The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-07-16

tucHt VI "eiathk htElutt-to every C0mpa-
ny would have fair complement OF cooks.
Applause l would feed them, would
organize them. and 10 each one who doIgood
service. would at the end OF the war ii We
him or her freedom. .Ilmmeuse cheering.
Let me make one remark further The
common impression has been that this was a
war in which We had all the adyantaRes.-
Now. then. listen 70 M practical experience.
] tell you il has not been such war of in.
quality in our faver a. many suppose |
have visited plantations IN the course of
marches ! have asked, where i the man
OF the house. He Is In the army have
looked around ! have seen his harvest
field full of staiwaIt negroes. They reap his
harvest, and they put IL away well a. il
the man had been AZ home and not In the
army and what Was the resultg He had
plenty 10 eat-a superabandaIce-s some OF
which he was sure would come to the sus-
tenancc OF that Southern army. There are
supposed 10 be 1 900 900 negroes DO YOU
suppose that jefferson Davis. il We went
humbly % him beseeching such thing. pro
posing to him: You have 1000 900 opera.
tlves belonging to YOUR people in the South:
under our policy we may not touch them
not modest them We will leave them upon
your farms - work. will you agree TO leave
us 1000 900 OF operatives home on our farms
Ii our shops. unmo lestedy Do YOU suppose
that jefferson Davis would agree TO that
Mol Yet he would have TO agree TO 10 be-
fore equality Of advantage was established
between us. Applause jefferson Davis
IS a better manager, because he is despe-
rate man Applause Our army upon the
james River il said to he in danger. How
true that Is do not know | hope Il Is
false. Well if that i true. and they come
back. what becomes of the good Govern
menl that those of ~ sho have been In the
field have been fighting forg To say the
least, il becomes imPeriled. Now, then
what do you think oil the legislator who will
sit in the halls Of our Congress aud be afraid
70 use the power OF the Government 10 sus-
tain tLs Government. I''Thst's IL Hit
'em
Jea Davis early in this war impressed
men He was not afraid. He the ne
cessily OF IL, and he being a bold man re-
sorted 10 impressment We want soldiers.
and want them quickly. There Is a way to
get them. In time they viii como by voi-
unteering. bat tho exigencies OF the moment
are 80 great IL Is dangerous 10 wait. Will
this Congress before it adjcsrns-ani the
time st its adjournment. | am told. APP
behind on the statute book drafting iawi
| fear not ["Yes they will And vet
they ougnt by ali means. because the time
may come when every strong man IN the
North and in the Border States, toe may be
required to sustain the Government. Truell
We have been dealing in Alterations. Let
US discard them. We have been accused CT
vanity by The people Of the Old World. All
peoples are vain. IL Was natural that We
should be. Let rs not carry our vanity.
however, 20 the point OF destruction. Ii
need he. | repeat again. let Va summon to
the battle field every man in the land who
can carry gun or stand beneath the flag
Loud applause Now, then. fellow eiti-
zens, have really made you n speech, when
| did not intend to. Oh, If could get a
little back bone into those who are governing
N. Applause. If / could but animate
them 10 use the great powers that God has
given IA in one year the very results of the
prosperity he has given US. III l could but
stimulate them TO the point of courage when
they dare do their duty as our soldiers in the
field dare 10 march to the lannon's mouth,
and could induce them to let Us make rar,
that is sill | ask. Loud applause And
there may be some around Us now. turn
TO them. and in the name of the soldiery,
the regiments / command. and say that l
want to be allowed the privilege. when
march through Secession districts. to make
my soldiers comfortable on Secession prop
erty. Applause. A voice-"Remove Nc.
| Dowell"l Understand me- | would not
make war barbarous. | would cultivate ev-
ery amenity that belongs to civilized war
fare. and God knows they are few enough
| Laughter. But | never again want 10
lead a column OF troops through land rich
with comforts and Injuries belonging 10 the
enemy of nv Government without having
the privilege of giving portion Of them NJ
least to the gallant soldier who follows me
Good and Applause. In conclusion, my
fellow citizens. | say again am very CRATE
full for this honor. He retired amid great
applause.
Gen. Carey of Ohio followed.
He said that his recent journeyins through
| fifteen States had enabled him to know
something of the feeling of the people, and
he could say that. il the proper policy were
inaugurated by the Government. there would
be no necessity for conscIiption or drafting
to All the call for 300 600 troops. Mako I
the policy of the war TO put down the re
bollion NJ any sacrifice. and men and none,
enough would be forthcoming. He had found
wherever ne went. the people DESTROYS o
| conhscating the property Of Rebels, anC
using their slaves TO put down the insurrcc
ton. Tie ridicaled the practice OF releasing
Rebels. aho bad no honor, OIL parole Q
honor
Senator Lane of Indiana urged the duty o
the people 90 respond promptly. manlully
bravely. and fully 20 the Presidents call fo
mere troops lie added that. In bis iudg
menf. in order TO have prompt answer. III,
conduct Of the war must DO other than j
bad been. The Government must use eve
~ means that God and nature placed in IL
hands II necessary, be would lay waste th'
| Rebel States. ard make them as barren a
Sehara, he would suhsist our armies on tia
eouatsy Of the enemy. he would cashier an,
general officer who placed soldier 10 guar
a Rebels property aud would hand hi
name doen n eternal iafsmy.
The Hon. schuyler Colfax. alter declar
ing that a patriots duty al this crisis vas Il
throw his donbss Z, The wind. q lay his par
tialiiieS and his prejud'ces nroa the altar nj
his country. urged submission. when th
President. 10 The exercise Of his high pFero
gstive. displaced a general dear to the coun
~. OF retained general whose policy Va,
Il l.atisacc aith - wishes. lie seemed q
So a star Of promise IN the horizon, nes
policy in the conduct Of the war dssning =
The voice Of the people had spoken ia IN
Senate that das. and he believed that th
President would heel H. lie believed tina
tho war would henceforth be conducted Of
war principles. and that loyal soldiers VII.
had left harry homes % expose themsei.e
an1 % forfeit their lives Ia the service 0
Their caaatry. would no loaseF be deiaiie'
- guard the property ol Rebels Who yer
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