, 1861-08-08

Tie ctpp is called 'tjoe holt, :" and the visit |
# The distinguished gentleman was made the
;ccaEion Of great demonstration. Mr. Holt
nsde speech, from which we copy few Of
he mcst Brilliant and best passages:
+ ss-Eeg !s-at 56a-aiE6-
apy political discussion. TEe cleaning ban
DeI, the gEsteIirg bayonets, and the martial
muE:e, aLd i1deed all t9at meets the eye or :
LEe :ekE.nFuE .1iald aaaeRlsh Raa l.:
hErsted, md that You have no longer doubts
to solve Or heeisatipg convictions to confirm.
Your iesolu1ion Ia taken, and you openly pro-
claim that, lst others do as they VIII, as for
yourselves, unchilled by the Arctic airs Of [:
geu ne hs 41;tara to - oSe yoas
bat,les, ar6, i, need s., 70 lay dova your
lives 1or its preservation. It is indeed trans-'
porting to the patriots heart to look upon
the faces Of men that are thus snblimely re-
,eofyed, and there Is for me q positive enchantr
tiors have been stirred by. the breathingp Of
tbei1 heroic spirits. Now that the booming
Of the cannon Of treason and the cryof man
stricken unto Geath for fidelity to our flag are
borne to US on almost every breeze, 1t Is har-
rowing to the soul to be draggedfnto eompan-
ionIhlp with those who still vacil'ate, who oare
t:midly. ha.nnciug chances and coldly calcu- !
letirg LOSES and gains; who still persist IN !
treating this sgcnized struggle for national |
existence as petty question: Of commerce,
ard deliberately take cut their scales and |
weigh In our presence the beggarly jeWsla Of |
You viii soon minele In the
ranks with the gallant volunteers from the
North and West, and with me sou will admire
their moderation, their admirable discipline,
and tbatdeep determination, whose earnest
bluster or rassiop. Wien the men from
Bunker Hill and the men from the !" dack and
bloody ground" u uDestranged from each other
by theloW arts Of politicians, shalt stand side
by side On The eame national battle field, the
fea1t Of freedom will be glad
yon viii ere long have not only the moral but
the material support of Kentucky. Not many
Eeeks car elapEe before this powerful Com
1nonwealth Will make an exaltant aVoTl Of
ber ioyalty, and III e.. stand e5eat e before the
sisters Of the Union. In The scales Of the mo.
mentous, events nov. occurring, her weight
should h6and Will be felt Already she Is lm-
patient, and will not much longer, under the
pressure Of any policy, submit 7 to shrink away
Have no feazs IS to the vigorous and uld-
maiely successful prosecution Of this war; aud
fear no alarm either as to the expenditure 1t
must involve or as to those Startling steps,
seemingly smacking e .ef the exercise Of abso.
be forced from time to time to take, While
doubtless all possible economy will be obserV-
ed, it is apparent that no conscientious Of that
kind can be permitted fora moment to modify
| the policy that has been resolved upon. When
the life Of the patient is c0nfe5sedlY at stake,
it would be us unwise as it would be iuhunan
| 10 discuss the question Of the physician'e fee
| before summonirg him to the bedside. ~B3-
| sides, all roW realize thai the system Of arith.
| metic has get to be invented which could esti-
| mate in dollars and cents the worth Of o1r in
/ Iets4 4rfSa fnra-ihia With all
its dangers and duties, Was unforeseen by the
| founders Of the Government. aud by those
who enbse equentJy administered it, and it must
make laws for ITSELF
The Government has been like q strong
swimmer Suddenly -precipitated into the Sea,
and like the Swimmer It has unhesitatingly
i and most justifably seized upon any md
every insfrumentality, with which 1t could
eubdue the teacherous currents and waves By
which it has found itself surrounded. All
the President has been fully appreciated by
the country, and will no doubt be appreciated
by Congress, On the broad and incontestAbl;
principle, that laws and usages Of admtnistra
ton designed to preserve the existence of tht
ration should not be suffered to become tht
Instruments Of its death. 30, for the future
do pot hesitate 10 cay that any end every
) measure required to save the republic from
the petils that beset it, not only may, bu
ought to be taken By the edministra:ion e
promptly ana fearlessiy.
