The national Republican., 1861-11-15
col. CoCHRsNE's SPEECH.

mis- morning To print cOrrect copy w No''
Cochran's entire address, but find we cannot |
DO so, but TO crafty he public, and satisfy the
general demand for his views on the slavery |
question, rs involved in the present contest, we
present them as reported by the Herdld's pho
nographic reporters:
Col. CocHRANB commenced his speech by re-
ferring to the arduous struggle in which his
men were engaged, and to the labors and sac
rnces they had already undergone. The coun'rl
pointed to their past labors, and received them
to its bosom. Its commanders, standing NJ 'he
head of the column with them, were ready Ter
the forthcoming " forward march y towar'T
the enemy and his strongholds. His soldiers
were no marauders, no plunderers OF properly
not their own, but the avengers of the law, the
right arm of the Constitution. Under their
nag would march patriotism, order and re-
publican institutions, and in their train would
follow peace prosperity, and liberty. They were
led forward by a commander who enjoys the
confidence of the people, and whose repuatio'
already lowered over their enemies, brO"diN!
dscontent and ramor. The whole country, ,nuw
discovered and migrated, might again be r'
united by force of these armies, of which the
were a part, and the United States once NOR.
signify to the world the fact expressed by the
glorious motto, "E Pluribus Unum." Then
| would no longer be heard the foul doctrine Of
| secession, which would tear asunder, part
from part, this glorious Union. There was now
| an army assembled upon the banks of the
Potomac, the equal Of which the world had
never seen.
| The motive which had gathered that army
had never before been presented to the eye Of
| history. Gathered not by conscrption, but by
the volunteer Offering Of every individual o'
| the hundreds upon hundreds Of thousands Of
| men now rushing forward witt one purpose,
and that to save the flag Of the Union, and to
| save republican institutions. THIS was war
| of secession against Uninn-a war Of disturb.
nnce and anarchy against Union and good gov.
ernment--an eff rt upon the part of those n
the South t., rovolutiOniZe the Government 81.
| tabshed by themselves and their brethren "i
the North In this contest we were rernitled
20 our rights of sell preservation. They CON
| tend for the right Of revolution, but appeal tC
the tribunal of force-the ultima ratio, thai
last reason to which men can resort when the Y
d fer upon maters Of principle affecting thcir
| very ex steNCe. They have resOrted to arms
and have ther eby RENTED US to u resort 10
| arms. Ifit be sel-prescrvation on their par,
| it is no less selfpreS'rvatiOn on ours. But his
friend, the druhter, exclaimed, "Oh, would
| you disrupt and tear asunder the Constitution?
| What was the Constitution, when traitors tram.
pie upon il and declare that il is not obligatory y
| AEON them? The Constitution, by the neccs.
Sl,y Of tho contr ,versy, WAS cast beyOld th"
arena of the strife, aud there let it rest, sacrpd
and hall wed, until, at the end of the contr"
versy. it can be restored to its pristine vigo'
and ancient brilliancy. To what means, then
should we resort in this war for very exist
ence "a war not prosecuted merely for vic
tory and its empty hounrs, not alone f,r IA,
triumphs which move in glorious process ~
along our crowded streets, but war for tn
! protection of their homes. their families an
for the maintenance of their domestic affairs
In such a war we are bound To resort to ever
| force within our power.
| Suppose, said the speaker, our army en-.
counters myriads Of cotton bales, and we are
able 10 export those C"tt"n bales to Europe
| and receive from them millions upon mi,lur.
| OF the sinews of war, do you say we should nd
| seiza the c't,on' No. Yru are clear upu'
that point Suppose that munitions of war
thai subsistence for their army are within Oul
| reach, wuuld we not be guilty of shameii
neglect were we not to appropriate them /,
our own use ? Certainly we would. SuppUst
the enemy advances against you, would you
from any squeam'Shue.s, from any false del
caGy, refrain from lcveinNg the hostile gun an
| object, II - your purpose. Then If you SeiZ
= | their property, II you open yuur ports, if yuI
destroy their lives, ask you whether you Wi
not scze their slaves? ask yru whether yv
will not arm their slaves, AID whether you W
= not Garry then By OattaliCns into war agaInS
n their masters! tCheers What You hav
II" sympathy for white rebels, and yet w
+ wi, spare the black slave whom they use
l. | Why, II it be necessary to save this Govern
| meIt. | whulG plunge their whole people blac
" and white, into one indisCriminato sea of cal
mage and slaughter, and hui upon it n &,
| verGment which shall be the yiCegerent OF Go,
, Let us have no more of this fallying With pee
II pies dilitant conservatism, this doubling
n Cabinet when your so dIers are perishng in Z!
, field.
Soldiers, you know no such reasoring 10 hi
y | You have arms IN your hands, and those arm
A, are fer the purpose Of eXterminating the enen
~ I'll lie submits to law, order, ard the Cons
l. tuition. Then explode Whatever magazine
d comb, stinles Is IN your way; set fire To Al
| consume the cotton; export the cotton; tax
ID property whenever you find il; cunfsoate pro
t. erty wherever you find ii; take the slave al
DestOw him upon the nOn.slavGhoder if W
please; do unto them AS they would do uni
N Won: raise up in their midst Il party intere
a:,unst the present stakeholder; distract the
CJunselS Do all this, and If that be not sun
cent, take the slave by the hand, place II mu
h. kct in it, and bid him IN God 5 name strike f,
the liberty Of the human race; [Great chee
e, lUg.l This, said Colonel Cochrane, was NJ
r AooltiOGlsm or emancipation. AbulitiuniS
was to place the slaves above their masters
X the social scale. Emancipation was to IRE
" them. This war was prosecuted Tor un sue
, purpose. The nth commenced the war, N
1t the North was not RESPONSIBLE for its cons
}" quences The speaker then stated the pr
~ ceedngs Of II" Charleston Convention to $40
the deliberate pIrpUSe on the part Of the lea
, ers Of the S"utn 10 precpita'e a revolulio
lie portrayed the dIrC!ui effects OI the admi
sor Of tue doctrine of secession, and closed /
appealing t" the s,cred principles Of roIlgi,
on WhlCn our cause rests tor its support al
10 that Deity without whose favor we caun
succeed.
General Cameron having been called fC
'e ca ne forward and said:
SOLDIERS: 1t is TOO late for me to make yut
ce speech tonight, but will say that heart
's approve every sentiment uttered by your not
'e Commander. The doctrine. which he has l.,
y down, approve ts fully as II his words b
been my own. 1t is idle to tax about treati
u with these people up II thair own 'crms.
er mast meet them AS enemies, and punish the
iSI | a., pupmie5 uptl thev ln.,rp T., lo;,