The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-03-06

Editors Telegraph -
l find in your editorial of the goth. inst,
| notion which believe is entertained by many
in the North, and which believe is imprrc'ic
able 1t is the idea of resolving the seeded
5 ates into Territories and then abolish slavery
Y act of Congress. You say iii is manif, ST
that The STATES in rebellion have forfeited all
right TO their State sovereignty" and also speak
OF States becoming "extinc." No State can
b, come extinct, i: seems to me, until be United
States becomes extinct There is no provisi III
in the Constitution for States to commit suicide,
ID while 1t does provide for the maintenance
Of the Federal Government. Eut let us look Al
he facts. Take Tennessee for example ; there
an armed minority forced the State "0ut of the
Union" las they call III against the will of an
unarmed majority. and We have proofs that such
has been the case in other S,stes. or Nor, Sirs.
what is the duty of This Government toward
these States? think it is to d.sarm the reb-
els, and give support to the loyalists This |
hlnk, our government intends to do / think
your policy would make the North and South
perpetual eneulics. (3l Imagine yuu would say
this, mo compromise with rebels" | say
no cImpi omlse to",except obedience 10 he Com
stItuIls, and the Laws of our Country. Ihi-
much grace We must show toward toward them
or else exterminafe them. Nay this much grac,
must be shown, III order to maintain the in
egrlty OF our Government" as our President
has sworn TO do. If We do not maintain the in
tegily OF our government, but til, ow aside oar
Constitution and Laws, i'll order To accomplish
some other end than TO enforce the Constitution
and the Laws, we simply follow III the wake Vi
Secession, and stand b, tore othe, nations IN The
character OF rebels. or destruyers of our own
Government. (4) We must destroy the conf
dc nee OF the Union m, n in the south by alb o.
eating the Constitution, and making this war
" hat the rebels have always drclaI ed il 10 b =
wal against lhen peculiar institution.
Thousands OF men, III all probability, who
would lady vote Tor system OF emancipation
"a soon a. their State Government is rc-esiab
lIshed in the gOOd I'D Un,0n, would bv such A
sltp on the part of our Government, br driven
10 Ienfuld madness ard desperation The ioyal
citizens OF the seeded States have a right 10
demand protection at the hand of the Genera
Governurnt, and we have 10 right to refuse it
Is, hen, our first business put asid. the
rebel authority in those s atps, and restore 10
those States their Constitutional laws, passed by
them in good faith under The Federal Constitu-
tIon. Cannot the Federal Government eXeIcI-e
its authority III enforcing Ihe laws in the rebel
oiates,as wei a> ii they were resolve INTO Ter
llo les! o) Ii seems To me- that 10 resolve st ties
INTO Territories, would be To dtSSotoe the Union
/ lie question turns then upon the abulition : I
slavery. am no friend To the accurSed insli-
tuition /; 1 Long to see II abolished ; | expect to
see II abolished. But shall 1t be done by ,io
iel,ce, or by egiSlationg TO- To hberaie f0nr
millions OF slaves by violence al This time, would
be alike cruel TO them and To US. If done by
legislation under the Federal CONSTITUTIONS il
must be done by The States thu msrvps, This
WA on our part, Is not 'twar of SUbiu.aiion."
It's Tor the malniainance OF this Government.
IL Is TO conquer All honorable peace, and not TO
establish new Constitution and 81 Re,o Gwen
'neht. Such an end mast be accomplished by
the 'cdnSeht of the governed through their
delegates III Congress assembled, 10 do il b.
violence, Is The Part of SeccseiUuisrs | heIieve
history VIII hold up the name OF Abraham LIN
com III future years,aS man Of unequAlled sa-
gaci'J and craftsmanship, because he has with
STOOD the press uie Gf That cas-, IL the North
who desire he destruction OF The Union IN pre-
terence 10 its restoration under the Cd Cons,i.
tuition ~ and has boldly maintain the in
tesrty OF The Government The public mind
Is not yet fully ripe for immediate and entne
emancipation. Were our Congress to take thar
step it would not only exunguish the lore for
the Una0n now burning III the breasts OF Ihuus
ands III the seced'd States, bnt would utterly
destroy our strength at home. (8) Bus blieeve
great revolution Is going Oh in ltc pubIicmind
with regard to the slavery quesIi.p. II is no
longer necessary 10 sustain p0rty faction and
we may look forward with bIehl h pes 10 that
glorious day when liberty shall be declared to
all