Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-25
QQlmtester Daily spy.
From the st. Louis Democrat
dim Lane Defends his Position ON Enamel
pntlOn and Tire WIN.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Nov. 8, 1861 .-Abou;
nine o'clock Thursday evening, the twenty.
fourth Indiana regiment, under the command
OF LieutC0l. Garvln, appeared ut tue head
quarters OF Gen. Lane, and the regimental
band discourSed the best martial and other
music. The most Of the Kansas brigade gath.
cred around the Indiana regiment and Joined
with them in calls for LeGe-Gen. Lane Jim
Lane, the Liberator On these names and
titles the changes were rung for a few mo-
mcnts, when the general appeared in plain cit
liens dress, in front of his quarters Again
the wekin Iesounded with cheers and huzzas
as the sound OF some two thousand or more
voices was borne of on the breeze. The gen.
eral responded as follows
Gentlemen and FelloU Soldiers The recep-
ton Of this compliment was as far from my
expectations as from my deserts. / am aware
these demonstrations are not intended so much
for me as for the Kansas brigade, yet | should
be the first to appreciate and acknow ledge any
honors which may come from the noble state
OF Indiana. Can | forget Indiana Never
lCheers. at forget thee let my right hand
forget her cunning 1t was the place OF INV
birth, aud is the place of my mothers grave.
Indiana has given me legislative, executive,
military and congressional honors. She has
nursed me as Il ,ond mother brings up her
child and let my heart grow cold and my
cease to he grateful, or fail to speak well of
my benefactors. Loud cheers. But the
home OF my adoption and tolls and strife is
Kansas. She was prairie waste when first
/ set foot on her soil, but through desperate
odds she las fought her way up into the sister
hood OF states and already her little army has
become famous throughout the nation tor its
bravery and patriotism. For Kansas have
wrestled as wrestles the mother when she
brings forth her first born into the world
IThundering cheers Indiana, as a part of
the past, is enshrined in my heart Kansas,
as my home, and as the living present. absorhs
my thoughts and sways my destiny. Once /
obey cd the voice OF Indiana, and honored her;
now l 60 to the bidding Of Kansas, and love
her Loud cheering. But gentlemen, am
proud and happy to see the two sisters OF our
glorious Union striking hands with each other
on the soil OF rebelious Missouri determined
that our united blows shall crush out this most
causeless and wicked rebellion, and preserve
the national heritage left us by our fathers
Gentlemen | snail not conceal the TACT,
that in one respect differ from some of my
compeers in command as to the mode OF war
fare which is best calculated to bring this
wretched contest to speedy, durable and hon
Orable close. The point OF difference refers,
of close to savery--the cause Of all ditferen-
ces-the Pandora's box from which has issuel
all our national troubles. My creed s-iet
slaveIy take care Of itself. II it can survive
the shock of war, let it live, but if between an
upper and snelher milestone it be ground to
powder and the winds drive it away, 1t is not
for me to gather up the dust again. do not
propose 10 make war upon slavery, but upon
rebels and in the meantime to let slaves and
slavery take care OF themselves. An oligar- |
chy more cruel and prOscriptive than ever
scoGrged and cursed a nation, ancient or mod
ern, has brought on this war for slavery, and
If we are required to protect, deeiiu, OF III any
way help slavery, then we are required to co..
operate with the enemy, TO help him, to defend
him, and 10 work for the same end. Can we
place ourselves thus in alliance with our dead
ly and barbarous foes, and at the same time
conquer them When lesser contradictions
are Ie2onciled. we will think Of harmonizing
this.
War at best, is a terrible calamity to ma
ton In all the country through which we
have passed, the mails are stopped, schools
are suspended, churches are turned into hos
pitfalls Tor the sick and wounded, and general
decentralization prevails. Pratract the war one
year and desolation, moral and material alone
would mark tine track of armies. Justice, u-
manity and mercy require that tue conflict
should terminate as SOON AS possible, an with
the least practicable shedding OF blood.
Astounding as it may appear to you gentle
men from Indiana, yet it is Il tact we have re.
peatedly demonstrated that Il heavier blow is
dealt out to the realm OF secessin in the abduc-
ton or freedom OF Il slave than the killing oil a
soldier in arms. Yes and | may put the
truth in a stronger light still. Abduct from
the same family slave, and Kill in arms a
SON. and the loss of the slave will be regarded
as the greater misiorlune-the calamity Tor
which there is no healing balm. could bring
up more than a thousand witnesses whose
observation and experience qualify them to
speak OF the truthful candor of my remarks.
IT, then, by allowing the slave TO tail into the
wake of The army, and find the priceless boon
of freedom, we avoid bloodshed, save properly
from destruction, and strike death dealing
blows upon the head and front of this rebel
lion, does not every consideration that is good
and Just require that this policy be adopted
This war is for slavery let us make it the
mighty engine for slavery's destruction. and
the rebels will soon cry "Enough! They
see that like Saturn in the fable, they are eat
ing up their own children, and will consent to
cut short the repast. Every guaranty that is
given to slavery BY the government strength
ems the rebels IN their course.
The Kansas Brigade has met the enemy in
battle and routed him in every conflict We
have destroyed OSceola, sort OF Ii Ill town
and half military post; but all these things
combined have not brought tie rebels to their
knees as have the escaping of few hundred
slaves, by following the back track Of the ar
my. (Cneersl Gentlemen, my logic teaches
that we cannot defend and make war upon the
same foe at the same time, and il it is the pur'
pose OF the government to crush the rebels
and prevent their slaves from stampeding,
two armies should be sert into the field. An
advance force might be called the treason
crushing army, and should be armed with
offensive weapons. The other should be called
the slavery restoring army, and should move
about ten miles in the rear. 1t should be clad
in a defensive armor of triple steel, for such is
the neanness of spirit which is bred in the
hearts OF men by slave breeding, slave trading,
and slave holding, that the masters would
creep into every place of ambush and fire upon
those who were gathering up and returning
their fugitive human property. 1t would be
Legitimate for the slavery restoring army to
return the fire, they might harm some of
the pets and darlings fol whom they are so
generously acting.
Therefore give them the defensive arms, but
no offensive weapons Such an arrangement
novel as it might SEEM must be had if slavery
is to be preserved in the rear of an army,
which moves with force sufficient to crush
this huge rebellion. In my opinion the Sec
ond army should be as numerous as the first
Preserving slavery will cost the government
ten times as much as crushing the rebellion.
Voices" That's so"
The policy inaugurated by the Kansas Brig
ade which have the honor to command, was
not adopted in a moment, but is the result OF
much experience. In speech recently made
in he ftv of T,aa NV fpplinUs of i'll