The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-07-05
Democratic Purposes and Policy.

Gov Morton, in his speech at indianapolis
on the 10th ult., speech by the way that
ought to be in the hands of every man,
sets fourth the measures and policy upon
which democracy will enter the canvass for
the fall elections as follows:
''And now let US inquire what measures
the Democratic party are for affirrnatively.
1t is and has been opposed to whatever the
Union party is in favor of, but it has also
positive and affirmative policy, which it
is important that the people should under
stand. The great and leading measure of
its policy is the immediate and uncondi
tional admission of a full representation in
both Houses of Congress from the rebel
States ; that the test oath shall be repealed;
that there shall be- no punishunents that
there shall be no political or civil disabil
ties imposed upon any man who has been
engaged in the rebellion that there shall
be no amendment to the Constitution to
make it conform to the changed circum-
stances Of the nation ; that there shall be
no legislation to prevent the recurrence of
future rebellions; but that Union men and
rebels, Union soldiers and rebel soldiers
shall be put upon perfect equality before
the law, and that no honors or rewards shall
be extended to the one which are not equal
ly bestowed upon the other. In proof of
this last position, let me refer you to the
notorious fact that, in their speeches and
newspapers, they bestow brilliant and
glowing panegyrics upon the genius and
virtues of General Lee but are significantly
silent about Grant, Sherman and Sheridan.
They weep copiously over the memory of
Stonewall jackson, but have not tear to
shed for the untimely deaths of Lyon,
Kearney, Mcpherson and Hackieman.-
They mourn from day to day over the fic-
tltious suherings of jeff. Davis, but have
never yet expressed regret for the MUIR
dered thousands at Andersonville and Sails
bury.
These things point to their feelings and
their policy with the unerring certainty of
the needle to the pole and leave the ration
al mind without a shadow of doubt as to
what they would do should they again come
into control of the Government They are op-
posed to equalizing the representation, North
and South, because it would diminish the
power of the rebels in the Government.
They are opposed to prohibiting the as
sumption of the rebel war debt, for that
would he to prevent them from doing Just
what they intend to do should they get the
power.
We are able to predict with absolute GER
tainty what would be their first measures
should the great calamity happen that they
come into power. They would assume the
rebel war debt, and put the owners of it
upon the same footing with the holders of
the stocks of the United States; they would
pension rebel soldiers, and the families of
rebel soldiers bestowing upon them equal
honors and emoluments with those who
belonged to the loyal armies of the nation
they would as nearly as possible reduce the
freedmen of the South back to the condition
OF slavery, By depriving them of all protec-
ton and civil rights. They would harrass
and Cypress Union men, both North and
South, by subjecting them to vindictive
law suits, and to the brutal vengeance Of
rebels whom they had defeated in arms.
And, most important of all, thew wonld
proclaim the right of secession, and bid the
Southern men to go if they yet wished to
do so, and tell the States of the Northwest
to go in peace and form a Northwestern
Confederacy, if such was their desire.
There is not an active Democratic leader
in the Northwest to-day who has not, from
the beginning of the war, asserted that the
people of the North were the aggressors,
and that the people of the South were stand
ing justly in defense of their constitutional
rights"