irg feature of your mission that should ne7e
, be lost sight Of: You are about to invade tn
: | territory Of foreign enemy, nor is yo1r puE
pose that Of conquest OF spoiaation. bhoni
+. !ou occupy the South, you will do SO q
3 not to eubjugate that betrayed and distraete
> country, hut to deliver it from the remorse
lees military despotiEm by which it il troddel
: down. Union men, who are your brethren
j. throGg in those States, and will listen for th
esmPg g % o5ssRs ePnoE Of r ts s s:G1 s
n her native land. It is true, that amid the to-
If rors and darkness which prevail there, the
RI are eilenced and are now unseen, but be a
eured that by the light Of the stars you carr
i hasbeen constantly asserted by the conspiritol
throughout the South, that this is war Of au]
~ iugation On the part Of the Government Of th
70 United States, Waged for the exterminatioa {
as Southern Institutions, and BY yandala and nj
be creants, who, in the Jury OF their passion
= spare neither age nor sex nor property Eve
~ one Oft Confederate generals has SO t
III stepped b!1naelf in infamy as to puhlsh,
choice billings gate, this base calumny, thro1e
Id an official Proclamation. In view aof VII
" Congress has recently so sole1nn1y resolve
and in view Of the conttnuouR and co
T. efetent action Of the Administration up'
e !; the Eubject, those who through the press !
an in public speeches, persist in repeating Il
! Wf&iEEf0 6sAAUE{9 AE0 EAfA8 AAiV4aAA~D
K, what everybody, themselves included, kno7
Ks to be absolutely and infamously false.
,e |. will be the first and the highest duty of t
American army as 1t advances South, BY
moderation and humanity, by its e1empti
ed from every EXCESS and i1regularity, and By
TIA sc1npu1ous observance Of the rights OF all,
show how foully both it and the GoVernme
it represents have been traduced. Wht
cn therefore, you enter the South, press lgh
tie upon her gardens and fields; guard ,sacret
nix her homes; protect if need be, ut the pc
- Of the bay onet, her Institutions and constl
IL t5ona1 rights, for you will thereby not q
ara respond fully to the spirit aud object OF t
, a war, but you will exert over, alike the
pressed and infatuated portion of her peoI
=. power to which the most brilliant Of fs
rk, m1Iitasy SUCCESSES might not attain But Vt
OF you meet In battle army those atroclous G
in fpiratora, who, at the head. Of armies, s
!. through woes unutte1ab1e, are seeking
, - min Of our common country, remember
'en" since the sword famed over the portals
, to Paradise. until noT, it hes been drawn In
nm. holier cause than that in which you are
engaged. Remember, too, the millions VII
ID hearts are breaking under the anguish
Fin this terrible crime, and then strike boil
strike in the power Of truth and duty, stI
,.:. with a bound aud shout, well assured
~" your blows will fall upon iDgrates, and
pro- tors, ard pa1rieides, whose lusts for 20
0 is would make Of this bright land ore Fase
7e1, gctha, rather than be bn}ked of their gu
!. - Ams-anu Nay lAe dou tA 9ouA AoIAeAo
. you the victory.
: to Soldiers, nhcn Napoleon was about to f
j, 4. en- bis legions to combat, on the sands 0.
,a.a African GEssrt, pointing them to the EEyp
iueu 1SrsmfdR that 3oomed up against the fa1
dn't Eo1;zcn. he exclaimed, 0FfOm yonder ?
nels mid twenty centuries behold your actio
off The thought Was sublime and electric;
quail 5 sba1i i cnnfIont thcse infn1iated ho.ta y,
,ocd battle cry is HDoWn with the GovernEen
ows, | The United States, let your answering 81
Re, 1.-THE Government Is our fathers 4
r.n it =, and when you 5t1ike, remainder thai
" only do the good and the great Of the
ed a :look down upon you from heights infinI
n ,of, above those Of Egyptian pyramids, but
md uncounted generations yet to come ate
ron- ing up to- 3ou, and claiming at Jour hand:
priceless he1itage which has been eonmj
,nca to our keeping. I say its unfmpai1ed Il
ed a miesion-In ali the nplitude Of its outl
nd In in all the symmetry of its matchless pro
y. IN ticnH, in all the pa1pitating fulluess {
rard. blessings not miserably shriTe1ied aud
7as a tered thing, chafred BY the fires and tor
hired the tempests Of revolution, and all over
, :'he luted and SCARED by the bloody poignar'
AUTH | traitors.
'a*e :: Soldiers, you have come up to your pr,
Char: exalted pos!hcn, -, over many obstacles
ign an s114E ~ 4sE 3a tSa IN
sort which are to be fought In defence Of our.
and. mon country, It's institutions, and It's be
laYed are your Ea!nes, and EnSt you &fe detern
aVit States. alike thelr dangers and ffef1 Il Il,
ueaus ID nothing shaken by the recent sad reye
vr,,1d arms whose shadow is still resting upor
. eoaa splits. The country has indeed lost q b
les o. hut it has not lost its honor, .norfts cor