Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-07-26

front ["That's the true doctrine" and
applause. But to every bridge
would have regiment OF working ne
groes-to every company I woul! have
a fair complement of cooks. [Applanse.
| would feed1hem, / would organize
them, and to each one who did good
service, | would at the end of the war
give him or her freedom. Immense
cheering
HOW SLAVE LABOR sUsTAINs THE REBEL,
The common impression has been
that this was war III Which we had all
the advantages. Now, then, listen to
my eractic;h experience. tell You it
has not been such q war OF Inequality
Ill orr favor as many suppose. have
cheS. | have asked, Where Is the
man of the house? H. is in the army.
have looked around. [ have seen
bis harvest tie.i full Of Stalwart ne grocs.
They reap his harvest and they pnt it
away as we'll and AS carefully aS if the
man had been at home and not iii the
army; and what was the result? He
ilat plenty to eat-i Superabundance
SOME Of WhlcI he was sure would
come to the su$tciilaucc of that South
ern army. There are supposed To be
100000 Of negroes. Do you suppose
that jefferson Davis, if We went ham
bly, to him beseeehirg such 4 thing,
proposing to him: You have 1000,
600 Of operatives belonging to your
people iii the South; under our policy
we may not touch lhem-I,nt IN hest
them. We will leave them upon yolr
farms to work, will you agree to leave
us 4.oOO,G0O of operatives home on
oar farms, i'll our shops, unnolested :?
Do you suppose thai Jefferson Davis
would agree to that: NoI Yet he
would have to agree to it before equali-
ty of advantage was established be-
tween us. Applanse.] jefferson Da-
viz is q better manager, because be is
a desperate man. Applause.
THE POWER oFTHE GOVERNMENT MUST
BE ExERTED.
Now, then, what do you think of the
legislature who will sit in the halls Of
our Congress and be afraid to use the
power Of the Government. [''That's
It,. 'IIst 'em.' JEFF: Davis, early
ill this war, impressed men. He was
not afraid. He saw the necessity of it,
and he, being bold man, resorted to
We want soldiers, aud
WALT them quickly. Th re IS a way to
get them. In time they Will com. by
but the ex;gences of the
are so great it is dan serous to
wait. Will tins Congress, before 1t
adj NrnS-and the TING Of its a ioprn-
nelt, | am toll, Apprenticeship ii
have the courage to leave behind on
the statute book a draitn1g law? | tt:i
not. Yes, they will And yet
they ought, by all means, because tie
tsne may come when every strong arm,
i'll the North, and in the Border States,
too, may be required to sustain the
Government. True j We have been
dealing in atfectations. Let Us discard
them. We have been accused of vani-
t., by the people of the Old World
All people are vain. It was natural
that we should be. Let US not carry
our vanity, however, to the point of
destruction. II needle, Irepeot again
let Us SuasDaoA to the battle tteki, eye,y
nun IN the tu,ad ayho Gun curry q ga.
or sta.d beneutA the .taAy. [ Loud ap-
plau>e-
NV, then, citizens, / have
really made you ! speech, when did
not intend to. On, If | could get a
little backbone into those who are
governing us. Applause. Ii | could
but animate them 10 use the great pow
erS that Col has given lis III one year
the very results. of the prosperity be
has given us. II [ coald but stimulate
them To the point of courage when
they dare do their duty as or <ollieis
Ill tile field dare to march to the con
nnn's mouth AND I COULD IN
DUCE THEN 70 LET Us MAKE
VAR, THAT'S ALL | ASK L nd
An4 there may De some
around Us now. | turn In them, aad III
the name Of the Soidlerv, the reg me It's
| command, and say that I aoaltt to be
GItoaced The prictlsge, aehen I nsafch
through S2csss5op uistricts, tn NUKE
my soldiers comfortable on Secession
property. Applause. A vaice-''Re-
move McDowell"l Understand me.
| would not make war barbarous. |
would cultivate every amefiity that be-
longs to civilized warfare, and God
knows they are few enough. Laugh
tel. Bat | never again want to lead
a column of troops through aland rich
with comforts and luxuries, belonging
to the enemy Of my Government, with