The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-03-22
Andrew JOhnsOn'S Pledge in Accepting the
Baltimore Nomination. 4

From his Nashville Speech, June 9, 1S641e
THE question is whether man is capable
OF self government hold with jefferson,
that government was mac the copven-
fence OF man, and not men government
The laws and constitutions ere designed as
instruments to promote his welfare. And
hence, from this principle, conclude that
governments can and ought to be changed
and amended to conform to the wants, to
the requirements and progress of the peo-
pie and the enlightened spirit of the age
Loud applause. Now, if any of your Sc.
cessionists have lost faith in men s capacity
for self-government, and feel unfit for the
exercise of this great right, go straight to
rebeldon, take jeff. Davis, Beauregard and
Bragg for your masters, and put their col
lars on your necks.
"And let me say that now is the time to
secure these Fundamental! principles, while
| the land IS rent with anarchy and upheaves
with the throes Of a mighty revolution.
While society Is in this disordered state, and
we are seeking security, let us fix the found.
| atlons OF the Government on principles of
eternal Justice which will endure for all
| ime.
"But in calling convention to restore the
State, who shall restore and re-establish it
Shall the man who gave his influence and
his means to destroy the Government I? Is
he to participate in the great work of re-
organization ? Shall he who brought this
misery upon the State be permitted to con-
troll its destinies If this be 3d. then all
this precious blood Of our brave soldiers and
officers so freely poured out will have been
wanton lily spilled. Al the glorious victories
won by our noble armies will go for nought,
and all the battle fields which have been
sown with dead heroes during the rebellion
will have been made memorable in vain.
"Why all this carnage and devastation
1t was that treason might be put down and
traitors punished. Therefore | say that
traitors should take back seat in the work
of restoration. If there be but five thous
and men in Tennessee loyal to the Constitu-
| ton, loyal to freedom, loyal to justice. these
true and faithful men should control the
work Of reorganization and reformation alb
solutely cloud and prolonged applause. ]
[ say that the traitor has ceased to be cit
zen, and i'll joining the rebellion has be-
come public enemy. lie forfeited his
right to vote with loyal men when he re-
nounced his citizenship and sought to DIES
troy our Government.
| Treason must be made odioUs, and trail
tors must be punished and impoverished.
Their great plantations must be seized and
divided into small farms, and sold to honest,
industrious men. The day for protecting
the lands and negroes of these authors of re-
bellion is past. 1t is high time it was /
have been most deeply panied at some
things which have come under my obser va
| ton.
We get men in command who under the
influence of fattery, tawnIng and caressing
grant protection to the rich traitor, while
| the poor Union man stands out in the cold,
often unable to get receipt or voucher
for his losses. Cries of That's So u
Sayings and DOingS of Wisconsin N. C's.
| In the Senate on tuesday Mr. Howe pre-
sented two petitions of citizens of Wiscon-
sin. praying for the establishment of a
mail route from Glen Beulah, Sheboygan
county,t to West Bend, Washington county,
| Wisconsin which were referred to the
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
Mr.. Doolittle, from the Committee on In.
dian Affairs, to whom the subject was re-
ferrei, reported bill g. No. 1889 to pro-
vide for an annual inspection into Indian
Affairs and for other purposes which was
read, and passed to a second reading.
In the House Mr.. Paine presented the
memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin,
recommending the construction of a ship
canal from Lake Superior to Portage Lake.