Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-08-07
Belmont. Ghrunitls.
War Meeting at Cincinnati.
Z Bloquent AZ specoh Of een. wallace.

Nlncinnhtl on iHursuat S'on'"S VI 'A''
week. Speeches were made from three
stands, by Gov. Morton, of Ind, General
lew. Wallace, Lieut. Gov. Fiske, Of Ken
lucky, aud others The following is Gen.
Wallace speech, as we find it reported in
the Cincinnati papers. The General is
life long Democrat.
,a Fellow. CITIZENS: am all unused to
the speaking mood, and from late habit,
am become much more familiar with very
short speech; one used usually ina very
energetic manner, too it was FORWARD,
my lads |" instead Of the moro polite, con
ventional and ott.used phrase, My fcllow'
citizens" / rccollect some time since, While
taking Journey, that fell overheard one
dark night, while fearful storm was rag
ing, and the feeling is SO vividly stamped on
nv memory that shall never forget it-a
feeling of lost lost lost aud have the
same feeling here tonight as look around
on this great sea of human heads and watch
the excited aud eager faces OF those before
me. But am not stranger with Ohioans
have been with your troops in camps and
on battle fields, in scenes Of all kinds OF
danger. and can say know them well
and / know you well, too. | know thom
well, | say, and God bless the boys that fol-
lowed me so bravely and unflinchingly at
the field Of Shiloh. have heard their in.
spring shouts; have witnessed their noble
and undying courage, and say again, God
bless the noble sous Of Ohio | have heard
hard things of the boys of Ohio-of their
conduct on the battlefield have heard it
said that they were cowar,s, and that when
they met the enemy on the hard fought
battle-felds of Tennessee, that they basely
ran, but stand here a living witness to the
falsity Of these charges. 1t won't do for
any one to say before me that the boys OF
Ohio are towards; / know differently.
had six Ohio regiments under my command
at Shiloh, and will pledgc my word thai
not Que OF all those men once turned his
back on the enemy. | believe that they al
love me anyhow, know that love then;
and that always shall do so.
This is O war meeting-a meeting called
together expressly for the purpose of givinl
fresh vigor to the war powers of the coun
try; and in discussing the present it doe
good to consider the past. Before the wa
commenced every man in tho nation had hi
own thoughts and theories on the subject
but when once the war commenced all thest
theories went by the board-being absorbed
in one great principle, the preservation o.
the country. We have all made mistakes
buu NlthOub hOuiiuS W oty
is unkind Of really good and true man,
think that the greatest mistake that ha
been made in the whole conduct of the war
was that made by Gen. Winfield Scott. ii
thought that seventy thousand men woul,
prove sufficient to put down the rebellion
and acting on his advice the President G
the United States issued call for 1900
men. | do not say this of that good oil
man with any bitter feeling whatever II
was so true and noble hearted himself tina
he could not understand the bitter and ur
dying hatred with which the rebels regard
cd the Federal Government. And let m
say further, in apology for him, that ther
were at that time several States not out {
the Union which have since gone. Whl
right had he to say that Kentucky would 9
Administration What right had he to sa
that Virginia, the mother Of States, shoul
follow in the wake of the evil tide, or thi
Tennessee or Missouri should secede wit
the rest? lie thought that if we called oil
5000 men, Virginia would come forwar
ut once for the war; that Kentucky an
Missouri would march out at the sound {
the drum, with the glorious star spangle
banner at their head, and that Tennessee
wsuld quell the rebellion in her own Sta
and help her sisters to put down the rebe
lion throughout the land But as said b
fore, Gen. Scott was too good to understar
the enormity OF tho otfcnse or the fiendis
spirit Of the leaders OF the unholy rebellion
and when the first call was found to be il
sufficient for the work. second call was i
sued for SOC, 900, but oven that was NJ
enough and after We had swelled our armi,
to the enormous number Of 100000 mel
We have to-day an additional requlsition [,
100000 more.
| have spoken of one mistake; now vi
proceed to the second. 1t was mistake
suppose that the objects Of the war mgl
bs accomplished by conciliatlon. Their
were many who thought, when the troubl
first commenced, that VIC could win back ii
rebels by kindness but after ono who
year fighting, we have become awake
the fact that no compromise can possibly
cf use; that nothing but war, real, terrible
earnest war, ever can be successful in quel
ing this unholy and infamous rebellion.
Now, come to third mistake, and yo
must pardon me if in alluding to it, ba
pen 10 run against any Of your prejudice
] want you, before speak Of this last mi
take, perfectly to understand my though
mud feelings, and say you must pardon II
il | commence by saying that l heartily d
spise the negro race l can't help it,
never see negro pass me IN inc street VIII
out thinking: there stalks the cause of
this trouble. never will permit him to
placed on an equality with white men
never shall be done will fight myself,
ever il comes to that. Loud and prolong
cheering.
I have now given you my opinion of 4
negro race, and l believe have done so
such manner that none. ofyou can mista
me. Now, do you think that you und
stand my feelings on this subjectg lCr
G"We do"
Well, then, will go on to say that ano
or mistake we have made all along IL Il
Of supposing that Slavery was IN elem'
of weakness to the South. We thout
that it was q suouldering fire, which o.
needed the fact of actual warfare to start
and it would start into blaze that wo,
leave us an easy task TO perform, but we W
mistaken, and we have found toour cost II
Slavery il one OF the main elements
strength to the South at the present tin
voice, "Hew?'l How? why if yo,
wait minute viii show you how. Y
vsaut IN have thia War M M nsecttfal with vi,