The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-08-28

Cav Andrews Elaboration at u Metho
dist Camp Meeting.

Gov Andrews Elaboration AT a. HA0AAAo
dist Camp Meeting.
Il Governor Andrew visited Metnoulst CAM
ground at Martha's Vineyard nm SUNDAY laSt
J and was invited to address the asSellDi's
I He complied. remarking that he held many
oninions which might be regarded as uniting
him to instruct members of the Methodist per-
suasion: but as there was common spirit Of
faith and love breathed by all true hearted men
and women, in which he migh hope 10 enjoy
share, he did not feel at liberty to decline.-
| He proceeded to speak of the "hlhguoln VI
| God" which he defined to mean the reign OF
| God among men here and everywhere, anu re-
marked that there must be point where pa
tience ceases to be virtue, IN heaven do "9ll
as on earth. He then went on to say
I'VE have now, dear friends, the awful spec,
,ooIe back upon which history will return ana
fntnre generations turn their eyes 10 cohtem-
nIoto the awful spectacle of fratricidal war
| 4 Iaroe fraction of the people OF these United
Gtotes have drawn thesword and lifted up thelr
r;obt arm aranstthe constttutionalpower W WI,
| thew themselves aided to establish my
have undertaken to wrest from Inc sceP'is
which ruled us ALL and which we are ali OCuilu
! to support more than half the territory OF TUG
Federal Union. They stand ready IN arms dhG !,
| for more than year and quarter nave etooo
! in battle array. They have torn down Jul gu
ry flag, they have erected another unseenlIy
hammer in its stead. They have elected from
their territory all those who Welded tne yo"ei
of the federal government of the states, nave es'
tablished foreign governments maintained oy
war, and transferring their allegiance TO s, Stlll
3another confederate government IN reoellloh
against us. making themselves as clearly oul
| enemies as if they had transferred their aIle'
glance to Victoria or Napoleon. "a-
governor ANDREW AS APUBLJc OFFICER.
"Now my friends they have taken choice
They had certain constitutional rights-they
have elected to overthrow their own constitu
tional rights and to take bellgerent rights in
stead Now they have their own choice. | am
a peace man. hate war, loath it'll shudder
at it. 1 trusted in God, before this war broke
out, that I should never see it, that 1t never
| would defle and desoate our beloved land
| But | love peace so well that, but what would
have it, that would fight for it, And with a
sense Of that responsibility which belonged to
me as citizen and as a magistrate, have en-
deavored, according to the measure of my hum.
BILE ability, to stimulate the patriotic fervor of
our own people, to lift up the influence aud
power of the arms aud of the doctrines of the
| old Puritan State of Massachusetts, in the hope
that when the triumphal hour shall come it
should be triumph in right good earnest, so
that when the r9bel power should fall the OPP
pressor's power should tumble with it., and that
four millions of human beings might rise with
the chains of their degradation broken
redeemed and di5enthraled by the emancipa-
ting power OF the truth of God.
l have never believed it to be possible that
this controversy should end and peace resume
her sway until that dreadful iniquity had been
trodden beneath our feet. believe it cannot,
and have noticed my friends, although J. am
not supcrstitous, believe, that from the day
our government turned its back upon the proc
amation of Gen. Hunter the blessing of God
has been Withdrawn from our arms. We We're
marching on, conqnering, and post after post
had fallen before victorious arms but
since that day have seen no such victo-
ries. .....
Now I appeal to the conscience of every
man and woman here, near the close of week
of religious services, appeal to you to know
if, in your own concousness,y you do not believe
that the poorest and humbest man of all this
earth, IN the sight OF that Inhnite One is your
] equal brother aud your equal heir of immortal
! ity. God hath made of one blood all nations
of men, and he is no respecter of persons
And yet | hear men say that the real difficulty
in their minds is negro equally.
| Il read the other day 4 speech from gene
| raj of the American army-a most excellent
speech-and yet he thought it necessary to say
| Well, could not help til mixing, my dear fell
low what do you think is going to be done here,
after Do you know if We have all got to
bear one color beyond the grave? Are you
| certain that God is gong to whitewash the
colored and nos color you? Have you
any controversy with God because he painted
his complexion black and bleached your own
l never dared, sinner that | am, l never dared
| the instruction of my sather, the monitions of
my mother, both of whom have long since pre-
ceeded me to the world Of spirits, whose bene-
dictionS have rested always upon my head and
whose sweet brerth encompasses me every
| day, Olbade mel never dared to dlspise
man because he was humble, or because he
was weak, or because he was poor or because
he was black. And | do not know where in
the charter of human government it has been
| impaired to it from heaven, the only source of
all power, thatany people, however great, strong,
or by whatsoever conquering power they might
be invested, were permitted to look down ups
on any single being created in the likeness of
God because he was humble, or because he
was weak, or because he was poor, or because
he was black.
AN ELOQUENT PASSAGE.