Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-10-31
Another speech from MIR. Dickin'
SnD.

In the absence Of any great news, we 90
not feel that we can do better than give our
readers brief speech maze by the Hon
Daniel s. Dickinson. at war meeting held
last we, K. at Brooklyn, n. \. 1t is also
remarkable that at this same meeting Col.
Hamilton, of Texas, a southerner made
strong speech against the traitors, and most
heartily endorsed the presidents proclama-
ton. He said that the leaders of the re-
bellion were men who meant to make sla-
very the cornerstone of the confedaracy.
and that slavery must die, that liberty may
live.
At the close Of Col. Hamilton's speech,
another speech. most significant in charac-
ter, was made by Gen. Rogers, of Tennes-
see. The president of the meeting said he
would introduce TO the meeting gallant
soldier, of whom he need only say that for
a long period he occupied an important place
upon the staff of that illustrious general,
Andrew jackson, (Cheers) He isa I'm
ion man, and he would call Gov. Dickinson
TO testify that no man who had ever touch
ed The hem of Andrew .Iackson's garment
could be traitor. He had the pleasure to
introduce Gen. Rogers, of Tennessee.
Gen. Rogers was warmly appauded, and
after some preliminary remarks, he said =
have been wholly unable TO maintain
my rights in the south, for the Union men
were down-.rodden under the heels Of these
scoundrels on their neeks. We hear re-
peatedly from gentlemen who visit that part
of the country that they find no Union set
Element there's but yen just send your army
down there and take possession. and you
will find plenty Of men who viii step out in
favor of the Union. But if your army
does not stay there, wo he to that man who
has spoken for the Union after that army
has gore away. These rebels are the most
relentless, unforbearing set of men / ever
knew in my life; and as for fighting, we
have had evidence enough of that We find
a great many men in this part of the coun-
try who seem very anxious that these fell
lows should have their constitutional rights.
| want them to have their constitutional
rights too, and when they do, gentlemen, a
great many Of them will occupy a place
that is neither heaven nor earth applause
and laughter.) IF this is for sympathy, then
e7---pssFfTf1e WITH tfre5ar I1auSs lr=en-s1
And let them Just come down and hang
these traitors and will still sympa'hize
with them. (Laughter.) You viii find as
strong Union men III Tennessee as in any
part of the country--a Union sentiment
equal perhaps to the Union sentiment in
New York. When you meet Union man
there, he is an out -and-out Union man, and
there is no sympathy in him with secession.
have tried bard to be a Union man there,
and as a consequence, have been fred at at
eight feet, and my son was fired at at eight
feet, and the only damage | did was to
shoot one Of the scoundrels through the face
with my pistol; and then, gentlemen, made
the best Of it that | could for few miles,
with about seventy-fve of these fellows af-
ter me (laughter) ] expect, if night
had not come on, should have got the
worst of it. But l escaped, and am here
before you tonight. (Applause.) do not
say this for sympathy. but simply to show
you what we have TO go through. At the
dark hour of midnight / had TO get up and
swim my horse across turbulent stream.
with only little light to guide me, to avoid
about eighty of these men who were en-
route to take me TO prison in Tuscaloosa
But now have got into the midst of a pop
ulation where feel perfectly safe. Gap
plause and laughter.) Il is no trouble to say
you are Union men here; but just you 20
TO Tennessee and say you are Union man,
and | would not give penny for your scalp.
They would hang you with as much relish
as they would do any other bloody or wick
ed thing. Human life is regarded as insig-
nificant as the life of dog. They say they
would rather hang Union man than to
hang dog who steals sheep. There has
been some reference to slavery, and don't
know as l can say any more. George
Washington was our Moses, and when he
LETT Us they began to erect a calf in imita-
ton of some of Aaron's exploits, and then
that calf erected a king for them, and at
the last account at hand that king was COM
hitting suicide-cotton going by the board
everywhere; and | read, furthermore, that
old Abraham still lives, applause and laugh
ter) and he is destined 10 grind that calf
into dust and cast his remains upon the
waters that they may drink, and it shall be
bitter in their mouths in all time to come.
| applause and great laughter.) Mr.. Rog-
ers then referred to the secret and internal
manner in which Tennessee was forced into
secession, and continued | am nothing in
4 politics now. and don't mean to be any.
| thing but a Union man; but / am proud to
say that the party always associated with
are sound to the core on the Union. while
the party have never acted with are every
one unsound. don't know what your DEM
ocratic party means here; indeed ! didn't
know you had one till recently, but IL it is
going against the war, am going against
It. Cloud cheers) | read an extract from
Richmond paper, few DAYS ago, in which
they said they trusted that from the action
Of New York, they would see things which
would give them some hope. i felt, when
read that, like saying as Abraham said TO
Lot, when they came to the forks of the
road, Whichever way you 20, don't 90
that way" (Great langhter.)
You must just buckle on your armor. and
do not believe you can put down this re-
beilion, except by hard ticks, and if YOU
cannot do better, why drive tie rascals into
the sea. (Cheers.) We cannot live with
4 shs.-r L.