The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-11-23

ity of the people of each of these States
should give evidence of their earnest and
cheerful loyalty; not by such SPEECHES as
are 80 common, that they submitted the 49,
sue to the arhitrament Of war; but they
are willing to stand by and fight for the
flag OF the country against all It's enemies
at home or abroad
he danger now IL in too much precipita
ton Let US Father u axe haste slowly, and
we can then hope that the foundations Of
our Government, when TINS reconstructed
Oh tie basis Of indisputable loyalty, will no
as eternal as the stars Applause ] In
President Johnson have unsiIaken conf
dence. | cannot forget that i'll the Senate,
at the opening of the rebellion. he was the
only Southern member who denounced it
and its originators, and that he was faith
tul among the faithless [Applanse.] Nor
do forget that when on his way from the
Capital to his home, insulted though he
was at many railway Stations he never fall
tered in his devotion to the Union. Nor
can forget his speech when Military Gov
ernor of Tennessee, TO a mass meeting of
the colored men at Nashville, at which he
declared that all men should have fair
start and an equal chance in the race of
life and let him succeed who has the most
merit You all remember his speech to the
colored regiment of the District of Columbia
where he repudia:ed that stereotyped dec
laration that this is white mans coun-
try" alone, aud insisted that it was theirs
also You remember, also, his remarks to
the South Caroliua delegation, that the only
right system Was to protect all men, both
white and black and that if they got gen
eral principles right, details and colaterals
would follow. We all remember, too, his
earnest dispatches to these Southern Con-
ventions and that he has signed the death
warrant Of every one who has been convict
ed of conspiracy
The great Union organization OF the coun
try carried it successfully, aided by our
heroic defenders through the perilous crisis
of the past four years. Our beloved martyr
President leaned upon it in the darkest
hours 1t stood by the national cause un-
fitcuagy 1t voted down the Chicago
platform " hicn declared the war to be a
Failure, and which demanded "a cessation of
hostiiities The people have placed the
whole power of the government in its
hands--execQtivc, legislative, aud judicial
aud treasured it by the brilliant victories
OF this fall. Let us emulate the example OF
its friends in all the States Let us study
unity in the light of duty. and believe the
executive and legislative departments of
the government, v hen they compare views
togetb er, will cordially cooperate in this
great work before us all, and so act that
the foundations of our Union. wisely and
patriOticalIy reconstructed. shall he eternal
az the ages With hearty acceptance by
the South Of the new situation rejoice to
believe that under system of paid free
labor. and respecting the rights of freedmen
1t will go forward i'll career Of prosperity,
wealth and progress unparalleled i'll its pre-
vious history Ii nds ii more genial CLINE
than we have iii the colder North, wider
range Of productions, for it has cotton, to-
bacco, rice and sug r, " hi,h command such
high prices now i'll tine markets Of the world
and has b0uHdltss water power almost en-
tirely unimproved Rid now of the shlftless
system Of slave labor it will with its loins
glrded, prove new rival to us III the race
OF prosperity.
la conclusion can but echo the words
OF our departed President Abraham Lin
coin. III his last inaugural on the steps Of
the Capitol, with malice toN ards none;
with charity for all; but with firmness to do
right as God gives us to see the right
The address WAS cheered throughout, and
at the conclusion, many of thec rowd rushed
forward t. congratulate the speaker, while
the band played patriotic airs