The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-03-17


it the President had never, in his opinion,
transcribed his constitutional powers. The
opposition was greatly exercised because
the writ Of bGbeGS corpus had been suspend
ed, and some northern traitors had been
brought to grief Our good President was
not guilty of crime in this, but only a
mistake. Instead of suspending the writ
lof habeaS corpus, he ought to have suspend
ed the traitors He spoke OF the suffering
endured in the army, and what he himself
had experienced. Why, if his own father
was to avow such sentiments as some gen
tlemen avow on this floor, he would disown
dim. When this war closed, the speaker
said in conclusion, be it three months OF
thirty years, the world would see what il
had not seen III Athens, in Rome, or Venice
mighty and free Republic, within whose
borders there was not single slave.
Judge Hubbell spoke in reply to Mr.
Geisse, we believe, Of Fond du Lac, who in
short speech, declared that if the resolu.
tons were adopted, he should go home and
tell his constituents to arm at once, as he
believed the resolutions were declaration
of war against the democratic party. IS \
Judge HUBBELL said as the gentleman
just up had electrified the House he would
make some remarks. These resolutions were
discussed as if they contained something
that was not in them. They contained NJ
charge against the Democratic party. Thu
clause objected to was that which proposet
to recognize only two parties patriots anc
traitors. That sentiment was not from al
Abolition or Republican source, but was thu
Language of that great man Stephen A. Doug
las. 1t had noble origin and he thanl1er
God that its author lived long enough t
proclaim it. He was not in favor of tn
fourth resolution. He was not in favor O
Abraham Lincoln or Chase, or Butler, BY
of that man whom the National Convention
shall select as the standard bearer of the
Union men Of this country. (Applause.) w
HAD most extraordinary exhibition her
this afternoon. The gentleman from
Dane (AIr. Geo.. B. Smith, had spoken 70
about three hours in eloquent denunciatiol
Of the Administration and not one word dil
we hear from him in condemnation of thi
wicked rebellion. AS he heard him he some
times thought he was reading the Chicag
Times, and sometimes that it was the gen
tle1nan who ''waited and watched acros
the border before the thunders of the TEN
lpest from Ohio broke upon him. The gen
tleman from Dane was eloquent in denounc
ing the treason Of Wendell Phillips, Garriso
and Theodore Parker, men of past age and {
the mere ghost Of dis-union here in the NORTH
while he was silent respecting the Twin
fighting body Of dis-union at the South Al
the gentlemen who had spoken on the othe
side had treated the rebellion as if it ha
been brought on by the North.
Judge IL. read some very pertinent e.
tracts from the address of Mr.. Humphries,
Alabama, addressed to the people of tina
State, showing the manner in which th
South was precipitated into rebellion II
also readfrom the Richmond Enquirer, show
ing that the organ of jeff Davis avowe
that the object of the rebellion was to bull
up a government based on slavery. Th
gentleman who had spoken here against tn
pending resolutions, had devoted thG;time t
praising these rebels, and abusing those VIII
are assaiing Them not willingly, but to defen
the country.
The speaker referred to the humiliation
the Northern Democracy up to the breakin
out Of the war. After having borne S
much are we to be condemned now that W
follow Douglas, and stand by the government
What protects lis tonight? Nothing but th
bright bayonets and swords of our gaIlan
army, and those flaming messengers of deaf
which they sent into the ranks of the 70
along the frontier. He was not afraid of wal
His father poured out his blood on the bat
tle-tield of Brandywine, and it was our dut
to lay down our lives to preserve the govern
ment our fathers formed He was for wa
until this accursed rebellion is put down b.
the sword. Then he would grant generou
amnesty to the masses, but to the leaders
halter.
The speaker then alluded to the concilia
tory policy first adopted towards the South
and its failure. While the war continued t
be conducted in d manner that was weaken
ing and depopulating the North and doin
no injury to the South, the gentleman fror
Dane and such Democrats as he, say the
sustained the Administration. Such wal
fare would soon have ruined us. At Iengtl
the people demanded that war, real wal
should be made. Then it was that Abraham
; Lincoln thought it wise and necessary to la
his hand Oh the corner stone of the rebei
lion.
The speaker said he did not have LincoI
Oh the brain, but he respected him for hi
good sense; he thanked him for trying t
save the country and for summoning tn
black man to the aid of the country Fl
| MIR. II. did not think the negro very hand
some or very sweet but he admired hin
honored him for his fidelity and his Drawer,
proved on many fields. He honored hin1
for another and most noble manifestation
recently made. When a hundred Unio
officers recently escaped from Libby Prison
not one OF them was betrayed by a negro, bu
many of them were taken and fed, and secre
ted, and conveyed in peril and at hazard c
the faithful blacks, through the enemy's line
in safety. [AppIause.l
Mr.. II. briefly and eloquentIy vindicate
the conduct Of Gen. Butler who if not
handsome man, was loyal and patriotic one
! He (the speaker wished he could say a
lmuch ofsonle who, calling themselves demo
Gratis, assail him. He closed with thankin
the House for their patience in hearing hin
at so late an hour, adding that he believed h
had been talking on the side Of the country
and in support of an able, patriotic, faithfI
aClmi nistration, the chief fault of which. i
his opinion, was that it had not been as enel
getic and severe in its dealings with rebel,
and rebel sympathizers as he wished it ha
been.
Mr.. Snithers, how can you sleep so
| The sun has been up for two hours" .'Wel