The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-04-06

which l went into the contest, and to-
maintain slavery. had been reared from
the cradle to believe that both were right,
and IN leading my people, believed
bed them on the right line when under
tookto vindicate both. at the end of the
struggle, however, after fcu- years Of
terrible warfare, we were conquered.
The result was that saverywas abolished
land felt that all was lost; and toz q
portion of this generation all was lost.
address sensible people, and therefore
refer to this question bot now | will
harrow up now unkindly feeling. There
/ were great many of the south whose pat
rimony consisted In slave property. They
were not raised to physical labor. And in
one single day, in one SINGLE hour when
the surrender was complete, everything
that they had on this earth was
swept away from under them ana they
were left in bad condition to combat
with the ills of life. You naturally see
the situation. These people were ruined
for this generation. But the good that
resulted was this. We will be more
self-reliant, hardy, independent people
in future, Ct refer to the next gener-
ation0 then we would ever have been, if
we had continued slavery. (Great APP
plause) While therefore I feel that /
would have given my life to maintain
the institution during the war, now if
by turning over my hand tonight,
could reinstate it in all it's power, Iavow
to you | would not do 1t. Great APP
plause.] And in utterlng these senti-
ments | only utter the sentiments
and the feelings of very large majority
of the people of the southern states.
/ TADDlause X II x
I have said the war was necessary. It
was for this reason:: This question had
been discussed in an angry manner by
the politicians on both sides, great
deal of feeling had been gotten up about
it. and no compromise you northern
people could have offered to us would
we have accepted in lieu of slavery. We
had billions Of dollars invested in it,
and we would have defqd any effort you
made to abolish it. But the time had
come, in my humble opinion, that Prov
dence intended the institution should
cease to exist. And the passions of
the people on both sides, inf1amed by
political leaders, was used by Providence,
in my humble judgment, to bring about
its abolition as the. oaly means b which
| it could be abolished. 1t must be torn
out by the roots. And as New England
had introduced it and received the
profits of the sale of their slaves to Us
and as we maintained it, it became
necessary that you should bleed for it.
And Providence, .as the sacrifice of great
sufferings on both sides. has abolished it,
and it is gone forever. [Applause. III
This was the only bone of contention
that kept us apart. Now it is out of the
way, know no. reason why we should
emain separate any longer.
An Excursion was given leaving
Atlanta at z O'Clock a. m. on the 18th, TO
Augusta, thence to Port Royal, thence to
Savannah, thence to Jacksonville, Florida
thence to st. Augustine, Georgia, thence
return to Jacksonville, and thence q few
going to Tallahassee, the capital of Flor
ida. From Tallahassee and Jacksonville the
party returned to Atlanta, aud from, At
lanta the visitors returned to their re-
spective homes, a few delaying their re-
turn.
To Chicago and return the visitors
paid full fare; from Chicago to Nashville
and return they paid half fare from
Nashville to Jacksonville, Florida, and
return, they had free fare from Jackson
Vile to st. Augustine, Georgia, and
return, they paid half fare; and from
Jacksonville to Tallahassee, the capital of
Florida, few only going, they paid half
fare. at Atlanta they were the guests
of the city and were we'll entertained.
Altogether the visitors had good time
and were well satisfied