The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-01
Slightly Mixed.

for year or two past The Marquette Ex-
press has been faithful echo of the Mil
waukee NsUs, save that even the rancorous
hostility of the metropolitan sheet has been
intensified and deepened by passing through
the mill of the country echo. We have be-
fore said that the obscurity and insignifi-
canoe of the Express was its best protection.
But it has lately assumed more Importance
from the fact that its editor has been elect
cd as member of Assembly, and therefore
takes position as Legislator and Law ma
ker in our State In his last paper he has
long leader on the election of Lincoln,
which is in some respects peculiar pro-
duction. He says that 'Lincoln cares
nothing for slavery and will therefore de-
ceive the abolitionists whom he induced to
vote for him on the ground that he was an
abolitionist. But notwithstanding this as
surance he seems to fear that our 'sfanatical
Abolitionist President" will do something
terrible against slavery for the qualification
of ''his abolition friends" After going
through column of ranting rhodomontade,
he concludes to keep cool, and in that state
gets off the following
'fNow, that election is over, we advise
the people to be patient a few months long
err to see what the President and congress
will do Upon them, for the next six
months, hangs the destiny of this country.
And, unless that grade and degree eff fanat-
icisn which has carried the election shall
abate and cool off, the finishing stroke will
soon be given to the American government
If, within the few months to come, there il
no abatement, if there shall be no return
by the President and congress-, to SOUND
doctrine, if there are no signs of amelioration
if the people can get no assurances of ;
change from the present condition of thing
and it is left as an unmistakable fact tina
the country must endure another four year
war, there is but one remedy left, which we
will not discuss now"
The concluding sentence looks ominous
The only 'one remedy left" which he ''wiI
not discuss now" is probably the same rem
edy that the conspirators in Indianapoli
and Chicago, were going to try, as the onl,
remedy left to carry the election against tn
people-murder, arson, instruction, &c.
AS if conscious he had gone too far, the ed
itor thus bunglingly and awkwardly take
the back track:
eve do not, and never will counsel o.
Justify resistance to law. The loyal peopl,
Of this country reverence civil law, as tn
christian does the word of. God, and no viii
heads or hands shall ever pull down or pros
trate the standard of liberty in these Uni
ted States. No power will ever be creates
by the popular voice to usurp the rights o
the people, and certainly no such powe
must be exercised or attempted. The ques
tions claimed to have been involved in tn,
Presidential election, must and will be de
cided by the people themselves when tn
proper time coines."
What is the use of this threatening AM
gasconade, about usurping the rights Of thu
people? What party but the copperLeac
party has ever attempted to usurp the right
of the people, by carrying the election by
fraud and violence? What questions were
claimed to have been involved in the Pres
idential election" that We're not decided by
the people themselves" in that election p
The people, by popular majority of nearly
100000 have decided all the questions in
volyed in the Presidential election. They
have decided that they have perfect conf
dence in the honesty, ability, patriotism
and good judgment of, Abraham Lincoln
and his advisers and co-workers, and non,
at all in either the honesty or loyalty of tn
men who run the party that this bought,
editor belongs to-
''We hope the Administration will imme
diately decide in favor of letting the soutl
return upon the basis and terms of the con
stitution and the Union. If he does all will
be we'll. But if he declares otherwise, an,
congress shall acquiesce in his declaration
and decision, the people will be called upol
to re-assert the rights so nobly and so sue
cessfully published and proclaimed by GU
revolutionary fathers"
There it goes again. This Legislative
editor or editorial Legislator, no matte
which, can't submit to the voice of the PEG
pie. He knows very well that the peopl
have almost unanimously decided that tn
rebellion shall be put down by the force o
arms, and the Union restored in Mr.. Lin
coins way, without the re-establishment o
slavery. And yet we are told that unles
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other impossible thing, ''the people will b.
called upon to re-assert the right SO success
fully published and proclaimed by our rev
dictionary fathers" In other words tn
democratic party will make another attemp
at rebellion aid instruction in the Iowa
States. The most consummate nonsense tina
we can conceive is that ''hope that the ad
minlstration will Immediately decide in ia
vor Of letting the south return upon the ba
Sis and terms of the constitution and the
Union!" What does that mean? Will the
editor of the Express or the Milwaukee New.
or some other of that faith, explain that 6
little. We wait for explanation.
A man with such lucid and loyal ideas O.
national affairs must feel awfulIy out Of
place in our Legislative Halls, where we
have such an overwhelming majority of the
supporters of the President and his war poll
cy! $3.50
Foreign born Citizens.