, 1861-11-19

John Gochrane on EmanctPatto0.
The speech Of Col John Cochraae to his
1eeiment--the 1st United States Chasseurs-
delivered aear Washington, on the lab, In
presence Of Secretary Cameron, hBs alresdy
attracted much attention, and We quote It's
leading points:
We are in revolutionary period. The
South contends for the right Of revolution.
ne invoke the sole umpire which may be in
yoked on such o:casicnE-:he umpire Of the
sword, the umpire OF force, the ultima ratio,
kat labt effort to which men appeal when they
have differences otherwise lrrecouciable.
They-the South resor1ed to arms, and
tion On their part, it is equally war OF self
preservation OF ours, and If ne ars In con
troverey for very existence, then coa-
tend that all the resources, al the means
| within ourselves, individually, collectively,
and nationally, must be resorted to and adopt
-ezelairas "Woold you disrupt md tear
asunder the Constitution" Where ts the
] Ccpetitutiou? Would you tread and tram
pie upon that sacred instrument, and
no longer acknowledge its binding force
] No longer be bound by Its con-
Constitution, By the necessity Of the contro
versy, Is cast behind the arena Of the strife.
NAV il rest there safe until, the present strife
| btirg over it shall be restored to its original
purify and force Like the sibyl leaves when
| lost, The remainder become more valuable IN
cur eyes, and in the midst Of carnage We
will clasp to our bosons that instrument
| whose worth has never been transcsnded
by human efforts Soldiers, to what means
shall ne resort for our existence? This
war IL devoted not merely to- victory snd
its mighty honozs, not merely to the triumph
which moTes in . glorious procession 10 atong .g3
| toward the protection Of o1r homes, tht
safkty Of cur families, the continuation o
our domestic a!tars, and the protection 9
| cur firesides. In such war re are justl
fled, are bound to resort to eyetJ force withiI
our power.
Haying opened the port Of Beaufort wo sha1
be able 70 export millions Of cotton bales. ant
from these we may rxise the sinews Of wal
Do Jon say that we should not seize the co!
ton? No; you are Clear upon that point
Suppose the munitions of var are within on
reach, would We not be guilty OF shsmefu
neglect if ne availed not ourselves OF the OF
poTtunitJ to rse them? Suppose the enemy
Slaves were ar1ayed against 5ou, would FOL
from ary squeaa1lkhnes refrain from pointip
against them the hostile gun, an
p1ostrating them in deatb? Mo-. tbs
is yonr object and p11porti and 70
sslas asss9os s9ef s !9e RH!
er you would rot use tAeir eia4cs .Whatht
jon would not arm THAR elaTe4 [ereat a
plause1, aad carry them in battalions again
: their maateres [Renewea and tun9ltuo1
( meat, would plunge their whole countr
while sud black, into one indisc1imfnate sea
blood, SO that IN the end We should have
Government which would be the Ticege1ent
'Ga: Iet u. bave no more OF this dmetan
| I'm 1ff, uB work With n will and
purpose that cannot be mistaken. Let Us a
be put aside from too great de1lcacy Of N
!. tive. Soldiers, you know no such reasont'
as this. You have arms in your hands, II
those arms are placed there for the purpose
exterminati1g M enemy unless he submits
:. law, order, and the Constitution II he y
.. rot submit, explode everything that comes
"a ! xour Way. Set fire to the cottt
- Take property wherever you may find
Take the slave and bsstow him upon the nj
they would do to US. Raise up party OF
Z. interest against the absent STAKEHOLDER, d
t1act their counsels, aud If this shou ldnot
sufficient, take The Stare By The han q p|ac
muskxt il it, end in God's s.aase bid him str
T. for The liberty Of the human raee. t!mmsnse
plaube.l Nov, Is this Aoontlo1tsms II
spaniel partakes Of the nature Of
lion. Abolit1onism il to make war NJ
the South for that purpose 1t ia to pl
them above their masters In the social acs
But to take the slave and make him An in'F
ment Of w2r in overcoming your enemy, t
is military ecaeme- It is militsry \ <
sity, end xhe commander uho DOS not this
something equivalent to It. Is '1asoo7ssy
position he holds, aud equally unworthy
II your confidence. Are we engaged ia va
:, enarcipation2 If SO, who commenced
var? Not VIC. And If Nc did not CONNIE
= the 1Ar, re caDrot be charged with 1ts c71