The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-08-25

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| Union Comfy COnvention.-By refer
ence to the call which we publish this week, in
the proper place it will be sseu that the County
Convention; for the election Of tour Delegates to
| the Congressional Convention to be held at Ra-
cine Gu tine 7th ofySeptem5er next, will be held
at The Court House in this city; on the afternoon
of Saturday, Sept. Bird The Several Town Com
mittees should zee thar cadcuseS are called and
delegates appointed Each Town and ward is en-
| titled TO three Delegates. There never was time
when it was more important that these primary
meetings should be attended and controlled by
the people themselves, than the present Let the
rank and file devote a he.f a day to attend the
caucuses and appoint sucn delegates as they can
trust to represent them in the convention. The
greatest danger to The cause OF Sefgoyernment
and Free Institutions is the ap:ness of the peo-
pie to become careless and negligent, and to
leave the entire work Of making nominations to
professional politicians and office seekers. Left
thus to their own Vaccinations is it any wonde.
that they look alter their own selfish interests
instead cf the interest OF the people? They nom
nate men after their hearts, men who have no
interest in common Nib the Dlasses-the work
ingrnen OF the country. Inc people are expected
OF course TO ELECT these men after they are nom
mated, and they do it, because there is hardly
choice between the two eyei5
One of the most effective causes of this rebel
lion and civil war that is now cursing the eoun~
try, this very neglect of the people to att end
to these primary meetings, where alone is the
chance for making themselves heard and telt in
the administration Of the government This is a
representative Government. The people rule
through their representatives., Or should. But
how can they expect 10 DO that unless they select
their representatives! At the south the masses of
the people have had much 10 do i'll the selection
OF their rulers. 4 flew politicians have run the
political machine as they saw fit. until they have
undertaken to run the south out of the Union
and its free goveroment into a monarchy.
Let the people awake TO their responsibility
nominate men who will really and truly repre-
sent them, and elect them. Turn out to the eau
cuses and appoint delegates to represent you and
not the OtfiCe-seekers and politicians.
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Another Regt Of yOiunteer.-W pub
fish in another column. me proceedings of a
Racine Co., composed of citizens of Kenosh, Ras
cine and Waiworth counties. The object of this
meeting was consider the question of raising
new Regiment of volunteers from those three
Counties After full and careful consideration
of the matter it was concludep to be practca>
BILE undertaking, and steps were taken to make
the trial at once.
We hope to the regiment raised at once
At this stage Of the war, it is not the part of pa,
triOtism for towns cities or states 70 20 to work
to see how they can lessen their quotas without
furnishing the men. Nor for individuals to set to
hunting some bodily defect real or fanced, that
viii exempt then from serving their country. If
one half the earnest effort had been made by our
State and Municipal corporations, to see how
they could soonest furnish the men asked for that
has been made to reduce quotas and wriggle out
of liabilities, we honestly believe the $500, 900
more, would have been this day drilling and
preparing for duty in camp and field. Every loyal
man should feel that this Is bis war aud then every
village town and city would ieeI and act in the
same way and not as though they were furnishing
levy for some foreign tyrant. under compu lsion
Our countrv-we, ourselves ev eryma who Lowest
he old flag and revercs the Constitution--wan
more men to fight its battles agaipst armed enc
miles, whose only object is, its lourJ destruction,
Is it the part Of loyal men. under such crcum-
stances, to wrangle about quotas exempt ons?
Let this new Regiment be raised at once lift b.
possible, and lift be raised over and above the
quotas of every sub-dstrict in the three couties
all the better for the country