Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-30
Gen. Jim Lane in Chicago-His
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Gen. Jim Lane in Chicago-Hls
Speech, Programme and Forces.
An immense crowd assembled at the
fremont House on the arrival of Gen
Lane, and hand-shaking soon pecame 8
popular movement of the people. Mrs
Lane who, is thoroughly imbued with tbs
views of the General, also received large
number of calls from the ladies of Chicago
Many members or Gen. Lanes staff arri
we'd during the day, and added to the pop.
ular enthusiasm.
I Gen. Lane visited Camp Douglas and
inspected various regiments quartered
there and expressed strong desire that
the Mechanic Fusileers should accompany
his expedition. On Gen. Lanes return
TO the fremont House be found multi
tudes waiting to greet him, and in the
evening he had to yield his determination
to make no speeches, SO imperitive was
the call. He mounted m extempore
stand, amid the loud and hearty applause
Of the crowd. We clip from the Tribune
brief report of Gen. Lanes.
SPEECH AND PRoGRAME.
The General expressed his profound
gratitude for the reception and the ardor
and enthusiasm manifested. However
much be might be delighted, he apprecia-
Ted the fact, that this enthusiasm was not
on account of Jim Lane, but the fact that
Jim Lane was the advocate of crushing out
this rebellion SO that we should never have
another.
The uppermost fact in every loyal mans
mind was that this rebellion must be
crushed in some way. He knew there
was not a loyal man present who was un-
willing to lay down bis own life, and sac
fifice bis own life, and sacrifice his own
family TO accomplish this result. There
was no resolution so strong among all true
patriots as that demanding that the rebel
Hon must be put down SO as to stay down.
The curse OF slavery has been agitated
long enough, and it must now be radical
" cured. For eight long months the
North has been contending against the
rebels, and what nave we got to show for
it? What results have been accomplished
what advantages obtainedl For eight
long months the Government has been
prosecuting this war SO as TO hurt nobody.
It is time some one was hurt. We are
willing enough to kill white men in the
South and TO allow them to be killed in
the North but we were afraid of commit
ting sacrilege if we touched the sacred me-
gro. Cries of "that's so."] Yes, afraid
to touch the sacred negro who has caus-
ed the whole of this trouble. But let me
tell you the Government has got over this
notion, The people have got over it, and L
think can certify that this crowd have
got over ii. Applause and cries of eyes,
we haye'''] We have been permitted 10
discuss all questions humane and divine,
all questions of society, of moral and re-
Iigions, TO canvass the character of God
and the nature of bis laws, but have been
forbidden TO say word about the viper
which hath stung us in our bosoms.
1t is no time for talking now, but for ac
tion. We have consumed eight months
in inactivity, have wasted three hundred
millions Of dollars and sacrificed twenty
FIVE thousand lives, and turned this coun-
try upside down in our issue endeavors to
put down tbis internal rebellion and save
slavery. l tell you it can't be done, and
the Government has come to that conclu-
sion. Let me tell you, confdentially, that
on Monday last the opened new set of
books and came to the conclusion that if
the Union can't be saved and slavery
saved, then down goes slavery. The reb-
els have either got TO submit, to die, or
to run away. | tell you the time has
come when play must stop. The rebels
must submit or be set down forthwith to
that hell already yawning to receive them.
The desirable consumation was effected
BY Q compromise. The radical men agreed
that the conservative men should carry
on the war according TO their notions
for sight months, provided they were al
lowed the next eight. The time is up for
the conservatives, and they now hand the
war and its conduct over to the radicals,
and every conservative man should now
extend the same encouragement and sup
port which we gave to them in the prose-
cutiou of their method.
There are in the South 6S0,00O strong
and loyal male slaves who have fed and
clothed the rebel army and have as good
rs fought upon their side. The Govern
ment now proposes that these loyal slaves
shall feed and clothe our army and fight
upon our side. The other day while was
talking with the President, Old Abe said |
to me, "Lane, aow many black men do you
want to have 10 take care of your ARMY"
told him as my army would number
81 1000 | propose to have thirty four
thousand contrabands in addition to my
teamsters and wagon masters. | consider
every one of my soldiers engaged in this
glorius Crusade of Freedom knight er-
rant and entitled to bis squire TO prepare,
aisfeod, black bis books, load bis gun and
Iake off his drudgery1e Vanity and pride
are necessary adjuncts of the soldier, and
do not propose to lower him by menial
offices, nor compel him 10 perform the du-
lies of the slave. So, while shall ele-
rate the slave by giving him his freedom
and znaking a man of him, shall also el-
sssts the colder and leave him no work
70 do but lighting. "A voice in the ciowd
-aWhat are you going to do with the
;.
The General singing out the owner of
The voice, and pointing his long finger at
him, replied; "Ah, my friend, you sre
irss the man I have been looking for. | |