Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-11-07
skOssuth and Cotton,

Under this title Henry Ward Beccher. in
The independent, caustically depicts the absurd
! ty if not hypocrisy of pretending 10 honor the
champions of Liberty in other lands while up-
! holding Slavery and such acts as the fugitive
! Slave Law in our own. We extract Mr. B. s
account of the interview Gin my minds eve, Ho-
ratio between the great Magyar on his arrival
! IN our Bay and our clerical denouncers of op-
| position to the Fugitive Slave Law:
Nov, let us suppose that Committee of Cler-
| gymen should be deputed to wait upon the H.
/ ustrIous exile (whose tratOrous effigv has lust
been battered and hung, at home y OF course
we should select those who have most pointedly
inveighed against the doctrine of Higher Law
DR.. Dewey, Dr. Taylor DR.. Spencer, DIR
Spring, Dr. Lord-could better Committee be
desired
During the quarantine of two days which our
Government has ordered at Staten Island. we
may imagine that it is the purpose of our excel
lent rulers to cleanse away all inward faint of
treason, as well outward contamination or
plague, from the illustrious exile. We will i'm
aglne that the days are TO be divided between the
, Church and the Sta'e. Our clerical Committee
would without doubt cast shade of awe over
the aOashed hero, as hay marched into the cabin
OF the steam trgate Miosissppi-Ohe State of
reputation and Senator Foule each one bear
ing presentation copy Of his sermon or speech
on the Fugitive Slave law The oldest clergy
man now approaches kossuth and welcomes
INN to this land Of liberty and equality. Its blcs-
sings are described Tne statistics ofour pros
pcnty are briefly given. ''AIl these things"
says the excellent spokesman, eve owe under
God to our liberty. No people can thrive while
ground by OPPRESSION, This happy laudalon
OF liberty being done, the gentlemen proceed to
question his uDtionS of and
trlotl>m and treason.
Does your EXceIloncy believe that Slavery is
a SIN PerSe! Do you not regard lit patrarcha
institution tolerated by jehovah, not abroeated
by Christ, and If properly used, benefcent ar
rangmcnt for the blacks 2?
Mr.. kossnth (being perhaps more used lately
to the sword than to theology may be supposed
to be little confused, and rather eyades so I'M
savory n catechism.
Bat our good Gvncs are too expert in examin-
ing candidates in theology in all tue nice distinct
lona into which Truth has been split up, to be
easily lodged. And so DR.. S says plainly
w ou!d yon,slr, il by uttering he prayers for it,
you could release every slave in America, to-
morrow, dare to utter such PRAYER ?"
THAT should, very quickly,' responds the
IIIusrons catcchuman, a little off his guard by
the directncss of the question The Divincs
huge each other. There is business on hand.
DO You believe that slave has a right to
run away from his master ,;
"Do you mean to inquire by this question. GEN
t.emon, whether have done right in running
away from the service of the Emperor of Aus. |
tria ,"
No sir, oh no. You are whitcman Per
hals we ought to put the question little more
explicitly. DO you believe a black man, held ,
to slavery in South Carolina has right to run