The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-11-24

War, therefore, must come to an end, but
how? In what way? A war of this kind
is to be prosecuted for the purpose of break
ing down the power of those opposed to the
Government, and bringing them into the
fold of the Government, under the supreme
cy of the laws. In view, therefore. of the
unanimity of the American people, in view
of the strength and majesty Of the law, in
view of the might of the nation, might it
not be suggested that now is a good time for
us once again to hold out to the deluded men
of the South the olive branch of peace, and
say to them, ''Come back, come back now
This is the last time of asking. Come back
and leave the feeding upon the husks, and
come with us to the fat of the land, and let
bygones be bygones, if bygones are bygones
and our country will live in peace hereafter
Loud applause.] Are we not able to afford
that now? Do we not stand strong enough ?
Do we not. stand with union enough to afford
that to the leaders and to all There might
have been reason, / think, among proud
and chivalrous people that they would not
desert their leaders in answer to the amnes-
ty of President Lincoln but now has come
a time when we can say, 'Come back, come
back, and submit to the laws, and you shall
find Just such laws as before, except so far
as they are altered by the good judgment of
the legislators Of the land. Applause We
are in a condition now, not taking counsel
from our fears, not taking counsel from our
weakness, but taking counsel from our mag
nanimity and our strength, again to make
an offer for the last time; to call upon them,
and then shall we not, in the eyes of the
country, have exhausted all resources Of
craftsmanship in the effort to restore peace
to the country. [Laughter.] Who shall
hinder? Not for the rebel to come back af-
ter he has tonight as long as he can, and then
chooses to come but to set some time, per.
haps the 6th of January, for the association
will be as good as any, for all TO come back.
And when that time has come to every man,
who shall scout the proffered amnesty of q
great and powerful nation, speaking in love,
in charity, in kindness, in hepe Of peace and
quiet forever? We say to them to him who
scouts that proffered love and Kindness LET
us meet him with sharp, xuick, decisive war,
that shall bring the war to an end to the ex-
tinguishment of such men, wherever they
may be. [Applause.l H @
But how is that to be done Blood and
treasure have been poured out, spent with
out measure, until, taking advantage of
supposed depletion of treasure first, bad
men have banded together by specializing
in that which ought to be the circulating
medium, and raised upon the poor man the
price of the Goals upon his hearth, and the
bread upon his table. Let some measure
be taken to stop that, or perhaps better
measure than any other is to let it be un-
derstood that hereafter we pay no more
bounties from the taxes of the North, but
taking counsel from the Roman method of
carrying on the war, we say to the young
men look to the fair fields of the sunny
South, and unless they take our amnesty,
let us go down there and you shall have
whatever you get by a fair division; we
will open new land offices wherever our ar
mics march. distributing lands among the
soldiers, to be theirs and theirs forever. a
harsh measure everybody will say but is
it not quite as just as it is that we should
tax ourselves and raise heprices of the nee
essaries Of Life for the purpose of giving
bounties and support to the soldiers in
fighting these men whom we have three
times over solemuly called to come and be
our friends |; in 1852, to come in June
1862, to come in June, 1868, to come in
September; and in 1864 to come by the Sth
of January 1865. And when the clock
strikes the last knell of that parting day
and then all hope of return for those who
have not made progress toward that return
shall I've lost forever. No longer can they
live in the land of America, Mexico, or the
West India Islands; but some place that |
care not to name, because know no land
hard enough to be cursed with their pres
ence, shall be their dwelling place. They
shall never come here again. | look with
some considerable interest upon what be-
Iieve to be the present results of this cleo
ton. believe first, we have settled the
question of the war by settling the ques-
ton that the people are determined to carry
on that war. think it has always been
claimed that we are strong enough after
great victory,to offer new terms Of peace to
the rebels. | never expect to see IN arms or
in council a greater victory than the one We
have achieved. think we are now strong
enough to make that offer, and them take
it, that tue most squeamish of our friends
will agree with us when they Rpd that we
have exhausted every resource of statesman
ship in the attempt to carry out peace
that it is time then to make war; yea, war
from the hilt Snch war will be a deci-
sive war, and therefore, without trespass-
ing toe long upon the festivities of this oc-
cason, aud keeping the ladies in waiting
far too long, in answer TO What you were
kind enough to suggest, look upon this
victory as one which has decided the war
decided it not i'll military point of view,
but in that empowering civil point of
view which decides the fate of nations
everywhere. To this it may be answered
and to that answer desire for moment to
call your attention, SO that every man
may work out in his own mind much more
clearly than any suggestion of mine could
do, the problem that if we go On with the
strength and stringency that | have sug
gested, how shall we live in the same land
with the men whom we thus fight. Agaiu
let us GO to the teachings of history, and
we will draw from The history of that nation
which we are proud to cali our mother land.
Every considerable estate in England up-
der Cromwell passed through the courts, or
commissions Of confiseation. livery consid-
cradle household fought against every 9TH
er considerable household; the people fought
against the mobiles, and the mobiles fought
against the people; and yet when tie King
came to his own again after time. the ma
ton came together, consented in friendship.
never to be divided thereafter Is there any
difficulty then, looking at the teachings Of
history, in the Anglo-Saxon race knowing
how to live in equity and peace, amity and
friendship, with those with whom thew
have had to fight Is it not well known
rule that those. withwhom we have fought
bitterly after the fight is over are the ones
who become the more endeared to us, and
we are more ready to take them by the
hand Therefore see no difficulty in every
good man Of the North and every good man
ofthe South coming together and letting
bygones be bygones. AS have said. | de.
sire to extinguish all the bad men, SO far as
this country is concerned. Allow me with
out tresnaSsing farther to saw that o.