Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-05-14

breed treason against the Government,
and seek with bloodshed its overthrow, as
some other bad citizens have done in that
Great Republic over the way. Hear, and
applause. Mr.. O'Brien does not believe
in the honesty of our President on the
slave question; | am not surprised-for L
have been long enough in this country to
know that there is a large party in the
land who would not believe any good of
America or the Americans, even though
the Angel Gabriel whispered it in their
ears. Laughter. The more we try to
please you, the less We appear to succeed.
But what can we expect when the Satur-
day Review lands Burnside's expedition
in the mountains of Western Virginia
laughter and the Times makes the
Confederate army march from Richmond
to Bunker's Hill in one night Laugh
ter Older than ourselves we have tax
en- your advice-Dr. Russell gave you the
text to ridicule and laugh at our raw re-
cruits- as Sotheron says in Lord Dun
dreary-he seems to have been as mad on
the American question as Welsh wabbit.
Laughter. You took it up and told us,
that to make soldiers out of farmers, and
tradesmen, and mechanics, and fisher
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accepted your counsel, Europe poured in
upon US hundreds of her best artille-
ry, cavalry and infantry officers, who
bursting with the love of liberty, were
anxious to give Union battle; look at
McClellan's staff, composed of brave gen
erals, bold princes and future kings, who
already have cried 4 BOURBON A HAVE
LOCK and let slip a hundred regiments,
to sweep the mailman from his throne
[Applause By this time there is not
even one Richmond in the field. Drill,
you said; we have drilled.
Why do you wait so long, then? you
asked. We are drilling, we replied
And | now point you to the million of
drilled men that cover battle line of two
thousand miles. Your mob, again you
said, your mob never will give up Mason
and Slidell. The mob did give up the
traitors, and furthermore received the
British officers at Boston, who were sent
to wage war against US, with almost roy
al welcomed Applause. You said, you
have no money and we will not lend you
shilling. Gentlemen, lce ncUer asked you
for a shilling. Hear, hear. And, as
observed on a preyions occasion, the only
real cause Oe hare yet giUen yoH for breaking the
blockade a0as taking up the entire Federal loan
in our oacni land, ,oilkot e0en consulting Mr.
Sampson Of the Times, Baron RothSchiLd, or
the London Stock Exchange.
You said it was impossible to blockade
our ports. Gentlemen, there never was
a blockade so etfectual, because there nev-
er was war so extensive, or people so de-
termined, or administration so strong !
There is no cathartic sufficiently power
full to remove the stones from the ruined
harbor of Charleston, until the Federal
Power chooses to exercise its clemency
again. The: Times Russell now admits
the power of our navy, which you have
ridiculed, and thinks, where 100000 of
bales of cotton are locked up, which, if
let loose, would command three pieces,
and where all the simple necessaries of
life are $50 per cent. above the market,
the blockade must be effectual. Fosters
scorching rebuke to Gregory in the Com.
mons, has made more ridiculous than ev-
er the Irish Champion of Treason. You
said that the North and South would new
er come together! Wait little longer
You said, Republican Institutions had
failedl Already the passport system is
abolished, the political prisoners have
been released, martial law superseded by
the Civil Government. and the placid
Ocean of Peace is gradually replacing the
waves of War, so that when the
sunlight of Union shines upon it, there
will be reflected back from the CLASSY
mirror myriads of faces from happy,
people. Applause
You never will know the herculean en-
ergies we have displayed. Let me paint
the picture in my own way. We have
nine armies, under nine Generals, COM
posing force equal to nine Waterloos, a
dozen Austerlitzes, two Moscows, and lar
ger than all the forces of all the nations
that gave battle at Crimea. Oh. To
give you the idea of its magnitude, will
change the battle ground.
Old England shall represent New Eng
land; and all Europe shall be the field of
action. Time of preparation, six months;
all our own. With the sympa-
thies of England and the world against us,
we have placed 10000 men under Gen.
Butler, at Cronstadt; 10000 under Gen.
at Hamburg; 10000 under Gen.
Burnside, at Amsterdam; 10000 under
Gen. Halleck, at Odessa 10000 under
Gen. Hunter, blockading Vienna on the
Danube; 10000 under Gen. Buell. at
Trieste; $4,000 under Gen. Grant, at Mar |
sellies; 10000 under Gen. Banks, OH the |
Belgian coast; leaving some 100000 un- |
der Gen. McClelland, ON the French shore, |
lfter crossing the Potomac of the Chan |
neL Hear, hear. The distances in my |
picture are not so unequal, although pop |
fortresses and languages are diff |
terent. Remember that England is the |
point from which take my sketch Aus
.ralia is the California, is the California. |
With another Union army for the Pacific
'hore. All those points protected, we
nave England still to represent the great
Union party in our Northern country,
With five millions more of armed men.
'eady to plunge into battle in defense of
he nations life. Loud cheers.
In America, as well as in England. there
5 an uncoiled spring of magnetic intelli-
,ence, that, when set in motion, could on
y be surpassed in granduer by the artil-
cry batteries of Heavenl Applause. II
he next mail will bring you startling in
diligence. Let me foreshadow the plan
If aetion-the battles are already fought
If reverse were possible in one point,
Iictory triumphs in another. The Geor-
,ians lost their mail arrangements some
ime ago, and now they have had their
water works cut off. Loud laughter l.
it is nolaughing matter; were
'ou citizens of Savannah. to be shut off
rom all communication from your fellow
nen, renewed laughter, who have al
eady began to contemplate the terrible
Itrocities so viyidly pictured by Arrow
mith, the reliable correspondent for the
london Times, of 81 Railways and revolv-
rs in Georgia" Laughter andapplause.
Savannah is down, Charleston is taken,
dobile occupied by Unionists, New Or
cans besieged. and Memphis occupied
rwo weeks after the fall of Fort Henry,
Fort Donelson, the occupation of Clarks-
lille and Nashville, the evacuation of Co
umbus, that Mantua of the West lcheersl
nd Norfolk under the Stars and
tripes % Beauregard, the hero of forti-
cations, has become the hero of evacua-
ions; Pillow keeps up his Mexican repu-
ation by cutting his way-ttrOugh the for
u, at the first smell of blood, laughterl
'hile the battle of Floyd's RIM tlauphterl