The New York herald., 1862-01-26
Jim Lanes Speech in Chicago
WHAT NE Is GOING no DO WITH THE SLAVES.


yesterday which continued from early hour in the
morning until late into the night An almost endless
procession OF citizens stremed n and out OF the
fremont eager to the rebellion crusher, and 10 pay
him their respects personally The General received the
crowd the best Of spirits and free utterance 10
his views, which heartily aud almost unanimously
endorsed. Although he has accompl shed the work OF
giant within the few weeks lie stu appears rugged
ane ndelatigabe ever and received the warn gu
couragement and cooperation OF citizens Win v9
and genuine expressions Of gratitude Mrs Lane VINO
follows her distinguished husbands fortunes through
cal s from the ladies' of the city She is thoroughly inn
tued with the views OF the General ana wen HIS tue
position Of sympathizer and adviser Many OF tne
members OF his staff arrived during the day and were
waited upon by military officers both from this city and
abroad.
During the forenoon the General rode TO Camp Douglas
and attended by Col Tucker and Other officers, made
thorough inspection Of the camp and OF the various reg
msnts quartered there Aer tne inspection ne EXPRESS
ance with the request the regiment drawn up in line
in of the headquarters, and the General addressed
them compmenting them highly upon their appearance
He them his ardent desire that they should
accompany him upon his etton, and urged them to
settle their dinerences and muster IN explaining 70 nem
the propositions of the War Department and the charac
ter Of their peculiar service. He fully expounded his
views Of the nature Of the war and the manner in
which he proposed to carry on his own share OF It, Inc
General heartily appauded by tho regiment and his
address had most happy and concuiaory effect upon
the men.
Upon tho Generals return from camp to the fremont
House he found immense throng Of people, both
civilians from all ranks Of the people and military men Of
hand shakngs occurred and reiterated expressions Of
his views which met with hearty coincidence, and men
congratulated each other that at last the hour and the
had solve the problem Of the rebellion. Re-
publicans aboltionss and old line democrats heartily
assented to his views and gave him warm and often
times unexpected encouragement.
After supper and during the evening the crowd con-
tinualy increased in numbers until the spacious halls
and parors Of the fremont filled almost to sudoca
ton In such a dense assemblage not in fifty was
able to the General much less to speak to him. and
the unanimous desire to hear him eliminated in an i'm
.lrahln fn
he had determined TO make speeches. he finally yield
ed the general wish mounted extempore stand,
amid the hearty and loud applause Of the crowd.
General expressed his profound gratitude for the
reception and the ardor and enthusiasm manifested
However much he might be delighted he appreciated the
fact that this enthusiasm was not on account OF jim
Lane, but the fact that Jim Lane the advocate OF
crushing this rebellion that We should never have
another.
The uppermost fact in every loyal mind that
this rebellion must be crushed in some way. He knew
there not loyal man present who was unwilling to
lay down his life. and sacrifice even his own family
to accomplish this result There was no resolution so
strong among all true patriots as that demanding that
curse Of slavery has been aetated long enough and it
must now be radically cured For eight long months the
North has been contending against the and what
have got 70 show for i What results have been ac
complished-what advantages obtaineds For eight long
months the has been prosecuting this
as to hurt nobody. 1t s time some one was hurt We
and to allow them to be killed in tho North but
were afraid Of committing sacriege II we
afraid touch the sacred negro who has caused the
whole Of this trouble But let tell you the govern
0 s So
it. Applause and cries OF "Yes, we have.") We have
been permitted to discuss all questions human and d.
vine. all questions Of society Of morals and religion, to
tho Of God and the Of his laws,
but have been forbidden word about the viper
which has stung US In our bosoms.
II is time for talking now, but for action We have
consumed eight months IN inactivity have wasted three
hundred millions Of dollars and sacrificed twenty five
thousand lives and turned this country side down in
endeavors to put down this informal rebellion
and slavery. tell you it can't be done and the
government has come TO that conclusion Let me ten
set OF books and came to the conclusion that the
Union can't be saved and slavery saved then down
slavery The rebels have either got 70 submit 70 die or
to run away. ! tell you the time has come when play
must stop. The rebels must submit be down
forthw tn that hell already yawning receive them
This desirable consummation elected by compro
mise The radical men agreed that the conservative men
should carry on the war according to their notions for
eight months, provided they were allowed the next
eight The time up for the conservatives, and they
hand the and its conduct TO the radicals,
and every conservative should now extend the
encouragement and support which gave TO them in
the prosecution of their method.
There in the South 900 strong and loyal male
slaves who have fed and clothed the rebel army, and
have good fought upon their side. Government
proposes that these oya slaves shall feed and cothe
army and fight upon our side. The other day while was
talking with the President Old Abe said TO me- eIane,
how many black men do you want to have to take
OF your armyS" told him as my army would number
omy teamsters and wagonmasters. ! consider every
Of soldiers engaged in this glorious crusade OF
freedom knight errant and entitled to his squire TO
prepare his food black his boots load his gun and take
off his drudgery Vanity and pride necessary ad-
unots Of the soldier and do not propose lower him by
menia Offices nor compel him perform the duties Of
tho slave So while shall elevate the slave by giving
him his freedom and making a man Of him shall also
elevate the soldier and leave him no work TO do but
fighting. "a voice in the crowd "What you going
to do with the niggersT')
The General, singing out the Of the voice,
and pointing his long finger at him, replied ;-Ah my
friend you are just the have been looking for /
will tell you what I going TO do with them. am
going plant them the soil Of the Gulf coast after
have through this let them stay there and cul
tivate the land have government extend protection
them does to the Indians and send supcrinendens
and governors among them. and pay them wages for
black and white labor He believed whether the rebels
liked the idea not, that the blacks at distant day
would have possession 0f that Gulf country to which
they were accimated and physically conditioned. He
proposed to establish free State governments as he
along he could promise his that either
he or the rebels would be cleaned out.
After urging the benefit Of vigorous prosecution Of
the the General closed by again thanking the crowd
for the handsome reception and retired to the parors
amid most enthusiastic applause, where he was
engaged in more presentations
But few minutes elapsed and the sound Of martial
music heard, announcing the arrival Of the Els
worth Zouaves Captain Brant Preceded by the Light
Guard Band they drew in line facing the Lake street
front OF the fremont and the band played several pa
triotc airs in most excellent STYLE An immense crowd
throngsd the street and sidewalks and loudly called for
the General. The latter, who had imagined himself
freed from speech making for the rest Of the evening
vain attempted TO ignore the call and satisfy the crowd
by appearing upon the balcony. His appearance was
only signal for renewed and imperative demands for
speech. The General finally yielded and spoke very
briefly thanking the crowd for their kindness He said
II not time for speeches nor the issuance Of pro-
clamaons. He would let his acts do the speaking He
would do bis talking after he got through lighting He
had presentiments that he should die and after the
over, be would come back TO Chicago and they
would Interchange mutual congratulations II they
ceved any report from him during his absence IL would
be either Jim Lane has cleaned the rebels they
have cleaned him out After again thanking the crowd
and bidding them good night, the speaker retired The
serenade Q very pleasant occasion and was most
happily managed by the Zouaves who after giving nine
cheers and tiger for the General marched to their ar
mory in splendid style.
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