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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24
The Fourteenth Amendment.

Some of the Democratic leaders are in.
sisting, that the Fourteenth amendment
to the constitution has never been legally
adopted. Now what does this opposition
to the afore said amendment argue? First
then, let us see what the amendment is
the second clause of it reads as fol-
lows:
"2. That neither the United States nor
any State shall assume or pay any debt or
obligation incurred in aiding instruction
or rebellion against the United States
nor any claim for the loss or emancipation
of any slave; but that all such debts OBJ
legations or claims shall be held Illegal
and void"
The debt of the Confederacy was in
round numbers OOO,OOo,O0O, and at
least $1,OOO,OOO,OOO may be added as the
debt of individual States. The loss of
slaves is put down at $1,8OO,oO0 1000, and
the loss of private property at $50O,OOO,-
600, making an aggregate of$6, 300, 900, 900
Of claims upon which these men expect to
trade hereafter. This amendment extin-
cuisines this entire body ofdebt, prohibits
the payment, and removes from the poll
tics of the country the temptation of ac-
cepting brides for the legalization of this
monster debt
Now what is the secret of the hostility
. OF the Democracy to the Fourteenth
amendment Is it not clearly because it
brushes out of existence the six thousand
millions of the rebel debt? Democratic
chlettlans, would like to use the rebel
bonds; bring them into market, or have
them as corruption fund to procure their
legal recognition by future Congress.
Nothing would please all the old rebels
leaders in the South better, than legal
recognition of the Confederate debt the
moneyed influence of every Confederate
bondholder in this country and in Europe
would be employed to induce the govern
ment to make provision for the payment
OF the rebel debt. It is important that
every man should understand the true
meaning of the Democratic policy if the
leaders are so SOLICITORS to have the amend
ment to the constitution regarded a NULL
ty, then is it not fair to conclude that their
scheme is, to have the validity of the
Confederate debt recognized? The Dem
ocratic leaders understand what a tremen
dous engine of power, would be the six
thousand millions of the rebel debt, were
only limited value attachedte it. Place
the Democrats in power, and what good
security have the people, that the bonds
of the late Southern Confederacy, willnot
be put on par with our own bonds?
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24
Education and Democracy.

The Milwaukee Neus pertinaciously
sticks to its text, uttered some weeks ago,
that the education and religion of the
country, is embodied in the Democratic
party. The editor Of that sheet talks
ludicrously enough, of what Democracy
has done for the educational enlighten-
ment Of Vermont The Neaos says =
"Most Of the. religious and ed,scGti0nak in
stttuti0ns Of Vermoltt, acre founded aoa6n
the State mas g0gerned By Democrats forty
years ago." What terrible blunder the
forty years ago Democrats of Vermont
were guilty of? 1t is only little less than
forty yeas ago, since the State of Yer
mont ceased to give Democraticmaj orities.
Ever since the Republican party has been
organized that State has yearly given large
Republican majorities being more reliably
Republican, than any other state in
the Union, with perhaps a sin
gle exception So long ago as 1915
the u. s. census statistics show, that
the number of white persons in Vermont
over eighteen years of age who were I'M
able to read and write was only one to
every sixty-three. At the same time in
the Democratic States of Della ware and
Kentucky, the proportion over eighteen
years of age who could not read and write
was to every 6
What lucky thing it is for the modern
Democracy, that religious and education
al institutions, were not planted in Della
ware and Kentucky forty years ago, or ey-
en- less, as literally as in Vermont The
Democracy still hold these states in a
pretty firm grasp, especially Kentucky {;
for later statistics prove that the proper
ton of voters in that State, who are I'M
able to read and write is still lamentably
large. The plain statement of the Neaos
and the legitimate deductions therefrom
are as follows Some forty years ago, the
Democratic party supplied Vermont with
religious and educational institutions
The benign influence Of these institutions
has been, to induce the people to renouuce
the Democratic party with seeming dis
gust, and to make the State one of the
most reliably Republican in the Union.
1t is to be hoped the Meas will perseyere
in showing the good results of religion
and education; it may yet be the means
of opening the eyes of the darkened
masses, to whom it has SO long dispensed
a copperhead political gospel.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24
Gold for Bondhelders and Greenbacks for
the People.

