The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-02-13
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Library ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Lane pro-
poses to do.
LADIES AND GENr.S&ES: hope ny voice
may always be commanded aud my efforts
directed to the encouragement of Society
like the one | am speaking for tonight.
The proceeds of this lecture or speech 20
to the tllng up OF the only public Library
in the city of Leavcuworth--a Library whic
is tree 10 oil persons visiting the city. Tho
object is an important Que, u most worthy
one.
This is the subject have selected, upon
which vcnturc to address you without a'v
leisure tor preparation, without moments
time ior thought Or rcectiou--it 10, The
duty We owe to our Government in this her
hour OF d!rcst extremity.
This Government Of ours cost more than
any other Government; mono blood aud
treasure were spent in establishing it, A
handful of mon, only four millions, mprovid-
ed with arms and munitions of war, uhder-
took to fight the first Power of tho world
aud but Tor the fact that God smiled upon
them encouraged and aided thciu, tucv
must have been defeated
In examining this question we should in
quire, where is the Government on earth
that has more fully protected the persons
and property of its subjects than oursl
Now, any Government Is entitled to all the
efforts that its subjects can put FORTH
While the citizens of other Governments
give all. we should give more than ALI The
American citizen should be willing to offer
up himself and everything upon the altar of
his country.
The Government that has so blessed us is
now thrcatencd the danger is imm nent,
and where does il come from? Who threat
ems the existence of this Government /
wish to God could say to night tina 1t was
threatened by = foreign foe. Motifs threat.
eued 10y the very people whom it has most
protected and blessed.
When think who caused this war feel
| Ike ticnd. When think that the men
who have been the Cabinet officers, the
Senators, the Congressman, the Generals,
the Colonies; when ! think that the very
| men who, for twenty years, have lattcncd
on this Government, are now raising Their
hands to strike it down. feel like taking
them all by the throat-l.kc throltling them
strang ing them all.
For quarter of century have bccn
an actor in puplc affairs, and during all
| that time have seen twenty millions ut the
| North governed and controlled by SIN mil
! lions at the South. And no matter how
eNt.avagant the damt II made by any one
o. these lords Of the lash he had only TO raise
! in h,s seat and say: Mr.. Speaker, unless
| this request is granted we shall sccclc,
AMI tae ilotspurs gained a subm ssive uc
luiescencc.
! saw day before yesterday aspeech sal {
| to have boon delivered IN the S'atc OF my
! birth 10y u man called Abraham Hendricks
| in which he said this was caused by tht
radicals III the Northern States Great Go1.
| wonder the earth did not open and LEI
! him through! Sucha speech at such an
! hour by Il man protesting 10 be loya
citizen
What did Immediately produce the war
! | hope there are Douglas Democrats here
4nl want to say to them, that the Douglas
Democrats at Charleston brought ON TINT
! war. III W"s tHeY WHO hal 'hG h'rVe a'i'
me courage TO STAND up i'r inc prlhclpl'
| that IN" people oI lne Ir'r'iI[IcS Io,'
! rShl TO govern '''ulSe,Eo7' !! my na'
consG"tca 10 give up 1ha' 'flho'p1o u''
Charleston convention ""9!u nave i'o.l'n'T
ea 9lGpneA a. Hou9"H' nc "oI'n' III a.
| pTondolty nave peCh e'ccIci anu a''Nc W.
| day.
Inc Douth haNIilH iaiied III co''q que!'''5 ,
Kansas, III MAXIM It u GIaNe 't"'c-,'o u
3"SE a nHfe' having 'o',cu 10 protect saver
lIs dc thc c"nVehl'oh1C'lo {. anu cooI'S
went 10 work 10 es'aollSn us clhpIo oIl
s.de me Clnst.tn'loi, IL any one eiiou'
say TO thc SCUM We WIN acNho"!cde'
your lndePeo 'cnc'; "ou'a II secure pc,'C'
to uS lor aay' never. DuV VIII tt'
you what 1t wouli do' III Wona Wflt'
c0wdTu Iii Duril!iIS iett rs on the lo'e
hcaa o. every iree ha!' an' hahq over u
our chldrcA war wh'ch we ouSht 10 enc
ourselves MY children may CAL me every
t!lhS ciSc, put they sha'l never chii 'l'
coward war; war PerIeVual'y, unul tl'
North IS cohiuereI ny the routn' OF th'
SoatA IS con t'eTeu hy inc NORTH lieI'
are class OF persons VINO want 10 cos
this war, anu permanently, D"t Cac! Man
to hight IN such way that the slaves shai
not be tree. 10 carry out this polcy,, yot
must night without killing a'lyooiy' for
you Kill master the slaves VIII escape
Until the last ten days the pollcy mas beer
to light 50 as not to hurt Slavery.
The only way 70 c!oSe thls war Is 10 li%h'
ana to hSht everything that Stanus III tn'
way. CrneC remember wen, shnrt'y are
the battle ot Bncna V Nista,rcportcane INTO IN
clmP that party OF Mexican men, wome'
children had been Dutchereu III ihe noun
talns. was ordered ont WIN auetacAheii
OF men, ana brought III iorly or MY lhu'l
lated bodies, and reported 10 zen; lylor una
they were butcherod by the Camanchcs,
No one ever questioned Gen, Taylors good
ness ot heart or his skill as "a SOluleri nut II