The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-07-05
The "NHAr IS Ir?"-A new paper style,

TIE "WHAT IS IT?"-A new paper styled
city last week.. w. Webster and George
Hutchinson,) Proprietors |. w. Webster,
Editor. We have looked over this new as
pirant for public favor, with no small
amount of interest to find out if possible
what is it ?" or what its object, but we are
as much in the dark as ever. If its pub
fishers started it as pecuniary operation
to make money, they certainly chose the
least promising field that we know Of
There is but scant business in the city and
county to support one paper respectfully.
There are dozen places that we could
name within the range of our acquaintance
that offer thrice the inducements for start
ing paper that this place does. Hence
we conclude that making money or living
even, was not one of the objects in starting
the paper. Is it for political purposes? We
look in vain for an intimation of the politi-
cal status of the paper or its editor. 1t
does not support the President, it does not
support Congress, it does not support Cop
perheadism, nor Unionsm, nor Republican
ism, nor anything else. A few namby
PANTY wishy washy generalities about the
necessity of more Christianity in the coun-
try and especially in the American Press,
is about the extent of its political creed. We
might conclude that the Kenosha Union is
strictly Religious organ, only that we are
SO we'll acquainted with the editor: We
quote the conclusion of the 'leader," The
summing up of the platform as it were, of
the Union @
'.Let the American press cherish Christ
ian spirit, and indulgein no malice or VEN
ON to further wound the feelings of those
who have not been converted by the force
of events or convinced by the logic OF
abuse. In such spirit, and for such an
end, we will humbly labor.
We make another quotation, from another
article, with the hope of eliciting light.
t'Four millions of shackles have been
broken, and four millions of bondmen made
free from the thraldom of sIavery-not, in
deed, by their thought or agitation, but by
brave men in arms. Their mission is. there
fore at an end 1t would be better for our
country if they would now retire from the
halls of legislation, and give place to states
men of more enlarged ideas and more prac-
tical thought We cannot make our neigh
bors, or even our families, oil we would
have them, nor they u.s. Mutual forbear-
ance, time and a higher Christianity are all
wanted, in every section ofour republic, and
in every relation of life, before society will
be rightly constructed"
There it is, 'clear as mud" The only
idea that ne can CLEAN from the above dou-
BILE distilled Iucidity, is, that the mission OF
''tne brave men" who have fought the bat
ties of the Union, is ended, and that it
would be better for our country if they
would now retire and give place to states
men of more enlarged ideas and more prac-
teal thought
FROM this extract it is evident that the
Union does not support the Presidents poll
cy of giving political and civil Offices to the
soldiers as reward for their gallantry and
sacrifices i'll the cause of the country. 1t
is evident that the editor of the Kenosha
Union was not anxious to have these ''brave
men" retire and give place to those Estates
men Of enlarged ideas and more practical
thought" until ''their mission" was entirely
''at an end" and the fighting all done. We
admire this frankness, albeit we cannot ap.
prove the sentiment 50 frankly expressed
1t assures however, that whatever this pa
per is, it is not the organ of soldiers or the
friends of soldiers. But we cannot devote
more time or space to our new neigbor at
this time. We cordially extend the right
Ed- of fellowship and wish the editor all
pecuniary success in his new role--we can
not wish success to his principles until we
know what they are.