The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-05-11
Picking lid Crumbs Of Comfort.

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advantage. We recollect, some four years
100 this same branch of modern democracy.
,ook President Lincoln under its special
charge. and for awhile disputed the claim |
10 the administration with the Republicans.
The careful and deliberate policy of Presi-
dent Lincoln was assumed to be eminently
and the indiscriminate appoint
ment Of Democrats to high military posi-
t;ons favored the delusion. Buel, McClel-
Ian and a host of others of the same creed
went to work to put down the rebellion and
save slavery, with kid gloves on.
And then Fremont in Missouri, and Hun
ter in South Carolina, gave occasion for de-
cided checks to the practical emancipation
policy Of the more progressive element OF
and Copperhead democracy
chuckled over its apparent good fortune
in having SO much, if not the entire control
Of the administration.
Even Brick Pomeroy," Ga name that
makes us sick to write) and other copper
heads of that malignant stripe, got commits
sions of some sort in connection with the
Union army, and went to the front propo-
sing to turn the good nature of the admin
istration to account in their own way.
But as time with its inevitable '1ogic Of
events" passed on, and proved the President
the true Patriot and great statesman, loyal
to the country, the Union and the Consti-
tuition and to the great principles of Free
dom upon which he was elected, the cop
perhead brood gradually dropped off and
gravitated back to their true level of infa-
my, where they have since spent their
time Kissing at the administration they
could not turn 10 their own account, and
whose lofty patriotism and viitue they
could neither comprehend or appreciate.
This same despicable copperhead democ-
racy has already commenced crawling in
its slime around President johnson. True
to it's instinct it will crawl around the foot
of power until spurned and trodden upon.
The Appleton Crescent little mider type
of the persuasion than the La Crosse DEM
ocrat, says:
''The Chicago Times, New York World,
and other leading Democratic papers give
President Johnsons Administration, so
far as it's leading measures have been enun-
ciated, hearty and patriotic support Pres
ident johnson was educated in the Demo-
cratic creed, among the Working Men of
the land, and he can find little in cOnso-
nance with sound Democracy or his own
life long views of public measure tolerated
by the fanatical political organization
which just now arrogates to itself the sacred
title of the ''Union party
What mighty consistency there is in that
So far as ''the leading measures have been
enunciated," of President johnson, they are
the Carrying out in all respects of the policy
of the lamented President Lincoln, save
that in regard to the punishment of traitors
and rebels, the former will let Justice vim
dictate herself, while the latter would have
given to mercy the casting vote. And yet
the men who have hunted President Lin
coin to his death-have upheld the traitors
in their treason, and urged on the assassin
in his hellish work, now propose to give
President Johnson hearty and patriotic
support. Of course we shall be glad to have
them give him such support, but are they
Laaazk So baSr ,1rnfaooiopc rThaxy SEprao-
ident job nson was educated in the demo-
cratic creed among the Working Hen of the
land ~ Was not President Lincoln educa-
ted among the working Men of the land?''
Was he not pre- eminently one of the work.
ing men of the land, himself? Did not
these same copperhead journals make that
very fact that he was one of the working
men of the land, an argument against his
election. This same New York World and
other leading Democratic papers," in the
Presidential canvass last fall made that fact
in regard to both Lincoln and johnson, the
subject of their bitterest ridicule, and most
contemplate sneers and gibes. Then they
wanted to elect Mcclellan and Pendeton be-
cause they were gentlemen born and had
never soiled their hands nor manners by
contact with work or working men, while
Andy Johnson was stigmatized as low,
base-born mechanic. Won't he be wonder
fully gratifed, and thankful that these
mounting copperheads have just found out
how much they admire him because he was
educated 'samong the working men Of the
land ?" Bah We have no patience with
those pitiful cripging sneaks.
The great idea Of modern democracy has
been the elevation, extension and preserva-
ton Of Slavery, and northern democracy
has and does tot day make that it's chief end
and aim. Their only hope now is in saving
remnant of slavery around which the par
ty may rally again. They have made
slavery their alpha and omega, especially
the latter. Any blow aimed at slavery
OF any of its tyrannicaI claims and preten-
sions has been in their nomenclature blow
aimed at the constitutional the constitu-
tional rights of ''our southern brethren. We
print two speeches of President johnson in
this weeks 7eIegraph-one to the colored
people of Tennessee, before he was called to
his present high position, and the other to
a delegation of Pennsylvanians, to both of
which we call the attehtion of these pro-
slavery, pretended supporters of his admin
istration.
The CRESCENT commends the Chicago
TINES for saying that president johnson
insists that punishment should be inflicted
upon leaders of the rebellion. On this
question. The Democracy will make no is