Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-03

without an issue. Where is the pothous
politician but knows that live issue i
necessary, even in ward election? Tn
rebels are fighting for slavery, and we ar
fighting for its preservation. Voice. =
chats it ri
Gen. Halleck says, 1--WE viii not let yo1
come in our lines s'' "Why ? asks the slave
Because the frank answer would be
you will get away from your masters 2
That's the point ~ We must make ar
issue something that will be watchworc
for our lips and a shiboleth for our ban
ners. What could we not do, with Freedom
for our battle-cry? (Cheers.) There is
something to 60 before the world on. That
is what our fathers fought for. Freedom
and the preservation Of free government!
Great God under that inspiring flag
think America could whip all who might
assail US. Cheers. .. .......
Now, the battle cry is, go it boys, for
the maintenance of slavery ard the Union.
Onward my brave fellows; down with the
accursed treason, but stop if you run a
gainst a niger !" [Derisiye laughter. ]
War is a dreadful alternative, and in
testine war is the worst of all. | have
two sons in this tavern, and | should ex-
pect them to brand me as a coward, if |
wanted to entail this war on the next gen.
GRAFTON. Is there doctor here? Voice,
Here - Well, now, would you attempt
to cure disease without removing the
cause of it; without removing the infucn-
ces that produce 1t, and might produce it
again? If you would we should call you
quock, I want speedy peace, and l
want permanent peace Is there a man
here that does not know that if this wal is
terminated with this old element of discord
--slavery-still N existence as it was, it
will break out again, and again, and "a
gain, until slavery is national or slavery is
blottsd out? Loud cheers. Remove
the cause cut out the very root of the
concern, and We have peace, peace that
Is worth having, but quack treatment will
leave. instead, a chronic war. And let US
carry on this war of loyalty against trea,
son heartily, fully resolved to let all insti-
tutions perish that stand in the way of a
prompt and successful prosecution of it,
and every shackle will be stricken off, the
standard ofrebellion will be stricken down
and we shall conquer peace that shall be
enduring,
But one asks, ''what will you
do with the negroes when they are free ?"
might reply. Let US close this war in
the cheapest way, sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof"
But I propose to give you my views.
They don't cost you anything, you know.
Suppose then we adopt the same policy
with the negroes. that our fathers did to-
wards the Indians We need not teach
them how to plow and SOW and reap; for
they know how. We need not teach them
blacksmithing and the mechanical arts, for
there are many Of them mechanics ready
made. We need not instruct them in the
way of civil life, for quick to initiate they
have learned them already, even under the
burdens of bondage. We need not teach
them the habits Of the white man, for they
have the habits of the white man, even to
chewing tobacco and worrying down a lit
tie rye whisky. Laughter. Suppose,
shen, we free these slaves, pay them wages
and thus retain them where they are, tn
til white labor can be substituted without
they, meantime enjoying all
the clevating and dignifying influences of
free labvr, and preparing for fnal COLOMBIA
ton beyond our borders
Then, suppose we take another policy
obtain a country contiguous to this-a por-
tion of South America, for instace-T Voice
Carolina. y Well, now, that
idea of South Carolina strikes me very fa-
vorably. l desire, first, to see the shack
les stricken off in a legitimate manner, SO
that our stars and stripes may, in truth,
wave over land of freemen.
Next desire to see the two races sepa-
rated-this the home of the white man and
a home of Freedom that the home of the
black man and the home of Freedom. I
would that an ocean rolled between the
two races Our prcjudices against them
are unconquerable. I myself entertain
these prejudices, in common with othels.
No two races can live long together, unless
they intermarry. am opposed to this.
Now, for the COED of us both, let US give
them the discipline that attends freedom
and free labor. then let US kindly separate
them from US, and all will be we'll.
But, says another, q would 60 for this
war being closed permanently by using
the slaves, but | am afraid it will diminish
the price of labor" Now in the first
place, we need never fear for the safety Of
the white laborers of America. They will