The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-11-02
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not probable there is an intelligent voter in does
understand my position the leading political the time
But lest there be msapprension regard vewas wish
who for oo as official duties
Regents require my absence
from the District during almost the entire time of the take this
My political Faherhood of
God and the Brotherhood of Man ask nothing for myself that not
willing concee to all prize personal liberty for
troll and and education oq family by law for
person and property and Of securing myself in the enjoyment
of these rights claim voice in the Government demand all these
natural and inaenabe rght essential part Of my Manhood But
boris If they vital for they equally for him? No
superiority Of position fortune strengthen my claim these
stoy his Ignorance Poverty Degradation Oppessien but
strengthen his claim protection and equality before the law. But who
them is measured by my ability and opportunity good In po-
Utica! nhabtan of the United States without distinction
regard the Declaration independence Government
States constitutions the fundamental law Of the land It's great
men are created equal government must be by consent
Republican Government In far Government has been
to these vtazng principles has grown strong and pop At every
departure from these principles has grown weak and the seeds
preston and strife which have pened rebellion and civil
All injustice is ncpen and brings inevitable
punishment 10 Withhold rights from class the people make
that class Slavery against the ensve sanctioned by
constitutions and contutole azed and made
perpetual All the evils a
treasure and blood ocasioned by the rebellion
ca rights If the Declaration of Independence be suffrage
prae7ge but T2q 1t nQtul conventional right What
tons recognize and sanction protect rights but they be-
stow them Suffrage much natural right personal liberty. 1t
tense This right inherent the and notn his ondons
wealth, color birthplace religious make right to
er his right to suffrage depend these This right the very
government IF the m d s t; ;fh i
Of this right may hold from number and there security
Either alt men have this right have Wrong done p
not endangered by slavery There the land whose
right to the ballot not made less secure by Withholding from the
cood 70 make color pretext Withholding right inn
parchment Of the Creator and wicked contemplate
There but ground Of justification for Withholding this from the
eood man, and that deny his manhood Cond that he is
and cannot deny him the rights Of without inhumani
without violating principle of epubanigm AID Christianity By
bood support o the Government We impose upon
rights Of soldier and citizen r. |
Holding these views l am ormpaial suffrage in Wisconsin.
But there peculiar and additional why the right
should be extended to the cood of the rebel States They
pte the only persiseny loyal class South For while great
been the side of the United States
and Of them enlisted the side of the Union,
thought their help Indispensable and this ground issued his
bayonet permit them help
restore and the Union time peace
from destruction in time Of WARP In reconrucng the government
safe to ignore the only really loyal element South.
The late rebel States will have additional representatives
Of emancipation after the appoonmen
least forty members will hold their places the House the
cood population Who shall constituents The
constituents themselves our friends and the friends of the Government
their late rebel masters who have varied overthrow the Government
and only ceased fighting because their fight longer exhausted
Instead Of being so political power war; they
come back again with this power greatly increased it. may be-
D nf winch tailed to accomplish BY the sword we Withhold su
and we have reliable moral and political force armed with the ballot
the Government against future pe Deny them the ballot
poweres They neither themselves whites,
der AID to the Government They the their rebel
the class who murdered black soldiers
ed tortured murdered soldiers Richmond Anderson
vile And the will
these and has been predicted doing
ce to cooed men, by comforting upon them personal political rights
The citizens Of the rebeous States by
political rights and for the on what terms they
shall be restored to them The necessity Of
hcatcn for enancpang the slaves The necessity to-day its
rant for enranclisng them. $50 S<ts'
Any system of reconstruction which ignores the political rights of the
reedm and leaves them without the protection of the ballot will be
shameful violation of faith pledged e both in Proclamation
reedon and calling them defense Of the Unon will
danger their Liberty be dhonobe to the government disgrace
the eyes Of the civilized world. ..-s
Now that we have the and opportunity fail do and
exact full justice In the language Of Judge PAINE, which quote
endorse
1--WE have abolished slavery Let discard the narrow and nhuman
ud which engendeed Let enlarge hearts and understand
SO as perceive all its grandeur the Of the American
which IS to defend illustrate before world the principles of
liberty and human brotherhood Let with feeling Of
nate the Southern people But recognizing in them the victims of
institution let US restrain the wrong which their madness mi ht
ad them to commit let compel justice which their madness might
prevent them from granting and with firm and hands establish
among them those principles government which viii only the
themselves. ree9s - =
Let US elevate and purify political standard that instead of feel
ing compelled oapoo for every word spoken behalf of freedom as