, 1861-08-23


In an able and thoughtful speech deliver-
by n H. Carpenter, Esq, at Milwaukee
on the occasion Of the return Of the First
Wisconsin Regiment, we find the following
paragraphs, which derive not little Of
their significance from the fact that the
speaker has been heretofore one of the
most tenacious as well as one OF the most
prominent Democrats in that State;
"He have undertaken thus war and IRE now
prosecuting It solely to restore ORDER and insure
future obe3ience to the Constitution. We would
accomplished. We would gladly renew our guar
a1tee 10 the Southern. states that they shall b.
protected IL person and property. AZ Of Old. Would
hAve peace agsi1. The South can enjoy
this security now. How leng it viii Be
n tbs peTer Of the South Q make sneR
knoWa. Nare rarely end where they ale expected
to. Tbs revolution conld hare been stided at its
birth. p Tsry lttIs graceful concession on the
paly fcr redress Of grievances; and would GLADLY
hare accepted eneh favor, and returned to their
obedience. This the Crown denied; and the CoI.
oEaea cpuln not win the result they contended for
to it, fonneaiion. Before the Colonies had
tens 9 Of
t5e souta le8rn nothing hem the lessons Of his
tory? Or has God decSssd the destruction Of slao-
efz' s axa dees 1e Pt7psss to aeeoapsh it through
zhs .f0ttg G1d madness Sf 81dseaolGeTs.
Y the South expects that re are much longer
TO Fight this 8ar with kid glovee; much longer to
to tsey no @ ~ se soa 5nen Is
fealy mistaken. The powers that be may say 20 !;
wtah &c; but tbs ssst1g determination Of tie Norfh
afe iHpen9 xsngs Jors0aTd, soer2 x:rs;art<s Of
Har ard ssacUth raced Q6scsats coHnot stop tie
cexrsf q erenzs by esyin1 respect az u rights Q1
III This stxle ii things is long continued o. the
psrt Of the South, armies will march In that diree.
non WITH T. the express purpose Of injuring thd
South. This rebellion ie not in etrct conformity
With the constitution !: AID the South may find
thst There IL IN unconstitutional way to suppress
That, az matter Of fact-hard, imperi.
Gus, downright fact-the war will not end
until the cause Of the war is ended, is a
proposition forcing itself upon every mans
deliberate judgment. We may fight on
till we are exhausted, till we are thrus.
back half century in material progress
and prosperity, ill we have spilled hail
our blood and expended all our treasure.
but the end will not be reached till slavery
mas been swept away. The presence oi
Gen. Buffers army On the little peninsula
of Hampton liberated six hundred slaves
without the faintest agency Of the 1oya1
troops. So it Will be everywhere. If thu
federal columns shall ever march through
the Gulf States four millions of bondme1
viii rise at their heels and claim God:
freedom. If We base1y seek to crush then
and Telnstate their rebe1lious masters. VI
shau ind new war on ou1
hands. And if we should succeed in put
ting the chains anew on the Liberated
blacks, it would not be long ere We shoult
have to fight again to put down the mas
tere, who would spring at tina throat Of th
gosernnent again az soon as they shoul
feel stroag enough to do it. More esps
cialsy would this be the case il their nrs
experience should teach them that it mie1
be done with inpunity.
When the shareholders went into thj
WAY they knowingly assumed all the rish
Of emancipation. They have indeed ha
the manhood to hold their tongues On ths
subject ever since the two armies we,
marshalled. They have made no con
plant about the si1 hundred fugitves j
Fort Monroe; they have regarded it
matter Of courEe-as much 80 as the Ill
i5g Of their soldiers in battle. The On:
whining on that score has come from Il
Northern organs Of slavery, the Bosk
EostrseT and the New York journal
Commerce. The leaders of the rebellic