The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-08-31
Our County COnventiOn-A Suggestion.

Mr.. EDITOR II am sorry to see a dis
position on the part of some states who
have already held their Conventions, as
well as some of our own State politicians
and papers to ignore the great practical is
sues of the day. This in my judgment is
unmGaly and coagardJy. My motto is new
er to fight under any banner you dare not
Aaunt in the face of the Enemy. Ioffer the
following Resolutions for the consideration of
our County Convention next Saturday and
unless better ones are offered let them be
adopted for the guidance of the Delegates
appointed for the State Conventio.
Kenosha Aug. 80 1865. J. B. JmsUN
Reso1oed, That the fundamental object of all poit
cal organizations, is the declaration and promulga
ton of distinctive principles and measures which they
desire their government to adopt and pursue; that
failure of such organization, on all proper OCCASIONS
declare themselves is either cowardce or chcanery
and unbecoming progressive party when great ma
tional issues are at stake.
Q, ResolUed, That it is the duty of the Republican
Union Party, at this time, boldly but firmly and tenn
peraely to declare its position upon the great issues
Of the hour
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been waged by the Free North, with pen and sword,
against the desrotisms which have hitherto ruled the
South, and more or less swayed and Influenced the
North will have been fought in vain, uAess the Gov
eminent and the people sustaining it, up the
full measure of their responsibility and dictate such
terms of future Union shall forever establish both
in the north and in the SOUTH the rights of all men
to the al measure of citizenship granted to othsrs
and to that still inaliepabe and ndesructble
right God.giyen to all men-he right to life liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness,
A. ReS0sed That In the reorganization of the South
Congress has right, aBder the constitution to insist
upon "Republican form of Government" and by the
rules of war, it has right to demand it from each of
the seeded States. That no government can be Re-
publican that excludes half Of its citizens from
the elective franchise. That to all0E four million
freedmen TO be misrepresented by their former OPP
pressors Congress. would be solemn mockery to the
black ma ~ arrant injustice to the North libel on
free institutions-a bus ming shame and disgrace to
the age H. which we ye-a "most lame and impotent
CONCLUSION" the mighty sacrifices of the Govern
msnt and people in putting down the rebelliona cru
eli burlesQue upon tie heroic ACHIEVEMENTS of our SOL
diers and sailors many hard fought fields of con-
quest and Victory-a contamination that every civil
an should deprecate, every soldier should scorn.
s. ReSOLred, That the elective franchise is a great
educational ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS il has powerfully
tended in the past to educate ee ate and AneriCanizo
all who have enjoyed it, and ask its equal extern
sion all without regard to race, birth color.
6, ResOJUed, That they who ask justice, should do
justice themselves, and by their voice and VOTE wipe
from statute Book every false and unchrstian dis
tiDction of citizenship which was the offspring Of a
dead and efete ms tituton-ADlerjcdn NegPo SLQge-
ry!-a Htlg Of The Pdst