The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-06-12

COMING ARoUND.-We notice that several
Of those very conservative Republican journals,
which have all along deprecated anything like
> resort to extreme measures with the rebels
and traitors. under, what we think, is q ,i'sta
ken lenity, in the hope Of coaxing then *
into the Union. They have been constantly
fearful lest northern sympathizers with the reb
els should charge them with being abolitionists.
or declare that the war is Republican O. an
abolition war, against slavery, instead of a war
for the Union, coming around upon the
right ground. They have hardly been able to
find words in which to express their disapproy-
al of such proclamations in favor of liberty, as
those issued by Gen. Fremont in Missouri and
Gen. Hunter in South Carolina. They have
been careful to raise DO voice against orders is
sued TO protect the institution of slavery, like
the famous Order emo. g." nor against using
the Union Army to deliver up orr eturn fugi-
tive slaves to their masters, even though they
were openly avowed rebels. We are happy to
see that many of this class of editors are COM
ing to look with much less horror upon the idea
of Furnishing herebels through the confscaton
of their chattsls.
The act of Gov. Stanley, lately appointed
Military Governor of North Carolina. shutting
up the eolored schools that had been opened
under the auspices of the Government agents
and officers, has called out remark, and censure
from some of the most conservative. The Chi
cago Jouraa!, one of that kind, in speaking of
the act of Gov. Stanley says,
''Since the enemy we are fighting; and which
is seeking the destruction of the Republic, is
the Slave Power, the Government can show it
no particular favor or treat the peculiar insti-
tuition with any particular mercy, until It's cham
pions lay down their arms and return to their
allegiance. -ass
The time is al hand when the shareholders
will have to do one of two things, and the Pres
ident will give them the choice either to aban-
don their rebellion against the Government, or
lose every slave they own. y
1t is our opinion that the time 'oas sat hand
some time ago, when this alternative should
have been presented t9 the Shareholders. They
should have been made to choose one or the
other of these alternatives from the very first
We believe they would long since have chosen
abandon their rebellion against th Govern
men, if these alternatives had been distinctly
and authoritativeIy put TO them on the tart
Ii was the belief that they could continue in
this rebellion any length Of time, and then, il
finally conquered, they could lay down their
arms, and come back with all the rights and
privileges Of their peculiar institution" pre-
served and restored, that has done more to pro
long the war than anything else in our estima
ton.
But if, even at this Ia te day, it is declar &c
that ''the time is at han when the slsvehod
ers will have TO choose" between abandoning
| their rebellion, or losing every slave they Own,
good will come of it, anGi we shall not feel dis
posed to quarrel with the past. If the past with
all its horrors ofstrifo ANIL bloodshed has accom-
plished no more than Ehfs-to open the eyes o
J all loyal men TO the encrLity Of this slavehol d
| ers' rebellion, and dem onstrated the necessity
of dealing summarily with its primal cause, the
curse Of savery-a great work will have beer
accomplished, almost commensurate with it:
cost.