The Democratic platform in its fourth
resolution declares as follows:
Gone currency for the government and
! the people, and the laborer and the Office
holder, the pensioner and the soldier, the
producer and the bondholders."
Every half fedged Democrat, has
Haunted this declaration with an air OF
triumph, assuming that the Democratic
party has no responsibility whatever for
the law requiring government bonds to be
paid in gold. If there isany wrong about
this it attaches to the Democratic party.
The New York Tribune publishes the
ayes and noes of the House of Represent
atives (1862) on corcurring in the Senate
amendment to the illegal tender" bill,
whereby the interest of the Five Twenty
bonds, was made payable in coin. The
Tribune says,
"On this proposition the Republicans
stood Yeas 43; Nays 55-a majority in
the negative. AU the Democrats but taoo
(Baily of Pa. and NOEL of MOI voted to
pay the interest in gold, and carried it.
bortyJioe Democrats recorded their votes
in favor of paying gold-only taoo the 9th
er way.
What becomes now of the party clamor
against gold for the bondholder, rags for
the pillow ?"
We omit the names of the 45 democrats
published in the Tribune as unnecessary.
The Democracy therefore, become their
own accusers, by denouncing the law,mak.
ing the interest on bonds payable in
coin
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24
r the Telegraph
Correspondence.

| Mr.. EDIToR:-In your issue Of the 17th
l noticed criticism on the etiquette of the
congregation worshiping in what is known
as the Plank Road Church.
| "Vidi," your correspondent, says ''the au-
dience sit through the entire service, until the
choir rises to sing tht closing hymn This,
he thinks, would startle city worshippers.
| l think it would be some relief for the con-
gregation to stand during the performance OF
some of the service, yet as some part of the
audience cannot conveniently do so, a great
er uniformity is had by sitting.
| Your cor respondent thinks il great breach
| of politeness TO "face the music" and there
| by ''turn their backs to the minister" Isup-
pose the people who worship in the Plank
| Road Church do moi qUorShip their minister.
They offer their songs of praise to One higher
and nobler than mortal man.
But for what is singing used in our church
esq We believe it to be part of the wor-
ship to sing praises to God. How is this to
be done By the voices blending in harmo-
| ny with the Instruments of music inspired by
the sentiments of the hymn. But what must
those do who are unable to sing? Surely lis
en- to the sentiment, and in heart unite with
the inspiration of the song. And who does
not know that one can understand the senti-
ment and appreciate the music much better
| by facing the performers? If, at the ripple
of Babels stream, and the gentle touch of his
harp, David danced like q merry-man who
can wonder that those who have an ear for
music should turn toward the singers? Who
would think, at a concert, OF sitting or stand
ing where they could not see the performers ?
No person would pay half price for ticket.
He might as well be outside of the building.
"But it shows disrespect to the Minister
/ It is but few years since the entire congre-
cation rose and stood while prayers were Of
tered, and at least one-haif turned their
| backs to the minister And in some church,
es n0oo, many persons kneel during pra yer,
thereby turn their backs upon the minis
ter. In either case am pursuaded the cler-
gyman never thought of''the old setting hen. -
| If your correspondent should chance to be
present again at a service at the Plank Road
| Church, or even preach there, and the people
should turn their faces towards those whose
voices lead the service, let him rest assured
that the people are not ignorant of true po-
| likeness, neither are they over-charged with
a "superfuity'' Of ''the other thing
SIBID.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24

THOSE REsoLUTIoNs.-The COMPRESSION
al Convention at Racine, which nominated
Alexander Mitchell for Congress, passed
resolutions, among which was the follow
ing:
Re3oLeed, That we fully endorse and
'adopt, as expressing our views, the resolu-
ions Of the National Democratic Conven-
ton lately held in New York.
So Wade Hampton's revolutionary plat
form is fully endorsed the laws of Con
gress relating to reconstruction, are null
and cold, says the New York National
Democratic Convention The gallant Gen
Paine fought to 3iut down the rebellion,
and was crippled for life in the service of
his country. While all this was going on,
Alex. Mitchell was sitting behind his
coEnter, trading in bank and railroad
stocks, buying up U. S. Bonds, and con-
verting mortgages into cash. Mitchell
now allows himself to be used in aid of
the revival of the rebellion which Gen.
L dlIlC dSS1SlGu W CRUSH OuI. 4JlIGCutll
probably does not intend being the instru-
ment of mischief; it is doubtful whether
he has political shrewdness enough to per-
ceive to what base uses the party seek to
employ him. All his sagacity for a
lifetime has been educated and pushed
vehemently into one single avenue-mon-
ey-getting. Should another rebellion be
inaugurated, Mitchells vocation of money
making would not be damaged thereby
it is said he amassed quarter of mil
pom during the, period of the late war ,and
another war might furnish rich harvest,
as it has done to many amoneyed operator
But if there comes another war, Mitchell
will be quite sure to stay at home, to take
care of his immense bank, bond and rail
road interest; he would be quite willing
to have such men as Gen. Paine take the
hazards on the battlefield.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24

RAILROAD MoNoPoLY-The agricult
ural population as well as other classes
have complained much, and not without
cause, of railroad monopoly, and unjust
determinations, made by these monied
corporations The Democrats have put
IN nomination for Congress from this dis
tllct, man who probably holds within
his power, more railroad stock than any
other man in the west Is the man who so
largely interested in these corporations, a
safe representatives. legislate in Congress.
Fellow citizens, which will you prefer,
Gen. Paine whose wealth consists in his
patriotism and irreproachable character,
or Mitchell whoseinterests areinterwoven
with railroad corporations and bonds?
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24
Reduction of the Public Debt,

