The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-07-12
OFF The Fence.


exists the second issue of that sheet has
completely removed it. A leader Of some
two columns in length, under the head O
Demonstration" defines the position of tht
Union in unmistakable terms. After ex
hausting logic, reason and common sense,
the editor closes his leader with the follow
ing words:
s'Let us admit some other facts in view
of reconstruction. Perfection is not to be
looked for in human institutions. Human
laws will not affect all alike. The poor
man cannot have all the luxuries of the
rich, nor the rich idle man all the luxury Of
daily toll. Ignorance cannot command the
arts and sciences, nor stupidity lift itself
into respect. The unfortunate African is
an anomaly. and out Of place in this coun-
try, and can never live on terms of equality
with the white race. God has graded the
universe by his law, and human legislation
must conform thereto. Christianity, prac-
ticaI, forgiving christianity, is the great
reconStractOr Of this republic.
Neither ''my plan" nor its plan Will sue
coed in restoring this country to harmony
and happiness, until the people learn that
the late rebellion was not the first IN the
history of the world, nor of this country,
and that traitor is not the coinage OF the
last few years, but that in 1875 it was writ
ten in fiery letters, from the mouths OF
British cannon over our patriot fathers
heads-over Washington's."
There it is in a nutshell Although not
in so many words, the idea is all there, that
we must learn to consider the men who
fought four years for the DIES truction of this
goyernment-the men who caused the sac
rifce Of SO many precious lives, and so
much treasure, not as rebels and traitors,
but as heroes and patriots, equal in all
those qualities that command our admira
tion and reverence to 'the patriot fathers"
of the revolution. We must look upon
Jeff Davis as a second Washington. We
are told that the people must learn that
the late rebellion was not the first in the
history Of the country" and that traitor is
uot the coinage of the past few years but
that in 1776 it was written in fiery letters
over our patriot fathers heads-over Wash
ington's." The attempt to compare the
shareholders rebellion with the war of the
Revolution, the rebels and traitors of the
late confederate states with 'the patriot
fathers" of 1776, and finally jeff Davis
with Washington, is plain enough, and il
that be admitted, then must the converse
be true, that the murdered Lincoln and all
the patriot hosts who went forth to fight
for the Union, stand in the category with
George the III and his armies of hired Hes
slams or American savages. Are the loyal
Union men of Kenosha county prepared to
admit this assumption of the Democracy ?
We do not believe they are. Are the
manned and battered soldiers in our midst,
or those who have fought the good fight"
and come out unscathed, ready to admit
that they were the aggressorS and that
they were fighting against such soldiers as
our patriot sires of 1776? Are the men
who starved and tortured our soldiers at
Richmond, at AndersonviIle, at Salisbury
and Cahaba, to be turned into heroes and
patriots, to receive our respect and venera-
ton, rather than our reprobation, that
northern democracy may have hobby
upon which to ride into power and place
And yet this is the doctrine that is to be
taught by this new organ of Democracy.
And question arises here, why should
the loyal Union-loying people Of this city
and county, tax themselves to support q
paper to advocate doctrines so utterly abhor.
rent to them? 1t is a foregone conclusion
that the paper could not survive three
months unless supported by the patronage
of the loyal people, to abuse and misrepre
sent whom seems to be its only mission.
Il is too late in the day to attempt tc
raise the late rebellion to the dignity of q
revolution. 1t has not the first principle.
necessary to give it such a character. w,
cannot better illustrate this idea than by
quoting the following from the speech o.
Gov. Oglesby of Ill, at the great Soldiers
celebration of the 4th at Salem in that state
81 have stated this question with all the
ability, that | have, and | have said, as al
our fathers did, that the right of revolution
mark we'll that expression nOw-did ex
list. We did, successfully, rebel against the
mother government. Why? Because your
father and my father had no say in the gov
eminent of Great Britain. They were not
represented there. They had no voice il
making the laws of the empire CT Great
Britain. They had no voice in making the
commercial treaties between England anC
the other nations of the globe they hac
no voice in taxing themselves. They had
no representation in Parliament So III
Austria, so i'll Russia Prussia, France TIA
ly, and the rest of Europe. So in Turkey
Persia and China, and everywhere else
The people have no voice in making the
laws of the land. The people have no right
to speak except in Great Britain, and theil
the people can vote only under strong linz
itation as to property qualifications. There
are millions upon millions of men who can
not vote even in free England, the freeet
government upon the globe, next to our
own.
In those governments where the rights
of ell the people are trampled upon they
have the right of revolution, for they have
no part in the government and no share in
the management of the government. Now
change the venue. Bring it to Amer ica
Here the right of revolution does not exist
There is no right of revolution. have
heard this thing for five long years. have
heard 1t until have become disgusted with
it. l say that in the United States OF
America there is no right of revolution. l
say this because every man, above the age
Oh twenty one years, who goes to the ballot
box and votes, becomes a partner in this
Tree Tree government. Here the majority rules
-na "a government made by our own choice,
s ai,.,ae ~ our own people, made by our ia.
tners' and made by you and I. Then will
you 80 ana tell me- sir, will any friend of
Traitors OF treason tell me, that if this peo-
PIE 40 not get what they consider their