The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-09-06

untarnished. Are you for dividing
this country ? Cries, 'sNo!"7 Then
| am President, and President of the
whole United States. Cheers. [ will
tell you another thing. I understand
the discordant notes in this crowd to-
night. He who is opposed to the res
toration Of the Government and the
Union of the States, is greater trait
or than JEFF. Davis or Wendell Phil
lips. [ am against both of them.-
Cries, ''give it to them!" Some of
you talk about traitors at the South,
who have not courage to go away from
your homes to fight them. Laugh
ter and cheers. The courageous men,
Grant, Sherman, Farragut, and the
long list Of the distinguished sons of
the Union, were in the field, and led
on their gallant hosts to conquest and
to victory, while you remained cow
ardly at home. Applause, Bully
Now when these brave men have re-
turned home, many of whom have
left an arm or a leg or their blood up
on many battlefield, they found you
at home, specializing and committing
frauds upon the Government. Laugh
ter and cheers. You pretend now to
nave great respect and sympathy for
the poor brave fellow who has left an
arm on the battlefield. Cries, sis
this dignifed ?"] l understand you.
lou may talk about the dignity of
the President. Cries, ''How is it
about his making speech on the 22d
Of February ?'') / have been with you
on the battle fields of this country, (O
and | can tell you furthermore, to-
night, who have to pay these brave
men who shed their blood. You spec
ulated, and the great mass Of the peo-
pie have got to work it out. 1t is
time that the great mass of the Amer
lean people should understand what
your designs are. A voice, "What
did General Butler say y What did
General Butler say? Kisses. What
did General Grant say ? cheers and
what does General Grant say about
General Butler? Laughter and
cheers. What does General Sher-
man say? A voice, "What does
General Sheridan say? New Orleans!
New Orleans ~ General Sheridan
says that he is for the restoration Of
the Government that General Sheri-
dan fought for. Bully. But fellow
citizens, let all this pass. care not
for my dignity. There is a certain
portion of our countrymen will respect
a citizen wherever he is entitled to re-
spect. There is another class who
have no respect for themselves, and
consequently they cannot respect any
one else. | know a man and a gen
tie man whenever [ meet him. [ have
only to look in his face, and if was
to see yours by the light of day [ do
not doubt but that | should see cow
4rdice and treachery written upon it.
Come out here where I can see you.
Ii you ever shoot a man you will do
it in the dark, and pull the trigger
when no one is by to see. | under
stand traitors. | have been fighting
them at the southern end of the line,
end we are now fighting them in the
other direction. As Chief Magistrate
felt, after taking the oath to support
the Constitution, and when [ saw en-
croachments upon your Constitution
al rights, dared to sound the tocsin
Of alarm. Then if this be right, the
head and front Of my offending is in
telling when the Constitution Of my
country is trampled upon. Let me
say to those who thirst for more blood,