The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13
KENosHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY MARCH IS, 1879

they are at liberty to reinstate it if
| they deem it for their interests to do
so. fa@
I There are so many startling things
transpiring these days that the propo-
sltion to reward the greatest traitor of
the age-Jefferson Dayis--for his ser
vices in the Mexican war does not re-
| ceiye the attention that it deserves, but
senator Chandler made the following
remarks. which should be read by eve
~ loyal citizen in the country:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Twenty years ago.
| /, i'll company with Jefferson Davis,
stood up in this chamber and with him
sWore by Almighty God that I would
support the Constitution of the United
States. Mr.. Jefferson Davis came di-
rect from the Cabinet OF Franklin
Pierce into the Senate of the United
States and took the oath with me to be
faithful to the Government. During
four years ! sat in this body with JEFF
ferson Davis and saw the preparations
going on from day to day for the over
throw OF this Government. With trea-
son IN his his heart and perjury upon
his lips he took the oath to sustain the
Government that he meant to over
throw. Sir, there was method in this
madness. He, in cooperation with
other men from his section, and in the
! Cabinet of Mr. Buchanan, made care
full preparations for the event that was
TO follow. Your fleets were scattered
wherever the winds blew and water
was found to float them, where they
could not be used to put down a rebel
hon. our armies were scattered all
over this broad land, where they could
not be used in an emergency. Your
Treasury was depleted until your
bonds bearing 6 per cent inter
est. principal and interest pay
able In coin, were sold for
lightweight cents on the dollar to pay
current expenses and no buyers. Pre-
paratlons were carefully made. Your
arms were sold under an apparently
innocent clause in an army bill pro-
vldlng that the Secretary Of War
might, in his discretion sell such arms
as ne deemed best for the interests of
] the Government to sell Sir, eighteen
years ago last month [ sat in this hall
ana listened to Jefferson Davis deliv-
ering his farewell address-informin
us what our constitutional duties
Were-and then he left and entarnd
s }sfff that e FAD sworn to SIP sup
port. | remained, here, sir, during
the whole of that terrible rebellion.
/ | saw our brave soldiers by thous-
ands-l might almost say millions-as
they passed through here to the thea
: tire OF war. | saw their shattered
ranks returning. | saw steamboat
after steamboat and railroad train
after railroad train bringing back the
wounded. | was with my friend from
Rhode Island (Mr. Burnside) when he
commanded the army of the Potomac,
and saw piles of legs and arms that
, made humanity shudder. / saw the
widows and orphans made by this war
and heard them wall and mourn over
the death of their dearest and best.
Mr.. President, I little thought at
) that time that | should live to hear in
the Senate of the United States eulo-
: gles upon Jefferson Davis--a living
REBELLION the floor of the Senate of the
: United States. Sir, [ am amazed to
hear it; and | can tell the, gentlemen
on the other side that they little
3 know the spirit of the North when
3 they come here at this day, with
bravado on their lips, uttering eulo-
gles upon him whom every man
woman, and child in the North be.
lieve to have been double-dyed trai
l tor. $50