The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-10
For the Telegraph.
why Dsn't you Abolish Slavery

Though the people of the North are becoming
day by day, more convinced that a lasting peace
is not to be hoped for nhs country las long Sla
very is permitted to exist, there are yet Journals
and men, preaching the inviolabilty of the "Pecu-
liar Institution" and denouncing men of judgment
and foresight, fanatics, and even as enemies of
the country. Some may act thus, because they
have acquired that habit by long and faithful
service in the interest of the shareholders but there
are others who lack the right understanding of the
case, and in their shortsightedness they take the
Anti-slavery tendency to be most dangerous at
this critical iuncture of affairs while the true dan
ger lies in that policy which seeks to reconcile two
such heterogeneous elements, as freedom and sla-
very. Have you not tried the disgraceful and un
availing experiment of compromising with slavery,
enough to satisfy you, with that domineering de
which must either rule or ruin tits curious peo-
pie will not see that there IS an rrepressible
hict'' between Freedom and Slavery, as proved by
the history Of all nations, and of all ages! This
contest has been since history emerged from the
gray twilight of tradition, and it will be, as long
as there are men trodden down by the iron heel Of
depotism The war of the Gracchi at Rome ,ag ainst
the Patrcians; the Reformation; the wars of the
French revolutions hsS rebeltion! are ALL but incl
dents and phases of the great struggle between
Liberty and Despotism-between. oligarchy and
democraey-between the absolute dictates of
few aud the rights of all. May the American peo
pie heed the 81 eat lessons of History and of their
own experience, and not try TO re-unite two sys
TENS, which always have been, and always will be
diametrically opposed o each other.
On the Continent: Of Europe where there is the
most heartfelt sympathy with the North, people
are perfectly astonished at the gngery way in
which slavery is dealt with, in such time. To
prove this shall at other time, cite some of
he most influential journals of France and Ger
many. 1 will now quote. here, q part of letter,
which one of Garlbalds friends wrote to the Lon
don Illustrated Neacs, in reply to the different ir
ytations Garibadi received to come over here and
fight for the Union. Here is The passage:
"But even if Italy, Hungary
and Poland were in state of perfect lndepend-
ence and Freedom, Garibaldi would take no part
in that struggle long as the North does not de-
clare formally, SolemRiy and 1'reUOcG6ty not to
lay down arms until the last vestige OF Slavery
shall be destroyed" rs.. .....
| So says Garibaldi; and these the sentiments
of the Liberals throughout Europe, and if that pol
icy were adopted doubt whether even old Eng
land would dare to side with the South, or do any
act calculated to aid it, in the face of strong pub
lie opinion, not only in England but of all Eu-
rope This measure would remove the exclusive
Iy local character, attaching to this contest, and
raise it to a struggle on whose results depend in
certain degree, the higher intereste, and the
hopes of all mankind rs HI