The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-04-07
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ulate the mode of administration. It NAV
control the method of governing the terrific
ry' Each House of Congress has the excu-
sive power to determine and Judge OF. the
election, return, and qualifications of its
own members, and may of course determine
when to admit or reject representatives from
the rebel States. l think it requires the
concurrent action of both the Executive and
Congress for complete restoration of rebel
and revolted States into the Union. ~
THE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION. -.
The President, in communicating the am
nesty proclamation to Congress, invites the
AID counsel, and corporation of Congress in
restoring national unity. This proclamation
OF amnesty looks to the re-establishment of
loyal State Governments in the rebel terri
tory on the basis of freedom. 1t offers peace
on the surrender by the rebels of the cause
OF the war-slavery. Practically it'll al
ready dissolving the rebel organization
Hundreds of rebel soldiers are daily bring
ing in and laying down their. arms and &C
cepting the terms of pardon. The advan-
tages Of this proclamation are % D.
l, 1t gives ralIying point for loyal men
in the rebel States h. 81.
2. 1t secures forever liberty to the eman-
cipated slave. F."
3. 1t will enable the United States to guar
antee to every rebel State republican form
Of government. go
f. 1t will secure national unity on the ba-
sis of liberty.
RECONSTRUCTION.
The questions involved in the subject of
reconstruction are of the most grave and i'm
portant character Broken Unions are ever
hard to restore. We may crush the militia
ry power Of the rebels, and yet the Southern
people may, possibly, sullenly refuse to re-
turn and participate in the Government. 1t
is desirable that when the Union is restored
it may unite fraternal people. We do not
desire the cotton States to occupy the rela7
lions to the National G Government of strug-
Cling Poland, or Hungary, or Venice. The
only basis on which real cordial Union can
be predicated is that of liberty. We must
remove the cause of our divisions. Remove
slavery, and the old American idea of Union
and love Of country will resume its sway
Yankee Doodle and the Star-Spangled Ban
ner will again thrill the hearts of all Dixie
land The old fag-God bless it forever
will be worshiped with an ardor and devo-
ton unknown before the war.
If you cannot have Union based upon
freedom, you cannot have it at all. This the
President, with his usual sagacity, has seen,
and he offers amnesty and liberty. My firm
conviction is, that upon this basis alone is
union attainabIe. This furnishes the only
hope; but with freedom, when the sword has
subiugated armed resistance, we may WELD
- l;,,ly e ob1,
From the beginning of the revolt, the Gov
eminent has offered to the rebels peace and
good will, and upon the sole condition that
they should lay down their arms. This offer
has been met with scorn and defiance. The
President now offers peace upon the condi
ton that the insurgents submit and give up
slavery. They are asked to abandon that
which has been a curse alike to them, to us
to all. Humanity and Christianity pray that
these humane generous, magnanlmous terms
may be accepted. THIS cruel war will not
stop; this rebellion will never be sanctioned
as revolution. The loyal people Of the Uni
ted States if these terms are rejected, will
demand that the diseased limb be amputa-
ted. They have been very slow to anger,
but they are thoroughly aroused, and it
will soon be difficult to appease their just
rage. 80
The loyal people preferred peace to war,
but they are rapidly acquiring taste tor
wars fierce excitements and its dazzling
glory. They are an indomitable race of men,
the descendants Of those who conquered Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland, and who have
themselves never been conquered. On this
continent they have conquered the forests,
subdued the Indian tribes, and wrested from
England their independence. If driven to
it, they will exterminate the soft, pampcred,
sensual, slave aristocracy. which makes up
the rebel leaders. The time is rapidly APP
preaching when the loyal people will say to
the rebels, ''We have tried to conciliate you !;
we have offered on terms; you reject them
with scorn; you hate and defy us; you re-
fuse any terms of peace. Be it so. We ac-
cept the issue. We will treat you as enc
mics we will conquer you, and lberating
your slaves we will divide your lands among
them and our brave soldiers. 1enceforth
you are subjects, no longer to be treated as
citizens" Dol
The President does not yet say this; on
the contrary, his treatment is to-day as it
las been from the beginning, generous, hu-
name and magnanimous, such as is becom-
ing the head of a great and Christian nation.
He offers peace on the conditions that the
rebels submit, give up slavery, and accept
freedom. He offers the blessings OF
peace and prosperity only requiring the
surrender OF that terrible curse, which has
brought upon us and them all the horrors OF
this war. Ha
Is SLAVERY DEAD ! 49, .5.
The distinguished gentleman from New
York (Mr. Brooks) produced great sensa-
ton the other day by announcing that sla-
yery was already dead. | do not know
whether we were so much startled by the
fact, as that that gentleman should be the flrst
announce it. Like some others who lag tar
behind in the chase he seemed determined
To be in at the death. But | am not yet
willing to admit the fact that slavery IS
dead. / rejoice to know it is IN dying
condition, but it has not yet given up the
ghost. Let the "RailSphtter OF Illinois"
give the cursed monster a few more blows
and make its destruction certain Posi-
bIv the gentleman from New York might
have playing game familiar to Western
hunters he, or the institution which he de-
clares dead might have been playing pos
snrn. But to assume a tone more becoming
a subject SO grave, let me remind the gen
tleman frorn New York, who is a scholar, and
familiar with history that in the. days OF
Oliver Cromwell it was supposed that mon
arcby was dead in England. Yet but a few
years passed by and Charles the Second was
on the throne Of England, and monarchy in
full sway, stronger apparently than before
the execution of Charles the First. God
save our country from the return of the slave
kings. God save us from ever seeing the
degtinies of this nation pass again into the
hands of sIave-mongers. Therefore, | am
for taking security for the future by i'm
mediately ablishing slavery, and amending
the Constitution, prohibiting its existence
forever in every part of the Union. But il
slavery is indeed dead, why do not its friends
and those who have stood by il in sunshine