The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-06

Outy hHlou .ouu WouuN ~
offered up enough blood to this holoch.
and 90 has every other State. And |
thank God our Government is satisfied
that the war has gone along far enough
in that direction. Who feeds this rebel
lion? four million slaves. Take from
that side and put them on This side. Ap
plause II they were mules YOU would
do it IN minute. And yet i think a
man is worth more to the enemy than
mule.
One of the CABINET Ministers asked me
the other day how many slaves could
probably use in ooluna of 81, 1000 meu
| replied 34,ooO-beside the leamsterS.-
| told him | wanted to see every colder a
knight errant. and tehind him his squire,
10 d. all his work, go that / may use the
soldier just to shoot traitors, and send
them 10 that home prepared for them
from the beginning, l would like to
have the rel els killed by a gentleman
Let the soldiers 90 or with their killing
and the squires go on with their bury
And il the squires get guns. | don't pro-
pose to punish the negro if he kills a trai.
tor. Now / may loose my standing in
the Church. but l tell you take stock in
every negro instruction, and | don't
care how many there are. If they don't
want to be XII eddy negroes. let them lay
down their arms. -
The new Secretary Of War has turned
over new leaf. 4 healthy public SEN
t;mcnt. created by God himself, compel.
ed that statesman to publish to the army,
"Ienceforth your business is TO attack.
pursue and destroy the enemy" No
mors taking oi the oath; no more swear.
ing in the ratllesnake. Why, to my GER
tain knowledge. the rebels over here in
Missouri have been sworn over Eve times,
and they are ratllcsrakes yet! The true
way to close this rebellion is TO delach the
four million slaves. A man says, 'Lane. il
you do that won't you make them .tree?"
Great Godl what terrible calamity Ev.
cry elave within this Government is Ics.
tined to be free: God has SO determined.
Applause.
Gen. Lane tten fully answered the
question that the liberation Of the slaves
would work injustice to the Northern la.
borsr. Instead of diminishing wages il
would increase them.
The chains are to be stricken from eve.
ry limb. Freedom is to be the battle.
cry from North 10 South. from East 10
West.
The negroes are much more intelligent
than | bad ever supposed. have seen
them come into camp occasionally look
ing down as though slaves. By and.by
they begin to straighten themselves. throw
back their shoulders, stand erect, and
soon look God straight in the face. They
are the most al, ctiorale, impulsive, do
nestle beings in the world. No one loves
mother, wife, children. more than the ne.
gro, and they are an altogether smarter
people tlan we give them credit for-I
mean, we Denocra,sl
Alter long days march. after getting
supper for the men. after feeding and
CLEANING the horses.' have seen them
out, just back Of the tents, drilling. And
they take to drill as child takes to i,e
mothers milk. They soon learb the slel
soon learn the position of tie step, soon
learn tie position Of The soldier aud the
manual of arms. You can SEQ that in the
innermost -ecesses OF their souls the "de
vil is in them" Gen, Washington did
not lie when he said his negroes fough
as well as white men. Gen. jackson did
no. lie when he paid that noble comp'i
ment to his black soldiers at New Orleans
Give them chance, put arms in theiI
hands, and they will do the balance of lht
fighting in this war.
So terrific is the crime OF these traitor,
| care not who involves them in ruin anC
death. Let us teach them treason agans
this Government is crime against God al
well as against man. care not wheth
er the punshment is Inflicted on the bat
lie field. on the gallows.or from the brusl
by the negro. Dealhl death that crush
es ont this terrible rebelion!-lsl ou
children remember that the punishment o
treason is dealhl
Why see here. it almost unmaus I'M
to hear people talk about the "constitu
IiOusl rights" of States in rebellion, o
States outside Of the Constitution. TIL
constitutional rights" Of South Carolina
Great God! | wonder how long it vii
be before Kansas is called upon to reIur
: a fugitive slave to South Carolina, to Mis-
souri,. When the Kansas man Is cale,
upon TO return q slave let him remembe
, the five hundred and seventy dead an,
wounded at Springfield now charged u
10 the account OF the State Of Missouri
Do you love Kansas, love your vile au
home2 See to it that Missouri is free =
, If you lows these things sre to il lha
there is not slave left there thirty day
, hence.
There is this Cherokee country dow
there. We want Kansas a square Stott
with as much front north and south a
+ east and west. The Cherokee counlr
II Just gives us that. II there are slave
) there they must be treated as we trea
them il Missouri. Then add that terri
tory to Kausss. and we can raise our ow
, cotton and carry on our own manuiactc
ries: and if, hereafter our children ar
9 struck with the secession disease, the
. can seceds and sustain themselves.
8 I believe it 10 the business Of Kansa
9 erciUsivsly with the gallant assistance @
: Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, and o'hsr State
!. soon TO be represented here. to free a
= slaves west Of the Mississippi. Oh. .whs
thrill Of delight would run through tn
:. counkrv to hear Kanaaa daclara that nai