The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-07-18

hats. and clap our bands. In ecstacios OF Joy,
whom NO hear of great victory won by our
army, not thinking that ID has cost tho lives
OF thousands OF our follow mon.
Fellow citizens, there is an Individuality
in this matter Each soldier slain in
battlo is an individual of himself, personally.
Ho has ShU samo 1Ovo for friends and do
nestle happiness as any Of US. and his lilo is
no less doar to him than it is to any Of us
all OF which no has sacrificed for our good
not for his o,cn. What does it avail the
lfeless soldier, individually. that ho has
shed his hearts blood in battle, to save q
glorious country for us, who, perhaps
somo of us, have never made sacrifice to
sustain il ? l confess | never witness ono o
these r,joicings without fooling great de
grco OF solemnily resting upon mo. Thint
Of tho widows and orphans, and the innu
mernblo number Of mouners in tho country
tho number of families mado desolato BY
the casualties of one baltic.
| have q iorelasto Of tho distress and an
guish felt by parent who hears Of tb,
death of his child who is slain IN battle.
havo beloved son IN tho Army of tho Pc
tomac-ono on whom | havo dOted-on,
who have hoped would live TO sustain ant
comfort mo in my declining years. Tha
son. I suppose, was in that division of ,ht
army which was attacked SO recently by the
onony, and which sustained q dofeat, and
was driven back after having sacrificed somo
thousands of valuable lives. know not
but that son is among tho slain. know
not but ho has suffered anc died upon the
battlefield, without friend to sustain aud
comfort him in his diving struggle; no kind
nd Ga bio Tnynrab hrnm or aH HnniD IN,
ono drop of cold water to his parehod lips
have son in law in tho FlotiIla upon tho
Mississippi River, who is constantly exposed
to the missiles of doath hurled by the enemy
You, too, many of you. have sons and frie1d
in the armv; you know not how soon yol
may hear Of their falling in baltic, or suffor
ing death by disease incident upon camp
hto. These arc caamities which arc fol-
only by those intimately interested.
Now, my friends, this Rebellion must be
put down. Notwithstanding these sacrifices
many more sacrihcus must DO madc,if noces
sary. Let us be willing to enlist; to I'll
up this last call Of tho President for troops
Our army should greatly outnumber that o.
our enemies. We should be able to wall
through thom. A baltic fought with equal
numbers am, uuts to nothing. Our army
oDOuIu CUuSlal VI ou uuuOiouo hho'
thoro would DO no doubt AS to the result.
My friends, lot us confido in those who
plan aud fight our battles for US. Don't
lot us be fault finders. We have givon the
control Of the whole matter into tho hands
of q presidont of our choice-a man who
at least, has the credit of being honest-whC
has called around him some OF tho mos'
ointment statesmen in the Nation rs his ad
viscIs. They hayo sent into tho field able
Generals, who, being conversant with mill
tnry tactics, and being on the ground, have
means of knowing tho situation of tho ono
my bettor than any of us possibly can.
They arc supposed TO know bottor whom
their armies should move than wo, who
have mover mado military tactics our study
We arc supposed to know but little about it
comparatively. 1t is folly for us to pretend
to dictate how, or when. they shall advanct
orretrcat; or that different movemen,
would hnve been attended with better ro
suits. l lately heard an intelligent lad,
remark. that shc die not know what Il
think of Con. Mcclellan. suppose he hat
not made such movements with his army a
seemed to hor advisable. You would no
! call on IA blacksmith TO repair your watch
Mother would any of YOU DO willing to taxi
tho responsibility .: planning this vast ant
most difficult war which ever existed unde
the sun. In reference to Gen. Mcclellan
whose movements have been moro critisiZe
| than those of any oihor General, perhaps. Il
| the army. have full confidence in him
and shall have until he is removed by Tn
proper authorities. Tho President, will
| his advisors, Secretaries Seward, Chase
| Welles, Stanton and others, would bo apt 4
| O. Al hat Ennnrnl wa innnm
tent, and would remove him ut once. Le
us, thon, piacO our whole confidence II
those whom the Executive department o
the United States have placed over thl
difficult matter. Lot us hold up thoir handi
and not bring ought Of raproach against an
of tbcm, who have tho confidence OF tn
President and his Cabinet.
| have tho fullest confidence that thi
Rebellion will DO put down sooner or later
and hope without tho shedding OF muc
moro human blood. hopo our rnlors wi
trust in God. and be influenced by His vii
dom 10 all their counsels, in reference
this unholy war. As l am restricted to fl
teen minutes. l suppose my .imo is noarl
up, and will leave tho stand for others.
Mr.. Taylor said: ...
Mr.. President and Feilop. Citis'ns 20
this, our Nations day, every American cit
zen is wont to take retrospective view {
our history as q nation. Our colonial SO
tloment; its connection with tho moth'
country; the dissolution of the bonds "hiC
! bound these colonies TO the British Grown
the causes which led TO that dismembe
] ment; its consequent effect upon the moth'
country The long and sanguinary vi
, which ensuod the ''times which tried men
souls;" are topics that should DO familiar
] eyery American citizen, as no nation or pc
pie better read or understand their histOI
than the American. The soul.stirring i
cidents of our carly history-this memor
Bile time and occasion do not domand al
! would hardly pardon their repetition. Th'
t are indolibly stamped upon the histor
} page, and upon the tablets of your hearI
! W lille this, the hour Of our countTy's per
. imperously demands of every American c
izen the discharge of sterner duties, create
r by tho cxigonces oftho perilous times up'
8 which we arc thrown. The dark and pc
I tentous cloud of civil war has been, for h
0 last fifteen months, and is still i,mpendiI
: ovor us. The lightnings end thunders of o
Y tillory, and the crash of smaller arms, M
) this moment DO reverborating and fiashil
4 along the line of hostile, deadly conta'
y Friends. neighbors, brothers, fathers, sol
o husbands, may this moment bo pouring o
y their life's blood upon tho altar of th'
: country on some sanguinaIy field OF coDtii
d In times of adversely, we are called M
8. 10 consider. III obedience to this irjunctiC
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