The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-06

yoa cannot feave your farm. You ats
married, and have wife and family de
pending on yon for support, and you can
not leave them. Well, let us change tht
scene, and fancy that am down South
recruiting for Jaff. Davis, | say just ina.
CINE it. fVoice-"We cant do that
General"l Well. say 60 to fierce
! looking individual and ! say, Eve have
established a new Government. /, is in
danger, it requires your arm to support
it, and we want you to help US and tight
for u.s. He thinks, well, | believe |
can 60; the cotton is all planted, the
farm is in good order, l can leave my
family, and when the cotton is required
to be gathered in, the niggers will do il
all and keep tho cotton gins At work, and
ON the force Of this reasoning he goss At
once. Now again. suppose | 60 to Jsf.
Davis and say, President, want to make
this agreement with you Ifyou will keep
your four millious of negroes at home,
and not let them do anything for the
furtherance of the war, will keep at home
An equal number of the free operatives Of
the North. Do you think he would agree
to it, No, be never would agree to it,
Well, then, / say it becomes military
principle, which should be instantly acted
upon, tina. we ought to use every means
to weaken our enemies and strengthen
our own hands. If slavery is the basis
Of this rebellion, why in Gods name.do
We not knock away the base from under
it2 Loud cheers and applause You
say that it is right to take corn from the
rebels, to take their horses, cattle and
everything else that's oil right, but Just
touch single niger, and then there's an
awful hullaballoo about it. Laughter
and cheers Now, then, look again ut
another thing. ! have eleven regiments
under my command, and from each regi.
ment forty-four men are detailed for team
STEERS, to drive mules. and perform all that
kind of work which, if We only seized the
niggers, they could do As we'll a. cur own
men. Only think of that. There are
484 men taken away from my eleven regi-
ments, because We are SO scrupulous about
taking away niggers from rebels. Why.
it is almost enough to make whole regi-
giment, and God knows our regiments
are weak already; in fact, that is why
! am here tonight, to get you peo-
pie OF Cincinnati to raise more men, to
fill up those already in the field. If We
can find men that can do all this drudgery,
why in Heavens name do We not do it ?
Am | not right +? (Yes.) have seen
hundreds of our boys, after long and
weary days marching, when they were
tired out with the fatigue Of their wear
ing labor, Obliged 10 take tho spade and
turn to digging oprotect themselves from
= watchful and vigilant enemy. These
boys ought to have been able to have 60.
their suppsrs and turned in to rest, 80 as
to be ready to meet the enemy at any
moment and be in q condition TO fight
well. and if a lot Of niggers accompanied
the regiments, after days march the
Boys will be able to take their suppers
and rest, while the niggers perform the
laborous work which has cost 10 many
lives already. Thus the men would be
spared all this unnecessary fatigue, and
would be ready at any time to meet the
foe. refreshed and invigorated by CON-
plete rest.
Governor Morton, of Indiana, said:
When this war first commenced it was
intimated that Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
would become part Of the Southern Con-
fedency, that it would be their granary.
That was part of the programme to OBJ
tain their food. We would be mere de-
Tendencies Of the South. That plan has
not been abandoned yet. They hope and
expect to carry it out.
was going to say that there are men
in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois WIN are in
favor Of carrying these States into the
Southern Confederacy. l state this be-
cause i know it to be true. They say
the Government viii become exhausted
and compelled to recognize the South
They will then come and ask where shall
We goy They will tell you we are part Of
the Mississippi Valley-that the South
Is our best market. They will tell you
we are hewers Of wood and drawers OF
water for the East, and that al our inter-
ests and sympathies are with the South.
/ The attempt is now being made to d.
vide us from the East. and to prepare for
our union with the South. / trust this
scheme never viii be carried out, but this
10 the plan, - sure as ! am here.
What then are the duties of every man
In these States at this time? have shown
the necessity of increasing the army, and
whoever stands in the way is an enemy
OF his country, whether he means it OF
not.
Az for the politician who thinks more
of his party than Of his Government, wha,
will be do with his party after his Gov
eminent is gone? Let us secure The
Government frst and then We will ssl
what party shall control the Government