The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-06-16
Our New Volume.

-.- Uur A6N lOlullt.
1t is peculiarly unpleasant to be
50 harassed with the manual labor
Of the office, as to have no time to attend to
the items, local and otherwise that should re-
oeive from US special attention But in these
times of scarcity of help, as well as many
other things, we have TO do the best we can,
and if some things are neglected, our friends
and readers will know the reason, and we
hope will be ready to overlook our sh ort-
comings
With the last number, the Telegraph en-
tered upon, its 25th year. Almost a quar-
ter Of a century has elapsed since it was first
sent out to the inhabitants of the village of
Southport, and in all that time it has never
failed 70 make its weekly appearance with
the regularity of the weeks themselves.
Probably there has been no time in all the
twenty-four years of its existance, when
the telegraph more needed the helping hand
of it's friends. With enhanced price of pa
per, and every other item that enters into
the making Of Newspaper, comes the
double and almost quadruple cost of living.
The great demand for Nelns, that is so emf
nently characteristic of the times, and which
is filling the pockets and purses of the pub
fishers Of the large City Dailies, does not have
that operation upon US. In almost
the same proportion that the receipts and
profits ofsuch papers areincreased are those o.
the country, press diminished by the extra
ordinary condition of the country, and yet
the great majority of the countryItpapers
must be continued. Their publishers have
their little all, in most cases, invested in
their printing Office, and if they ''shut up
shop, they shut up their only present means
of making even a scant living for them
selves and families. And again these coun-
try papers are a necessity The old and set
tied county without its local weekly news
paper would certainly be considered as lap
sing into .barbarism. t
| But these remarks are general, and. will no
be taken as referring especially to ourselves,
while we acknowledge the enlightened
liberality Of the people Of Kenosna County
and city in giving generous support to
their county paper the same causes that
have in many cases compelled the discontin
uance Of weekly papers, have been felt by US
only in a less degree perhaps. With the CO.
operation of our friends we hope to be able
to live down the hard times and come out
all the stronger for the season of adversely
through which we are passing. Our readers
will bear us out in the assertion, that we
have not allowed the hard times to interfere
with our efforts in their behalf. The rea-
ders of the Telegraph have never been fur
nished with greater amount of reading
matter each week, than during the past year.
And we have done our best TO give such a
! variety of the current news Of the day, and
miscellaneous reading as should meet the
wants and tastes of the family circle How
well we have succeeded OF conrse our readers
will judge for themselves,
ring the coming year. On the contrary
We shall, if possible, strive with more ear
nest effort to render the Idegraph accepta-
/ bic to its many friends and patrons 1t is
unnecessary to say, that, politically, we are
for the suppression of this accursed, and
unprovoked rebellion, and the restoration
and preservation Of the glorious old Union
planted by Washington and watered by the
blood of his compatriots of the Revolution.
AS the first step toward the achievement of
those grand results, we are first and last, for
the election of ABRAHAM LINCOLN and
ANDREW JOHNSON.
In this effort we can do little without the
hearty co operation Of the people of our
country We look to them for that moral and
material support, without which we can do
little; and with which we can do 50 much.
Hardly a secondary consideration with US
is the advancement of the interests of our
county and city. Our bump of juha5jttCe-
ness is so large, that our own home stands
first and foremost in our affections . While
we are willing to be just to all portions Of
our common country, we may, perhaps be
called partial to our own particular por-
ton ofit-our own beautiful and healthy
little city, our own fertile and productive
county, our Own growing prosperous and
prtriotic State, and last though not least,
our own great, broad true, loyal, go ahead
Northwest. Here Gn the great wesD from
earliest childhood wehave grown up to man
hood, and in that time we have literally seen
the wilderness blossom as the rose, in more |
than one instance. Here we shall live and !
die aa 5a911g el.a ..ss Do
All the influence we can bring to bear
individually and edtorally, will be exer-
ted for the advancement of the several inter
ests of Kenosha County griculturaI, manu-
and commercial. TO do this effectu-
ally we need all the assistance and sympathy
we deserv e, from those whose interests are
identified with our own as rn9mbers of til e
same community. We enter upon our new
volume with full faith that we shall have
both, andthat we shall be able to do our share
IN the body polite for the advancement
Of the general interests. |
Our 200 Day CORES poEGIeuce.
r~ CAMP WAsHBURN
MILWAUKEE, June1 9th 1864 /
Mr.. EDIToR: Ha. II