Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-03-24
Finding cur Proper Level.

r. Finding our. Proper Level. eA1t1
-Parson Brownlow called his paper
the 'sRebez TentiIator, and in its con-
duet he has endeavored faithfully to
!"ventilate7 some Of the ideas upon
(which the social condition of the South
has long rested, and in defense Of which
the present rebellion was inaugurated
So fearlossly has he dragged to the
light many Of the abominable doctrines
and deeds of the rebellion that they
hold him in like esteem with Gen But
Ter, and rejoiced over bis reported death
as they would over a victory. In a re-
Iicent article under the above caption
he "yentilates the character and deeds
Of the aristocracy in the followibg man
ner.;;
For the past forty years Eastern Ten
nessee has been cursed with an aristoo-
racy, whose headquarters has been
Knoxville, and whose consciousness. Of
superiority has been sticking ont when
ever family has owned from three to
ten kinhy-headcd negroes. This was
an. arlstocracy founded alone upon the
niger, and 50 far las it carried its inso-
lence for years, that when one Of those
upper tens would speak to the wife
or daughter Of an honest mechanic, OF
a decent laboring man, they regarded
their act of speaking as one OF great
-condescensiou ev ISL. 3IfaAE .4If
+ It is. not sufficient for the world to
know that these high-fyers were the de-
scendants in a direct line, from some.
old foreigners who had been sold out
upon shares to pay their passage to this.
country. It was not sufficient to know
that their "illustrious predecessors had.
taken their start in life by peddling in
pins and needles, by spading up gar
dens, for other people, or by entering
other peoples lands, and, by hook or.
by crook, securing their titles.l IeJ Ia.
Through the mercy Of God, the firm.
ness Of, Mr.. Lincoln and the madness Of
the Southern ,Confederacy, we are all
about to find common level, where We
can at least boast that the Lord is the
maker of us all. lie has not hereto
fore been the maker of US all, but.the.
times are changing 1t will require.
lamps and gas lights in daytime to find
the aristocracy of this town.nIThe dir
tiest branch Of the concern is following
lin the rear Of sLongstreet3si army; some
of them are attempting rapes upon de-
cent women !, some are losing what lit
tile they had accumulated by playing
cards: and others of them are killing
themselves by drinking mean whisky
| The days of their greatness and glory
are over, and they are standing now
where their merits, conduct and asso-
Citations by right have placed themlEl
FoR, Mr.. LINcQLN--FourteenSta States
have declared their preference for Mr..
Lincoln for President in 1865, as fol-
flows:Q 4tf..
Pennsylvania Legislature. 3@ds ra5I
New Jersy Legislature. 9d1
California Legislature. a;goI M 4
Maryland Legislature. a no KS
Michigan IN. Legislature,
Kansas Legislature. s7eara aa
Rhode Island Legislature 70
Minnesota State Convention aa6
/ iowa State Convention. " -. 7.
Indiana State Convention.
New Hampshire State Convention.
Connecticut State Convention. "a al
Besides the merchants Of New York
city, and various Clubs, Leagues and
Associations throughout the country j;
and Illinois would undoubtedly add
herself to the list of States, if she had