The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-01-14

The Richmond Wing, in a recent editorial,
maintains that, if thes Federals succeed in
crushing the rebellion, a series of political
consequences would ensue, SO injurious to the
world at large, that such an event cannot be
deemed compatible with the designs of Prov
idence. 1t finds little comfort in the aspect
of events within the Confederacy, and frankly
acknowledges that 'fheir 1cdy is eTceedingiy
dark at this tjme," but relies upon ''the over
ruling Power which inspired US to attempt
the achievement of our independence"
The Wing lays before its readers the ground
of its hopes in the following paragraph:
ITO say nothing of the unspeakable woe
which would befall the inhabitants of the
Confederacy, the first result of a Northern
triumph would be the permanent subjugaton
of that people to the sway of fanatics aud ty-
rants. Next would follow in the very ma
ture of things, a war of universal conquest on
this continent, in which the populations, alike
North and South, would be taxed to the ut
most limit both of blood and treasure Peace
lies not that way, for no man can see the end
of the wars which would ensue in consequence
of all attempt on the part of the reunited
States to drive the French and English from
this continent"
Commenting on this speculation of the
Whig, the New York Independent pertinently
remarks
THE apprehension that a spirit of aggres-
sion will possess the victorious North comes
with an i'll grace from the party which has
labored with its utmost efforts for so many
years to make the Union aggressive in behalf
of slavery. The world is not able 30 soon to
forget that the South revolutioniZed Texas
for savery-made war on Mexico for slavery
sent the man of destiny to harass the
inotfensive republics of Central America, in
ordor to find new territory for Slavery--pro-
claimed a necessity af the expansion of slave
ry-iaunched expedition after expedition up
on the shores of Cuba to protect slavery there
drew up its Ostend manifesto, by aid Of two
Southern traitors and one Northern one, to
declare that whenever anybody's territory
stood in the way of our institutions it must
either be bought or stolen-agitated and
alarmed the whole world with its aggressive
zeal for slavery; and now this meek Confed-
eracy is apprehensive that if the North should
trample and crush its lnischievous abortion
of State into the dust--aS the North most
certainly qojH-the peace Of the world will be
insecure! If, iRdeed, it were to be 30, the
world would have nothing but the rebellion
to thank for so unpleasant fact The rebels
themselves are our witnesses that, if the I'm
ion should henceforth be an important militia
~ power it will be no inherent tendencies OF
Northern society. When the rebel agitators
were recommending their novel treason to the
people Of the South, they were loud in their
assertions that the North would not fight.
They assured each other and the world that
the Yankee was a timid and .mean-spirited
creature, absorbed in his sordid money get
ting and wholly destitute of the chival rous
impulses which make men soldiers and he
roes Now, these same gentlemen, having
had some taste Of the Yankees military quail
tiles, are afraid that if he should crush the
rebellion he will fight the world--he will ex-
pei England from Canada, he will hurl France
out of Mexico. If the rebellion should be
crushed then let the world beware Of the
Yankee; and for the safety Of the world lot
Providence see to it betmes that the Confed
eracy does not go under.