The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-10-31

po' '''"e' hat 40 y0n think D
mat, yon tcpder.footetl men 2 =
LCheere;] irr,s yon have NON.
h re-, .Ttsy vii not +, main 40 wbpr
'hey kno~ this people want to max,
'ns wat OF fxt, rmihatiop. ana
'hey will lin in the ,ilort TO pu,
Nowh the rebellion, move forward
che army, never hall, but koer
pushing right onward until it l.
crushed. Immense applause, I =
do 10 these men and their comrades
who have been with them, and joiD
with them in marching South again
Let US visit those prisons Italian.
d''gs, Macon, Montgomery. Madi.
ron--tearing up their railroads, de-
stroyiRg their Notifications, burninp
t,eir bridgos--not houses. | was
rcpor'el once as having said, "des
troy their houses" But never will
u destroy q houss--over woman's
i".Hd-nsver. Applause.1 But |
WIZ take or destroy their govern.
'nent property and their for,ifica
i'ons. and will hang rebels, Tod be.
ing my helper. tObeers.
As to the unity OF feeling among
all the prisoners, ho said:
speak tho sentiment of every
man confiled with me, both Rspub
lIcan aud Democrat, when | tell you
we do not know party organization.
We ere going to our homes in this
state snd We will toll the govern |
iDent, the candidates, and the voters
how We have been treated. " may
be denied in some quarters. | care
not, we are determined to tell the
truth. Here arouna ue are many
ni these men, my comrades, K'pS5
Iicans and Democrs's, come OF whom
went South az apologisIs Of these
men. Some Missonrians and slave.
holders were with me in prison.
We all came home. Well, call US
Aboliiionisis IL you please, or any
thing else. Applause | tell you
that the slaves in the South that we
saw, are BETTER posted than the
Butternut gentry. Every little act
OF kindness that these men received.
WAS received from slaves. [Cheers
We have come home ready 50 use
every power that God hath given NJ.
10 pull down this rebellion. To
axe their propsrty, to take their
negroes, to takeeveryiSiDg (Great :
IN ! long continued applause J
How the prisoners were fed u
D xic, he thus descrb,j:
How do you think we partook Of
'ur foods For six months, your V
commissioned officers wero fed on :
'igs. Tho provisions were brought Y
n and put into troughs and then +,
listributed by them upon the table. :,
Exhibiting a small wooden spoon
There my fri ,nds, is my knife and l.
prk and spoon. shall take 1t Il
Iom,. Each Of u, had q similar y
no ] made il. 1t was that or I,
lolhing. When We arrived at Fort. y
'ss Monroe the frat cup and ssu- u
er, and perhaps the first knife and 4
ork that these gentlemen had used y
Or six months. was furnished by
'ur venerable relative, Uncle Sam.
cl.
at the conclusion OF Con. Prem. y ;,
ss' speech, Captain Gregg, of the =,
sth Illinois, who went into the war
Jealous Democrat, was introduced
nj thus described himself: .
You SEQ belore You n man who. .
wenty-six years ago, lett h,s native .
ana bryond the s,s', the green isle u
| Erin, to IN, e. this country I" 4
rioy the privilege he could MT
nd IN that country. Since he had c
cen in this country he had enjoyed :,
nose privilege 10 the full, aud when
is adopted country, which had I"
upon him so many bless i'
rgs, was threatened by her enemies t,
o bad drawn his sword in her do ii
nnse. ),
lie afterwards declared himself =,
u the conduct Of the war as follows: u u
The war must be carried on diifcs .
ntly. This Union mast aud shall =
q preserved, whether the "nigger" 81
y preserved or no. Clmmense ap. e.
'lause Why, the rebels spit up lc
n your Constitution. hear itsaid b
p here, 'you must stand BY til. ),
Constitution. Why, the rebels VI
von't take that Constitution. ii you u
'ang Weniell, PHILIPPE and ell other C
Ibolitionsts morrow. jeff. Davis Il
'ouIdn't thank you for il. Why we q
&c are oil Abolitionisis. (Prolong :
d cheering) tell you Pve tesn .
lrongh the mil, and wish tina, D
very secession symparl,iz r in the Il
'orth had to 20 through the same t,
lill. ] wish they were compelled
60 Over tho tom ] havc. 9ou
lsy sake my be I'd fs'r tooth II i
ley didn't change tt<ir notions.- q
it were necessary 70 fl se everv ne c
10 in The South TO cave this Union r
would do il. (Loui che cring)
Capt. Gregg was succ,,eded by
)ol. Lynch, who ,hus declA I'd him
sl':
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