The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-01-14
Senator EEowy's proposition.

Senator EEOwc's proposition.
We alluded last week to the proposition Of
Senator Howe, from this State, i'll the United
States Senate, to authorize the President to
raise million volunteers for ninety days, to
20 and take Richmond and liberato our pris-
oners there and elsewhere--the expedition to
be placed in command of Gen. Grant.
Since then, We nave noticed the remarks of
various papers OH the subject, and they all
treat it not only as practical but Il prac-
ticable enterprise that would meet the most
willing and hearty response from the people
We believe a million men men would rally
at such a call in one month, after the word
had gone forth.
We give extracts from some of our exchang-
es upon this subject.
The Chicago journal talks as follows:
''The plan proposed in the United States
Senate by Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, which
we publish to-day, for the torcible liberation
of the Union prisoners now in the hands OF
the rebels, is magnificent i'll its conception
and sweeping i'll its purpose. He proposes to
authorize the President to call out a special
volunteer force of one million men, to serve
for ninety days, and to be led by General
Grant, against Richmond and other points
where the rebels are holding our prisoners OF
war.
This would be vigorous policy" to say
the least, and that it would be effective not
only in freeing our prisoners, but III giving
the final death-bIow to the rebellion, there can
be but little doubt.
We have no misgivings as to the ability OF
the Government to raise this special force, tor
such brief and active service. The call would
be responded to with alacrity. To enlist and
organize this army of liberation would'require
about a month, and during til" remaining We
months it's task could be successfully accom-
plished.
We doubt not that this plan, if immediate
| ly adopted and vigorously carried out
would finish up the war, and prove the most
economical in the end. But our representa-
tive wisdom in Congress, sees and moves
! slowly and we can hardly expect SO much
good from it as would be the promptSand i'm
mediate adoption of Mr. Howe's rebellion
crushing proposition
The st. Louis Daily Union likes the prop
osition, and tells how the thing can be done
as follows:
Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, has offered il
the Senate resolution requesting the Presi
dent to call out million men for ninety days
to march to Richmond, to release the UnioI
prisoners from the cruel incarceration to whicI
they are there subjected. This looks like
wild scheme, at tilst blush; but we do no
see why it might not prove to be as success
full as it IS gigantic. 1t is folly to spend fur
Their time i'll laughing negotiation with per
fidious rebel Government about the exchange
of these unfortunate and oppressed captives
The more eager We are for their releas
from their cruel inprison.nent, the harshe
will the rebels make the conditions Of thei
release. The best and cheapest plan is to re
lease them by force.
A million, half million-nay, quarter Of
million Of men could do the work. They
could start i'll two bodies from Fort Monroe
and the Rappahannock; march steadily, ant
coucertedIy, toward Richmond, sweeping away
or tranpling down whatever opposing rebe
force that might attempt to resist their prog
ress, capture Richmond, open the prison DOORS
and overturn the wretched mimicry Of a gov
eminent established there
Senator Howe proposes that General Grant
shall have command of the relieving host
No better man could be selected. The very
name Of Grant would call out II million O
volunteers to his standard. He is more fear.
ed by the rebels than any man on our side
The announcement that he had charge Of such
a mission, would strike terror to their souls
and cause such quaking and shifting o.
knees in Richmond as has not been witnessed
since the days of Belshazzer Tho man who
took NicksDurg can take Richmond and il
the petted Array OF the Potomac will stanc
aside, even the Western troops that went into
Vicksburg and scaled Lookout Mountain
would, at the command Of their great leader
destroy Lees army and see the inside of Rich
lnond in half campaign.
The movement which Senator Howe pro
poses would have important Interior effects
besides the mere release Of the Union captivcs
1t would rouse the patriotism Of the nation
to display like that which We saw in the
spring of 1861 The CONSUMPTION would be
forgotten. Volunteers would come forth by
tens Of thousands, from Ill parts u the land, tc
Join the colossal crusade, and reproduce the
popular uprising Of 1851. There would be
paleness in the palaces Of rebeidon R.ch~
mond would fall, and the Union crusaders.
marching through its streets southwark could
sweep over the rebel States, capture Charles
ton by an attack iii the rear, and eud the war
before its term Of service expired.
The New York Tribune, under the head OF
Go In" says:
1.-The spirit and purpose of that resolve
commend themselves to our hearty approba-
ton. We tried to make similar proposition
year ago but those who carefully withheld
our article from their readers told them that
We had markedly proposed to abandon the war
if it were not prosecuted to a successful! issue
within ninety days. Admonished by that
lesson, We will now only say that we like Mr..
| Howe's proposition. Let all our strength be
put forth, and the rebellion promptly crushed.
! Had we fifty thousand men to day in Texas,
with proper munitions and trains, We believe
! they never need fight battle, but that the
rebellion west of the Mississippi would col
! lapse within the next two months. Had Gen.
Grant two hundred thousond he would bisect
the Confederacy afre5h within month after
the weather will permit him to advance
once more. Do let us finish up this job.
Dur State E-egisEaaure.
This body convened at the State Capitol
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