The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-10-25

boy, and he felt called upon to explain
| to Mr., Chase that he purchased the boy
and subsequently arranged for his free
dom Mr.. Lincolns letters to Mr.. Chase
in 1859 on the future of the Republican
party and the danger OF forcing the re-
peal of the Fugitive Slave law. as a plank
in the platform Of the Republican Ma
tional Convention will prove instructive
at this time. The correspondence Of
Gen. Winfield Scott and Edwin M. Stan
ton with Mr.. Chase form striking evil
dences OF the excitement and mistrust
which existed in official circles in 1854,
when the press was denounced as the
propagation of "ies for fools to feed on"
"a charge made in the heat Of q fierce
contest, which subsequently was fairly
contradicted by the ordinary course Of
events.
PROPHETIC LETTER BY SALMON P. CHASE CON-
CERNING THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, IN 1841.
CINCINNATI, Oct %, 1841.
Ny VERY DEAR FRIEND I received letter
from you this morning. This lis an event which
has of late been of rare occurrence. I do not
know that can better manifest the pleasure
which it gives me than by suffering it to excite
me to an achievement unusual with rne-a
prompt answer.
Icordially echo your wish that we were nearer
to each other, but fear that it is likely to re-
main a wish. { have spent much time in use
less pursuits in no pursuits at all. I
now mean to stick to the practice of my pro-
fessiOn, obeying no calls out of it, except those
of clear duty, until | get my debts paid off, so
that can say that owe no man anything save
to love him. To accomplish this object in the
shortest time remain here, and here you are
not likely to come; indeed I see no reason why
any law and Hberty-loving man, having COM
Portable environment elsewhere, should wish to
come to this place. We have earned a most I'M
enviable distinction for lawless violence Three
times have the authorities of this city shame
fully given up the persons and property of the
people to the mercies Of q mob. The first time
was in 1886, when the press of the P71jldYot7lr0-
DGSt was first destroyed The second time was
in the next year, or year after, when the popu-
lar fury was aroused against certain Jews
falsely charged with the abduction of young
woman. The third time was when the mob
sought to Wreak it's vengeance upon the entire
negro population, destroyed again the presses
of the PbjJaaotbropjst, and plundered the dwell
ings and stores of those whose devotion to the
cause of freedom had signallzed them as OBJ
iects of popular vengeance
It is painful to witness occurrences like
these; more painful to know that, if not abso-
lutely sanctioned they are feeblv, if at all
condemned by the leading men. The minis
tiers of the Gospel are almost dumb: the CON
ductors of the press, while they condemn the
mob, dare not vindicate the characters or OBJ
jects of those whom the mob assails. And vet
strange as it may seem, there is a large amount
OF genuine anti-slavery feeling in this CITY, 1t
dare not show itself, principally because it is
believed to be unpopular, but partly because
ism. The time will soon arrive, however.
when this feeling will find q voice and a head
I am fully persuaded that no mode will be SO
effectualin bringing the whole question of
slavery before the people as anti-slaYery politi-
cal action.
While abolition is not, properly speaking, a
political object, anti-slavery is. Anti,slavery
understand to be hostility to slavery as power
anta9onlstlc to free labor as an influence per-
verting our Government from its true scope
and end, as an institution strictly local, but
now escaped from its popular limits and threat
ening to oyershadow and nulify whatever is
most valuable in our political system. Anti
slavery aims to a complete deliverance of the
Government of the nation from all connection
with and ali responsibility for slavery. Anti
slavery then, while it has nothing to do with
slavery as local institution must nevertheless
examine fully the merits and dement's of the
system of slavery itself. Agitated as a politi-
cal question, great light must be thrown upon
it, Candidates will speak, the public will CON
verse about it. The movement, no doubt,
must be in the beginning unpopular. But it
will go and gain friends constantly. In little
while multitudes will come out of their hiding
places and join the advancing host of liberty.
AS the prospect of victory brightens, voices,
as of many waters, will swell the chorus:
And conquer we must,
For our cause it is just;
And let this be our motto:
" In God is our trust" g.:
And ere long slavery will be driven back
within her legal limits, there, trust like the
yelled prophet of Khorassan, to be stripped of
her silver veil, to be exposed in all her mon
strous deformity and to perish amid the exc
! cratiOns Of those whom she has so long de-
Iuded and betrayed.
| / do not pretend to see very clearly into the
| political future. I think him rash man who
undertakes to predict the arrangement of po-
litical afinities and repellencies for the next
three years. But do think that not more
than one more pro-slavery President will fill
/ the executive chair of the United States. Re-
member this conjecture and compare it with
the event. [ think your paper must do good.
The other day I was in the stage between this
place and Dayton. One of the gentlemen had
your recent number. The fact led to talk on
anti-slavery topics, and I was surprised to find
| how little opposition was manifested. Yet
probably not one Of them, except myself, was
prepared to vote for liberty ticket. But such
men will be prepared soon--as soon as the
party strengthens itself little more. Let us
wait, therefore, the progress of events, but
| while waiting work.
am glad you like Kirmont. We're his name
world-known and the style of the hook some
thing less uncouth, it would be esteemed a
prodigy. wish there were more such men.
I have ceased to expect the family wrote
you about. thank you for the trouble you
have taken in their behalf and mine.
shall be glad to know what your friends,
and particularly what you think Of my speech.
Some of the views therein put forth were new
when it was delivered. Gould you not get some
extracts inserted in one of your political papers
and send it to me ? How stands Gotten of the
North american?
With warm regards for your dear wife, and
kind remembranees for all our mutual friends
remain, affectionately, yours, S. p. CHASE.
Charles Dexter Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pa.
HENRY CLAY EXPLAINS TO MR. CHASE THE
rAI9cT fIrs tenn ATTn