our position? Ii we are
it is our duty to 90 forward, press on the war
with renewed energy until victory aud peace
shall crown our efforts If wrong, our first
duty should be to place ourselves in = true
and correct position In Judging OF this mat
ter, we may very properly ask ourselves the
question, are Cur minds free from prejudice
and passion? 1t is natural that the monarchs
Of the old world, as well as the arlstocrats up
on our own SOIL impressed with the dangers
that threaten their tenure Of place and power
| from the spread of our free principles, should
desire the downfall of this Government, and
to accomplish this end should counsel the
withdrawal of our armies and final separation
! of these States.
There may be those also in our midst whose
narrow preiudices whose love of gain or fear
of personal harm, will induce them to with
| hold support from the Administration, favor
! the withdrawal of eur troops and the conse
uuent destruction of the government. Our
| faith, however, i'll the integrity and loyalty
of our people is too strong to permit us to be-
! Iieve there are many of this class of persons
in our State 1t is true some within our Dor
ders may have arrayed themselves against
| the Government, but we have The charity tc
believe that most of them Were but Temporal
riIy misled and that they will, when theil
eyes are opened to their true position, place
| themselves on the side Of law aud order. The
| large numbers who have gone forth to battle,
| the voice of the people OF this State heard IL
! the late election. affords inContestibIe proof
that with the great majority of our people,
patriotism rises above prejudice and passion
that the hearts of the people are rightly at
tuned to the music of the Union.
Our people in taking their position, calmly
| ~ 4. III
the South any real grievances ?
External separation from the working class
es, the mud -sIls of the North destruction tc
the government, was the answer they receiv-
ed from those in rebellion. The only answer
] to their request for calm discussion and con-
sideration was the booming of the rebel can
non, the fall of Sumters walls, and the tramp
ling of the Stars and Stripes, in the dust
Yet, with all this provocation, our Govern
ment has prosecuted the war with great
moderation, = more j sorrow than in an
/ ger.
| At this late day, we would again calmly
ask, what are the grievances of the South, Oh
upon w hat do those now i'll rebellion bast
their action? Can they find an excuse fo
their course in the claim they first set up, fol
the ri ght of secession This poisonous doc
:
working it's own cure. Even in the So nth, in
| the boasted Confederacy, among those who
| first started and urged this doctrine, it is nov
repudiated States that pretended to unite
their fortunes with the so-called Confederacy
have already denied It's authority over them
and claimed this same right of secession, which
is denied and coercion threatened by the Reb,
| ell congress. Do they base their cause upon
the righteousness of slavery 1T has long
since written its own shame and disgrace
The world has written infamous over against
1t and thus pronounced its doom.
! Did they complain OF 4 high tariff? The
tariff was reduced to a revenue basis.
Did they ask representation for their slaves
/ III Congress: 1t was conceded.
! Did they require the Missouri compromise
1t was or anted.
Did they, after enjoying its benefits ask
its repeal that they might not be bound by
those provisions that initiated against them I
/ The North yielded to their request.
Did they require Southern men as diplomat
ic agents of the Government abroad, in order
that their peculiar institution and their par
i tlcular interests might be guarded? They
had them, even at the expense of the com
nlerce of the Union and the interests of the
North.
Did they desire Southern men-men in their
interests, upon the Supreme bench? They
had them.
Did they require that majority of the of
ticers Of the army and navy, and majority
ofall the civil officers of the Government should
be Southern men, and men in their interest
They had theta
Did they demand that their runaway slaves
should be caught and returned to the them
United States officers were upon their track,
and the poor sun-dyed african too dearly paid
the penalty which Southern chivalry afixes
| to a love of freedom.
Do they rest their cause upon the injustice
or oppression Of the North? History as well
as their own best statesmen deny the base
SANDER. The only fault of the North if it be
a fault, is that they have but too faithfully
kept the bond and given the pound Of