The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-03-10
Democracy and Secession

Democracy and Secession.
The copperhead Democracy true to their
sympathies with the rebels, are repubIshing
and putting the late address of the Rebel
Congress, portion of which we published
last week. They style the address "a quasi
bid for negotiation, an intimation Of a DISPOSE
ton under certain circumstances to re-unite
with the north" 1t is further said that the
address amounts to "a hint, which approach
es definite avowal, that if the Union can
berestored under the original constitution, the
struggle for independence will be abandoned
even by the leaders of the rebellion"
Now, this is all false-all misrepresenta-
ton for political effect-a method that is a
dopted to strengthen the copperhead Peace
Democracy of VaIlandighan, Wood and Sey-
mour. There is not an intmation in the Ad-
dress, of any desire Or willingness to treat OIL
negotiate on any other grounds than disun-
ion an acknowledgements on our part of theil
independence. Throughout the Address, the
Omitted States is spoken Of and alluded tc
as foreign Government. In the commence
ment of that address they say
Zone of the first acts of the provisional
government was to accredit agents to visit
| Washington, and use all honorable means to
obtain satisfactory settlement Of all ques
lions of dispute with that government"
We all know what the accredited agents
of the provisional Government" demand
ed. II was the acknowledgement of indie
pendence of the Rebel States, giving up Ma
ryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-
souri,, and half of all the Territories be.
longing to the United States. That was the
satisfactory settlement" which the rebels
demanded of us on thesstart, and we have yet
to see an intimation from any authoritative
rebel source that there was any disposition
to negotiate or compromise on any other
ground than disunon and acknowledgement
of rebel Independence. South Carolina, Geor-
gia or any other Of the rebel states, were as
much the ''United States" as Massachusetts,,
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States together, were the United States, I'M
less we voluntarily consented to destruc-
ton of the Republic and its Government, and
the moment We did that there would be of
course no United States to meet them.
The address, throughout, is characterized
by the most reckless Justification of history
and manifest srepresentation-th auth
ors evidently taking their cue from north
ern copperhead editorials and speeches.
There is not doubt that the address was
issued more for copperhead consumption
as northern electioneering document
than for any effect it would have upon the
people Of the South. For instance read the
following lies =
''The war in which we are engaged was
wickedly, and against all our protests and
most earnest efforts to the contrary, forced
upon u.s."
Again:
'Our desire for peace has never been con-
cealed. Our efforts to avoid the war, fore
ed on us as it was by the lust of conquest
and the insane passions of our foes are known
to mankind"
We have read the same in many cop
perhead editorial, and heard many stump
speaker advocating the cause ofthe Peace
Democracy. The following fattering, no
tice of northern sympathizers with rebels, |
which we clip from the address shows the
excellent understanding there is between
north and south.
'EBrave and earnest men at the north have |
spoken out against the usurpation and cru
elites daily practiced. The success of these
men over the radical and despotic faction
which now rules the north may open the
way to peaceful negotiation and cessation
Of this bloody and unnecessary war"
This mutual admiration is undoubtedly
but it would never save the
Union. The matter of negotiation is thus
summed up by the address
eve can only repeat the desire for peace,
and our readiness TO accept terms consistent
with the honor and integrity and Indepen-
lence of these states, and especially with I
.he safety of our domestic Institutions"
This is the sum and substance of the lint,
which the Milwaukee Meas says approaches
/ definite avowal, that if the UnioT can be
estored under the original constitution. the
struggle for independence will be abandon
ID, even by the leaders of the rebellion"