Nothing gives the copperheads more
disquietude, than statements based on the
facts and figures of United States Commits.
sioner Wells, showing the reduction Of
OF the public debt. The terrific proper
tions of the public debt, is one of the
hobbies upon which the Democracy de-
light to dwell in the hope of frightening
lgnoramuses to vote their ticket. That
our public debt is large, no one denies
but that it is not undergoing large reduc-
ton none viii dispute except those, who
deny official figures and whose vocation it
is to deceive the simple.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24

Hon John Minor Bolts, the sturdy old
Virginia Unionist, who braVe6l the rebels
throughout the war, has published a book
entitled "The Great Rebellion /: It's Secret
Hosiery, Rise, Progress and Disastrous
Failure. On pages 221, 222 he gives the
following correct
RECORD OF TEE DEMO CRATIC PARTY.
'Let Democratic journals and orators
howl over the debt and taxes their war
has brought. They but magnify their
own sins. Every dollar of debt is Dem
ocraic legacy Every tax is a Democratic
gift. Every government stamp is Dem
ocratic sticking plaster Every person in
the United States dri1 ks Democracy in
his tea his coffee, and his whisky, and in
the sugar wherewith he sweetens them.
Each ingredient pays its quota for the
cost of Democracy to the country. The
smoker inhales Democracy. The sick
man is physicked with Democracy. The
laboring man gives about one hours
labor every day to pay for Democracy
The capitalist pays one tenth of his in
come for the cost Of the Democratic party
Every transfer of the property is saddled
with the Democratic burden. Before he
is begotten the childis subject to the Dem
OCTdIlc LAX. rom Iuet CTdGu6 jOIue grave
he never is free from it. The funeral
mourning must first pay the penalty Of
Democratic rule, and portion of that
which he leaves behind must go into this
Democratic vortex. Generation after gen
Grafton will carry this Democratic burden
from birth to death. But for the Demo
cratic party, our people would hardly
have known the nature Of taxation. But
for the Democratic party, the hundreds Of
thousands Of brave young men whose
bones are strewn over the South would
now be productive laborers, and the sup
port and comfort of families now desolate
No one can pretend to deny this indict-
ment. No one can pretend that the Dem
ocratic party had any cause for. rebellion
Yet it has the efrontery to cry over the
burden of taxation As the father of
the Democratic party, when he stripped
Job Of family and possessions, charged it
to his own sins, and sought to draw him
from his integrity, so his Democratic sons
now come forward with equal effrontery
and charge their doings upon the loyal
people and hypocritically howl over their
Affections, and seek to seduce them from
their integrity, to elect to power the party
which has brought all these woes upon the
| land"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24

Submissive ask every soldier-we
mean every soldier, who processes to have
been in the Union army, what possible
consistency there is in voting for
Alexander Mitchell in preference to Gen.
Paines While Mitchell was at home trad
ing in bank stocks, and accommodating
'JooRds" to add to his immense wealth. Gen.
Paine, the hero of Port Hudson, was de-
Tending the life of the nation, and suffer-
ing the severe calamities of war. Does
any soldier say, money Is of more worth
than patriotism?
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24
Bondholders VS. PIowholders,

The Democratic party aftertalking their
Threats dry, about aristocratic bondhold.
ers arrayed against the plowholders, have
exempted their honesty and sincerity, by
nominating Alexander Mitchell for Con
gress, one of the richest holders of bonds
railroad stock and other securities, Of any
man in the western country.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24

THE Democratic Congressional Conven
ton held at Racine last week, confessed
its cowardice and weakness, by nominal
ing a candidate of doubtful politics
Alexander Mitchell has heretofore been q
sort Of half way Republican, he has voted
the Republican ticket with perhaps few
exceptions for the last dozen years. He
was however never deemed reliable in
political matters; money making, being
his all absorbing study. To the acquisi-
ton of wealth he has surrendered him
self soul and body for nearly thirty years
in Milwaukee All lawfully for ought
we know. The Democratic party
did not dare to take a candidate, who has
heretofore been known as a Democrat,
but have seized upon Alexander Mitchell
because he has no Democratic record to
be overhauled and exposed, and more es-
pecially, because he can boast of more
money, bonds and mortgages, than any
other man in the west If the Democrats
can win with Mitchell'smoney, they think
they can afford to throw what little poll
tics he has, to the dogs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24

New ARITHMETIC Although the Re
publican majority is over 5000 larger in
Maine than last year, yet according to the
new Democratic arithmetic, there has been
very satisfactory gain in Maine. They
apply the same kind of mathematical cal
culation to Vermont, and draw great con
ISOLATION therefrom. 1t matters not by how
many hundred thousand Gen Grant will
be elected, the Democracy will bear up
under defeat by figuring great Democratic
gains.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24

CONGRESS- Houses of Congress
met pursuant to adjournment on Monday
last 1t was not expected that any public
business would be transacted, unless the
exigencies Of the country imperatively de-
handed it. The necessity for any immed-
late legislation not appearing, Congress
adjourned to the 10th of October
next.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24
PICTURES
KENOsMAtA AND VICINITY.

