, 1861-11-18
CEN. JIM. LANE At SPRINGFIELD.
ANOTHER SPEECH on TIE KEaR0 QUESTION,
He Dehnes bfs Postt1o1s and that OF
sao We ana afs1eso fes ON the
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From thu st. Louis Democrat, 1sth.1
;. Ahout nine O'Clock Thursday evening, the
ler the command Of Lleutenant tolorei Gar.
IN, appeared 1t tho headquarters Of General
Lsne, aud the regimenta1 band d{scoursed the
2est martial and other mulic. Most Of tha
Kansas Brigade gathered around tho Indiana
Testme1t, and Joined With them IN calls for
tor! On these names and titles the changes |
we're rung for few minutes, when the Gen.
eral appeared In plain citizens dress, In front |
Of his quarters. Again the WelkIa re. ouuded |
with cheers and huzzas, as the sound Of Bome |
tRo Thousand or more voices was borne off /
GENT1tKaEN AAD -FK1Low sonD1ERs:-The
reception OF this compliment was Is far fom !
my expectations as from my de5erta. am
aware these demonstrations are not intend
ed 60 much for me "a for the Kansas Brig. |
ciate and acknowledge any hono1a Which
may come from the noble State Of Indiana.
Can I forget Indiana? Never! TCheeFs,7
"n forget thee let my right hand forget
he5 cunning" It was the plsee otmy birth,
and Is the place Of my mothers grave. In
aiana has given me legislative, executive, mil
ltafy and congressional honors. she has
npIeed me as fond mother brings up her
child, and let my heart grow cold, aud my
tongue cleaye to the roof of my mouth, when
cease to be grateful, or fail to speak well Of
my benefactors. loud cheers.1 But the
home of my adoption and tolls and strife il
Kansas. She was prairie waste when frat
set foot on her eol, but through desperate
odds she hrs fought her way up into the sister
hood Of States, and already her little army has
become famous throughout the nation for its
bravery and patriotism. For Kansas hare I
brings forth her first born into the world.
[Thnndering cheers.] Indiana, as q part Of
The past, is e1ehrined in my heart Kansas,
aB my home, and as the living present, abaorbs
my thoughts ard sways my destiny. Once
obeJed the voice Of Indisna, and honored he1;
low go at the bidding of Kansas, and love
her. Loud cheering. But, gentlemen, am
glorious Union striking hands with each other
on the soil Of rebellious Missouri, determined
that our united blows shal crush out this
most causeless and wicked rebellion, and pre-
serve the national heritage left Us By our
fathers.
Gentlemen: stau not conceal the fact,
that in one respect I diffeE from some Of my
compeers In command asst the mode Of war
fare which is best calculated to bring this
Nretched contest to a speedy, durable and
honorable close. The point Of difference re-
fe1e, Of course, to slavery-the cause Of all
dif1erences-the Pandora's box from which
has issued all our national troubles. Ny creed
iE-let sIoue7Y take core Of ITSELF. If it can sur
viVe the shock of var, let it live, but # be-
tween an upper and neither msLstone it be
ground to powder and the winds drive it
away, it is not for me to gather up the dust
again. I do not propose to make war upon
slavery, but upon rebele, and in the meantime
! to let Elaves and slavery take care Of them
/ selves. An oligarchy more cruel and proscrip-
| tive than ever scou1ged and cursed nation,
ancient or modern, has brought on this war
| for slavery, aud if We are required to protect
are required to co operate with the enemy, to
help him, to defend him, and TO work for tue
same eEd- Can re place ourselves thus in al
lapce with our deadly and ba1barous foes
ard at the same time conquer them, subdue
them, crush them? When lesser contradic
tons are reconciled, We will think Of harmo
njz'rg this.
