, 1862-07-14
GEN. Lew. WALLACE IN
WASHINGTON.
A STIRRING SPEECH
How to Conduct the War.
Employ tho Negroes and Forage on
+ the Enemy.

IN hcuneaQay 0lGQt3 Apout IL oclock-
4 number Of Indianians rendered Major Gen
eral Lew. Wallace serenade at his quarters at
the National Hotel in Washington. An IN.
usually large concourse was present On the
occasion.
After referring to the compliment Of q sere-
made and the conspicuous part borne in the
var By the Hoosier State, he proceeded to
say:
In the beginning OF this war we rested un-
a person than Jefferson Davis had published
to the world, ind had printed on the pages Of
History, tha. We were eowardly. "a voice
That isn't so.''] No, it isn't, as ne have
proved. When this war began, therefore,
when we took our banners and flung them to
tfnct resolution that It was to be the REDEEM :
tion Ct our State honor or it was to be death.
/" That's so,'' aud applause,] lind the honor
10 lead a regiment among the first to the field
Pardon me for referring to an eyent in the his
tory Of that regiment When the banners
il on the part Of M, regiment, l had them
kneel down, and with urlifted hands swear
to redeem the good name Of Indiana.
T"Good," and applause.l And they knelt
down, one and all, and took the solemn
oath. IA voice. Aud thes haye kept it.'J
Lee. tneS Hase- Louu ap plause-l -sp1 maus
weeks ago, the old flag under which We took
that oath, vas given back, and put away in
the hall from which it was taken. At Donel-
son its stripes we're shot Tagged with bullets.
[Applause.] At S1i'oh, the blue Union was
shof out Of it by she'll [Applaase-J Twas
but tattered fragment Of its tormsE self ana
its original g!o1y when given back. Wherever
no politician. [Cries Of dGaod for that,'
and :" Don't want any noW-a-days.'p Proba-
lily for a regular speech had been much
Obliged to some Of my politicA friends if they
had made it for me. ttKacp them in 1he
DARK and laughter.1 Ii j: is expected that
acter tonight, Iknow should have been
obliged for some of them to have Performed
the task for me. II touch rpoa t1em, bear
inc witness that I speak Of them not as
8 politician but as soldier, Applansc.
was at the Senate Chamber. today: They
question in agitation vas, or what at least
scencd to be tue paramount question,
''sbould the negro be used or not?'' (Criea
f"Tc5, yes" and NO. "no"] Well,
] find my audience precisely as l found the
sSG1te sg 'ugn5es a sos and s,R aRpanss Sens
You are saying. [Laughter.l A voice" Will
you give us soldiers opinion?l Yes, let me
speak about that as a soldier, 1"Good'l not
q. . politician. {tDon't want any politi-
c'ans."] He would be poor soldier, in my
Opinion, who would fill to use every element
could use it to his advantage Prolonged
and enthusiastic cheering.1 think you con
cur with mt in that at least. [Crlcs Of *Ccr.
t1in]y VIC do - "Every sensible man will.''1
NV, then. if we lind the negro befor> us, OF
around US, SIS We advance. planted there by
great deal to do with it-and we can find his
Services availab1c, would not that general
b: crazy man who would refuse to
use then? ['sMost assuredly," and ap.
plusc. So it seems to me, aud my position
lnsy be plainly stated upon that. IF by tha
comfortable; if by the services of q hand oil
negroes can relieve them of onerous duties
and hard work; if can make them available
to di. my trenches [" That's right''] and shall
not do it: [Cr;cs OF" Yes, yes. Loud ap
plausee.] Yes, and will do it. [Vociferou:
10 the death for that" Another voice" Pu1
no arms in their hands, Several voices
"oh yes, as many Us they want."] Now
then, let me speak about that [Cries Of 'Al
right now;n "You are mighty
s5od ss3c.s Doy nr-o r. acc accept il of IT, Fl
xs end atha nfs sd by ana clothed as Sy S01
and be stands bY my gallant regiment, rcliey
ing them of the hard duties have mentioned
would it be human, would it not be cruel. tt
put him into the army, in the way Of shot
and yet give linn nothing with which to defens
himself? [Cries Of i" That's Eo:'' and lou
| and continued cheering.l Ny fellow citizens
| speak as soldier all the time, recollect.
am not viewing this matter in its polititica
| aspect, for have as much prejudice agains
The negro politically, and am as much op
posed TO slavery agitation as anT OF 3on cal
oe. Yet where he can be made available, le
! us make bin so.
