The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-02-25

LOUISVILLE, Feb. %.
The adjourned meeting of the Freedom
| Convention met this morning at 10 o'clock,
at Pecks Hall, pending the report Of the
| Committee on Resolutions, the Conven-
ton was addressed by Hon. Casper Butt, of
Chicago, who made very radical speech as
| the representative of the German Convention
which met at Cleveland last fall He said
some of the Germans had gone over to the
| Copperheads, but they had 400, 900 votes left
and should attain universal freedom through
out the entire United States, and asked
where we can find a better territory than we
are now conquering.
Anderson, Of No, said tho spirit of J. J..
Crittenden hangs like nightmare over
Kentucky, and prevents her from expressing
her true principles.
The Convention was also addressed by
Messrs Durham, Baird, Preston, and Need
ham, of Ky, and Gen. Mcneil, Moss, KirkeI
and Prcstorius Of Mo.
At the afternoon session the following res
outions were presented by the Committee
on Resolutions, excepting the seventh, which
was offered by Mr.. kirkel They were act.
ed upon singiy, and afterwards made unani-
NOUS:
ReSoICed, list, That the unity Of this coun-
try with the present republican form Of gov
eminent state and national, must be preserv-
ed, and the rebellion suppressed.
I'd. That slavery was the cause and now
| constitutes the strength Of the rebellion; that
we see no hope Of permanent peace until the
the principles Of freedom announced in the
Declaration of independence and the Fede-
Iquestion whether slavery is to be perpetual
ed or not is no longer exclusively a state but
! a national one it is therefore proper that the
| Constitution Of the United States should be
50 amended as to secure freedom to every
human being within its iursdiction-such q
guarantee Of individual freedom is as neces-
sary in the Constitution Of the United States
as that of a republican form Of government
! to each State.
3D.. The Government has the constitution
| al right to command the services of every
man, no matter what his color or condition,
whether bond or free, the master cannot in
terpoSe his right between the man and the
Government ana we are in favor of enlist
ing and enrolling all alike.
4th, That during a rebellion the President
in the exercise of his power, has full and
ample authority to free all the slaves in the
rebelious districts, and they are hereby in.
vested irrevocably with all the rights of a
freem an, and in the present rebellion he
ought to exercise this power to its full ex-
tent.
9th, That with the effect OF the President
Amnesty Proclamation before us,we declare
that in our opinion the same has been iniu-
rous to the Union causes and its operations
within the district to which it especially APP
plies, huuSliating and unjust to loyal men
/ by placing them upon footing with rebels,
and we would urge its recall or suspension
until armed rebellion is wholly crushed.
| 9th, That the Slave State Freedom Con.
ventiou be made a permanent organization
/ by the formation Of an Executive Committee
of one member, and one alternate from each
of the Slave States for the purpose of carry
| ing out its principles, and that the delegation
! for each State represented in this convention
appoint the members Of the Convention.
/ 18th, That we declare ourselves favorable
/ to such an amendment Of the Constitution of
the United States as shall make the Presi-
dents election for one term only.
\ resolution was offered and lost after
considerable discussion providing for a Ma
tional Radical Convention, to be held at St.
Louis May ioth-53 in favor and Ga against
the majority preferring to act with the Re
publican party in their National Convention.
The proceedings Of the convention were
generolly harmonious, bat towards the close
of the afternoon session considerable confu-
sion prevailed, principally upon minor points
and the Convention adjourned sine de.
The kentucky delegates to the Freedom
Convention called State Convention, tc
meet at Louisville May 9th, to appoint dele
gates to the Baltimore Convention. They
appointed the following State Committee
Jas Speed, John Tompklns l. \. Demblitz
{. A. Preston Geo. D. BIaky, 7. B. Colyert
b. Green, and Or. Layton.