The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-10-09


to Crush it.
Gen. Wilcox, who was captured, in ..
carcerated, and released by the Rebels
with Gen. Corcoran, met with hearty
welcome at Detroit on Wednesday last
lie made very interesting speech, but
we have room only for the following ex
tracts:
Gen. W. said that large numbers
OF Southern people--men, women
and children-fOr no other crime than
supposed loyalty to the country and
Constitution of their fathers, were
incarcerated in dungeons, and treated
even worse, if possible, than they had
been. The masses Of the people South
would gladly recognize and return to
the Union. but so closely are they held
in bondage and terror that no demon
strations of their loyalty can be made.
They are thoroughly ensaved, through
fear, to jeff Davis, Robert Toombs,
Howell Cobb, and others, men whom
they now and always have thorough.
ly hated and despisod.
Said Gen. Wilcox, the South is Rebt.
ing for the most absolute despotism on
the face of the earth freedom of Speech
freedom Of the Press, and even freedom
OF thought through the secret ballot is
entirely, and always will be, denied
They hate free government, they hate
free schools, colleges, and institutions
of learning, and they intend to wage an
eternal warfare against them all. They
desire a strong Government-an iron
clad Government. It's Foundation is to
be that scag, Shiny monster, Slavery
mat mean, hydra aled monster, STA ).
reryj and its cap that scum of creation,
Southern chiOalry. / kaoD of aohat ]
speak. / hare tailed with these men,
and learned their uievs. Ian, a Dem.
ocrat, and LSaY upon This issue zoe Dem
ocrats can grasp and join hands toith the
AOoht'onistS. This war is crushing Sla.
very, and will continue to crush it un.
til its vitality is gone; and cry, Ameny
| go for the President and a killing mol.
icy. lie is right, and L will stand bv
MIN so long as he carries the flag
spoke these sentiments in Washington.
ana ths Senators and Representatives
told me that that was just what the peo.
pie wanted. Now, my friends, let us close
the books for the past year, forget all
and open new books for the new year
and so at them with a will-with gun.
powder and shot-and this wretcbea
unhoIy Reb lIion will b. crushed and
It's authors consigned to death aud infa.
my.
Let us not un lerrIte their power
They can bring 1000, ,OOO-yos, | 400.
UOo-men into tue field They take all
from 10 to 50, and thon each regim,6s
is provided with from 70 to 100 negroes
winch aggregates an immense ditch.
digging, cooking, aye, fighting force
Ihese men are better organized and bet.
ter drilled than our own. They keen
their regiments .fuN, and thereby make
great gain over us. When one dies
or ID Killed another is drafted and mt
in his place. Now let ME bring this the.
ory before you. Let me urge upon all
who enlist to go into the old regiments.
You will find the position every way
more advantageous, Thus, many of
them have gained national renown.-I
This you will share with them. You
have men at your side who have expert
encer and from them as we'll as your
officers, you learn your duty. 1t gives
you confidence when engaging in the
bloody strife; and this is a great thing
The Rebels understand this and act nm.
on it.
In the South they have town orgnni
cations to aid in carrying on the war
In furnishing men and means, and moro
hunting out those whom they
regard as inimical to the rebellion
These organizations existed before the
war; and by them they are enabled to
control public opinion Here is an exam. !
pie for US. Let us act upon it. We have
traitors here in our very City of Detroit,
let us have organizations to watch them
to spot them-to put them out. Ev
Try day there are thousands of MESA ees
streaming over Mason aud Dixon's line
10 the enemy from Northern traitors.
We must make up our minds that the
asst drop of blood must be spilled and
he last dollar spent to put down this
rebellion. You rich meu must give
your money and we soldiers will give
'ur lives to crush III Is this not rightP
Is your money of more value to you
han our lives to US? The enemy are
'ull of hatred and raneor. We must
'eturn il with interest. | am in favor
If civilized warfafe; but when they out
age every principle of civilization wa