KENOsHAAAND VICINITY,
Taken the present season and for sale at 1ohols-
sale and retail at IrueSde1S Gallery
The following is partial lisr of views to which
continued additions are being made:
View OF Main st. and 4th ri July procession 1868
Fourth of July in the Park at Kenosha 1868 Three
different views of Kenosha rbor. Main st.
Bridge, Truesdell's Mill and Lake in the distance
Looking west from Main ST. Bridge LOOKING
west from Grand st. Bridge Looking north from
Grand ST. Bridge, Railroad in the distance fine
View OF the River from Grand st. Looking south
from Grand st., fine reflection in the River Birds
Eye View from top of Water G IRE looking north,
do do do ,uast
i. do sg dc de aoutbw VEST
Birds Eye view of Grand st., looking west. View
OF Main st, looking north from Doan's Corner
Birds Eye View of Main st. from top of Halliday
House. View of Park from the north View Of
Park from the southwest. Kenosha St Chicago
St., looking north from H. Durkee' Prairie Ave-
nue.. Residence of j. G. McKindley. Resldence
of j. Nichols. Residence and Grounds of O. s.
Head. Residence of F. Robinson. OH b Hins,
dale OFF. Durant, 9th. Spears. Pic Mic Lake
Salem, Wis Crab Apple Island Fox Lake, Boat,
ing on Fox River. Drinking at the Pump. Keno
sha Depot Kenosha Water Cure. Methodist
Church. Assortment OF Cemetery Views, besides
miscellaneous views oil places and Objects
. Stereoscopic Pictures OF families, residences
grounds, horses and buggies, machines ofall kinds
or anything that is capable of being photographed
taken on short notice, at liberal rates at
3m15 TRUEsDELLs PHoToGRAPH GALLERY
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24
sTRAYED OR SToLEN!

awM NROM the pasture Of j. Bond. a
" = 3years old Heller,
DARK red color, with patches of
- white on the sides, and white snots
on pom lore legs. Information as to her
at this office. "ueu tel'
Kenosha, Sept. SO, 1863 "A'
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24
AUCTION SALE.

a.. THE SUBSCRIBER will sell at public auction in
the town OF Pleasant Prairie two and one"hoif
miles south of Torry's tavern, on
Saturday, September 10th, at 10 A. NJ,
the following property
n cows, 5yearlings 10 calves, horses. 1 war.
ing colt, hegs, II pigs wagons, single bug
gy, : sets OF double harness, one single harness.
one wire tooth horse rake, one sleigh one cheese
vat and press, Fairbanks Scales; also an assert
ment OF farming tools and household furniture
IERMs-AIl sums under $40, cash all above $40
one year time VIII be given on approved no tes at
per cent. 49, ~
Sept 18th, 1868. MRS. L. NJ GTIRERT
G.. HULETT, Auctioneer. 2wl6
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24

There have been two hundred appli-
cants foraddmission to the Freshman Glass
at Yale College this year.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-24
OUR COMMISSIONS TO AGENTS

OUR COMMISSIONS TO AGENTS
Exceed those OF every other establishment of the
kind.-Proof of this can be found in comparing our
premiums with those Of others for Clubs o/ate same
size, in addition to which claim to give better
Igoods of the same charachter.
We aOtU send to Agents free 0IcAGrge,
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all woool cashmere for pants fine willie counter
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album, double lens stereoscope and twelve for
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catalogue ofgoods sent to any address free. I
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S1-OLEN!

From the subscriber, the 18th inst, one $50
S sS91 bond, No S7Si7 letter ~ dated July i.
dated May 1865. The return OF Of the above bonds
HUNDRED DOLLARS
Kenosha, Sept. II, 1865
fw1S GOODwrN pTrppYur
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ONE DOLLAR FOR EACH ARTICLE,

E6 Checks describing articles sold sent to agents
In Clubs at rates mentioned below. We guaraetee
every article to cost less than If bought at any Bos
ton or New York wholesale house.
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AMQUNTING no NEARLY $500, 00l

That in order to supply the demand occasioned b.
cur constantly increasing patronage, zoe haze "a
Gently made inspOrtdtiOfaS for the Jdn trade direc
from European MGu1lf lecturers,