The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-02-11
President Making.

Tor Office, IN ADVANCE OF cohVehIlolo' Vi WI
ting fulsome putfs or panegyrics OF some pc
litical or personal friend in connection with
some Office We never aspired to torestalI
public opinion on such matters. Indeed, in
this respect, we have ever been disposed to
be conservative, so much 50, that in an ex-
perience of fifteen. years in editing political
paper, we have never yet veutpred to ask a
favor of any Office holder, on the ground that
he was indebted to us for bringing his name
forward.
With such antecedents, it was not to be
expected that we should begin at this late
day, to forestal public opinion in reference
to the next candidate for the Presidency. OF
course we have our preferences, as other peo-
pie have theirs. but because we happen to be
editing paper,it is no reason why we should
improve the extra facilities we possess, to
bring forward and urge our individual opin-
ion at the expense Of the opinions OF our
neighbors. But there is no occasion for long
.er silence on this question ofcandidates. The
people have evidently declared and that
spontaneously and not 10y any preconcerted
movement of politicians in favor OF ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN, as the next candidate of the
loyal and patriotic masses, for the office of
President. Public opinion has not been made
in this instance by editors, politicians, or leg
isIators
The Legislatures of number of
of States-California Maryland, Kentucky,
Missouri Minnesota, Michigan and Wiscon
sin have passed resolutions i'll favor of the re-
nomination of President Lincoln. Everywhere
his honesty, patriotism, Judgment, wisdom
and firmness in the discharge Of his most
onerous and responsible duties, have been
appreciated and acknowledged, Judging 9TH
Ell States and their Legislatures by our own,
we do not believe that in "a single instance
this expression has been III advance of the
popular demand We know that in our own
State, the Legislature has only given express
ion to the already well formed opinion Of the
great majority of the people.
Some lukewarm friends OF the Administers
ton, and many of its open opponents and
synpathizers with the rebellion, have taken
occasion to denounce our Legislature III round
terms for their action i'll this regard. The
Milwaukee Mrs has given its scathing re-
Al;
Union and half secession sheet, that could
not if it would and would not if it could, de
fine its real position, has dashed tue Republi-
cans and War Democrats alike, for wasting
their time in passing resolutions that they
were not sent to Madison TO pass. The Jour
nal even thinks the Legislature is guilty OF
something worse than wasting time in this
way. 1t is guilty Of Il fragrant outrage on
the rights of the people and trespass on the
privileges of conventions, in thus 'forestall-
ing the popular will
Now, our experience is, that our Legislators
merely gave expression to the popular feel
ing OF their respective eonstit e,rrroio5. Ne
do not believe single member was inhuen
ced in his vote for Sir. Starlls' resolutions, by
the most distant idea that he was thus max
ing political capital for himself, or that his
vote was i'll the most remote manner going
to influence his political prospects in the fll-
ture. They were the representatives of the
pcople-the great majority of them farmers,
mechanics, and laborers, themselves emplat-
ically Of the peopIe--fresh from the people
and in that vote we believe they spoke as the
people-not as politicians or political wire
pullers as the Racine JoHnai and others of
its stripe have 50 persistently Insulated, and
declared.
As far as We are editoraily concerned, we
have been ccnsured by many Of our subscri-
bers for not coming ont for Abe Lincoln.
We have hardly met subscriber for the
last two months, who has not met us with
the inquiry-''Why don't you come out for
Old Abe for President what are you wait
ing for Do you, too, belong to the polit-
clans, who are afraid to let tile wishes Of the
people be known?' We have been met with
such querie $, hundreds Of times, in connection
with expressions of the most unbounded con-
lidence in the honesty, whole souled patriot
ism and sound cDrnnon sense of President
Lincoln. and in his ability to put down the
rebellion and restore the Union to its pris-
tine glory aud prosperity. Thank heaven,
we are not of the politicians who wish Ia
forestall or thwart the wishes of the people.
And it is for that reason that we have wait
ed in this matter. We felt that President
Lincoln, with the experience he has had
with the confidence of the people in his ca
pacity and above all in his uuswerviug rec
titude of character, was the man above all
others in this nation to guide the shipof State
through the imminent peril of this wicked
rebellion. But we believed that expression
should come from the people themselves, and
that expression has come. We see it in the
action of the representatives of the people. in
voice that rises from the Green Mountains
and Granite hills Of New England like the
distant murnur of the Atlantic on its rock
bound coast, and it is echoed back from the
far Pacific coast, while the grand reverbera-
tons meet, doubly intensified in the great
basin of the Northwest.
1t is the damagogues and politicians-the
copperheads and rebel synpathizers-who
now attempt to suppress and keep down this
universal voice ofthe people, The Milwau-
kee Nens, while eondenning in the most
emphatic manner, the action of our Legisla-
ture, or rather its members, puts in the fol
lowing claim for its side
1T is no timeuow to nominate Presidents
The nation is living very fast aud the events
of several ordinary years may be crowded