The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-08-20
Gen. Logan at Chicago.
His great speech on the Vvar-Extracfs
from ft.-SOmething for everybody
TO rend.-G Glorious WORDS from n
BRAVE man.
Conscrlntl0n.

CONSUMPTION.
You have been many times instructed by other
STYLE of arguments and dissertations upon other
constitutional points, all having the same obleci
in view, and that is to render the army net1ce mt
and powerless to suppress this rebellion. The
CONSUMPTION Law has not been made an ex-
ceptiOn. This too, they say, Is Unconstitutional
and they are not going to wait for the question to
be udcially decided by the courts OF the country
but they ale going to resist it any h0m. Every
man who don't like the war and is not fond oil
fighting iustarrays himself with this new fang lied
doctrine, and he at once becomes a Scion, or
Story, some other great constitutional expound
and finds at once be is entirely justified in
sisting law OF Congress There Is, of course, no
use for a court. They never want a court unless
rebel is to be the injured party: then they wabt
ajury from the vicnage. and every man 70 o9
tried by his peers-lthat is, rebels must be ttIeg
by rebelsl-I think myself they would be IN oad
condition 10 be tried by honest men.
But why do these men object e Tue cons S, ~
law Is it because II does not sun mem ID an re-
spects If So does that justify them m resisting
Ia that the rood old Democratic teaching always
heretofore adtIercdto by all our leaders! | think
not As for myself, freely admit that If had
drafted the Law would have had It's provisions
different perhaps but since 1t was not my busI~
ness | am willing to leave it to the proper agents
or authorities to do it, and then abide by il until
the courts decide it null and void is this right
But how is this act wrong? cannot see but that
its main principles are right, and ought TO be en-
forced and if there any objections to 1t, 1t Is
only in its details. But you hear It said by every
Peace man that it is unconstitutional Why, my
friend, is It not q law Of the land, passed by the
law-maklng power, and under what authority
have they enacted it? Does not the Constitution
in 50 many words. confer the power on congress
to prOvide for calling forth the militia 70 execute
the law. &c Now, what does this mean T! is
not this conscription act one means or one manner
for calling forth the militia? Is it not the meth
cd ofselecting who OF the militia shall become
scIdiers and shall aid in executing the laws And
do in who
can low is it to be done!
Do these men expect to live under Governs
ment that has not the power to maintain itself
no power to call forth its s'rength-no power to
adopt plan to ascertain who are to be ia soldiers
ANY government that could not do this would be
mere sham, and no government at al Mobs
and riots could exist in all parts of the land.
beOns and Instructions could arise every day,
and the citizens would have no alternative but to
submit TO anarchy, confusion and mob law If
gentlemen expect tO,live under such gov erH-
ment. let them be undecelved. We have lived
under q government OF law and of order too long
to submit to such a condition of affairs There
never was a government in the world that did OF
possess powers of this kind, and ours would have
been DO exception TO the rule, even without the
clause in the Cons tituton have quoted.
But they, with this clause plainly in that in-
strument say tile c0nscrilt act IS not aeationed IN
II at ALL Well what if it isn't? Do they find
anything in it authorizing jeff Davis 10 be Pres,
ldent Of the Southern Confederacy? Laughter
DO they find anything in it requiring the Governs
ment 10 sit still and tumble to pieces-to crumble
into chaOs-with power To do anything to av0 id
it They find nothing Of this knd there out
viii tell you what they do find. They find the
power there given to suppress insurrection How
! will tell you how In any manner that God
Almighty has placed it in our power to do it, BY
killing rebels, destroying their property ARREST.
ing traitors, by cnnscript laws, c0nfiscation laws
-great appIa1se) is the wa 2 it is to be done
assert, that there is q power in the Cons titn ton
to suppress insuTectiOn-and If there was not a
5gLa5A 1i.-7rA Tltr-y. : a.
in It authorizing Congress to call out the militia
the Government itself, from the very fact Of its ex
istence, carries with it the strength and power to
organize armies and navies to execute its laws
and protect itself
Believing this, and knowing it in my heart to DO
so, believe y IS not only the duty cf tho Presi.
dent and OF Congress, but OF each and every ctis
in this land to stand by the Government no
matter what his politics. The Government is his
his to enjoy.--his 20 admiuister-hfs to defend
his 10 transmit TO his chlldreu,-Hud no man I'm
less he Is a craven, a coward or traitor can when
all is Mt peril and threatened with destrucfip,
stand aloof and refuse to assist hy every means
IN hIs power, to restore the Government f3 its
original condition and the man who fails to DO
this, VINO finds ''ifs' and 'sbuts =" and hollis back
is, in my Opinion, wrong some wav lApplapso
believe, then, that each and cyerY man ought
Is IN duty bound and muSt, if required by tho au-
thOrties pat bis shOu der to !be heel ard re tho
government again roll on in peace and greatness
as IN days past 1t they viii , thls we viii sus>
tain the Government suppress the rebellion re,
store peace aud vanquish all assailants whether
domestic or foreign.
