Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-09-04
Gen. Turchin in Chicago.

Gen Turchin had reception in Chicago
on tuesday. lie made speech, reported
10 the Tribune as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS or CHICAGO: When
! left this city with my regiment, L never
expected to receive such reception as thls;
have simply done my duty; that's all |
have done Enthusiastic applause j
did my duty as soldier, aud trust a. an
American citizen, also. Applause. Al
though am not vcrsed in politics, made up
my mind that the cause Of the rebellion was
Slavery, and ] acted upon the principle that
the cause should be removed. Long con
tinued applause. At the same time, /
knew also that those men who were relying
upon the power Of Slavery must not be han
died with soft gloves, but a little roughly,
and handled them little roughly. APP
I piause. I don't know whether to call II
happy or unhappy result that my superior
officer did not approve Of it, and thought
differently. He thought that must be
court.martialed and dismissed from the SER
vice. Groans and Kisses for Don Carlos
Buell. and cries, "You shall go back, Gen
eral. My wife informs me that she has
| a commission, making me Brigadier-Gcn.
eral, in her pocket, but | haven't got it,
and haven't seen it, Applause, and three
cheers for Madame Turchin.
/ As much as | rejoice to see this kind and
/. | may say great reception, it would be more
pleasing for me to have my poor boys OF
the 10TH with me, now strung along that
railroad. Cries of Shame, shame.
They are punished for me, and as you smy-
pathize with me want you to sympathize
with them There are five regiments at
Huntsville, the lst Wisconsin at Morris,
another at Athens, another at Pulaski, and
several at Columbia, all upon or contiguou.
to this line of railroad 1t would seem a:
if there might be sent each of three one OIL
two companies to guard this road. They
, will never feel it. But no! Our boys art
posted in squads of fifteen or twenty fo
eighty miles. 1t is low minded, it is con
temptible | cannot but feel the creates
. contempt for man who, at the head OF {
] powerful army, will behave thus towart
!, soldiers. do not care for myself, but 1t i
shame to punish my men.
have studied Secession and secession
. . lists in Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, an,
!, Alabama, and tell you it is no use to figh
:, against them unless we use every means II
our power. They are too powerful to b
fought otherwise.
] Who are these guerrllas? They are eli
!, izens who pretend to be peaceful, but VIII
!" are plotting treason all the time They al
!, all the time looking out for straggliu
y Yankee. As soon as Re finds one, he &c
ID two neighbors, they take shot guns, 90 ov
:, and catch him. They look out for pickle
70 and shoot them. You know how they mn
, dered General McCook. That is what
d call a war of extermination. We must (
the same. ard until we use all men, slav
~ included, wo cannot put them down IA
Il plause.
,g What have done is not much: but VIII
: could do, were | allowed, might amou
IF to something. My friends, must close.
- = We have been talking about the Union a
At hurrahing for the Union a great while.
nd Let us now talk and hurrah for conquest.
,s. Applause.