The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-09-19

Another Splendid Speech from the Hon.
IS Joseph Holt--GIowing vindication Of
the War against Periurers and Traitors
Ths Hon. Joseph Holt, Of Kentucky
delivered another Of his ELOQUENT and pa
triotio speeches atIrving Hall. New York
5a tuesday night It was most enthusi'
astically received BY an immense audi.
ence- many ladies being present In spite
Of the stormy weather.
KtNruoKY FAITHFUL 10 THE uNfoN.
tif. Holt commenced as follows.
Itis to me source Of boundless re-
ioicing that the freemeh Of Kentucky are
still permitted to call the freemen of New
York fellow. citizens. LApplause. Trai'
tors within and traitors without are stri
wing INCREASINGLY TO break that noble old
Commouwealth from the Inoorings Of heI
ldyalty--Fcriss Of "hever. never Ito
send her draft on the stormy andbloody
sea Of rebellion and treason where 60 many
of our States are now being wrecked
But. think God. neither ssductions. mol
THAR Vaccinations nor their threatepingt
have availed. Applause. In spite Of
an their tolls, and all their threats,
New York aud Kentucky stand yet be,
fore the world as sisters. Applauss.
The freemen Of Kentucky and New Yorl
are united by the same blessed memories
impelled by Ihe same transporting hopes
and animated by the same stern and in
tinoiDlS resolve to maintain this Union
at &hasever expenditure ofblood,aud lif'
aud treasure, the patriotic struggle ma,
cost. [Applause. Kentucky has no
now, she never has had. and she nevel
can have sympathy with either the spiri
p OF the purposes OF these conspirators, witt
at the head of armies. and made the re
cipiants Of power, are now reddening thei
bsuds id the nations blood. Applause.
: She abhors them as Rome abhors Gait
line , as Americahs abhor Benedict Ar
mold, as Christians abhUr The memcr.
oi Judas Iscariot. Sensation and ap
tjlause.1 That adherence was fully OK
bressed in her recent election. Applause
dAnd yet in the very presence Of that elec
S,,tod, thar overwhelming and appallin
demonstration, aud, In deisnce of it,ther
are even noM traitors endsavoring to pre-
Uipi,ate that Stats into tbs horfors Of civ
Il war. simply and solely because che re
fused to follow q bad example. and Sc
hefself to the Devil. Applause. Still
il like their political prototypes Of Get
tral America and Mexico, they threaten
iugly persis: 10 appealing from the ballt
bot TO the sword then venture to pr
die, i, win be found tht the Union me
Of Kentucky still carrying ballots as we
as bullets in their pockets.
fTEemendous applause.
+, qHE WAR A CHRISTIAN DUff.
The speaker lhsn alluded TO the uni
nimity Of sentiment which he had four
throughout the North. E'erywhere thel
wss hatred Of treason, but not Of Il
South, Everywhere the determination
6eht until the last for the preservation
the institutions Of our country. He thu
proceeded to describe the results Of Di
union in the following glowing terms;
The experience of three quarters Of
Csuiury has demonstrated that in u
.,aisr. Of Government the people secu
at,once prosperity and happiness. A
nlsuOe.l The ,disnembHrnent Of tho
StstSs sonld cause smisearble frasmen
10 become itoss.d 90 The bloody sea
revolution and ,dsS,latiop, to become =
prev ofihs ppciles. and utterly dsstr'
shs last hops thai bslOpgs TO us. A
plausO Equally is tbs public mil
taxed il regard % thsimpertanOe 81 II
var. Itis not . war Of conquest or
aggression or Of submission, or Of p'
sicn or revenge; but in every light
which Il can be regarded, il iS . war
duty. Applause The struggle is y
donbtediy . struggle for National exi
encs, and 50 haly in all iss purposes .
i, its spirit that the aOok and the pas
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