The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-03-31
Thursday Morning, Mar. 81, 1864
The Hope OF the Democracy.

Peace Democracy in the coming Presiden-
tial campaign, lies in the expectation OF a
division of the Union strength upon two or
more candidates. Hence in every copper
head sheet that we pick up, we lind all the
sayings, speeches and editorials of such
Union men as prefer change in the admin
istration to are-election of President Lincoln.
Mr. Greeley and the New York Tribune are
great favorites with all copperhead editors.
1t is wonderful to see those editors who have
wasted quires of paper and bushels of ASST
nine brains, in reviling, abusing and cursing
Horace Greeley,a all at once turn around, copy
his long articles, praise his wisdom, sagaci-
ty and independence. and beslabber him with
flattery generally, patting him on the shout
der meanwhile and urging him to ego in?
One of the most inveterate seven by-nine
ltreasonable sheets in the State, published
up in Marquette Co., came to us the other
day. almost filled with long article copied
from the New York Tribune (Which by the
way, was written before Mr. Chase declined
a candidacy i'll which Mr.. Greely's prede-
lections for Mr.. Chase, rather take the form
of person nal dislike to Mr.. Lincoln. The lit
tie copperhead concern praises the article
and talks to Mr.Greeley most encouragingly
and patronizingly, 1t halls the article as a
sure sign that copperheadism is certain to
succeed in the next Presidential election, and
welcomes the editor of the n. Y. Tribune as
valuable and able COW orker in the cam
Ipaign. Mr.. Greeley will no doubt feel very
much fattered by this adoption.
Another copperhead sheet of more preten-
sions, the Racine Journal copies new war
platform of principles put forth by a sub
committee of the Tammany Hall democracy
which is called ga precursor of the Presiden
tial campaign of 1866" 1t is about the
same platform which Gov. Seymour of New
York was elected, upon and which he re-
lpudiated as soon as elected. The Journal
SAYS, "that in view of the momentous issues
of the coming Presidential campaign the de-
mocracy of Tammany Hall are securing for
themselves and their party, footing emf
nently sound and qcarlike." Unfortunately
for the democracy Of Tammany Hall, and
elsewhere, the people have no faith in them,
nor their platforms. They have tried a
peace platform, for two or three elections I'M
til they run their party into the ground, and
now this eleventh hour-change will not
, save them. Even if they were honestin the
adoption of such platform, they would
, still be far behind the position Union men
and the Republicans have occupied from the
commencement of the rebellion. The Jour-
, nal with great deal of gusto says further
: '.It is remarkable, moreover, that the first
notes that sound the political battle-cry of the
democracy for the presidential onset Of, 1866
should blend so tremendously in some re-
) CARDS, with the article we published on the
22nd inst., by Horace Greeley, from the N
Y. Tribune"
The Jouf4aJ evidently intends to insinu
: ate that there is a perfect understanding
between the Tammay Hall Democracy and
Horace Greeley. Considering that the
, Journal within the past year has heaped
more abuse upon Horace Greeley than any
other man could have borne and live, and
that he has frequently employed the name
of Horace Greeley to express all that was
mean, sordid, base. licentious and wicked, il
is refreshing to see how all its bile has been
, turned to sweetness-app We
doubt not Mr.. Greeley will be glad to hear
of this create change of opinion that has so
recently taken place towards him in the
minds of these Western copperheads.
But Mr.. Chase has declined to allow his
name to be used to create discord in the
ranks of Union men. He has done what no
democrat, of the copperhead stamp, was ev-
er known to do-sacriiced his own aspira-
tons for the good of his country, and by
that act has proved that he is indeed the
liberal, sound, patriotic statesman that his
friends believed him to be. He has refused
J to be used by the copperhead Democracy
and thereby forfeited their good opinion
, Just now that delectable remnant of party
is wasting its false smiles and Establishments
r upon Gen. Fremont, another man that the
copperhead and pro-slavery Democracy has
f abused and belied and traduced for the last
eight years. Now they are perfectly elated
with the prospect that Fremont will benom-
mated by the radical Germans as their
candidate for President. We believe they
are destined to another disappointment, for
we do not believe that Gen Fremont will
allow himself to be made the tool of any
faction, for the purpose of throwing the gov
eminent into the hands of its worst enemies.
Eevery word that is written or spoken for
Fremont by his friends, and against Lincoln
or vice versa, is seized upon, commented upon
enlarged and magni6ed, with the hope of
sowing the seeds of discord in the Union
ranks, the fruit of which will be a copper
head victory.
This is the only hope of the Democracy in
the coming campaign. With united Tn
ion effort-with the entire Union strength
centred on one candidate, our rebel sympa-
thizing opponents are well aware they would
stand no chance at all, in a single State
Let US not crafty them in this respect
Let each man advocate the claims and the
merits of his candidate without rancor or
ill-will towards any other man. When the
Convention meets let the people speak thro'
their representatives aud say who shall be
their Candidate
Never was there a time when it was SO
necessary for the friends of the Union and