The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-02-07
GEN. jim LANE IN CHICAGO.

tue lfcmOnt uOubc OH tne tTTiNhi W
Gen. Lane, and hand-shakiug soon
become a popular movement Of the
people. Mrs. Lane who is thorough
~ imbued with the views OF the
General, also received large num-
Der of calls from the ladies Of Chi
cago. Many members Of General
Lanes staff arrived during the day,
ard added to the popular enthusi'
as,n
Gen. Lane visi,ed Camp Douglas
and inspected the various regiments
quartered there. On his return he
found an immense crowd waiting
for him, and he was Obliged to make
speech. We clip brief report oi
his
SPEECH AND PROGRAMME.
The General expressed his pro
found gratitude for the reception and
tho ardor and enthusiasm manifest.
ed. However much he might be
delighted, he appreciated the fact
that this enthusiasm was not on &C
connt OF jim Lane but the fact that
Jim Lane WAS the advocate Of crush
ing out tile rebellion 80 that We
| 4 T. ~, thpr
The uppermost fact in every 10y
al mans IN nj wAs that this rebel
lion must be crushed in some way.
He knew there was not - loys, mlu
tr, sent who was unwilling TO lay
down his own life. and sacrifice cv.
en- his own family to accomplish this
result. There WAS no resolution So
strong among all true patriots aS
that demanding that the rebellion
must be put down so as to stay down.
The curse OF slavery has been agi
tated long enough, and it must nov
no radically cured. For eight long
months the North has been contend
ing against the rebels, and what
have we got tn show f,rlt What
results have been accomplished -
what advantages obtained? For
light long months the Government
has been prosecuting the war so ss
to hurt nobody 1t is time some
,nc yus hurt. We arc very willing
10 kill whits men in the South aud
to allow them to be killed IN the
North, but we were afraid OF com
uniting sacrilege if Te touched the
sacred negro. (Cries OF that's 60. ,
Yes, afraid to touch the sacred he
gro who has CAUSED the whole o
, this trouble. But let ma tell yor
the Government has got over ihi:
notion, the people have got over il:
and | think | can certify that ihi'
crowd have got over it. (Applsns'
and cries Of yes. We have.O w,
have been permitted to discuss a.
questions human aid d vine. a.
questions OF society, of mora 8 anC
religion, to canvass the character %
God and the nature of his laws, b.
have been forbidden to say a wog,
about tho viper which has stuug u
III out bosoms.
1t is no time for talking now, bu
for action. We have consumed ina
ny months in inactivity, have vast
ed three hundred millions OF dollar
and sacrificed twenty. five thousan
lives. and turned this country upsid
down in our insane endeavors {
put down this Internal rebellion an
save .lsvrry. | tell you it can't b
done, and the Government has com
to that conclusion. Let me tell you
confientislly, that on Monday las
they opened new set of books an
c,ine to the conclusion that il tn
Uni n can't be saved and SLAYER
saved, then down goes slavery. TIL
rcbu!s have either got to submit,
die or to run away. tell You tn
time has come when play must stoI
The rebels must sutmit or bo 81,
down forthwith to that he'll alreai
yawning to receive them.
The desrabl- consuInmatio n W,
efec'ed by com ,'rouIise. The RAJ
zeal m,n agreed that the conscrv,
tive men should carry on the ",
according to their lotions for eigl
months, provided they were allow,
the next eight. The time is up f
the conservatives, and they no
hand the war and it's conduct ov
be 10 the radicsls, and every conserv
tive man should now extend Il
same encouragement and suppo
which we gave to them in the pro
ecution Of their method.
sr There are in the South GS0 OF
u streng and loyal male slaves wi
a, had ted and clothed the rebel arm
Is and nv, as good HI fought up'
~ :heir cid. Government now pr
', poses that these loyal slaves shs
iced and clothe our army and fig
a. upon our side: The other day, us
a was talking with the President, o
n. Abe said to me, "Lsne, how maj
be black mon do you want to take Gu
d of your army 2" told him as u
en- army would number "a, 900, pr
posed to have thirty-four thousa
contrabands in add tion to my teal
atera and wagon .mastors / cOnsi