The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-01-12
Remarkable Editorial of the Richmond
Sentinnl.

A remarkable article from the Richmond
SsntJnet has been deemed by Secretary Sew
ard of such Importance, and so truly repre-
sentlng the condition of the South and jeff.
Davis own intentions, that he has ordered
copies to be sent to our foreign Ministers to
Show that the rebel Government is admit
ted by their own leaders to he failure, and
that. already exhausted aud worn out they
are seeking some port of refuge and, this
being the case, that they be 30 longer con-
sdered as .'beIligerents' 1t is added that
those most familiar with jeff Davis and his
writings, declare this to be from his peu.-
The Sentinel says: --- -
1T becomes us cody and calmly to look
into the circumstances of our condition. aud
adopt with firmness and energy such pol
icy as wisdom may point out and our ne
cessity constrain 1t is childish, too, while
under misfortune; it is cowardice to ignore
it. If subjugated. it Is a question simply
whether we shall give for our own uses, or
whether che Yankees shall take for thei rs.
4 Subjugation means emancipation and con
| tiscatlon. Any sacrifice of opinion and sac
rifice of propaEs, any surrender of predju-
dice. if necessary, to the defeat of our enc
my, is now the watchward, in reply Sub
Ijugatiou is horror that embraces all Other
horrors, and adds enough calamities of its
own. .saiiaas..
Troublesome times are upon us. Grea
exigencies surround us. We need all on
strength and all our wisdom Let there b'
a conference of our " .se men. Let there b
a calm Investigation of our wants, and ;
j catalogue Of resources, let all obstacles to tin
employment Of these resources be removed
So long as we have man or dollar, ant
the man or dollar be needed, let the call b
honored Shall we WITHHOLD our sons am
thus reserve them as servants tor the Yam
KEGS? Shall we render our sons and den
our negroes? Shall we spend our boo'
and refuse our money? Shall we withol'
anything from our country when we woui,
be saving it for our foe? Let the Govern
ment determine what it needs and what
can use, and if it be our lands, our houses
our negroes, our horses our money, it mus
be had. If adverse gales and devourin,
pillows should constrain our storm tosse
ship into some port, let it be no Yanke
port. If any unpropitious Providence Shout
condemn us to master, let it not be
Yankee master. OF all the people on eartl
we should have most reason to loathe all
utSdu IHetl. any IclIhS Will any QUIZ
would be preferable to suhjugation to them
I'VE lately published from thouglltfl
correspondent, Suggestion, that III til
event of being unable to sustain our ii'de
! pendence, we should sure pder it into til
hands of those from whom we were wreste
9 or purchased, Britain, France, or Spair
: rather than yield it to the Yankees FroI
: the favor with which the suggestion ha
been received, we are sure that i'll tile ever
it conte.nplates, cur people would infinitel
prefer an alliance with European nation
upon terms as favorable as they would d
: sire, in preference to the dominion of I'll
Yankees
IF France and England will enter into
treaty with these Confederate States recos
nIzing our nationality and guaranteeing Oh
: Independence upon the abolition of Shaver
: i'll all these States, rather than continue Il
: war; we should be prepared to urge Il
measure on our readers. We believe sue
proposition would be favorably receive
and acted on by those nations, and it ougi
f to be made to Them