The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-06-21

Ihe army. OF the rebellion will be scat
tered N few weeks, but they will still
exist il guerilla bands. In Missouri there
hass been no organized army in three
months, yet that State has been and is now
sufering more than ever from guerillas.
HoE long and how much did it take to de-
stroF the handful of Seminoles secreted in
the glades of florida? Years, and millions
of dollars.
IL HOt the guerilla system branded by all
nations as murderous? Well, it will ex-
ist. and how will you meet it?
Ilprepose to meet it by setting the slaves
of those men free, and setting them to hunt
them put. IApplause. Let them seek
shelter IN the swamps of Florida; send yoRr
regiments OF emsncipated slaves after them.
and they. II ontlivs them two to one. In
stead of sending my con anG nv brother
into that kind of warfare. propose to send
tbosg who will follow them as the blood :
hound follows his prey. [Applause. I
They have eyinced that they are not very
superior to US in the 6ghti ng line. knew
that before this rebellion began. laugh
ter tr z = 49, -
Il was necessary for US to show the ma
tons of the world that we could fight. In
1912 we didn't gain great deal of militia
nv reputation-nor in the Mexican war. be-
cause other nations said the Mevicans were
an inferior race; but now we have 20 show
the world that we can beat the world in
ma king money as men, and we can whip
the world as soldiers. Money why, the
more we want the more we get.
When We get these guerillas cleared out
by the use of the slaves. would like to
see ev cry traitor who has to die, die by the
ha nd of his own slave. Let the slave whom
he has oppressed do the job. A traitor to
the best Government on the earth would
find fault with the hand that strikes him
dead I? He ought to be thankful that be is
permitted to die. Laughter. The devo-
tee of slavery is human iend There is
no crime he will not commit for slavery.
Why thousand of these fellows would
march over into Kansas, and if they killed
an unarmed pioneer, or a defenceless WON
an. or little child, they claimed a great
victory. Laughter.
How would you like to see South Caro-
lima come into the Union with the same
status as she had before ? Who would like
to see South Carolina come in the Union as
she went out of it?
| have vote to cast on that subject in
behalf of Kansas, and when he who speaks
to you casts vote in favor of that, he will
never again face the gallant people of Kan
sas. ~ Applause And first, then we will
emancipate the slaves-the slaves of rebels
if you say so, for you can commence where
YOU please for l know it will result in the
freeing of every Slave State. I tried that
in Missouri. Laughter. said TO my
officers and men ''the slaves of traitors are
coufscat issued no proclamation.
Laughter.
l got to certain point in Missouri one
day with the Kansas Brigade. That night
the negroes all came into camp, and the
mex: day we all came away together I
had no time to discuss legality with the
masters. believe Congress- will pass that
law, and all You have to do is to petition
the President-brave, honest Old Abe Lin
coln-Tgreat applausel and he'll do that
thing, and, in the opinion of the speaker,
he's right anxious to do it. EApplause. I
believe, and always shall, that the reason
he modified the proclamation of the gallant
Fremont - tremendous applause] : and
that of Hunter applause was, that he
wants TO do it himself. He wants to write
the slaves all free, in his own homely style
Applause.
l have always believed that a hand strong
er than ours is protecting this country, and
will not believe that He will permit this
rebellion to close without establishing, On
every foot Of this continent, freedom-free-
dom, where he can be worshipped, and
worshipped iuteligentiy. [Applause.
We have our work to do, and no one has
a greater responsibility than the people of
New York. Cast aside your fear, your
reverence of slavery. Write upon your
banner ''Emancipate. and emancipation
follows. That done, what will restrict our
power? We will then have peace. perma
nent peace. All my efforts are pledged. all
my energies shall be exhausted to secure
the emancipation, either immediate or grad
ual, of every slave. We want freedom for
the white race and the black race. APP
clause.
Artemus Ward-His Book.
Carleton, New York, has just brought
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