The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-11-28
Gen, Lane at Springfield,
ANOTHER SPEECH ON THE NEGRO
CUES rION.
He Defines His Position and that of the
Kansas brigade, on the War and Sla-
SpR1NGrInLp. Mo. Nov. s. 1861.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Nov. 8, 1861.
EDITORS Missouri DEMOCRAT: About nine
o'clock, Thursday evening, the oath Indiana
Regiment, under command Of Lieutenant
Colonel Gavin, appeared at the headquar-
ters of General Lane, and the regimental
band discourscd the best martial and other
music. Most of the Kansas Brigade gath
cred around the Indiana regiment, and joined
with them in calls for lanc--General Lane !!
Jim Lane, the Ljbcrator! On these names
and titles the changes were rung for few
minutes, when the General appeared in
plain citizens dress, in front of his quarters.
Again the welkin resounded with cheers and
huzzas, as the sound of some two thousand
or more voices was borne of on the breeze.
The General responded as follows:
GENTLEMEN AND Fellow SOLDIERS The
reception of this compliment was as far
from my expectations as from my deserts,
| ain aware these demonstrations are not III
tended so much for me as for the Kansas
Brigade yet should be the first to apprcci-
ate aad acknowledge any honors which may
come from the noble State Of Indiana. Can
| forget Indiana? Never! Cheers. II
| forget thee let my right hand forget her
cunning" 1t was the place of my birth,
and is the place of my mothers grave. In
diana has given me legislative, executive,
military and congressional houorG. She has
nursed me as u fond mother brings up her
child and let my heart grow cold, and my
tongue ceave to the roof of my mouth,
when | cease to be grateful, or fail to speak
we'll Of my bonefactors. Loud cheers.
But the home of my adoption and tolls and
strife is Kansas. She was prairie waste
when first ! set foot on her soil but through
desperate odds she has fought her way up
into the sisternOOd of States, and already
her little army has become famous through
out the nation for its bravery and patriot
ism. For Kansas | have wrestled as wrcs
| ties the mother when she brings forth her
first born into the world. Thmdering
cheers Indiana, as part of the past is
| enshrired in my heart. Kansas, as my home
| and as the living present, absorbs my tho'ts
and sways my destiny. Once | obeyed the
voice of Indiana and homored her now
go at the bidding Of Kansas, and love her
Loud cheering. But gentlemen, | am
| proud and happy to see the two sisters OF
our glorious Union striking hands with each
other on the soil of rebellious Missouri, de-
termiucd that our united blows shall crush
out this most causelcss and wicked rebel
| lion, and preserve the national heritage left
MS by our fathers.
Gentlemen | shall not conceal the fact
in one respect differ from some of my com.
peers in command as to the mode of warfare
which is best calculated to bring this
wretched contest to a speedy, durable and
honorable close. The point of difference
refers, of course, to Slavery-the cause OF
all difference-the Pandora's box, from
which has issued all our national troubles
! My creed is-Let lSidpery take care Of itself
! If it can survive the shock of war let il
| live, but if between an upper and neither
mill stone it be ground to powder and the
winds drive it away, it is not for me tC
| gather up the dust again. | do not propose
to make war upon Slavery, but upon the
rebels, and in the meantime to let slaves anC
Slavery take care of themselves. An oil
garchy more cruel and proscriptive thar
ever scourged or cursed a nation, ancient ol
modern, has brought on this war for Slavery
and if we are required to protect, defend OF
in any way help Slavery, then we are re
qured to cooperate with the enemy, tC
help him. to defend him, and to work the
same end. Can we place ourselves thus il
alliance with our deadly and barbarous foes
and at the same time conquer them, subdut
them, crush them? When lesser contradic
tons are reconciled, we will think of har
monizing this.
w ar AT Dtbt, ~ u ltTIlDlc CdldinllN 10 l
nation. In all the country through which
we have passed, the mails are stopped
schools are suspended, churches are turned
into hospitals for the sick and wounded ,anC
general decentralization prevails. Protrac
the war one year and desolation, moral anC
material alone would mark the track of ar
mics. Justice, humanity and mercy require
that the conflict should terminate as sool
as possible, and with the least practicable
shedding of blood.
Astounding as it may appear to you gen
tlemen Fl ON Indiana, yet it is a fact we hav'
repeatedly demonstrated, that heavier blow
is dealt out TO the realm of Secessia in thu
abduction or freedom of slave than th'
killing of soldier in arms. Yes, and ma,
put the truth in "a stronger light still. Alb
duct from the same family slave, and xii
in arms son, and the loss of the slave viii
be regarded as the greater misfortune-th
calamity for which there is no healing balm