The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-27
Injured Innocence.

The MILWAUKEE, N6US, uuu0E TIC IlllO VI
:sThe Rights of Colored Men," with the most
injured air imaginable, says;
San effort is being made to convince the
people that the Democracy of the United
States are opposed to extending to colored
men such social and political privileges as
nature and education have fitted them to
nationally enjoy"
What wicked effort that must be. 1t
is really heart-rending TO contemplate. The
virtuous democracy of the United States, "
The beuefcient and tolerant democracy
that has labored for the last quarter of a
,,,,.laly 10 establish the doctrine that ''col-
ored men-and women-have no rights that
white men are bound to respect
slavery is the normal condition of the negro
race. and the only ''social and political priv
iIege" that nature has fitted them to enjoy!
The democracy" that for the last twenty
years has constantly appealed to the loves
and worst passions and prejudices of the
lowest and worst people, to prevent any
amelioration of the condition of the ''coloreo
men," either slave or free The immacu-
late democracy" whose sole stock in trade
for the last fifteen years, has been the de-
dunciation Of abolitioniSn., as the sum of al
wickedness and viIlainy, and in denouncing
everybody as ab0LjtjoadstS, who ever uttered
word in favor of extending to colorec
men" any ''social or political privilege,
whatever. Terrible injustice, is it not that
anybody should make an effort after all this
demonstration "to convince the people thai
the democracy Of the United States, are op.
posed to extending to coiored men social and
political privileges.
"Tf any one, says the Neao8 sis impressed
with this belief, he las blundered into q
grave error on the subject. Prejudice
against race Or color is inconsistent will
every principle of the democratic creed" O
course it is, and thereby we have the con-
fession that the party calling itself demo
cratic is humbug and a cheat. Concen'
trated prejudice and hate against race and
color has been the grand cohesive and ad,
hesive power that has held the mis- named
democracy together for the last score Of
years. The only passport you needed tc
the highest place in the democratic ranks,
was the expression of violent, bitter and
blind prejudice against the colored race, nc
matter whether you were blackleg, murder.
err, traitor or rebel And the editor of the
Milwaukee Meas, kaoWS this, as we'll as any.
body. He knows that for the last ten years
whenever he wanted to strengthen his claim
upon the democracy for Office or place OIL
emolument, he only had to add little more
gall, little more injustice and a little more
falsehood to his prejudiced invectives ant
derunciations of colored men and abolition
lists.
If the editor of the Milwaukee NeWS ha
the least grain of political honesty abou
him, or the least beliefin his own declara
ton, let him go to work and advocate thu
adoption Of the amendment of the constitu
ton extending the right of suffrage to col
ored men in this state, from this time fortl
until after election. Let him earnestly ant
honestly urge and and advise his democrat
ic readers to vote for that amendment, if h'
would have anybody believe word that hi
says, in the article we quote from above.
--S@-~
A TRIP WEsrwARD.-Tearing oursel
away from office business on Saturday last
we took passage on the Keuosha Division o
the Chic. & N. w. R. R. for Rockford. =
There is no better country anywhere thar
that through which this Road runs, and {
trip o yer it at this season of the year is ia
from being devoid of interest Most of thu
passenger traffic is local, through passenger
being rather a rarity than otherwise, ant
though at times the one passenger coaci
may be crowded uncomfortably full you may
all at once find yourself and conductor the
sole occupants. Ifyou happen to be OIL
Conductor LYONS train, he will exert him
self to relieve the tedum of the way. w,
notice that he is q general favorite with the
travelling public, and deservedly 50. Cour-
teous and atfable, ever ready to answer al
questions and impart all information in ref
erence to the country, routes trains, &C., hi
manages to make this very pleasant route
Conductor Reeves is a younger man, promp
and gentlemanly in his department, anc
with many good points promises to make {
popular Conductor.
Our young friend JOHN GILLErr, is the
mail agent on this route, deserves passing
notice. He is prompt and assiduous in at
tending to the duties of his post. Mail mat
ter over the route never fails to reach it,
destination at the proper time through any
negligence or carelessness of his.
AS general rule you don't want to tax
railroad to judge of the agricultural quail
fcations of the country through which i
passes ut IS too apt to follow the foreground
and water courses and when you leave on
for another, it is generally through ''dcel
cut" that shuts out the view entirely. Blu
for goodly portion of the distance between
here and Rockford, you run through a fine
farming country which is for the most par
under high state of cultivation. On eth
er side of the road is constant succession
of beautiful and productive farms. We saw
many large fields of waving grain waiting
for the Reaper. Considerable wheat is Gu
and stands in the shock, and some is still
unbound, but the majority of the fields were
waiting for fair weather to be harvested
Almost every field of wheat and oats seer
from the cars is heavy, and gives promise