The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-10-12

the great apostle of amnesty, should
no5 revive these recollectlons. But [
deny his right to patent on the amnesty
question. On the contrary, [ claim to
nave some rights in that regard that far
ante 'date any that he can prove
nave shown you what his views Of
amnesty We're In 1884 I will now show
you what they were in 1865 after the
surrender of Lee. Three DAYS after the
assassination OF President Lincoln, he adj
dressed his fellow citizens at Racine. his
own home, surrounded bv admirino
FRIENDS, where, ifever man would 1prn
Ills mind and heart it would he than
and there Anything about amnesty
then Let rs see. Uudcr the guise If
eulog'zlns Mr.. Lincoln, he made the oc.
caslon one for glowing tribute 10 tho
stern and incorruptibu justice of Andrew
Johnson. He eaid:-
*#"While mot others in the Celiriun, Of
Joy and 0xultatiOn over our success and
OF the approach Of peace, spoke Of am
nesty, be alone did not forget the sterner
demand OF justice for he is made Of stern.
er StlD, Upon this subject he said:
lb0 @0Jter tor in53Uent5oL traitors j.: to the
honest boy, the deluded man, who has
been deceived into the reDe! ranks,
would extend lenjency I would say re-
new your support to the government and
become good citizen but tho leaders I
10 'uId hang"
Then remembering that treason was
to be made odious, Senator Doolittle
said:
And after the elimination Of all the
influences of rebellion in the assassination
Of the president and secretary Of state as
ne LIFTS his hand by the dead BODY of
tie president TO repeat the solemn oath
administration by the chief Justice sec
nothing 20 change his convictions. When
he uttered those words, "The duties are
nine L will perform them trusting in
God l think | see the same patriotic
Indignation heaming from the deep black
eyes and Lighting Up. that iron face, which
| saw tour years ago when he uttered in
tie senate these Words-npW so terrible
20 traitors "By the eternal GodI would
execute them"
In this respect think the admnistra-
tlon OF Mr. johnson may differ from that
OF Mr.. Lincoln, Mr.. Lincoln wouli have
I deal with the rebels as an indulgent
father deals with erring children Mr.,
johnson will deal with them more like a
stern and inccrruptlbIc judge. Thus IN
II moment the sceptrc OF power has las.
sed from hand Of flesh to hand IF IRON.
How strangely overrulcd have all
things been to destroy slavery and the
Arist0cracy founded upon it Its mad
dened fanaticAi leaders made war upon
&c government to regain political power;
that power has been utterly DESTROYED.
They made war to extend and strengthen
slavery the war has destroyed 1t, and
set free every slave.
And now by madly wreaking ven.
gpance upon the head OF the great,
generous, m gnanm0us Lincoln, who in
the overlooking goodness of his heart was
IJuSt ready TO issue IL proclamation Of
amnesty TO save them, they have put
Il their necks in q halter with no power
save them in the clemency OF zone sternly
just, who, four years ago, declared in the
most solemn form, that il president he
would execute them and whose
subsequent career and experience have
al tended TO strengthen rather than
, weaken that resolution.
Now, while my friend was Genouncing
amnesty thanking God that there was d
hell. and usurplng the authority of the
: Almighty, and dealing damnatiOn round
the land on all hejudged the foe Of the
government, was saying and doing the
very opposite thing.
In the month Of March, 1865, had an
important command in Tennessee wlththe
headquarters at Memphis. On the 9Th
day OF that month, and one month before
The surrender of Lee,at "A public dinner
at Memphis, | gave my views on the
gl1 hi Of FrLnro 81 wv
Urge number assembled on the accession
Including nearly all the leading men in
the city, Il large majority of whom were
IN sympathy with the rebellion. | said
20 them that it was perfectly apparent.
that the rebellion was on its last lags,and
could hold out but few weeks &C the
best and that 1t was the part of wisdom
for them to begin at once to consider W. hat
course they should pursue when the re
bellion should DC overthrown, and | ex-
pressed the belief that if they showed a
friendly spiris to the government and. to
our friends, w hite and black among them,
that they would be- treated with the
greatest clemency. Excuse me II read
one or two brief extracts from what |
; then said:
81 know that it is a question which IL CUB
les some as to what should be done with the
people who have been guilty Oithis great ain,
aud perhaps there are some VINO would DC
glad to soc this carnival of blood go on until
The last rebel fills dishonorable and trail
tors grave. With them there Is no styptic
to staunch the wounds of crushed and bleed
ing humanity short Of humiliation. wish
them there is mo balm in Gilead-no physi-
clan there With these men have no sym
patty. y hesitate not to declare as my opin-
Ion that every consideration of public policy
REQ aires that we should be most forbearing,
and should infct no greater and further pun
~. 70 AArr1n Hail hNr h. Han II