The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, July "a, 1870.

Mr.. EDITOR - What is the meaning
Of the nearly unanimous laudation of
the late rebellion and Of those partici-
pating in it, by the Southern press and
orators at their public assemblies and
their assertion that it is not lost but
that its principles are certain to become
the ruling principles Of this great Ma
tion?" The rebellion was inaugurated
because the South had failed to estab-
lish slavery in the territory, which, I'M
der the Missouri Compromise, they had
once agreed should be forever the home
of freemen, thereby they knew, that in
the future, they would be unable to
have the control of the Government as
they had done from it's foundation and
consequently the influence Of the Gov
eminent would be in favor Of freedom
as opposed to the institution of slavery
They rebelled and fought to establish
a Government that would enable them
to rob the colored man, even if he was
their own son, of all his rights and re-
duce him to the will and caprice of his
master. The assertion then that the
principles of the rebellion are certain
| to predominate' is nothing more or less
than their belief that under the doc
trine Of State Rights, SO strongly adyo-
Gated by the Confederate Democracy at
the recent session of Congress, they
expect under State laws to re-establish
slavery and, although contributing but
a small portion of the revenues, by a
solid South, to control the legislation
Of the country to sustain them in
maintaining slavery under State laws.
There are some who contend that
the South does not desire the re-estab-
fishing Of slavery, but facts speak
louder than professions, by nearly the
unanimous assertion that "thei3 cause
is mot lost but only Szeepi1og' do they
not show their determination to re. en-
act slavery or adopt some system by
which the white man can rob the col
ored man of his righksg for the white
mans pecuniary benefit +?
Let all loyal people remember that
the rebellion, although defeated on the
battlefield, is to be fought over again,
at the ballot-box, in 1880.
Hon. Chas. G. Williams made a
speech in reply to Mr.. Richardson Of
South Carolina on the 23d day of June
last which has lately been published in
| the Congressional Record, which con
tains SO much testimony showing how
the majority in the present House of
Representative was obtained that I
feel that can't please your readers
better than by making liberal extracts
from the same.
/ " Mr.. Speaker, after my remarks on
the Legislative, executive, and judicial
appropriation bill, delivered on April
oath appeared in the Record. the hon
orable gentleman from South Carolina
announced in the House that he should
take the first fitting opportunity to
review some portion of them. Not
being present at the time, and at that
time not being aware that the honora-
bic gentleman had referred to me in
his speech, also delivered April "a. T
withheld any reference to the matter
until such time as the honorable GEN
tleman should review my remarks. as
announced. Some weeks elapsed, I
! think, when happening to meet him he
very kindly Informed me that what he
referred to was some jumbllng up of
i the testimony by which the evidence
OF democrats and republicans had been
lnterchanged. And on being informed
that that occurred at the Public Print
ing Office, and had been corrected the
next morning for the permanent Rec
ord, he intimated that he should prob
!, ably not allude to the matter in the
House. This being SO, I take the pres
ent method of referring to one clause
in the honorable gentleman's speech
which feel should not 60 unnoticed,
And | do it not with any view to con-
i troversy, but to get myself, and perhaps
Others on this side the chamber Alright
and which would have been done before
but for the delay occasioned as I have
stated
find the following in the honorable
gentleman's speech Of April oath:
The honorable gentleman from Wis