The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-07-03
NUMBER 4.
g'he President O1h General EEn;ass-
cipaei0Ff.

! WASHINGTON, June 70.
This morning an important interview too
place at the White House, between the Presi
dent and delegation from the religious societ,
called the Progressive Friends, on the subjec
of general emancipation during which the Pres
idept's views were plainly stated. The delega
ton was composed of Thomas Garrett, OF Del
aware Oliver johnson well known abolition
! ist, of New York Alice Hambleton, DinaE
! Mendenhall, William Barnard and Eliza Agnew
\ of Pennsylvania and were presented to the
President by Senator Wilmot, accompanied by
Representatives Kelly, Davis and Campbell O
Pennsylvania.
Mr., johnson addressed the President, and
/ said they did not come representing any person.
al or party interest. Their clients were foul
millions of slaves, who cannot speak but lift uT
their chained hands in agonizing supplieatior
for freedom, which prayer it was in the Presi
dents power, in this solemn crisis, to grant
He then read a memorial adopted at late meet
ing, calling on the President to issue procla
NATION freeing all slaves, and stating that in hi
speech delivered at Springfield, before his cleo
ton TO the office of chief magistrate. the Presi
dent expressly declared.
"a house divided against itself cannot stand
81 believe this Government cannot endure per
"manently half slave and half free. | do not
"expect the Union to be dissolved. | do moi
"expect the house to fail, but do expect it will
"ceaSe 10 be divided, 1t will become all one
'thing or the other.
After the memorial had been read the Presi-
dent said, as be had not been furnished with a
copy of the memorial in advance he could not
be expected to make any lengthy remarks. He
was pleased that the delegation had net come
as office seekers, for they caused him much
trouble and perp!exity. The next most trouble
some subject was slavery. He agreed with the
memorialists that slavery was wrong, and dill
fered only in respect to the ways and means OF
getting rid Of it. The extract from his Spring
field speech in the memorial he said, was lncom-
plete, not including the sentence in which he
had indicated his views az to the effect upon
slavery itself Of resistance TO it's extension. 1t
decree of emancipation would do the work,
j Ohm Brown would have done it at Harpers
Ferry. The Constitution is binding upon the
people of the South, but it cannot be enforced
at present. Do you think a decree OF general
emancipation would be any more effective
MIR. Johnson said True, Mr.. President, the
Constitution cannot now be enforced at the
South, but you do not for that reason give up
the struggle. The memorialists believe that
the extinction Of slavery would attain your OBJ
jeCt"
The President said that he felt the magni-
tude and Importance of the task before him, and
ing circumstances surrounding Linn. He felt
deeply hissneed Of divine aid and guidance, anu
had sometimes thought he might be an instru-
ment in the hands Of God III accomplishing a
great work, and certainly he was willing to be
one. Perhaps Gods way of accomplishing the
end which mem0rialists have in view was differ
ent from theirs at any rate, he should endeavor
is do his duty with firm reliance on the divine
arm, and seeking for light from above 10 do his
duty
The delegation then retired.
-. s-
var, Train in Esefense of ireland and
sr5sssnscu.
s;r Geo Francis Train, who has resided forsev-
eral years in London, during recent discussion
in that city, made some remarks in which he de-
Tended the Irish from numerous charges made
against them by Engiishmen. Here are few ox
tracts:
America has many champions, Ireland nome
| have spoken for Americans | intend to say a
word for the Irish. Ii chls my senses 10 hear
that gallant race. Two millions of Irishmen are
c0untrymen of mine cheers), and / will not SIT
quietly and hear in English audience Ireland
trod down and abused l like the Irish race
ireland has done much for England but what
has England done for ireland? What q record
of crime despotism and tyranny! hat page
of violence injustice and bloodshed J Mr. -
saws no, show me. then, and oasis IA the desert
of her history show me ray OF sunshine IN the
darkness of her horizon Poor Ireland! rich IN
nature in mountains und in rivers with fruit in
her gardens and fish in her streams the unhappy
mother of q brave people made humble by de-
spotc and corrupt government. Poor ireland /!
the land of Curra !. and GrattaD and Shie whore
Power acted, and Moore sung his sweet melodies,
and Sheridan KNOWLES wrote some If the finest
dramas in our lADguage-who last week III his
L sE,.t
full of affection and tears, for his native noun
tains.
WHAT IRELAND HAS DogE FOR ENGLAND.
Poor Ireland VIII, has she done lhat Esq
land should have treated her Sc? The land that
furnishes England win many brave armies ;
whose sons to day are leaders in the Word--pre-
miers of two nations and generals in them all
You produced bat one great name in yonr NRpo
ieOnic wars his pictures are IN your galleries. his
in your squares that man was Ar
thur Wellesley, the Irish Duke Of Wei ngton.
Who rules to-day in Spain! An Uishnan-Mar
shall O'DonnelI. Who won the great Italian bat
tie? Stand forth MachahCn, the Irish Duke Of
Magenta Who won The battle OF Winchester,
but tie twice Senator. the shot proof irishman
Gen. James Shields And who rules supreme in
England, beloved by his people Have you for
gotten that Lord Panarston is a son Of Ireland
Poor Ireland How sad are thy wrongs every
page Of thy history is a record Of robbery, piage
and conquest
AMERICA THE FtIEND or IRELAND.
IA Voice: ireland is now prosperous Yes,
said Mr. Train, bus what has made her so Amer
lea Who have added wealth to our land The
Irish. Who built factories, our canals and
The irish And III their well paid Ia
Dor, because well earned, they find large sums of
money, which they lave been sending back to
their people for many years Ten millions ster-
ling since the famine. noble tran the Irish
character. like tire Irish people, and your at
tacks on Ireland, Oh account Of the recent agrar-
ian outrages, most unfair. Look over your
criminal record aud you will find more brutal
murders in England during the last year tLen IN
Ireland. Have you flrgouen the oiepncy muir
der and the Road murder, and that OF Nottingham
Forest aud Coventry! or even last week, that at
Manchester and aHuther in London You have
as dark deeds on vour calendar rs Ireland has,
and | cannot hear TO hear ii land like much
SO unklndly spoken Of ms she is in England.
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Tsae Presidents gscsponsc 10 the General
Assembly New SCHOOL,
From the n. Y. Tribune, jane Il.
The Rev. Dr. l.. f. Hatfield of this city, Stated
e, Jerk of the New school Presbyterian General
Assembly, has received the following letter from
The Hon. VIM. H. seward, 10 reply to communi.
cation addressed by that body to the President OF
the United States
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, I
WAeBlSGToN, June 1862.
To the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
session i'll the City of Cincinnati
PegereaE GeaIlemen II have had the honor Of
receiving your address TO the President OF the Cnf
led States. and the proceedings OF your venerable
body on the subject OF the existing nsurection,
nv which that address vas accompanied.
These papers have been submitted to the PresI,
dent am instructed to convey to you ms most
nrofound and grateful acknowledgement for the
feryent assurances Of support and sympathy
which they contain. For many years hereafter,
one of the greatest subj scts Of iaciiitation among
GOOD men will be the signal success of the Gov
eminent of the United States in preserving our
Federal Union, winch is the ark Of civil and re
liqious liberty on this Continent and throughout
tie world All the events Of our generation which
nreceeded this attempt at revolution, and all that
shall happen after it, will be deemed unimportani
in consideration Of that one Indispensable and in
valuable achievement.
The men of our generation, whose memory will
be the longest and the most hon0red, will be they
WHO thought lie most earnestly, prayed the mos
] fervently, hoped the most confidently, fought the
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