Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-02

that's just what was going to sav-per
}. haps you had better finish the speech
Laughter. If there is a bruise, wea
spot, on tins rebellion, don't we owe it {
the commerce of the to1ntry and the wori
} 10 the Orphans that are being made, TO tn
widows and the wounded that are mutt
plying, TO the loyal brave who ave lyin,
down their lives, TO the humanity aroun,
US, and TO the God above US, 10 find tha
spot aud strike islp [Cheers.l
And this is sore spol-a bigger bruis'
than ever was on Joe Darrah's shin. anc
you needn't kick it half as hard as / dit
his! Excessive laughter and cheers. A
any rate, let us not expend our time anc
money, aud spill our blood in the thankles
work Of soothing and dcctoring the bruise
Don't stop to banjage i; up with Voict
interrupiiug: "Coiloii:" followed by grea,
laughter. This is the smartest audienct
| ever saw outside of Kansas. Laughter.
was nursed by a slave, and was educa.
ted and graduated in the great Democratic
party; aud now all | ask-alI that the
country asks-is that this Government
may fight the traitors to crush out the re-
bebellion, and e; slavery take care Of it.
self. Cheers aud cries Of "That's it. II
slavery lands in the way OF this rcsal,,
let il be promptly put out Of the way. II
it has vitality enough to resist the shock
of war, shall moi 9uarre with its destiny
if it be of too delicate a texture To survive
this collision of armies, | say, as the Qua
ker did, i will not quarrel with Cod
fApp!ause.
But we must remember one thing: We
cannot support our own army and the rcb-
el army loo. Three months ago my ar
my marched into the State OF Missouri,
and we found this condition of things
and ask every man, care not what ,pin-
ion he NAV have on this question Of >la-
very, to take these facls home with him
and reflect upon tLem-we found the
wises, girls, younger boys, and slaves ut
home, and all The men and older boys away
in the rebel army.
As the lamrnted General Lyon-the
gallant, oh the cllivalric Lyon! marched
through :he State, he. in carrying out the
established policy, paid that wife your
mohey-buying of her, at exorbiiant pri-
ces, oxen. sheep, and all kinds Of produce
needed for his brave army. That wife
took that money aud purchased cloth with
il, sent il to the rebel army. They have
had their slaves culiivating the farms and
raising the subsistence that supplies that
army with the food they eat. Now, don't
you see that you were in fact, by your
policy, clothing and feeding both armies
Yes" and That's sor] did not get
mucn advice or instructions from head
quarters here, but my men had some sense
and they thought had little. We'll,
what did We do?
Did We put United States gold into rab-
el elpockets? [Voice-"Not muchr'l Not
if We could nelp it. We took the traitors
corn, cheers, and his !.eef cattle, cheers
and his horse>, cheers. Vuice-"and Their
nagars." Laughter. No, for in week
they came to us themselves. Applause.
For the frs, 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, few came 10 try the h"zardous
experiment. Then those within mile
came; then those within two miles; then
those within three miles; then those with
in five miles; then oil came. Cheers. II
They tell us that the slaves do not want
their liberty, and will not come into our
army at Port Royal. The reason is obvi,
Gus. If this Government viii send the
Kansas Brigade to Beaufort, l will guar
antee that in week the slaves shall rush
TO Beaufort, bringing information from the
rebels far aud wide. [Cl,eers. All the
slaves want TO know is, that freedom is
for them, and freedom they will have
Cheers.
Suppose l go to Beaufort, and issue
such Proclamation rs was published
from ST. Louis the other day? Voice
Three cheers fur John Z. Fremont
which was heartily gwen BY the whole
crowd.
The proclamation to which l refer is
not Gen. Fremont's, wish to God it was.
| Cheers. mean that other procama-
lion, expeling the fugilives already with
our army, and saying to the others, "You
shall not come within our lines"
From the slaves in Missouri flocsinc to
our standard, received more correct in
formation of the movements of tho enc
my than from all sources beside. Cheers.
Yet this new General, rs soon as he ar
rives in the state, not content with kick
ing out the fugitives and repelling all
slaves who want 10 come, must tell us
that which is eontradic,ed by my whole
march through Missouri, that the hunted
slaves belray their llbvrators! Grateful TO
their li5erators aud faithful to us and 10 the
Government that sent us,wiih 500 fugitives
of both sexes and all ages, marching wthus
cheers |, there was not one who was will
Ing to return to slavery, and so not one
ever betrayed secret that was important
10 those who had opened to them the new
life of freedom. Loud and long cheers.
| do not believe either threats or bribes
could have induced them to act rs spies
while we were their guardians.
We cannot fight this war vigorously
without an issue. Where is the pot house
politician but knows that live issue is |
necessary, even a ward electioul Well
now where is our issuel The rebels are
fighting for slavery,..and We are fighting
for It's preservation. Voic that's it,