The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-12-05
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER .,
Congress.

Congress.
Jpon the action of the present congress
now in session, depends results OF 'ionen-
tons importance to tho country
TIE consequences of the war brought
about a new order of things, and an ADJUST
ment of affairs in accordance WITH the
changed condition is now required h.4meet
the present exigencies of the country.
Never did there Congress assemble OF
whom more wisdom, 6rmness aad true
craftsmanship were required, than OF the
present The condition Of the finances de-
mands a careful and wise attention. me
a@4 system of taxation is doubtless susceptiDis
of improvement, by more just equalIzd-
* ton of its burdens, while the most tweighty
"a Of all national questions that Of recon-
y struction, may need further legislation
s..+ to reach the desired result 7s
g q Those who flatter themselves that the
result of the late elections will change Of
8 vary the hitherto expressed viii OF Con-
pregz. in respect to which fixed policy
-s vas marked at the last session, will prob
ably e n d TIL ems ives mIssakeri.--
There ia now but one safe course to
.srs be nursued towards the States lately in re-
80 sahelIioo that course was clearly indicated
-'4 by the Congressional enactments OF the last
session Should Congress now hesitate, or
seal. waver to carry out the policy, which is al
FiT ready inaugurated, consequences the most
disastrous, would inevitably follow. There
u is no alternative but straight, forward,
s9 steady and determined action. The Repub-
Iicau sentiment of this country has no vim
dictiveness towards the lately rebelIious
States. all the country desires, is early
va restoration basis, which will with reas
enable certainty, secure equal justice and
III. equal rights to all men.
.sag. AS already said, the great and paramount
SIS question is reconstruction. How shall this
most expeditiously, wisely and permanent
4r " be secured? Upon this question a large
Hsu.s majority of Congress is in agreement new
1'9sd ertheIess the people of this country appear
to be divided into two great divi sions.-
8a The exciting controversy is, shall the
states which deliberately rebelied against
the Government, and subdued by the
in the hands ofaloyal men, or may they be
permitted to come back into the Union,
with their State governments in the pos
session Of those who were participants IN
the act of treason? The Republican party
insist there is no safety, if the seeded
States shal'be controlled by the same class
u of rebels, who instigated aud wiio pre6ipi
u tated the rebellion upon the country. There
is no good evidence that any considerable
- number of this class of persons, are less
hostile in feeling towards the Government,
than they were before they brought on the
...a war. They lose no opportunity in manifest
ing their inveterate hate of the loyal whites
aud the freedmen of the South. They show
i by their acts what they would do with the
loyal element among them-both white and
colored-had they the power. Can then
the stability of the State governments in
the South be relied upon, if the legal peo-
pie thereof are placed at the mercy of their
.e old enemies and oppressors? The Demo
~ sascratic party say, the rebel States have the
aga Constitutional right to demand immediate
restoration, and representation in Congress.
Furthermore that party is clanorous for Civ
Ga ing the unconstructed rebels political power
ih at once, and let the freedmen ard tho loyal
whites take the chances. da
The rightfulness of one of these policies
and the wropgfulness Of the other, are so
apparent, that it is difficult to conceive how
any honest thinking man can mistake in
the matter. The Republicanpolicy would
ss have permanent good accrue to the ccun-
try, az compensation for the immense sac
rifce of life and expenditure of treasure
which it has cost the people to put down
the rebellion The Democratic party is will
81 ling to let the sacrifice of life and treasure
so without equivalent provided only South
ern secessionists can be speedily restored
with voting power, to the bosom Of the great
a1 Democratic family ofthe north. The DEM
ocratic power would be immensely strength
ened, if it could only secure the eufranchise-
ment, and the consequent co. operation of
the rebel element south. The leaders of
that party see this, and hence their deter.
mination to secure and bring back to their
s. a ranks their old and natural southern allies
making political considerations the primary
object, and leaving other consequences mere
ly secondary
=, GREAT AMERICAN FARcE.--The great
farce of the nineteenth century-the trial