The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-10-05
GOVERN1R BROWNLOW,S ISlUGrR.L
[specist Dispstch to The Chicago Tribune.

Gov. Brownlow in his message to the
Legislature OF tennessee, to be delivered tc
day or to morrow, makes the foilowiuo
points; de apprises that it is their DUTY to
repeal the amendment, enact laws to protect
their constituents, aud support and encour
age the general Government. He rehearses
the experience of Tennessee during the war
AS severe as that Of any other State, during
all OF which he never doubted the glorious
result
he approves the operation of the fran
chise act under which members of CONGRESS
have been elected, and recommends its CON
tlnuauce.
The authority of the Constitution and
Laws OF the United States, oftlie State Of
"nr'Ssae, have been extended over almost
every county in the State
The people are giving assiduous atten-
ton to productive industry, aud prosperity
is spreading 9si its happy influences abroad
throughout the land.
In relation to disbanded rebel soldiers. he
says it's not policy or interest to treat CD
preSslVeiy the thousands who fought brave
p III BAD cause, provided. they act as be-
come Ihelr circumstances. AS for the mas
ses who blindly followed the standard of re-
volt, let them have full and free pardon if
you Will on their sincere return to LOYALTY.
but az many OF them as are gaffty- rebels
should cheerfnlly submit to FIVE or ten wears
| VI dlsfranchisement,s so as to, give them time
10 wash the blood of loyal men from their
hands AS for the original conspirators and
leaders, who, throughout long years OF
speaking, writing and agitating, got up this
rebellion, VINO without provocation. or. even
the preteuce OF wrong to themselves. trait
orcusly Set the rebellion ON foot-the South
ern men who, through rapine arson, perjury
ana butchery, have filled the land with
inournlng-they are entitled to neither mer-
cy nor forbearance. Let us not give a new
growth and responsibility to treason in the
South or III the border States by sending
THESE unwhipped malefactors forth with new
schemes for second rebellion. It is our
duty to teach these leaders lesson they will
never forget, and one that will profit gen
erations yet to come Teach them that
iehlency, without distinction between low
ally ana treason, is more certain to subvert
Tile Government than is rebellion itself.
Leach them that clemency at the sacrifice Of
justice Is criminal abandonment of the
Government. Teach them that treason is a
crime agY inst law and liberty, and that they
| VINO are guilty of it have forfeited all claims
" PROJECTION, and all rights to citizenship.
The Governor recommends the encourage
nent OF emigration, especially German into
tennessee. by means of State agency III
New York. 1t is far more safe and ra-
tlonal process Of regenerating the South
than any sudden and compulsory admission
OF the blacks to the ballot box. It involves
no controverted question of State rights. Ii
occasions no necessity for arbitrary military
rule 1t does not exeSperate our native
citizens, and make them lifel long enemies
OF the Goveroment. If carried out as indi,
Gated, 1t will accomplish the eud We all have
III view, while ON the other hand the in
discriminate grant of the right of Suffrage tc
The colored population would increase the
evils that keep the South depressed, and ex
asperate those VINO under other circumstan
ces would become devoted friends of the
Government and accept the emancipation o.
the slaves as an event not at all offensive
| am free to admit, tn for the present, we
have done enough for the negro, and al
though negro voting cannot suit my natu
raj prejudices of caste, there is a class o.
them l would be willing to see vote at once
"a large class, The igronant, docile, east
| ly led by designing uien, and not safely
trusted with political power, | am not will
ling to see at the ballot box; but as even
these have been faithful among the faith
less, if rebels are to be restored to the right
of the elective franchise. would say let us
no longer deny these political rights to the
slaves In my judgment loyal negro il
more 'emihentIy entitled to suffrage than a
disloyal white man
The Governor adds that in his opinion
Congress has no power to fix the qualifica
ton of a voter within State. He believes
the time will come when negro suffrage
will be right and proper, and that it will
not carry with it negro equality with
whites. In every Southern State except
| South Carolina, free negroes had formerly
been allowed to vote with no evil results.
He discusses this question of suffrage at
great length and with much ability.
In regard to Colonization he says; "A
long and intimate acquaintance with affairs
i'll the South, has convinced me that the
white and coIored people cannot live to-
gether politically or socially; all our legis-
latlon should look to a peaceable separation
of the two races on Southern SOIL the blacks
III their seperate condition, to enjoy full po-
litical rights, if you please the right of SUI
trage and representation. | am the advocate
OF approplating seperate and suitable
amount OF territory withen such degrees OF
latitude as are adapted to their nature. there
there settling them as nation of freedmen
Texas affording the requisite amount of ter
ritory, and having declared that slavery
never should be abolished, it seems to me
that Government should cou6scate the reb
el lands, pay the loyal men 70. theirs, aud
turn the State over to the freedmen of the
South. If this scheme should not strike the
National Government as plausible, then let
Mexico be cleaned out and turned over to
the emancipated slaves of the South The
advent of Maximillian into Mexico was a
part OF the rebellion. 1t was the effort of
Farnce to flank the American Government
Oul work in crushing out the rebellion will
not be completed until we drive the French
out OF Mexico and give to that unfortunate
sister Republic a permanent Government.
lie recommends comforting npon freed
men the privileges of testifying in courts of
justice, the repl cling of the School Fund
stolen by the secession Legislature, some ac-
ton IN regard to the. preservation of the
Reqiitage property in honor of the hero
Jackson the establishment of branch pen-
itentiaries at Memphis and Knoxville.
The Governor takes an extrelne posi-.
ton III regard to iDtemperance, and recon-
mends snciA State law as will amount 70
prohibition of their sale.
Finally the Governor stands up boldly for
President johnson, declaring that he is con
s'stently carrying cut bis often repeated pol
ICY while Military Governor of Tennessee
and when t'.6ihg his seat ia the Presden
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