The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-09-03
DooIittle Impeached.

The Racine Journal describes a grand
Republican meeting at Racine on Thurs
day evening last. Hon. E. c. Dyer made
an eloquent and effective speech on the
occasion. The Journal says:
'.Mr Dyer closed his speech with stat
ing, that as Senator DOolittle had seen
fit to arraign and impeach the republican
party, he felt it his daty to arraign and
lmpeach the Hon. Senator which he did
as follows
arraign and impeach him
First, For having during the war, in
the presence ofassemblages Of his fellow
citizens denounced northern democrats
who now support Seymour and Blair, as
rebels and traitors to their country.
Second, For having once advocated in
his place in the Senate most sweeping
measures OF confiscation whereby his
southern brethren were to be deprived of
their propertyand stripped of their homes,
and for noa1 denouncing any interference
with their rights of property or franchise
as crime against nature and clyiliza-
ton.
Third, For having said at the close of
the war that when Grant captured Lee
and his army he captured the democratic
party.
Fourth, For having introduced bill in
the Senate, after the capture Of Jefferson
Davis abrogating the common law rule as
to the qualification of jurors in trials for
! treason, il. order thereby the more easily
ito secure the convictions of the traitors
whom he would now have go acquit with
out trial or punishment, provided always
| that they vote the democratic ticket.
| h3Ttt5 For having said in his place in
the Senate, had he been present at the pas
sage of the Civil Rights bill, he would
have voted for the bill; and then voting
against it upon the occasion of its passage
over the President's veto. ae
Strjb, For now opposing negro suff-
rage in the South, and denOuncing it as
crime, and wrong to the Caucasian
race Of the temperate zone, and in 1862
proclaiming that he would make negro
territory within the United States, begin
ming with South Carolina, where this hell
Il born conspiracy Matched its brood of trail
tors, in which territory the negro. should
be supreme, and enjoy forever his rights
as ii nun.
Ssoopth For having in olden times un.
truly represented to his fellow citizens in
public speeches, that he was the owner
and holder Of a mortgage on the Demo
2 cratic party which he was then forecloS
ing before the people, whereas the fact
was, that the Democratic party was the
owner and holder Of a mortgage upon
him, which it has since foreclosed, taking
title to the Senator with covenants that
he never belonged to more than two pc
2 lltlcal parties at any one time
F5Hdtty, [ aFraign and impeach him a;
} originally a bunker Democrat as second
ly Barnburner and Lreesoiler, as agar
a Democrat relapsed into his origina
faith, endeavoring to demonstrate th,
rightfulness of slavery from the pages o
the Holy Bible; next, a Republican, ans
lastly, as a renegade, worthy of the scorl
OF all men who nate q political traitor
AT the conclusion of this arraignmen'
Of Senator Doolittle, the Journal describe
the scene as follows:
'If the enthusiasm had been great be
: fore, it was now maddening, the diff
| fersnt articles were read cheers anC
shouts and laughter interrupted the speak
er-and as the last article came with fear
full force from the lips of the speaker, the
scene beggarS description; men stood ur
for moment, and there went up shout
neither cheer nor q groan--it was tn,
stern amen that came responsive from ev
cry heart present. Then came the cheer
ing, wild and enthusiastic. Cheer upo1
| cheer pealed forth for the speaker, anC
, then roaring one for Grant and Colfax
, |