The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-09-05

We battle for Government and law against an
archy and lcwlessness Our cause is not for our
selves alone, but mankind everywhere also and
the principles for which we are conttnding en-
brace the nations of this earth and cast their shad
ows dow the Coming Centuries, ana if in oul
efforts to subdue the rebel crimes against and
our beneicent Government, that cancer that has
been eating into the vitals CT our Lody polite, is
cut out; il that gigantic wrong that has grown
with growth and strengthened with oul
strength, and that is the ORIGIN the root, the life
blood of this rebellion-be abolished let the glory
or the ignominy of such transaction be the theme
for the historians of the nation we cherrtully &C
cept their verdict, and in hope and trust abide the
consequences.
Resolred, That we, the citizens Of the great
Northwest hold it an axiom that 50 long as
" Water ru;:s and Grass grows,' no foreign power
shall control the mouth of the Mississippi nor any
OF It's shores or tributaries. t-- .'e
That its freedom to the North, 10 the South, ia
the East and to the est be firmly established
as the Constitution itself, and if to effect this, il
becomes necessary, TO raze every hamlet and
plantation, and burn every town on its banks and
make them desolati N; even at that cost If nee.
essary must be done, and if in our lifetime it can
not be accomplished, we bequeath the won to our
children and our chidren's children, with the
curse of bondmen upon them if they fail TO estab-
lish il. -s..
NJ. w. Petit, Esq, moved that the Resolutions
be adopted Sheldon Fish, Esq, offered an amend
ment, that some allusion be made in them to late
officers of our Government, whj had pilferred our
Public Treasury and robbed us of all was in their
power to seize, by every means that could be
brought to bear to accomplish SO vile an end
II. Lines, Esq, remarked that the resolutions
were thrown before the meeting, and could prob.
ably be laid on the table for further comment
being called upon by the chair, he expressed him.
H., Al.
that was upon us, without one of us even realiz-
ing the actual condition in which we are placed
He made some illusions to the tone of the Press,
in the sentiments set forth against the neficiency
ofthe administration and its rulers, and advisers
he went in for sustaining the powers shat be-"
which we had been the means of placing into that
position by the election of Honest Old
Abe. He went in for no party, but that of the I'm
ion,sand as Dickinson had said, II go for the sms
pending tie acrt Of Ha1eas Corpus, and Trait
0rs too"
Mr.. Cadwalader was called on, who replied
that he supposed it was only boy play calling up
on him, to make any remarks-when he was as
sured that the meeting desired 10 have his views
on the subject He took the stand, and said that
all the opinion of freemen in the freedom of speech
were his own. He was not willing to admit that
there was one more in favor of the Union-than
the war was unfortunate, and in his
mind tended to the dissolution of the Union He
believed in the separation of the Union. He would
sustain Mir. Lincoln in all constitutional acts-and
believed that the Union would be dissolved. Be.
ing called upon to know whether he was in favor
OF one State seeding at pleasure he replied, he
had always been of that Hind~-but doubted the
expediency.
j. b. Jilsun, Esq, then rose and said that as the
former speaker had given his views HONESTLY, thew
should be so received, but as for admitting that
the Union would be dissolved it would never be
in his day or mine JEFF. Davis proclamation to
he contrary notwithstanding. There woald be no
dividing line-if one, where should it belt was
about as useless 10 talk of miugling the burning
lava of Ktaa and the foaming pillows of Niagara
as TO suppose that two Iarties should exist in
this lahd as hostile to each other as liberty
ana slavery-the outrages that were committed OH
all union men South of Mason and Dixon's line.
proved conclusive that two such warning elements
could not exist. The men engaged in the rebel
lion were as vile as any in Russia had ever been.
His motto ever was, the Union shall be lone and
inseparable." The Government had not fully
looked upon the issue as it is, but were fast tend
ing towards 4 realization He asserted that slavery
was the whole cause Of this war He alluded TO
the recent proclamation Of Gen John c. Fremont
the position he had taken was what had been
long needed. He was for procaming liberty
throughout the land.
Holm n ShaDbar1 Esq Than ,,,1. a. l.
would not give Mr.. Cadwallader so much hon
esty of purpose in making the assertions he had
made here to.light-he had probably been school.
ed in these ideas from his infancy-and also the
late editor Of the Kenosha Democrat, George H
Paul, who after feasting the fat of the land
in an eight years berth in the Post Office-imme-
diately leaves for New York City to connect him
self with the Neio York Daily Ne,cS-a rebellious
sheet that is about meeting its deserved fate.
He said it was no new thing to men of such stripe
they had the documents to govern their actions
by-years ago--there was evidence of it in this
city, which showed that such documents were in
circulation 1t had been discovered that there
were many Knights Of the Golden Ci,cls In Chi.
cago, and no doubt there were many here. He
siuded to the present war, and the Interchange OF
PriSoners--as the rebels proposed-for his part he
had son at Birds Poipt-~tbat he would not ex.
change for all the rebel congress
= DIR. Mckinley said he could not coincide with
Judge Jilsun that Mr.. Cadwall ader was honest in
the statements he had uttered. He went in with
his whole strength that rebellion should be put
down, and traitors put up" The whole trouble
can be laid to the slave power. He was in favor
Of establishing a Home Guard" and would act
as one. The love of patriotism was then only in
active to the present decisive steps taken BY our
citizen soldery and not. the bare pittance OF $3
per month. He denied the assertion of Mr. Cad.
Wallader that the Ha6eaS Corpus act, had been il.
les ally suspended--when the constitution declar.
ed it might be in cases Of Invasion and rebellion.
ana if this was not now at hand, when eyer would
it be
The Chair stated that he had examined carefully
oil the late reviews and in no one instance had he
discovered, sentiment advocated against the
suspension ofthis Act as ordered by the President.
They were silent on that point.
H. F. Phelps, Esq, rose and said that be was
for the Union, and ready to die for his country
he was ready to do it tonight.
II. Lines, Esq, rose and stated, that the nate
rial for rebellion and dscord was among us and
showed that one Mr. Martin of this city, had been
industriously at work for weeks past dissmina.
ting such sentiments avowing that the Yankees
and our citizens were glad and iejoiced that the
69th Regiment at Bull Run was SO badly cut up,
and asserting that we had wished its total alnihi
ation and that he the speaker heard that the said
Martin was daily in the habit of filing theheads
of the freshmen in this city of the part our Gov
ernment and soldiers were taken against them
that they put the Irishmen in the post Of danger, to
hare them mOoed dOacn," when he could maintain
that the Irish form large part of our sddery,
and for cool bravery ard daring have not been
equalled in the present conflict,
Lit. Col. Lane rose and stated that implications
had been cast not only on him, but on the First
Regiment for being towards. He was proud to
assert that there was not coward in the LIST Repi
ment.
J.J. Petit, Esq, suggested that it was pretty
late and he thought it would be advisable TO
adjourn this meeting to Tuesday or some other