The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-17

had q great deal to do with it-and we
can find his services available, would not
that general be cracy man who would
refuse to use them ['sMost assuredly,"
and appiause.J So it seems to me, and
position may be plainly stated upon that.
If by the services Of negro | can make
make my soldiers comfortable, il by the
services Of band Of negroes | can re-
l.evc them of oncrous duties and hard
work; if l can make them available to dig
my trenches ["That's right and shall
/ not do it Cries Of "Yes, yes
Loud applause, T Yes, and ] viii DO IT,
lVociferous eheering.l A voice Sol
diers will follow you to the death for
that" Another yoice--t'Put no arms
in their hands, Several voces-sfOh
yes, as many as they WANT Now,
then let me speak about that. Cries Of
"All right now ''You are tai4l..y
good boy If / accept Of the services
OF negro, and he works we'll and faith
fully, I'd By US; clothed BY us, and he
st hl> by my gallant regiment, relieving
Il en- Of the hard duties | have mention
ed, would it be human, would it not be
cruel, to put him into the army. in the
way Of shot, and give him nothing with
which to defend himself [Cries "That 5
eo," and loud and continued cheering
My fellow citizens, speak as soldier
all the time, rscollect am not vievin.
this matter in its political aspect, for
have as much prejudice against against
the negro politically, and ain as much OPP
posed to slavery agitation as any of you
can be. Yet where he can be made avail
able, let us make him so.
To every brigade would have regi-
ment Of working Degroes--to every com
pany I would have fair complement oil
cooks. tApplause would feed them,
I would orcan:zc them, and to each one
who did good service would nj the end
| Of the war give him Or hcr freedom lm-
,s.epse cheering. Let nle make oae re-
lnark furthcr. The common impression
has been that this was war in which we
had all the advantages. Now, then, listen
to my practical experience. tell you il
has not been such war Of inequality in
onr favor as many suppose. have visited
plantat ,Dns in the course of marches. |
have asked, Where is the man of the
house? He is IN the army, ! Laveooked
around, | have seen his harves, field full
of stalwart negroes. They reap his harves,
and they put it away as well and as care
fully as if the man had been at home and
no, in the army; and what was the RESULT
He Lad plenty to eat-a superabundance
some Of which h. was sure would come
10 the sustenance of that SDutItra army
There are supposed, b i,g}a,0QJ i
negroes. Do you suppose that ] ferson
Davis, If VIC went iiumbly 10 him, be-
seeching such thing, proposing TO
him: You have 100000 Of opera
tives belonging to your people in the
SAITH; under our policy we may not touch
thcm-rlot molcst them. We viii leave
them upon your farms 10 work, will you
agree to leave US 1000, GOO of operatives
home on our farm, and in our shops, un-
molcstedy Do you suppose that Jefferson
Davis would agree tothat No. Yet
be would have to agree to it if equality Of
advantage was established between us.
fApplause Jefferson Davis Is better
manager, because he is . desperate man.
IApp!ause.l Our army upon the James
River Is said to be in danger. How true
that is l do not know. hope it is false.
Well, if that is true, and they come back
what becomes Of the good government
that those of us who have been in the field
have been fighting fory To say the
least it becomes imperiled. Now, then,
what do you think Of the legislator who
will sit in the halls Of our Congress and
be afraid to use the power Of the govern
ment to sustain the government
["That's It." 4fHit 'em."1 JEFF. Davis
early in this war impressed men. He was
not afraid lie saw the necessity Of it,
and he being bold man. rcsorted
to imprcssment We want soldiers,
and want them quickly. There is
way TO get them In time they will
come BY volunteering, but the exigcncies
of the moment are 80 great it is danger
Ious to wait. Will this Congress before
it adjourns--and The time of its adjourn.
nent, 1 am told, approaches VIII ii have
the courage 10 leave behind On the statute
book drafting law 1 fear not. Yes
they will. And they ought BY all means,
because the time may como when every
strong arm In the North, and in the bor-
der States, too, may be required 10 sus-
tain the government [eTrue 4 Z Webave
been accused Of vanity BY the people Of
the Old World. All people are vain.
1t was natural that We should be. Let US
not carry our vanity, however. to the
point Of destruction. fneed be, repea,
again, let US summon to the battle Held
every man in the land who can carry .
nnn flr sihrd beneath the Gao. IInnd Az