The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-14
SPEECH OF
GEN. LEWIS WALLACE,
At Euan.vilIt, August 18th, 1852.

among Us as Colonel of Volunteers. BE
now returns 10 Us with the we'll earaed rank
and honors of Major General.
Gen. Wallace, on stepping to the front of
of the stand, was greeted with most vocife-
rous cheers, which were continued for some
time. When sill ,nce was restored, he pro-
cesded as follows: --.-
FHLLow-CTYIzEEs: hardly deem it ne
cessary TO say to you, by way OF candid,
open, soldierly introduction, that am glad
to meet you.
Fifteen months ago left you with feel
ings of regret, return to you now not 10
the capacity of soldier, but as speech
maker. - -......-.
| think il better, under the circumstan-
ces, that admit that there is, in my opin-
ion, a great Inconsistency between the char
acter Of a soldier and speech maker. Bot
10 justification Of myself and to obviate the
appearance of Inconsistency, / would say it
is not of my own choice that appear be-
fore you in this character, but by the urgent
solicitation of the Governor and other dis
tinguished gentlemen of your State, in the
hope that may persuade some to take up
the cross that have borne in months past.
Every old citizen Who hears me thinks
of the old regiment who were encamped
fifteen months ago where more than thou
sand men are now encamped with hearts
beating high for the Union. Many of those
brave men wholleft with me, need not tell
you, would love TO be here with me to-
night, to tell you how warmly in their big,
| deep hearts, they remember you and the
many kindnesses received at your hands.
Like me, that gallant regiment has under
! gone much exposure, and has had some ex-
perience in the field. They have received
| the soldiers baptism of nrS, and / can as
sure you that from what | saw, they don't
like it. Gen. Buckner, at Fort Doneson,
first gave them some experience and they
got mad and thrashed him. Cheers.
Beauregard at Shiloh gave them the second
trial and they thrashed bin, too, and now
they are in Arkansas earnestly seeking the
third mar, and believe they can thrash him
also. wild and deafening applause.)
That gallant regiment has done good ser
vice, and whatever your faith in them may
have been, / assure you, your confidence
has not been misplaced.
Now let me say, to establish confidence
between you and NE, that do not come to
preach politics-to ask you to vote for this
= man, or to vote against that man. What
are politics but a huge squabble, very
small business from which no good car
arise.
This war arose from squabble. A
suuabble about Tariffs-about the niger
aboat who should be President,-squabb'es
from which no good can come but muct
) harm, and now appeal to you if you de-
not think we had better quit it, for little
while at least, while this war lasts. 1t doe
no good but only begets divisions at home
l am told there are persons going over th
country to keep up that trouble. Dom
- 's-Wnen TINS war is over It will be tim
enough to pick up this accused matte
again and fight about who shall have Office
about who shall be put in and who shall b
kept out. Then we car do it safely. Blu
while the war lasts who can say, if lin of
fee, that the Lord will permit them to en-
JOY It, e10-rf
What do you have, that it is not you
duty to use for the good of your country
Will you so use it?
Disclaiming that | am q politician O
that am making political speech, an
here the humble advocate of our common
country. To appeal to those who must sus
tain it; to the people at large TO come on
with me and with those who have gon
with me; come as the brave soldier.
come to impIore you, for your honor's sake
for the sake of your manhood, to come vol
UNFAIRLY and not suffer yourselves to b
dragged out like slaves. 4 e
come in the second place, by auth ority
to warn you that if you do not come vol
unfairly and willingly, that by the blessin
of God you will have to come.
You say it is hard 20 leave your homes
and your business, to bid farewell to Wit
aud family. | know it is, but thousand
have done it, have done it, found il hard
but determined TO do il as a duty | owed I
my coustry. But don't You think you cal
say "good bye" with a prouder spirit, /
: wife, friends or sweetheart, as vounlee
than as a drafted soldier? And | war
you now that if you do not go as voluu
teer you will go as drafted soldier.
want to tell you now in alfcoDfideuce the
have asked to have command of the DRAFT
ed men, and as their term is but for min
months, while the volunteers are for thre
years, if am placed in command I'll Sc
that the drafted men see as much servic
and perform as much duty 10 nine month
as the volunteers do in three years.
drilled the volunteers while in cam
here, from eight to ten hours per day, bu
I'll drill the drafted men from sun to sur
Having stood that, will conclude that the
can march further in a day than volunteer
and that they Gao fight better, and I'll Sc
they do it. how do you like the picture
(Cries of good, good.) You take it SO GOO
raturedly that | think you all intend I
volunteer.
Now want to krow if there are an
Kentuckians here. Eyes, yes) Well,
am glad to hear il. want to speak a Will
TO Indianians and then while to Kentuck
J iaHs, and then while to both together.
But does it not seem strange that, in OF
der to call Indiana to arms, it is necessar
that any one should come to speak
seems. to me only necessary to let Indian
ians know that their country lie in danger
see them rush to arms Iodeed, | beIiev
your quota is full. If so, you should t
proud, for you have done what no othe
State has done.
1t used to be doubted whether Indian
had any reputation. Our friends in Ker
lucky said we were good corn growers, Ia
Dor saving machines, that we built goo
steamboats,, but thought we couldn't fgh
y The name "Hoosier'' was once an epithet
opprobrium. Now all is changed.
Go where you will, to Cincinnati, Phili
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