Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-03

| SilfH- (UFeat laughter tie beloved
like a calf and cried enough! We are
now at war with the South, and am in ts
whip. (Voice-hit him on the bruises
Immediate laughter long continued J You
have got some sharp fellows in this crowd
that's just what | was going 20 say, per
haps you had better finish the speech
| (Laughter,) If there is bruise, weak
spot, on this rebellion, don't we owe it te
the commerce of the country and the
world to the orphans that arc being made,
to the widows and wounded that are being
multiplied, to the loyal brave who are lay
ing down their lives. to the humanity
around us, and to the God above us, to
find that spot and strike il? (Cheers.
And there is sore spot, bigger bruise
than was ever on Joe Darrah's shin. and
you necdn t kick it half so hard as / did
his. Excessive laughter and cheers. J
At any rate. let US not expcpd our time
and money and spill our blood in the
thankless work Of soothing and doctoring
the bruise, Do not stop to bandage it up
with-(Voice interrupting: ''Cotton ~
followed by great laughter.) This is the
snartest audience ever saw outside of
Kansas. (Grcat laughter n '8s5a.-.
| was nursed by slave, and was educat-
ed and graduated in the great Democratic
party; and now, all ask-all that the
country asks-is that this Government
may fight the traitors, to crush out the
rebellion, and let slavery take care of 1t
self ECheers, and chats it. ] If slavery
stands in the way of this result, let it be
promptly put out Of the way. 1fit has
vitality enough to rerist the sheck of war,
| shall not quarrel with its destiny if it
be too delicate in texture to survive the
collision of armies, say, as the Quaker
did, will not quarrel with God. Ap-
plause. ~ ssa
But wa must remember one thing we
cannot support our own army and the
rebel army too. Three months ago my
army marched into the State of Missouri
and we found this condition of things
and | ask every man, l care not what
opinion be may have on this question of
slavery, to take these facts home with him
and reflect upon them-we found the wives
girls, younger boys and slaves, at home,
and all the men and older boys away in
the rebel army.
AS the lamented General Lyon the
gallant, oh! chivalric Lyon !! marched
through the State, he, in carrying out the
established policy, paid that wife your
money--buying Of her, at exorbitant prices
oxen, Sheep, and all kinds of produce need
ed for his brave army. That wife took
that money and purchased cloth with it,and
she and her female friends made it into
clothing, and, loaded the slaves with it,
sent it to the rebel army. They have had
their slaves cultiyating the farms and rails
ing the subsistence that supplies that army
with the food they eat. Now, don't you
see that you were in fact, by your policy,
clething and feeding both armies "Yes!"
and That's so !''] | did not get much
advice or instructions from Headquarters
here, but my men had some sense and they
thought had little, Well. what did we
do? af
Did we put United States gold into rebel
pockets [Voice--"Not much ~ Not if
we could help it. We took the traitors
corn, (checrs) and his beef cattle, (cheers)
and bis horses. (cheers, 'and the nagurs ="
Laughter } No, for in week they came
to US themselves. Applause. ] For
few days, the slaves avoided the Kansas
Brigade, because they had been told that
we would whip and torture them, cut off
their fingers and starve them. But, finally
a few came to try the hazardous experiment
Then those within mile came then those
within two miles then those within five
miles then all came. Cheers They
tell us that the slaves do not want their
liberty, and will not come into our army
at Port Royal. The reason was obvious.
If this Government will send the Kansas
Brigade to Beaufort. I'll guarantee that
within week, the slaves shall rush to
Beaufort, bringing information from the
rebels, far and wide. (Cheers). All the
slaves want to know, is, that freedom is
for them, and freedom they will have
Suppose I go to Beaufort and issue such
a proclamation as was published from St.
Louis the other day? Voice-Three
cheers for John G. Fremont, which were
heartily given BY the whole crowd.
The proclamation to which l refer is not
Gen. Fremont's. | wish to God it was.
[Cheels. l mean that other proclamation
expelling the fugitives already within our
army, and saying to the others. You shall
not come within our lines"
From the slayesin Missouri, focEing to
our standard | received more correct in
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