The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-09-29
The Traitors at Chicago.

- The Traitors at Chicago.
MEssRs EDIToRs.--We venture to say, that
the candid historian, when he shall come to
give a narrative of the facts, events and in
cidents connected with the meeting of the
Democratic Convention recently held at
Chicago, he will agree with us in the state
ment, that there never was before (and we
h ope there never will be AGAIN. collected on
Gods footstool, body of men under the
guise of patriots Gas was this body, VIII 0
were more filled with treason, or could
show more loyalty to the open enemies Of
their country than did the same Copperhead
-Peace-on-any-ter Convention. Y
A complete analysis of the composition Of
this rebel coalition, we do not care to go in
at present. Suffice it to say that with
the aid of the jeff Davis, Belmo Mt, Roths
chiIds fund, the roughs and black-legs Of the
cities were induced to take their part in the
Con vention. A majority of the delegates
were self appointed, as they had no constitu-
ents in the localities they pretended to repre-
sent, who held the peculiar views that these
self made deputies had in their rela ton to
the present struggle. These delegates were
mostly made up Of the very dregs of the
so-called Democratic party; all the most
vile and despicable of that miserable IN ass
of ,.oI,E1ooJ avd hroLy
office seekers For to such as these has the
party that was once the ''glory of our coun-
try" become reduced: warning as we'll as
hiss and by-wold. In this example of
the fate of those parties who through mis-
guided ambition, and the fruits of their
country's prosperity, become corrupt and
regardless of their country's good, we see the
hand of just Providence; the still small
voice proclaims the eternal laws of justice.
What could be expected of a Convention
thus made up self-proven traitors, brought
by Jeff. Davis & Co, to do their biddings,
but to follow out the programme as laid
down by their more open, and we might
justly say nobler brother traitors in arms.
That this Convention has done as their
Southern leaders intended they should, is
apparent to the most superficial observer.
The appreciation with which the Richmond
papers and the rebel armies greeted the nom
ination of Mcclellan and PendIeton, prove
that the Northern rebels are acting in accord
with the Southern rebels.
A skeptical person need only to have been
in Chicago during the session of this rebel
to have become fully convince d
of the reasonable character of the men and
(want of principle, of those there assem-
bled. He had but to walk the streets of
that city a short time, before he would by
personal contact be painfully impressed with
the truth of the warning given by the con-
spicuous- pla-card that notified each and
g very one to beware of certain light finger
gentry. ,..-s..
Throughout the period during which this
treason Convention met, was there word
spoken of encouragement to the brave men
who are periling their lives in defense of
their country and all they hold dear on
earth; Was Their e an expression of appro-
val for the Chief who through all the long
hours of our country's agony, has with wis
dom, frmness and fidelity to the constitution
oJrr,;DiSfaroJ With ;,Dpo r+;aI bop5 An. Of
fairs of the nation; No. what cared these
men for the Union, or the old flag? these
W ere things Of the past. To them the tri-
umph Of free government on this continent
would be the defeat of all their hopes Of a
Southern Confederacy, whose foundation
stone is slavery
Abraham Lincoln, what was he but the
''Negro God" who sat the November cleo
ton the people would damn to immortal in
fanny, and hurl him and his minions from
power" Was he not 'tyrant and trail
tor who when he retired from the Presiden-
tial chair they would try, as was Charles
1st in England, and if they found him gull
ty they would find men to carry out the
law. Was he rot the ''gorilla usurper, land
''peUlred wretch, who had caused blood
to flow 'in torrents, and the thirst of the
old monster was not yet quenched."
Such were the reasonable utterances of
these men at Chicago. There may be pos
sibly dozen persons who were delegates
to that Convention who were honest in their
opinions, but the great mass of the Conven-
ton by their own speeches and votes prov
ed themselves to be traitors of the deepest
dye.
Kenosha Sept, 22d 1864. junior VOTER.