The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-06-01
Can lie be SeduCed /!

Most OF the copperhead press and Poltl- |
clans of the North, are just now trying
their wiles and allurements upon President
johnson, with the hope of makinga politi-
cal coup de main, out of the former associa-
tons of the President. They argue that,
because he was once 'Jeffersonian Demo-
crat," the only thing he can do now, is to
forswear the principles that have governed
him for the past four years in his conflict
with the rebellious and reasonable slave
power, and unite with the Copperhead De- |
mocracy. He was educated, say they, |
as Jeffersonian Democrat, and should
therefore belong to the democracy now. JEFF.
Davis and John G. Breckenridge, were also
Jeffersopian Democrats and according to
these same copperhead democrats, they have
not lost their standing in that party. All
through this war these cepperhead demo-
Gratis have defended, sustained and sympa-
thized with the rebels in their war upon
President johnson and all other Union men.
These Northern democrats who are now so
ready and anxious to appropriate President
johnson, never had one word of reprocf or
censure for his enemies when they were
hunting him from his home, burning, pilla-
ging and confiscating his property, and i'm
prisoning his family, when to save his life
he was forced to fly from his home with
call his worldly possessions in one small
valise !" Then, matters were entirely diff
erent. Copperhead democracy had no SYM
pathy for candy Johnson nor reproof for
his prosecutors.
The New York Nevs in quite lengthy
article on President Johnson and his
political course lately, had the following
'He has been thrust into the path of an
unprecedented opportunity, and he must be
blind and reckless indeed if he tread upon
instead of gathering the fruits by the way
side. Andrew johnson, by his record, eta
cling some few pages traced in CONFUSION,
and which, therefore, can claim oblivion, is
Democrat of the most positive and EN-
phatic Jetfersonian Interpretation, If he
| has only the wisdom and the nerve to cast
away from him the radical influences that
surround him, and to be guided by the prin-
/ ciples that lie followed in his political APP
premiership, and under whose inspiration
he laid the cornerstone of the monument
of his fame, he will find no difficulty in Sc
; curing the support Of the Democracy"
There is a fair and liberal offer for the
i President. ''He must be blind and reckless
: indeed" if he spurns not with the contempt
: it deserves all such propositions. The Meas
it will noticed, kindly offers to efface ''some
8 few pages" of the Presidents record, which
j because ''traced in convulsion, ''can claim
oblivion" These ''few pages traced ii
CONFUSION" of course mean his opposition
to the Democracy during the rebellion, anc
, his opposition to the rebellion itself Kline
is it not The glorious record of his patriot
. ism and loyalty, and devotion to the cause
! of the Union, to freedom and humanity, the
/ democracy will overlook and forgive, if the
president willnow ignore and renounce them
all. If he will turn traitor to the principles
. upon which he was elected and to the PEG
Y pie who elected him, she will find no diff
/ Guilty in securing the support of the democ
.. racy''
In the discussion as to the acceptance o
this generous proposition, there might b.
: more pertinency in the question, what grea
good is going to follow the securing thu
8 support of the Democracy ?" Mcclellan
and PendIeton and ValIandigham, had th
u support of the Democracy That supper
; has not made their political fame or fortune
: JEFF. Davis and Stephens, Breckenridge ct 4,
= oaaass genus had and still have ''the supper
9 Of the democracy !" But we have not hear
r that it has been of any tremendous advan
q tage to them 1t may be possible tina
President johnson thinks the approval G
. his own conscience, and the support OF tn
!. loyal masses of the people who elected hin
:. -''the radical influences that surround him
$ if you please--are full as good to retain, be
ing already secured, as would be the disloya
minority. styled democracy.
These calculating democrats, will lear
after awhile, perhaps, that the people ar
the source of all power. They will learl
perhaps, that it is better to secure and retain
the support of the people than to merit even
''the support of the Democracy" Andrew
i johnson received large majority of all tn
loyal votes in the country, and in all thos
a votes, there was not one, we venture to sa,
cast by those who are now urging him ''tt
cast away the radical influences that sur
r round him" for the purpose of securing
the support of the Democracy
i If Andrew Johnson has acted in accord
ance with his own convictions, if he mean
what he says, if the words he has spoken in
0icate the principles upon which his politi
. cal action is founded and we have neve
yet heard his sincerity called in question:
, never heard his bitterest enemies, the cop
! perhead peace democrats during the Presi
dental canvass last fall, charge him witt
being double-faced, trading politician
3 there is no community of interests, feel
ings or principles between President John
son and the Democracy. He is man G
r the people-his interests and synpathie
: are all with the people-with their elevation
: and progress-he believes in Free Labor, il
its dignity and nobility. He abhors arts
j tocracy of all kinds, and especially the al
istocracy of slave power and of slavehold
ers. The democracy on the contrary ha
no sympathy with the masses 1t believe
In degrading labor and thus bringing dis
honor and degradation on the Iaborer l
believes in principles of slavery-believe