Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-30
Another Tremendous War Meeting AT
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Some account has already been given in
these columns of grand mass meeting
which was held at Chicago a few days
since, and Of the spirit which was mani
tested there. Another great uprising and
outpouring of the people was held on Sat
urday last, afternoon and evening. 1t was
under the special auspices of the Board
of Trade, a body that has responded most
heartily to the needs of the country. Not
less than twenty thousand people assem-
bled to testify their enthusiasm. Stores
and offices were closed, and everybody
gathered abOutthe speaking stands.
As specimens of the spirit manifested
in the speeches that were made, we quote
briefly from several of them, as reported
in the Tribune.
Col. FarnswOrth, of the 9Th Illinois cav
airy, said;
"He was just from James river. He knew
all the sufferings of the army and all it
had gone through He knew nothing in
the wide world which would so inspire our
soldiers as to know that the people at home
were waking up and taking hold of this
war as the rebels are. We've got lessons
from the rebels which are profitable ex-
amples. They have massed an immense
army, and are fighting with desperation
we have not evineed. Until we have the
same spirit, we shall not conquer them
When we seize all agencies as they do, we
shall conquer and that right speedily
The rebels have got their last large army.
/ Every man has been compelled TO take
arms and fight in the front Of the rebels.
When we do this, rebellion will be put
down. The people of the North are getting
over their tender-footed conservatism
which has sacrificed too many lives, dear
to your ire-sides. My friends, there is at
this moment in the Southern States an
army of men equal to our entire army in
numbers They are our friends They
will work for us, and fight for us, if you
will but say the word. Cries; awe
will"1 You are now allowing them to
cultivate corn and wheat to feed your enc
my. You are letting them work in the
trenches and build fortifcations against
you That entire element is ready-and
l speak from my knowledge, is ready to
act and work and fight for you. A rebel
throat is none too good to be cut by black
man. find in Virginia that the only re-
liable, truthful men from whom we can
obtain information about the rebel armies
their roads and their scouts were in the
poor novels of the negro. Using all the
skill and experience / have had as a law
yer have questioned white men and when
l had done, some old negro too old to bear
arms would nod to me to meet him behind
the barn and would tell me massa lied,
and would impart to me information which
subsequent experience proved true. have
never known them to tell an untruth to
me. want to see an expression 60 forth
from this meeting lifting up the hands Of
the President and Cabinet for using every
agency we can lay our hands upon. The
voice of the people is the voice of God. 1t
is authoritative with statesmen and gene
rails That voice l trust will be heard
Michael McAuley was enthusiastic over
the Board of Trade. He said:
"If chains manacled his legs and a cord
were around his throat the last squeak
should be "hurrah for the Constitution" +"
Irishmen, stand shoulder to shoulder with
the native born American fot the honor of
that Constitution. The Chicago Board of
Trade ran next in his mind He placed
them next to the Twelve Apostles and the
signers of the Declaration of Independence.
While living he wanted to be with them,
and when he died he wanted them to bury
him, unless he Outlived the Board"
Hon. E. c. Larned said:
"With some men slavery is so sacred that
it is not to be spoken of. They fear almost
to save the nation lest perchance they
should injure slavery in SO doing. God
in Heaven, is this nation to perish that
slavery may liver If slavery and slave
holders plant themselves in the way of the
progress of this country to its great desti-
nies, ought the country to stop and give
way befOreit? NOl-a thousand times mol
And therefore, l say that because slavery
has lifted itself up against the life of this
nation; because 1t has arrayed armies to
destroy it, and stands now like fiery
serpent with uplifted head, ready to strike
death at the nations heart-that I say it
is the enemy of the Republic; let it perish.
Let everything perish which dares to array
itself against our country. Down with the
rebellion-down with traitors-and to that
end let every power and means which God
has given us be employed, without regard
to race, color or cline. Pope has the right
idea, he is emphatically the man Of the
times. "Support your soldiers on the
rebels" "Take what you want from the
rebels" "Don't guard any rebel proper
ty, not potato patch, or a cornfeld, your
province is to subjugate and conquer, to
sweep away all they have if they won't
submit" l like that, that seems like be-
ing in earnest. War is no pastime, and
such a war as this of all others should be
severe for it is not only the conquest Of
enemies but the punishment of rebels and
traitors
Pope said to friend of mine in Wash
ington the other day, ~ want the rebels
killed, it amt of so much consequence who
kills them SO long as it is done. If black
man kills them it counts just as much in
the end as if white man did it.n This
shows a live man-alive to use all his ad-
vantages, and to inhict the greatest posi-
Bile injury on the enemy. The only way
to end this war is to make it terror and
a calamity to our enemies"
This was the spirit of the meeting. The
same spirit should prevail in every city
and town in the land.
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Robert S. Walker will tomorrow issue a
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