The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-09-27
Kenosha Post Office.


moved from the office of Postmaster ofthis city,
and l. w. Webster appointed his successor.-l
A change of postmaster here was not unexpect-
ed. The guillotine has been busy at work for
weeks past in decapitating loyal men, and fill.
ing their places with those who subscribe to
"my policy" The policy of Mr.. johnson thus
far in this State, and the Northwestern States
generally, has been to appoint renegade Re-
publicans, where they could be found, so as to
draw, if possible, some strength from the Re-
publican ranks. But the renegades are now SO
few, that the President is obliged to select his
Office holders from the copperhead party This
lis just what he expected to do, after the at
tempt to betool Republicans was played out.
Besides, it has been growing more and more
! evident, that the copperheads would not be sat
isfied to do the voting, and allow the offices to
be bestowed upon deserters from the Union
| ranks
| Andy johnson in the ease of the Kenosha
| post Office, has walked square up to the mark,
i and appointed no half way politician to office.
Mr.. Webster is now, and has for years been the
Acknowledged leader of the copperhead party
this county; he has worked for that party
with a zeal and energy, mere than any other
man. Since, therefore, Andy johnson has de-
serted the Union party who elected him, and
joined the rebels and copperheads, it was high
" proper for him to make this appointment as
he has.
This is but one of multitude of cases occur
ring every day, exhibiting the traitorous poll
cy Of the President Old and long tried Union
| ON, hos, !
notorious copperheads, secessionists, and reb-
els put in their places. A year ago johnson
| declared that "rebels must take back seats;n
that they must be DISTINGUISHED, their proper
! ty contiscated, and the leaders hung Now
from Maine to Texas, he invites this very class
of men to take front seats, and orders Union
men who sustained the war, and stood by the
country i'll its hour of peril, to take back seats.
A year ago, those who had been in rebellion
against the government, and who had been in
sympathy with traitors, were denounced by
Mr.. johnson in unmeasured terms Now he
recognizes these very men as the true friends
of the country, the hope and salvation of the
Republic. Northern Union men who made ev-
cry possible sacrifice and effortto crush the re-
bellion, are now stigmatized by Andy johnson
as traitors and enemies of the country. South
ern traitors, Confederate officers and leaders OF
the rebellion, whose hands are stained with
the blood of our Union soldiers are invited
together with their northern copperhead al.
lies, to get the control of Congress and make
the laws which shall govern us
At the close of the war when the Union arms
had triumphed, the people believed the Union
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disposal of the vanqushed rebels So said
Andy johnson then; but now he insists that
the whipped rebels and their northern sympa
thisers shall have control of the law making
power, and dictate laws to those who have
saved the life of the nation
Mr.. johnson minated in several of hi.
speeches, during his late northern tour, thai
the present Congress was an Illegal one and
that it ought to be superseded. Some of his
leading newspaper organs boldly assert that i
the northern States can succeed in electing t.
Congress a sufficient number of friends of the
Presidents policy to organize with sthosC
who shall appear at Washington from the
rebel States, the President will recognize such
body as the true Congress, and will disown tho
4 present one. The Milwaukee Neocs says Jane.
s. Brown, the democratic candidate for Con
gress from this district, is committed to such
course-a course fraught with infamy and SURF
to result in civil war
The evidence that the President is in full
communion with the rebels, is so complete al
hardly to need the citation of facts. During
the progress of the terrible war which has beer
upon us, there were loyal and patriotic men al
over the south, who refused to join the seces
sion ranks, choosing rather 10 suffer every in
dignity and persecution at the hands of south
ern traitors. President Lincoln conferred up
on many of these southern loyalists importan
trusts, in connection with the provisional gov
ernmen is established-many of them were ap
pointed Provost Marshals, Judges, Tax Com
missioners, &c. Since Mr.. johnson came int
power, he has removed most of these southern
loyal men from office, and appointed in thei
places blood stained rebels and traitors. H
has made loyalty in a southern man politica
crime, and treason in southern rebel polit
zeal merit
It is very natural that rebels and traitors O
every grade, from the highest ex-Confederatt
official to the lowest bushwhacker, are now th,
i ardent admirers of Andy Johnson. They SCI
in him the true representative of their politica
I hopes; through his policy they expect speedil,
TO regain their lost ascendancy in the Union.
Let NJ. johnson go on with the work of de
posing Union men from office; let him make {
clean sweep Of every Federal officer, who wa
loyal during the war of the rebellion; the idei
OF November next win declare in thunder tone,
his policy miserable failure.
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