Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-16
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Made up ms Mind 10.
In eur telegraphic report yesterday
morning appeared paragraph in relation
TO speech of John Cochrane, Democratic
member of Congress of New York. to his
regiment at Washington. Below will be
found full report, and Secretary Gamer
on,s endorsement Of his views:
Colonel Cochrane commenced his speech
by referring to the arduous struggle in
which his men were engaged, and to the
labors and sacrifices they had already un-
dergone. The country pointed to their
past labors, and received them to its boz
som. Its commanders, standing at the
head of the column with them, were ready
for the forthcoming forward march to-
wards the enemy and his strongholds.-
His soldiers were no marauders, no plum
derers of property not their own, but the
avengers Of the law, the right arm of the
Constitution. Under their flag would
march patriotism, order and republican in
situations, and in their train would follow
peace, prosperity and liberty. They were
led forward by commander who enjoys
the confidence of the people, and whose
/ reputation already lowered over their enc
mics, brooding discomfort and elamor.-
The whole country, now discovered and
disintegrated, might again bereunited by
force of these armies, Of which they were
/ a part and the United States once more
signify to the world the fact expressed by
the glorious motto, az Pluribus Unum."-
Then would no longer be heard the foul
i doctriue of secession, which would tear
lasunder, part from part, this glorious
Union. There was now, an army ASSEM-
bled upon the banks of the Potomac, the
equal of which the world had never seen.
The motive which had gathered that ar
my had never before been presented to the
eye of history. Gathered, not by con-
scriptioR, but by the volunteer offering of
every individual of the hundreds upon
hundreds of thousands of men now rushing
forward with one purpose, and that to save
tue flag of the Union, and to save republic
can institutions. This was a warof seces-
sion against Union-a war of disturbance
and anarchy against Union aud good gov
lernment-an effort upon the part of those
at the South to reyolutionize the govern
ment established by themselves and their
brethren of the North In this contest we
were RENTED to our rights of seIf-preser-
walton. The contend for the right of revo-
luton, but appeal TO the tribunal of
force, the ultimG ratio, that last reason to
which men can resort when they differ up
on matters of principle affecting their very
existence. They have resorted to arms,
and have thereby RENTED us to resort
TO arms. lift be self preservation on their
part it can be no less self-preservation on
ours. But his friend the Doubter exclaim-
ed, "0h, would you disrupt or tear asun-
der the Constitution ~ What was the
Constitution when traitors trample uponit,
and declare that it is not obligatory upon
them :? The Constitution, by tho neces-
sity of the controversy, was cast beyond
the arena of the strife, and there let it rest,
sacred and hallowed, until, at the end Of
the controversy, it can be restored to its
pristine yigor and ancient brilliancy
To what means then should we resort in
this war for very existence2-a war not
prosecuted merely for victory and its emp
ty honors, not alone for the triumphs
which move in glorious procession along
our crowded streets, but war for the
protection of their homes, their families
and for the maintenance of their domestic
affairs2 In such var we are bound to
resort to every force within our power,
Suppose, said the speaker, our army en-
counters myriads of cotton bales, and we
are able to export these cotton bales to
Europe and receive from them millions
upon millions Of the sinews of war, dc
you say we shonld not seize the cotton
No. You are clear upon that point. Sup
pose that munitions of war, that subsist
ence for their army are within our reach
would we not be guilty of shameful neg
lect were we not to appropriate them tc
our own use2 Certainly we would. Sup
pose the enemy advances against you
would you, from any squeamishness, from
any false delicacy, refrain from dwelling
the hostile gun and prostrating them in
death2 No. It's your object, it is your
purpose. Then if You seize their proper.
~, if You open their ports. if you destroy
their lives, i ask you whether you would
not seize their slayes2 ask you whether
you will not arm their slaves and whether
you will not carry them by battalions
against their masters2 (Cheers.) What
You have no sympathy for white rebels
and yet you will spare the black slave
whom they usel Why, if it be necessary
to save this government, l would plunge
their whole people, black and white, into
one indiscriminate sea of carnage and
slaughter, and build npon it government
which shall be the Vicegerant of God.
Let us have no more of this dallying
with peoples dilitant conservatism, this
doubling in Cabinet when your soldiers
are perishing in the field. Soldiers, you
know no such reasoning as this. You
have arms in your hands, and those arms
are for the purpose of discriminating the
enemy until he submits to law, order and
the Constitution. Then explode whatever
magazine of combustibles is in your way
set fire % and consume the cotton; export
the cotton; take property whenever you
find it, confscate property wherever you
find it; take the slave aud bestow him
upon the non.slayeholder if you please
do unto them as they would do unto you
raise up in their midst party interest
against the present STAKEHOLDER; distract
their counsels. Do all this, and if that be
not sufficient take the slave by the hand,
place musket ID It, and bid him in Gods
name strike for the liberty of the human
race. EGreat eheering.1
This, said Colonel Gochrane, was not