The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-10-02

characteristic speeches. we copy 'h0 9PooN"
af Hon E. c. Ingersoll, from the Chicago Ir'6-
uns, as one of the most e. quent speeches of the
occasion.
HON. Z. c. INGERsoLL's SPEECH.
Mr.. Ingersou, who was received with rous-
ing cheer, spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, aad CitizeaS Of Ch'eqgo l
appear before you tonight as J" Deii'oo a.
the Chicago Times to the contrary hot"l'n9I"nu'
ing, laughter and as such / shal speak TO-
night and hereafter for the nlcsE vigorous pros
ec1tion Of the war. Cheers 4 am also Ia
favor Of the construction Of a ship canal from
this great city to the Mississippi River as mil
itsrv and commercial necessity, 4 means of
uniting different parts of the country together,
an instrument to aid in suppressing this rebel
lion and carrying on all wars in which we may
ever be engaged [Applause.
If the fact that | am a War Democrat con-
stitutes that am an abolitionist, then am an
abolitionist-up to the hub. Cheers and laugh
ter. This same Tunes intimates that have
been converted. There the Times is mistaken
as usual Having never been tory, Inever
needed conversion. l wish l could say as much
for the Times men. l am Democrat, bat
am not to be driven from principle and patriot>
ism by the cry of Aboliti0nsm. Thank God!
love my country better than party Cheers.
l have taken my position and there will re"
main, though l stand solitary and alone. II
must desert my country in her hour OF trial to
maintain my party, I will let the party take care
Of itself, though it should be buried so deep
that the blast of Gabriel never reach it. These
tories ough to have learned by this time that the
old epithet of reproach is worn out. They have
handled 1t SO long that it has become so smooth
that it falls of harmless as feather. Reading
Democrats out of the party has become common
Thousands are leaving it, and if the Chicago
Times and Springfield Register are going TO
read them out formally, they will have no room
to print anything but the list ofnOtices OF Dem
ocratic departures, until the day of election. l
have not forgotten how only little while ago
that noble statesmen and orator, the great
est OF Democrats, Stephen A. Douglas, Cheers
read out Of the party by this same set of
bigOts and enemies Of the country. GU all
remember how when he battled the Lecompton
Constitutions measure Of these sece ssl0nists
and Vi,lainy civilians, because he believed it
to be a great wrong, the men who are now &C
tive rebels, or rebel sympathizers, read him out
Of the Democratic party and denounced him as
an abOitionist Yet despite their bowling he
lived long enough to earn and secure place
forever in the hearts Of all true and loyal men
That noble example, for one, am willing to
emulateF and would to G cd that all Democrats
were as Wiling
The thunder bolt Of the war has fallen at
last. Abraham Lincoln has put his foot down
now. Loul applause I thought he was a
long time in putting one foot down. but he has
put both down now, and he will keep them
down, and the people and the army will come
up and sustain him. The mighty echoes of this
thunderbolt have startled the ears Of all the
people and loyal men everywhere have found
strength and encouragement in this great ACT
For year and half tha President has been
fighting this rebellion and he has found at last
that 1t is an impossbihty to preserve the Union
and slavery together. [Great cheers. He
has given them still three months to aserve
slavery by laying down their arms and submit
ting to the Constitution, and if by the 1st of
January they do not return to their allegiance,
l hope he win turn loose the slave, cry havock
and let slip the dogs of war. Tremendous
applause
These tory sheets that are now denouncng
the Presidents proclamation have, from the
commencement Of these troubles, been aiding
traitors in Illinois orin South Carolina. cThats
500 But mark one thing, you will find that
every man who has been in the army fighting
this rebellion, will sustain this proclamation to
the last. Applause. If you find a man wear
ing epaulets Who opposes the proclamation, you
may be sure that he is a bIoodless hero, that
his sword is unstained. Our soldiers have
in hospitals and death in battle for eighteen
months, they have buried their comrades and
suffered wounds, privatoDs and dangers. they
have heard the enemy Boosting about Yankee
devils and Bull Run until there is no sympathy
left in the army for slavery, traitors and rebels.
Hearty cheers. The people will not wait for
another year of war, to bury another hundred
thousand brave men, and five hundred millions
of money; they say 10 the President to do any
hot will aid in pahH
Applause. ] You win find no man who has
brother, or mother who has a beloved son
fighting in the army, who will say one word
against that proclamation. Why is it that the
true, loyal and earnest men are glad that it has
been issued Not because it is an abolition
measure, but because it will require two huns
dred thousand of the men who are in arms
against US to go home and keep down insrr~
rcctions. f"That's true and cheers Do you
suppose they will leave their thousands who
are at home to rejoice at the coming of this day
Of jubilee and breathe the air of freedom? viii
they allow them to congregate by thousands
upon the plantations and rise instruction? The
business of taking care of the negroes will more
than decimate the rebel army This is a war
measure. It is to weaken the enemy and so
strengthen our cause. As such, every loyal
man from Main to California will endorse it,and
every rebel sympathizer will oppose it. [Great
There has been enough temporizing with
traitors, enough tender dealing with treason
When the Lord commissioned Moses to bring
forth Israel aud whip Pharaoh and the Egyp-
tians, he did caution the Hebrew leader to be
gentle with his enemies He raired upon them
with stern hand. He rained upon them pes
thence and death. The air was poisoned to
them. The rage of the sea was turned upon
them, The frst-born child was not spared -
81, =.
ry measure necessary to deliver his people and
punish the Egyptians So say we must adope
whatever measures are necessary to crush this
rebellion and save the country. l am not the
Judge Of what is necessary, nor is any man here
the judge. The president is the appointed
judge and when his mandate has gone forth.
every man is bound to obey. Abraham Lincoln
is commander-in-chief of the armies of the
United States. As such he possesses the pow
er necessary to crush this rebellion. | care not
what you name the measure, if it becomes nee
essary, that is the only question, ana the man
who does not respect the mandates OF his SUI
preme general when the country is in a death
grappe with rebellion, is q traitor and deserves
a traitors doom. Immense aDplausa7 The
president in such time, believe, is clothed
with power as iull as that of the Gar of Russia
over this question, and the question Of its ex-
ercise is for him and his constitutional advisers
~ oStoI urine. Ahe ChlcagO fEReS Is not me
judge Laughter If it is necessary, per-
haps it is just as well for the people to become
familiar with this power and the right to its ex-
ercise now as at any other time IF the presi-
dent should determine that in order to crush
this rebellion the constitution itself should be
suspended during the rebellion, I believe he has
the right to do it. Applause Perhaps the
Times and other tory sheets would flutter at
that But think Of the object of the rebellion
Ito overthrow the constitution, to deprive US
Of the noblest inheritance ever left to man. they
are battering at the walls of the capital Eve,
~ interest that we hold dear is endangered
What are we going to do at such an hour
VIII you stop to talk about the strict constitu-
tionality of measures Before Selling q traitor
that is trying to cut your throat, must You ston
to inquire if the affidavit has been properly
made for the issue Of writ for his arrest
Applausel If your house were on FIRE anil