D&loyol IieA
There are many other Obiecfnns6nadeb by those
fault flinders and GROWERS 9hat Lnight notice if
time permitted, but ii is wholly unnecessary to do
so, for no argument that or any living man could
make would satisfy some men that our )vlrn,
ment is righr and jeff Davis wroug-and vet
these men insist that they are loyal true and good
Union men 20 whore you will, oil over the c0un~
No IA N ola, ,rI., T..
not claim to be for the Union. Eneq | have been
taught all my life to Judge of tree by its fruits
Ii IL written that no good tree viii BRING forth bad
frults-nOr VIII bad tree bring forth good fruits
] rather think we will be ae,ined To believe
however much they deny ~ that they are nor
good Union men, and care less for the Union and
government than for their own safety and ease -
Did you ever hear tell of II good Union man dis |
CoGragng enlistments? Did you ever hear of |
one denouncing the Government DO tbev cali |
the soldiers Lincoln hreirgj and Lincoln Adolf |
il"hlsf7 10 they swear they will not fight uu- !
less to resis the draft DO they declare the Con
scrptlon Is unconstitutional Do thew say they |
are for putting stop to this Niger var and per- |
suade the soldiers to desert and lay around the |
country in hollows, to be fed by ther friends
Is this the fruits that men who love the Union |
exhibit! No, my cOuntrymen. Let them claim
as mnch love Ter the Union as they may. tie man
who does his thing is false TO his country and ut.
ters n falsehood when he says he Is for the liz;
ana as go2d Union man as anybody. u ia at
heart for jeff Davis ana ought To be- ,jc 70 9"
with him. AppIauseJ w" '"o'e
TaHandighauI
hear that there is Ger.
here ~ ONO, candldd'~ c, q
of Union men of I'M be true is of this kind
claims To , ais name is Valjaudighgm, lie
syee~' 20 d good Union man. And Ct all his
mes all his conduct, alt his acts. since this
war bean, have been ut ceaseess opposition to
the United States Government and ending 10 up
hold and encourage those in rebellion agaiHs il,
Have you ever heard OF his persuHdug any Ou" to
enlist under The old Hag, and stand by the cons~
tuition! Have you over herad that Re encouraged
or aympathized with the soldiers in the field =
Have you ever heard that in tue darkest hours of
our country, he uttered a word that would nerve
the patriot heart to deeds Of glory aud renuwu p
never, never: on the contrary, hear him utter~
ing, he said in his letter of recent date, senti-
menis of this kind to the people OF Ohio:
need repeat my declared conviction which time
has already vndcated that the Souh cannot be conquered
by force of arms.
Is this the sentiment of patriot ana a Union
man; a man who IN his heart OF hearts. wishes for
the pcrpetuity Of this Union, ur it not the argu-
mcnt used by Davis Beauregard, SHdeil, and their
hosts of Southern traitors And YET you hear from
the men who are supporting him, the constant de-
Claratiou that they are good Union men. Now one
thing has occurred 10 me in his course, as beag
passing strange. Did you ever hear of Mr.. Vals
landigham or his ndherents, finding FAULT with jeff
DAVIS, Lee, Penberton, bragg, or any other man
who is in rebellion
How many speeches have been made by him de
u0uncing this rebellion aud its Leaders Can any
one tell me! On the contrary, do not those men
who endorse him openly proclaim their preference?
was told the other day that body of armed men
down here in Illinois, passed through village a. nd
gave cheers for Nallandgham, j. Ohm Morg IN and
JET. Davis. Now, my couutrymeu is this the
proper result OF intoxicating the right kind OF Union
sentiment, o. Is 1t not bad fruits brot forth by in
cuIcating disuniou sentiment. There are but two
sides to this question: man cannot be tor TIE I'm
ion and for jeff. Davis at the same time; he must
either be attempting TO support and maintain the
Government IN SURPRISING the rebellion or else
ms acts tend to aid, support and encourage those
who are against lis. No man can be neutral-he