War, at best, is q terrible calamity to IA
ton. In all the country through which Wt
have parsed, the malls are Stopped, schools
are suspended, churches are turned into hos
pitals Tor the sick and wounded, and genera
decentralization prevails. Protract the wa
one gear and desolatfon, moral and material
alone would mark the track Of armies. jus
t1ce, humanity and mercy require that tn
conflict should Terminate as soon IS possible
and with the least practicable shedding 0
blood
| AA%eSoAAAA6 ~ =" AAa$ 4eFRS<A4 " J 50u1 6@A4u1s
men from Indiana, yet it il 2 fact we have re
peatedly demonstrated, that heavier blow
dealt ont to the realm Of secessla In the ab
duction or freedom Of q slave than tn
killing Of = soldier ia arms. Yee, and
may put the truth In q stronger ligh
still. Abdatt from The same family a sldvt
ard ksN IN arms q son, and tie loss G
the slave will be regarded as the greater mi
fortune-the calamity for sohich there Is n
hedling balm. ! could bring up more tbs
. thousand witnesses whose observatio
ard ard experience qualify them to apsak
Il then By allowing the elave to fall into th
wake Of the army and find the priceless boo
Of freedom, we avoid bloodshed, save proper
ty from destruction, and strike death-dealin
blows upon the head and front Of this Tebe
lien, does not every consideration that is goo
, ard just require that this policy be adopted
This war is for elaVe1J-let us make It tt
mighty engine for elayery's destruction, On
: the rebels will coon cry enough. They vi
. see that, like Saturn in the fable, they are ca
, ing up their own children, and will consent
cut short the repast. Every guarantee that
ems the rebels in their course
l l.. The Kansas Brigade has met the enemy
battle and routed him in every conflict. y
hare destroyed 0sceola, q sort Of halEtoW
t combined have not brought the rebels to the
:. knees IS have the escaping OF fen huudrf
slaves, by following the back track Of II
a1Dy. (Cheers.] Gentlemen, my Leg
= teaches that We cannot defend and make "
d upon the Eame foe at the same time, nnd if
a is the purpose of the Government to c1u5h Il
rebels and prevent their slaves from stamps
&c i1g, two armies should be sent ir the fie]
u An advance force might be called the treas,
crushing army aud should be armed with
fensive weapons, The other should be cali
e the elayefy restoring army, and should mo
n about ten miles In the rear. It should
y clad In q defensive ar1aor Of triple steel,
-. such Is the meannesg of spirit which Is hr
q in the hearts of men by s1ave breeding, SIS
? trading, and slave holding, that the mastt
l. would creep into every place Of ambush q
* flre upon those who we're gathering up a
returning their fugitive human property.
aa would be illegitimate for the slavery reatori
ut army to retuIn the fire, as they might ha
cd some ct the pets and darlings for whom tt
he are SO generously acting.
~ Therefore, give them the defensive arms,
aae no offensive weapons. Such an arrangeme
as Eovel as itmight seem. must be had Ii slay
he ls 10 be preserved in the rear Of an arr
which moves with force sufficient to CT
the tuge rebellion. In my opinion the s
ond army should be as numerous as the fl
Preserving slsrery viii cost the Governm
us ten times as much as crushing the rebelli
as. lV< <iceE-"that'a so."]
va The policy inaugurated BY the Kansas B
W. ade, which have the honor to commsnd,
H. rot adopted in moment, but is the resu1
sY- huch experience. In speech recently N
i'm. in the city Of Leavenworth, my feelings of
~ ,digratfon became wrought up to such pi
that VAS betrayed into the use OF 1angu
Ct which Was justly condemned BY the rsligi
ois | sentiment Of tbs country, and which in COZ
ma moments meets ny earnest disapprovL
,e1 WEethsr excited or calm, whether my langu
mi be rough or smooth, principle and duty
,of, quire that our policy be rigfdly adhered
nm until condemned by the Government; an
~, -. it should be condemned, if the Goyernm
III demand Of the Brigade obedience to the
80 hests Of slavery, shall consider the ques;
ity Of Withdrawing from the field.
~ Since the rebels have failed to nations
slavery, their battle cry is "DoWn with
red Union.'' Let slavery lift up its crest in
lis air, and here Eolemnly vow, that 1t jim L
hfa is compelled to add note to such an infe
- chorus, he breaks his sword and quits
WI field. fTbunderiDg applause1 Let Us
leir bo1d-ilEcribe "freedom to all' upon
,ect banners, and appear just what ne are-the
~ popents Of slavery. 1t is certain as if VII
In the book Of tate, that this point mus
eye reached before the war Is over. Take
the stand, and enthusiasm will be inspired in
ira ranks, In steadinees Of purpose aud cou
esch soldier will be a Spartan hero.
spirit Of the Crusader will be united with
iron will Of the Roman, and an army Of {
- soldiers ia inyincib1e. [Cheers. These th
'nt' to you, Indianians, may appear strange,
'ers when yonr military education has Tece
ave- that peculiar cast which experience Is eur
give It, and which now pertains to the Ia
a4o colder, then VIII We march shoulder
fol shoulder, and yictorious1y too, agsinst
am euslayers and brutalizere Of men, and ag'
ta-. the traitors to the best government on e