The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-11-17
Sick of Comprehension.

The ~ Y. Journal of Commerce announ-
ces editorially that from this time hence it
withdraws from political discussions, and
will devote itself to the more legitimate
pursuit of reporting commercial transactions
Throughout the canvass it has been an ar.
dent supporter of Mcclellan. 1t now yields
its support to the constitutional authori-
ties" and says
SIN Withdrawing from political discussion
we do not withdraw from supporting the
Government of the United States, the con-
stitution of our fathers, the Union of the
States. 1t is our Government, and we are
now and forever hostile to every form of re-
bellion against it. As citizens we shall with
purse and person sustain the constituted au.
tloritics AS publishers Of a daily journal
we are of opinion that we shall best serve
the cause of the country, and do it and our
readers the greatest good, by withdrawing
| from the political field, and devoting our
selves with more earnest labor than ever to
the publication of q good commercial and
family newspaper" 'f 'ara
Copperhead papers everywhere would do
well in following the excellent and sensible
course Of the Journalof Commerce. $3.50 Hse
We commend the philosophy of the
Journal, to our Grabbed neigbor of the
Milwaukee News, who takes the result of
the election to heart in most ungracious
mood. lie tries to extract little balm for
has wounded spirit from the vote in this
State in which he says there is Democratic
gain since last year of about IA, 000;' And all
this he says notwithstanding thousands of
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democrats have been drafted into the SER
vice sr frightened from the state by the con-
scription hundreds have been seduced to
become the apologists of the administration
for pay, and thousands more have been de-
tered from voting by fear of CONSUMPTION
hereafter" The News ought to be thank
full to the Republicans for enabling all the
thousands of democrats" who have been
drafted into the service to cast their votes
just the same as though they were at home.
Unfortunately for the editor of the Meas
the poltroons who have been frightened
from the State by the draft, nor those who
were deferred from voting for fear of future
drafts, each of which class of democrats the
News estimates at thousands, cannot vote
The editor of the Neaos is at least candid in
owning up to the kind of voters which make
up the thousands and thousands of the dem
ocratic party. But we don't believe he is
honest in the following prophetic croakings:
SIN the recent election, Lincoln was not
in fact, the candidate of the republican
party That party was merely the instru-
ment of the president He subjugated it
as effectually as he has subjugated Tennes-
see or Maryland, 1t nominated him not
by choice, but by compuIsion. Its dele
gates voted for him in national convention
as his agents in Tennessee voted for him
November Sth-because they had no choice
left them. And the Republican party here
after will not be permitted to furnish prin-
ciples upon which to administer the gov
eminent On the contrary, its Office is to
accept principles from the President and
obey his behests. If it will not then it
will be compelled to do So or perish. Lin
coin is its dictator as he is ours, and it might
as well prepare to surrender its indepen-
dence and submit to the yoke already fitted
to its yielding neck, without groan."
O, now don't try that dodge any longer !
We should suppose that was played out
before election. You snarled and snarled
about the Lincoln tyranny and the destrue-
tt ion of Free sech and free press, and
all the while abused the President and the
admins tration, the army and everything
else that was not democratic, worse than any
denizen of Billingsgate would ever have
dared to think