The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-12-31
TEe prspssitiea 10 Absiisa slavery
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Senator IIale's bill introduced to abolish
slavery, provides that hereafter all persons
within the United States are equal i'll the eyes
Of law, and all claims to personal service, ex-
cept those founded on contract and the claim
Of parent to minor child, and a sentence
rendered III pursuance Of punishment of crime,
be forever abolished, anything in the constitu-
ton and laws of any State to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
The following is full text OF the preamble
and synopsis of provisions Of Mr.. Lovejoy'E
bill for the abolition Of slavery already refer
ed to:
WuxxgAs. All men ara crealsd equal. sud a..
duwsi by their Create with iuslensbis rights
TO ftliberty, and the fruits Of an honest toil
and
WiKEEAs, As the Government Of the Unit ed
S.a;si instituted to Esears these rights are
whereas the Constitu;isn nf ae United Statsa de
elsss that no person shall bs deprived Of liberty
WIKI. 1t cue process Of law aud also deC:sIes Ar
tclz :, CLAUSE ID as follows: This eonstituIjon
and tsws ofthe United olales, Aade IL pursuhnec
thereof shall be the supreme az al the land aud
Judges in every State be bound thersby, sny'
;n!G,. in the constitution and laws OF amy State
the contrary not W thstsndiuG sud
WaLREAs, II has been denonsrsted by robsl.
lion hat SLAVERY Is ABSOLUTELY INCOA
PAlIBLE WITH UNION. PEACE AND THE
GENERAL WELFARE. for which Congrsss
10 provide, the rstors bo il Sasctsd &c,
sc.
Tie first clause re]eares sill slaves in all of tie
Sts-vs and IerriforC at tae Unitsd States, and
eo,beI Enem vita tie immuutiaa u free cit>
Xoup.
Section . makes tbeir re,.n.Isvcmsat q crime
punishable sy Ans srd imprson ment
The worst feather military man can wear
in his cap is white one.
Putience-A stamnering lawyer examin-
ing suffering witness before a deaf judge.
The coal fields OF the United States aggre-
gate more than 10000 square miles.
Soldiers ought to be quiet set--for every
inan Of them is made to hold his piece
Mr.. Lander, whose name may we'll be Saw
age, penned most bitter eptaph upon the
family Of George:
George the First was always reckOned
\itc-but vier George the Second
And what mortal ever heard
Any good Of George Che Third
When from earth the Fourth descended
Heaven be praised, the Georges ended"
a celebrated wit Was asked why he did
not marry young lady to whom he was
much attached. 81 DO not know" he repli-
ed except the gree regard we have for each
other"
Dr. Johnson once dined with ali old Scot
tish lady who had hotch potch for dinner
After the doctor had tasted it she asked him
if it Was good.
1t is good for hogs, ma'an,' said he.
Then" said the lady, ''let rns help you to
little more"
What is the meaning Of 5 back-biter 2
asked a Ciern-yneu at q Sunday School reel
tation. This was a puzzler. 1t went along
the class till it came to q simple urchin. who
said, sheepishly, perhaps it be flea.
circumstances alter cases. Red paint which
is e great improvement to old houses is but
an injury to the cheeks Of young ladies'
We lately met Crammarian, says Cali
fornia paper, who has justmade a tour through
the mines, conjugating or rather cogitating
thus Positive, mine; comparative, miner ;
superlative, minus.
OHe OF our contemporaries, in all obituary of
a young lady who lately died, closed by say
ing "She had an amiable temper, and was
fond Of ice-cream and other del
ir.ir les.
There are moments when the two worIds
the earthly and spiritual, sweep by near each
other, and when earthly day and hesyenly
night touch each other in twilight
Bulwer says, in his last number of Black
wood: II honor the reverence to noble tombs,
too implicitly to believe that any living great
man can equal dead great man. A dead
great man is shrined ideal Of existence a
living great man is struggling fellow-mor-
tai,