The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-03-03
FROM THE SOUTH.
The Address of the Rebel Con-
gresS to the People of the Con-
WV YoRk. February %

The address OF the rebei congress 10 tile
peopIe of the Confederate States is published. |
1t is very lengthy. 1t says:
'|The course Of the Federal Government
has proved that it doas not desire peace, and
that it would not consent to it on any terms
that we could possibly accede. In proof OF
this, we refer to the repeated rejection Oh
Cancellation and compromise; to their recent
contemptuous refusal TO receive the wee
President, who was sent to negotiate loi
goftening the asperities Of war; ana thelr
scornful rejection Of the offers OF neutral
power to negotiate between the contendlng
narties. The motive Of such strange con-
duct is obvious The Republican party was
founded to destroy slavery and the equality
Of the States, and Lincoln was selected as
the instrument to accomplish this Object
The Union was barrier to the consumma-
ton of this policy, because the Constitution,
which was its bond, recognized and protect
ed slavery and the sovereignty Of the States.
The Union must, therefore, be sacrificed,
and to insure its destruction, war was dc
ternined on. The mass Of the Northern
people were not privy TO and sympatmzed
in no such design. They loved the Union,
and wished to preserve 1t. 10 rally the
people to the support Of the war, the object
was proclaimed to be restoration OF the
Union, as if that which implied voluntary as
sent Of which agreement was an indispen
sable element and condition, could lie pre-
served by coercion.
1t is absurd to pretend that a Government
really DESTROYS Of restoring the Union would
adopt such measures as the cOnfscation Of
private property; the emancipation Of slaves,
systematic efforts to incite them to insurrec-
ton forciUIe abduction from their homes
and compulsory en- Iistmeut III the army
the division OF a sovereign State without
its consent and u proclamation that one
tenth Of the population of State, and that
tenth under military rule, should control the
will Of the remaining nine tenths. The only
relation between the two sections, under such
policy. is that Of conquerer aud conquered,
superior and dependent.
ut would hardly be fair to assert that all
Northern people participate in these designs.
On the contrary, there exists a powerful
political party, who openly condemn them
The Administration have however, been
able, thus far, by its enormus patronage and
its lavish expenditures, to seduce, or, by its
legions Of Hessiau mercenaries, to overawe
the masses to control the elections and to
establish arbitrary despotism. 1t cannot be
possible that this state Of things can contin-
ue The people Of the United States accus
toned to freedom, cannot consent to be ru
ined and enslaved in order to ruin and en-
slave us. Moral, like physical epidelnics,
have their allotted periods, and must sooner
or later be exhausted and disappear. When
reason returns, our enemies will probably
reflect that people like ours who have ex
hibited such capabilities, and extemporized
such resources, can never be subdued that
a vast expanse of territory, with such pop
uaJion, cannot be governed as an obedient
colony.
Until some evidence is given Of a change
of policy ON the part Of the Government, and
some assurance is received that efforts at ne
gotiation will not be spuned, Congress are Of
opinion that any direct oyertures for peace
would compromise our self respect, be fruit
less of good, and interpreted by the enemy
as an implication Of weakness. We can only
repeat the desire Of the people for peace, and
our readiness to accept terms consistent with
the honor, integrity, and independence Of the
States, and compatible with the safety of
our domestic institutions We have no al
tentative but to do our duty We combat
for our property, our homes, the honor of
preservation Of our fair land from pollution,
and to avert doom when We can read
both in the threats of OR enemies and the
acts of oppression we have alluded TO-
The situation is grave, but furnishes no
just excuse for dependence. instead of
harsh criticisms on the Government and
our GeneraIs-iustead Of bewailing the fail
ure to accomplish impossibiltics-we should
10, Fl,,+
rewarded our labors Remembering the dis
proportion in population, i'll military and ma
val resources, and the deficiency of skilled
labor in the South our accomplishments
have surpassed those Of any people III the
annals Of the worlds There is no just reason
for hopelessness or fear.
''Since the outbreak Of the war, the South
has lost the nominal possession of the Miss
issppi river and fragments Of her territory;
but Federal occupancy is not conquest. Ihe1
fires Of patriotism still burn unquenchahIy
in the breasts Of those who are subject to
foreign domination. We yet have in our
uninterrupted control territory which, &c
cordlng to past progress, will require the
enemy ten years to overrun,
''The enemy is not free from difficulties
With an enormus debt, the financial c0uvui
sion, long postponed, is surely coming. The |
short crops in the United States and abuud-. |
ant harvests in Europe will hasten what |
was otherwise inevitable Many sa- |
gacious persons al the North discover, in the |
usurpations Of their Government, the certain |
overthrow Of their liberties A large mum |
Der revolt from the unjust war and would |
gladly bring it to an end Others look with |
alarm upon the complete subversion of con.
stitutional Freedom, by Abraham Lincoln
aud feel in their own persons, the bitter |
ness Of the slavery which three years OF
war have failed to inlict on the South =
Brave and earnest men at the North have |
spoken out against the usurpati0n and cruel |
ty daily practced. The success Of these
men over the radical and despotic faction
which now rules the North may open the |
way to peaceful negotiations and a cessa-
ton OF this bloody and unnecessary war.
In conclusion, we exhort our fellow citi-
zens to be Of good cheer, and spare no labor
or sacrifices that may be necessary to ena-
bic us to win the campaign upon which we
have Just entered We have passed through
great trials Of Affections but suffering and
humiliation are the schoomastels that lead
nations to self reliance and Independence
We beg that the supplies and resources of
the country, which are ample, may he sold
to the Government, to support and equip its
armies Let all spirit of faction and past
party differences be forgotten in the presence
Of our cruel foe"
APPOINTMENTS The Washington Cbroui-
Gle Of the oath publishes a long list of APP
pointmeuts 10y the President, "by and with
the consent of the Senate" We give below
the names of persons from this State;
additional Z ymasterS IN tie (Toluutssr
'orce)-Joseph Harris, Horace II. HUM,
Henery Lines, Fenton f. Stevens and Levi
Sterling.