Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-10-08
War Speech of Gen. John a. Logan

Cur Springfield dispatches have men
toned war speech delivered at Carbon
dale by Gen. John \. Logan The Carbon,
dale Times gives the following report OF
the speech, which t says was the best of
his life, and drew forth rounds OF applause
from his hearers:
These are times that demand the most
heroic energy aud undaanted bravery
Every patriot in the land is called upon 10
come to the rescue of his country and DO
his part in this struggle. ana tae man who
fails TO lend his influence and energies in
this crisis, who fingers while liberty biectlss
is worthy Of q traitors doom. This is a
fearful war, the influence ot which will be
felt for ages. 1t IS a struggle between
might, between republiean nism auil anarchy.
Ii Is too late now to inquire nI.o tie eaus
e. that brought on the war-the fav Of
compromise has long since ended-it is by
the sword, the bullet and the bavonet that
this great national difficulty is to be set
tied. We have q cunning and powerful
foe with which to contend-he is still in
fearful earnest, and has been all the while
the die is east, the government must be
preserved. 1t may cost millions Of blood
and treasure, but we must conquer The
world is looking with anxious hearts to the
result of this war, the prayers of the
down-trodden portion of the Old World
are ascending to God for the preservation
Of this Union-the hope of the world
All things else sink to insigniligance com
pared with the solution Of this problem
X x y
But there are scmc who say 81 can't 90
this war is to free the niggerl' This
charge is not worth attention; but although
no such object is contemplated in the pros
cutlon of this war, yet the negroes arc
getting free pretty fast 1t is not done by
the army, but they are freeing themselves,
and IT the war continues five years not II
slave viii be left in the South Now, let
me say to those who are anxious about
the interests Of slavery, If you wish sla-
very, if you wish slavery to continue, join
the army and help us to whip the rebels
quick; and there will possibly be few
old stumps left; If not then slavery must
go. Now, my principles on this question
are, IL the master Is engaged in tue at
tempt to overthrow this Government. take
the lives of our people and desoIate our
homes, and the slaves get free, it's none Of
my business 1t is q family quarrel in
which ! shall not interfere If the ques-
ton was presented to me rs to which
should live, the Union or slavery, should
say the Union, with my last breath The
Union is worth everything. If the sacri-
fee OF a million men were necessary to
| the salvation of this government, and
nothing else would save It, and | was the
arbitrator Of Its destinics, would consign
| the million TO death--and die with them
l am for a vigorous prosecution of this
war--to do this we must have men, and
thousands of them IF necessary, would
call out every able-bodicd man IN the 10y
al States-turn the government over to
our mothers, wives and daughters lwould
give those VINO wanted to 20 an opportu-
nifty, II those who did not want to 90,
would make an opportunity for them.
would make them fight for the government
| l would stretch thearmy from the Atlantic
to the Rocky Mountains, and, then with
fixed bayonets and solid phalanx | would
give the order, Forward, march !! to the
Gulf of Mexico. Every man | met, who
was willing to fight for the government, |
would place musket in his hands, let him
fan into the ranks, and to every one who
did lot, ! would give the order, Double
quick time, march / would drive every
one Of them before me, and those who
would not submit, when we reached the
Southern boundary line, | would pitch
head and heals INTO the Ouff "