The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-07-14

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2d-JONATHAN BOWMAN.
3d-ALLEN WORDEN.
4th-HARyEY J. TURNER.
5th-W. J. BELTIZ.
6th-A. S. MDILL.
| When we consider what ruin Mr., Lincoln has
brought upon the country during his administration
when consider its past and present state, we
wonder at the sublime impotence ofthose who dare
| to mention him for another term. There never was
such monstrous piece of effroDetry-Mtt. Neaos
| If we had not long since ceased to wonder
at the sublime impucence," of copperhead
editors, the above specimen of most sublime
impudence," of the editor of the Milwaukee
Meas might excite our wonder. Talk of the
ruin that ''Mr. Lincoln has brought upon the
country during his administration With
the same consistency and common sense,
might the incendiary who has fired your
dwelling, talk of the ruin" the fireman,
who has labored hard all night to extin-
guish the flames, has brought upon you.
We might ''wonder at such sublime impu-
dence, but it would not be half so fragrant
ly unjust, half so foolish nor half so pre-
sumptuous, as is the can't of the Meas and
other copperhead journals about the ruin
Mr.. Lincoln has brought upon the country
during his administration
AS we have lately heard good deal of
this cant, and as the copperhead press seem
to have hit upon this plan of classifying histo-
Exchanging the war upon Republicans, and
all its miseries and sorrows and ruins upon
Mr.. Lincoln, it may not be out of place here,
to recount few facts in relation to the in
auguration Of the war, that the odium and
the responsibility may continue to rest
where they belong-upon the rebels and
their northern sympathizes.
The following historical facts will set this
matter at rest, and show that the war was
inaugurated, and the whole Internal scheme
of secession, disunion and destruction accom-
plished as far as the breeds and their north
ern aiders and abettors were concerned, I'M
der Democratic administration, and under
democratic sanction. The democratic par
ty as such, never entered protest to these
proceedings of their Southern brethren"
The editor of the Milwaukee News who now
talks SO glibly Of the ruin that Mr.. Lincoln
has brought upon the country, was then hold
ing an important Office under the Federal
Government which his political brethren
and friends were laboring to destroy, and
had taken his solemn oath to defend and
preserve the same, and yet he never utter
ed word of condemnation or reproof. He
was an editor then, but you may search his
files in vain for one word i'll favor Of the
preservation of the Union, and the Consti-
tuition, or in censure of those who were plot
ting the DIES truction of both.
December 10, 186O.-South Carolina Sc
ceded.
December 9th, 186O.-Fort Moultrie and
Castle Pinckney, United States fortresses, cap
tured by South Carolina troops. On the
same day, the U. S. Revenue Cutter aiken
was captured, the stars ane stripes hauled
down, and the rattlesnake emblem Of treas
son raised i'll their stead.
January 8. 1S61.-Fort Pulaski, an U. S.
fort, captured by Georgia rebels.
January 8, 1861.-The arsenal at Mount
Vernon, Alabama, was seized by Alabama
troops, with 200, 900 stands of arms, which
had been sent there by that old blear- eyed
traitor, Buchanan, and thief Floyd, purpose
ly to be captured. 1sa
Jan. 8, 1861.-Missssippi revoIted.
January 9, 1861-The U. S. Steamer
Star Of the WeSt fired into by the South Car
DINA batteries on Morris Island, whilst i'll
pursuit of her legal business, and not dis
turbing any right or violating any law.
January 10, 1861.-Forts Jackson, st.
Philips and Pike, near New Orleans, captur-
ed by Louisiana troops.
January IA, 1861 Pensac ola Navy
Yard and Forts Baarancas and McRae were
captred by Confederate troops.
bile, captured by Alabama troops
January IA, 1861,--Baton Rogue Arsnal
was capturedby Lou isana troops.
Jan. Is, 1861.-FIorida revolted
JAM 10, 1861.0Georgia revolted.
Jan. 81, 1861.-Lo uisana revolted, aud
on the same day the, insurrectionists seized
the U. S. Mint and ustom House.
Feb. l, 1861.-Texas revolted.
Feb. 5, 1861. Arkansas revolted.
Feb. 1S61-JEFF DAVIS inaugurated as
President of the revoIted States, under the
title of the President of the Southern Con-
fedracy.
Feb. 2, 1861-The U. S. Arsenal at
Little Rock was captured by Arkansas
troops.
Feb. 4, 1864.-The Revenue Cutter Cass
captured.by Alabama troops.
Feb. 16, 1861.-Gen. TwIGGs turned
traitor and surrendered millions of Gov ern-
ment property to Texas, and holding such
of the officers and soldiers under his com
mand as would not become traitors, as pris-
cners of war
March ?, 1S61.-The revenue cutter
Dodge was captured by Texas authorities.
Ali these things and good many more
occurred under the administration of DEM
ocratic President Now who began the
war?
On the question of averting the war by
compromises, take the following from a
speech by Mr.. Iverson, of Georgia, made
in the United ssates Senate, Dec. 9Th
1860:
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