To every brigade would have regiment o
working uegroes-to every company woulf
| have fair complement of cooks. fApplau5e
| would feed them, would organize them
and to each one who did good service wuul,
| Al tbe end Of the war give him or her freedom
Immense cheerlng:1 Let me make one re
| been that this was war in Which We ha
| IL the advantages. Now, then, listen to m
| practical experience. tell you it has no
ncen such war Of inequality in our favor 4
| uany suppose. have visited plantations ia tn
course Of marches. / have asked, Where is th
/ looked around. I have seen his harvest tiei
| full Of sta1wart negroes. They resp his harycs
| and they put it sway as well and is careful
as if the man lad been at home and not i
the army; and what was the Tesult2 He hl
plenty to eat-a uperabundancc-some c
nance Of that Southern army. There are su{
posed to be ,O0o, 600 Of negroes, Do 80
suppose thatsJefferson Davis, If We wer
hnnb]y to him, besccching such thing, PR
posing to him: You have ,000, 900 Of o2er;
tiEes belonging to your people in the South
not molest them We will leave them upo
ycur 1arins to work, will you agree to leav
rs 100000 Of operatives home on Oh
farme, and in our shops, unmolest
ed: Do you suppose that Jefferson Day
would agree to that? [No!] Yet l
| would have to agree to it before equality
advantage was established between us. IA
pl.usel J,fferson Davis is bett'
n1arager, because he is a despera
man. IAprlausc.] Our army unon the JAM
River is said to be in danger. How true til
Is ! do dot know. hope it is fa'sc. Well,
,hat lni+ is true, and they come bac1
n,elt tha, those Of US who have been in Il
field have been tigh!int, for? To say the lea
it becomes inperillcd. Now then, what /
you think Of the legislator who "
sit in tie halls Of our Congress and
afraid to use the power Of the cover
G "Hit 'em.''l JEFF Davis early in this var i i,
pressed men. Hc was not atraid. &c S:
I tue necessity Of it, and he being bold m
c resorted to impressment We want s.
l. dlefs, and want them quickly. There Is
way to get them. In time they will come
: volunteering, but the exigencles of the n
e nent are 50 great it is dangerous to va
NElthls Congress before it adjourns and I
e time OF its adjournment, am told approach
l. will it have the courage to leave behind
r. me statute book drafting Law? I fear n
t'les they Wilt And they ought By
es means, because the time may come vi!
in every strong arm in the North and il the b
der States, too, may be required to sustain
D. government. tTrue!] We have been deal
"a in ai1ectations. Let us discard them.
nave oeen accused Of vanity hy the people
Il the Old World. All people are vain, Il
st natural that We shou}d be, Let Us
r. ca1Iy our yan't{, however, to the pe
- OF destruction. If need be, repeat 40,
rs let rs summon to the battlefield eeery i
IL IN tie land .sao can carry a gun Or stand
- meath the .fag- Loud applause.] Oh, i
be could get a little backbone into those '
ne arc governing MS. (Applause.1 II co
hut animate them to use the crest DON
Sc that God has given Us in one year the '
to results OF the prosperity he has given u.s.
could hut stimulate them to the point
courage Ehen they dare do their duty as
lg soldiers in the field dare to march to
cannon's mouth, and could induce then
: let us make scaT, that is al ask. [Ioud
sc planse. And there may be some a7oune
T. nov. Turn to them, and in the name of
- soldie1y, the regiments command, and
~ that want to be allowed the privilege, VI
IN march through secession districts, to m
ny soldiers comfortable on secession ps
IT.: nSsn llAs}Pplause. A a Voice-"remove
q lHal1esk, Buel and Mcclellan are far VI
r. tnan Mcdowell in this respect.
IL oul never again want to lead s coIum,
~ tloous LlIongn q land rich with comforts
- lo3nnes oe!ongtng to the enemy Of my g
l's elnmen. sn Mnno4t q having the privilege Of /
" soldier who follow me- IGood ~ and iT annfan fanI
1E In conclusion. nv fellow cItizene r .cT -