The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-09-01
The Peace DODGE.

As great cry Is Delhg mace just now
by the Cop perhead party OH the subject of
Peace, we have thought it best to devote
considerable space in this issue of our paper
to that subject. Peace cannot be made by
one party alone. Every democratic paper
and every democratic speaker, whether on
the rostrum, or on the street coFaer, or Id the
bar room, has been ventiiating the peace
question, tor months past as viewed by the
northern enemies of the administration, and
our people may be supposed to be well post
ed on that side, but the question as view
ed from a southern Standpoint is not 30
familiar to US. To supply the deficiency, at
least, as to our readers we have made ex-
tracts from several southern papers on the
subject. We give on our first page, the &C
count of the visit of Col Jaquess and j. X,
Gilmore, to Richmond, and their talk with
jeff Davis, on the subject Of Peace, On our
inside we have articles from the Richmond
Examiner, Richmond Wing and Rich
mond Enquirer and Charleston Mercury on
the same subject. And it will be noticed
there is. great unanimity of sentiment and
expression on this subject of Peace There
is not a hint in any of them, Of the POSSIBLE
ity of peace Or negotiations for peace on any
other grounds than disunion and recognition
of the Independence Of the 80 called south
thern Confederacy. .a -~a..s ..,., H..
We know that this cry of Peace, peace
on the part of the Copperhead democracy,is
all for political effect, and nothing else. If it
rested alone in the hands of the loyal people
of the Union, to make an honorable peace, this
demonstration on the part of the democracy
might promise some result, butjwhen we kno,0
that if every Office in the nation were filled
with one of these peace -shriekers, it would
make no difference as to the question of peace
the Demagogues stand revealed in their true
colors The idea that a Democratic Pre- ii
dent could at once make peace Ivy ord .ering
a cessation of hostilities, in view of the de.
termination of the rebels, to trea+s only on the
basis of disunion and recog, nition of their
independence is perfect r4onsense A Dem
ocratic President witt the hope of making
himself sort o. Dictator over a fragment
oil the dlsm .embered republic might treat,
with JET. Davis for peace, but we imagine
the frst overtures for peace, even, would be
received only, with such conditi ons and
terms of surrender, as even a Copperhead
peace shrieking poItroon would blush to
yield to. But the people of this country
tired of war, aud anxious as they are for
peace, have still too much of the spirit of 76
left in them to harbor the thought of giving
up their country, their Constitution and their
Government to destruction, and themselves
to be the subjects or slaves of any political
or military adventurer, who has the presump-
ton to appropriate them.
The people, if they choose can read for
themselves the probabilities and chances
there are for patched up peace on union
basis, even though the loudest brawler in
the copperhead ranks were clothed with the
power of the President, and having inform
ed themselves on this subject, they will be
prepared tejudge of the amount of confidence
there is to be placed in these peace shrek
ing politicians. We are as anxious for peace
as anybody, but we will never consent to a
dismemberment of this Union for the sake
of peace. We believe that President Lin
coin is disposed to do all that can be done
consistent with the integrity and honor of
this Country, to concilitate and Induce the
rebels to desist from their nefarious and
parricidal attempt to destroy the Union, and
return to their allegiance. More than that
no Observation-Disclosures his politics may be,
should be allowed to do.