Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-28
GEN. jim LANE At SRINGFIELD.
ANOTHER SPEECH on THE NEGRO
QUESTION.
He defines his Position. and that of the
Kansas Brigade, on the Var and
Slavery. ass
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From the 81. Louis Democrat, lsth.l
About nine o'clock Thursday evening".
the 9Th. the Twenty fourth Indiana regi-
mcnt. under command Of Lieutenant Colo
mel Garvin. appeared at the headquarters
Of General Lane, and the regimental band
-discoursed the best martial and other mu-
sic. Most of the Kansas Brigade gathered
around the Indiana regiment. and Joined
with them in calls for Lane--General
Lane Jim Lane. the Liberator On these
names and titles the changes were rung
for few minutes, when the General ap-
peared in plain citizens dress. in front of
mis- quarters. Again the welkin resound-
ell with cheers and huzzas, as the sound Of
some two thousand or more voices was
borne of on the breeze. The General re-
sponded as follows: ~ ~tNf
GENTLEMEN AND FELLOW SoLpIEns:-
The reception of this compliment was as
far from my expectations as my deserts. /
am aware these demonstrations are not in
tended so much for me as for the Kansas
Brigede; yet should be the first to APP
rreciate and acknowledge any honors
which may come from the noble State OF
Indiana Can forget Indiana? Neve,
Cheers. IF forget thee let my right
hand forget her cunning" 1t was the
place Of my birth. and is the place of my
mothers grave. Indiana has given me
Legislative. executive. military and con-
gressional honors. She has nursed me as
5 . fond mother brings mp her child. and let
my heart grow cold. and my tongue cleave
{ to the root Of my mouth, when | cease to
be grateful. or fail to speak we'll of my
benefactors. Loud cheers. But the
home of my adoption and tolls and strife
is Kansas. She was prairie waste when
6sst set foot on her soil. but though des-
perste odds she has fought her way up in
to the sisterhood of States, and already her
4 little army become famous throughout the
I. nation fer its bravery and patriotism
For Kansas have / wrestled as wrestles
the mother when she brings forth her first
born intotheworId. > laundering cheers. ]
Indiana, as part of the past. is enshrined
IN my heart. Kansas. as my home. and
as the living present. absorbs my thoughts
and SWAPS my destiny. Once I obeyed
tbs voice of Indiana. and honored her;
now 90 at the bidding Of Kansas. and
love her. Loud cheering. But. gentle
men, an pro2d and happy to see the
two sisters Of our glorious Union striking
hands with each other on the soil of rebell-
ious Missouri. determined that our united
blows shall crush out this most causeless
and wicked rebellion. and preserve the ma
tional heritage left us by our fathers.
Gentlemen: shall not conceal the fact.
} shsk in ons respect l differ from some OF
my compeers IN command as to the mode
Of warfare which is best calculated to bring
this wretched contest to q speedy, durable
and honorable close. The point of differ
ence refers. ofcourse, to slavery-the cause
of all differences--thc Pandora's box from
xaich has issued all our national troubles.
LILY creed is-let slavery take care of itself.
n Il can survive the shock of war, let it
= iives bnf Is between an upper and neither
milestone it bsground to powder and the
winds drive Il sway. It is not for me to
gather mp the dnst again l do not pro-
pose to make war upon slavery. but up
on rsbels. and in the meantim to let slaves
and slavery take care OF themselves. An
oligarchy more cruel and proscriptivs than
ever scourged and cursed nation, ancien
or modern. has brought on this war 70,
>sJayery. and If We are required to protect,
defend, or in sny way help slavery, then
we are required TO cooperate with the ene-
my. TO help him.. to defend him, and to
work for the same end. Can we place
ourselves thus in alliance with our deadly