Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-02
GES. LaNE.S RECEpTioy SPEECH.

al Washington, 5th inst, OH the occasion
seranade and public ovation given II
Hon. James II. Lane of Kansas, on his re
turn from the battle field of Missouri. L
was most triumphant vindication of pro
gressive and aggressive war policy, aud th'
responses" showed how rapidly popular
opinion is coming up 10 the level Of hi'
ideas. The wHrrior- Senator WAS introdu.
crd to The immense crowd by In. Ow.r
L"veiny, the member from ILL.,, who every.
body knows ineanS H. ht.
FeHow Citizens: For this demonstra
ton, accept my lhahks. think | under
stand il. It, is not for the man that YOU
bring hnnors. but because you believe that
he earnestly desires TO close This war per
manenily and speedily. That's it, and
cheers.
That which, to men. is mos. astonish-
ing, and which, for The first time, | have
fully realized, is that Northern reverence
for Southern slavery created, in the North
ern mind, on the same principle that con-
slant drnpbing wears the marble. The
South. by uncrasing appliances and for
sinister purposes, has been ableio create
a stron-: reverence for the institutions o.
human bondage. |. was once in my own
mind. | was born on the borders of the
slave States. My mother was not very
well, and was not of much account.
was put To an old slave woman 10 be nurs-
ed. | WAS educated and reared as mem
Der OF The old Democratic party. WAS
taught 10 reverence slavery beyond the
Bible or any of the ordinances of God. 1t
wa> a crime 10 discuss the question. We
could discuss Gods laws, but SO much
above them was pairiarchal custom that
We were forbidden 10 question it.
This Northern reverence compelled two
great political parties to engrait on their
pIalIulnis' lat The righteousness of slavery,
being above even the government of God
should be no more Diseased, "rilher III
or out of Congress.
Now will be frank enough TO admit TO
YOU that have lost some Of my old rever
ence for slavery. Laughler.] | saw it
stuff The ballot boxes OF my own State; |
saw it raise the black FLAG, and u<eribc on
il no quarter | saw the most exalted ofii
GERS of the Government, de5auched by its
postilulo, the Government itself TO its own
deslructionl Right here in Washington,
even tie shameful spectacle was presented
of a Northern President being compelled
by the traitors around him To betray the
Government he mas sworn to maintain and
and con>pire to ruin the Republic. Voices
True, true AT last | saw it fire upon
a handful of starving soldiers, and trample
the flag Of the country under foot! For
six months its hostile army has been men
acing this capital. and 10 night it is en-
cainped within six miles OF here, and hence
along Two thousand miles Of border, seek
ing lie destruction of the mldcst an'l the |
best Government on earth. | will not in
suit this Intelligent audience by arguing
That this is all The work OF siavery-sla
very, and cmapaliou from hell Cheers.
Slavery is attempting TO send its minis
tiers to foreign Powers, Voice-'rhat's
played OUT! plotting to deslro the only |
Tree government. [Vo;ce-'Hurran for
Wilkes Yes, | saw in paper some
where, .f1unah for Wilkes right or wrong
hurlah for Wilkes! rhree he,:r'y cheers
were given for Wilkes Some of the ten
der hearted and CAUTIOUS are afraid the
Brilisi, l-n will roar Now, feel like
sayru" with Tho. old lady in Missouri did,
v"u relmr,ni,tr A Methodist minister was
travelling lr,,nyI, there hope more will
90 there Lanyh'er. He stoppe'! at a
house 20 get supper, aud as the old lady
wa> just about 10 pour gu, his coffee, he
interrupted her by reinarking that he
usually invoked the divine blessing before
pariaklng of any food Well, said the
old lady. just pitch ia!n Laughter aud
Applause
Thank God we have an army now
Cheers. Thank God, toe. We have at
last navy. Three cheers. With this
army ant, this navy now, if We will but
adop, the policy which common sense die
iates, we can crush RIB llion and whip
Great Britain 10 boot. Cheers Of appro
rat]
Ne have been playing at this war long
eaci. lnau in this assembly, How much rev.
erence have You got for the institution Of
Voice-'Nary rev How many
more loyal soldiers are you willing to Of
fer rs victims TO lha, reverence? How
manv more of our blavc leaders shall be
sac1ticedi How many more widows and
orphans shall slavery make, with your per
[Voces-'Not anothei!'
tell yon that have, so far, lost my
reverence for that which, as Democrat,
| once worshippcc!; tina, | am ct willing
that one single widow or orphan shall le
added 10 the mourncrS; am not willing
that another drop of loyal American blood
shall be shed for its preservation! Sen
salion and applause.
And another question, that seems of
even more penitence and Importance TO
some, How much more money are you will
ling to pour ont that slavery may hve!-
For that is the question now.
l won quite a reputation when | went to
shoo as IL fighting boy. Every Saturday
night we ''iuu.ht out was within one
OF The head, bu, the champion, Joe Derrah,
was great bulk Of n fellow, weighing
twice as much as did and as strong as
an OK, and couldn't whip him at fair
play. Ours was rough and tumble style,
| knew could whip him it wanted TO
grow, but my reputation demanded that |
bnuid dn n then s., | watched for n boil