Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-11-15

to represent JEFF. Davis confederacy
If had been the government, [ would
have tied an ordinary sized grind
around each one Of their necks and
cast them over into Boston harb0r,
where John Hancock, Samuel Adams
or their friends, a long time ago, threw
some boxes Of tea. Slidell is worse
man than Mason, because he has more
sense. Slidell has lived for thirty years
by forgery, false swearing, lying and
stealing, but John Slidell bears on the
side of his head a face that the Al
mighty put there as an advertisement,
that 20 judge Of human nature in Eu-
rope or America might ever mistake
him for an honest man. Laughter.
All through his speech he showed
that the rebels intended to break up
the government, no matter who was
elected. This was Breckinridge's plan
We had as many as four candidates
III the field, two years ago to-day, and
were all canvassing and talking about
the Presidential election. I Iconfess to
You candidly that if Breckenridge and
Lane had been elected, as fortunately
for the country they we're not, we
should not have had this war Why
10 I say 50? They boast at the South,
i'll their speeches, since the last PreSi-
dental election in the leading papers
and in private conversations, that If
Breckinridge had been elected, they
intended to 90 on and take charge Of
and administer the government as peac-
ably to all Appearances as it had been
administered in former days; they III
tended to put the armories at Spring
field and Troy, and the military and
naval establishments everywhere thro'-
out the United States, to making pis-
tolS, sabres, swords, cannon, cartridges,
lron-clad steamers, war vessels and
transports Of all kinds, Notifications on
the Southern coast, 50 that at the close
ot the four years in 1864, or before
that time, they could seize upon what
ever money there might be in the treas
ury, declare the Union dissolved, the
government no longer in existence, and
the South independent. That was their
plan, and they now boast Of it. You
may thank God, as | do, that their
@ uoNe' WAS @ not ,. sncceSSl,l--5na' . a better
man was elected than ever John &.
Breckenridge was ever capable of max
ing, unless he was made over again,
,,I 7 L. y Il + !
ty to know that he would not under
take that sort of a lob. TPeals Of
laughter.
He cxcoriated the northern s,,n,no-
+l;,,o,., with ,o1,;o
=, ~ 'V-' '''o,' - '''' ''''o ''!o''
u'eS never forget II they heaFd 1t. 10
the peace men be said:
ooh, it is time we lad . noace ;, sav
these men. How are Won to have .
peace? T know the Sonth and tho
Southern leaders. and Won never can
treat with them except upon terms that
will disgrace and degrade the loyal
States. IF there is ncace. thew will
have it ali their own way, and conncI
YOU to come to their terms IF we ara
to have treaty Of peace we are to
fight for it anl CONQUER q peace. 7 am
for doing that. TCheers
IT, oo,,,,,,; ~. :.
Ae D'"' i''"'''9 o' ''l9 bogus he0'faA-
~ OF EA8lahd, and illustrates:
| sent the Qneen of England mes
sage the other day-priyate and conf
dential-5y 4 merchant going abroad
to London. [ told hin to go to Wind
sor Castle, give he: my best respects,
and tell her that I had known in'livid.
nails in America, and whole neigl,bor-
hoods, u make Il comfortable living by
just minding their own business. Much
merriment I told him to give the
Queen the anecdote of the Dutchnan
at the battle of New Orleans, as it ex
actly covered the case.
They had Tennessee Dutchman at
the battle Of New Orleans-an honest
man, not a professor Of relirion. not =
christian bv prof cs,i,r hut he had lnarn-
ed from his parents that General Wash
nrton was \ man of faitb and nravo,.
and never went into hattla ,r;,Eon ut
making it the subject of PRAYER: and
he thonyht he would do ike Gnnaral
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