The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-09-27
EMPoRIA, Kansas, SATURDAY sEPTEMBER 81. 1862 :

this the loyal people of the North give not
only absolute property, but their own lives,
and the lives of those most dear to them. |
| Cheers. To them their loss can never
be repaid. How, then, can such distinc-
tons be entertained? And how can We, in
making war upon country, protect its vital
interests ?-separate it into parts, aud for
thesake of protecting the property of class.
forego our greatest advantages Such a
policy would carry within itself the ele
ments of sure defeat, and the real Unionists
of the South are ready for the sacrifice. Nor
do share in the belief that there is large
body of Unionists in the South. In my in
/ dividual experience have found them few;
and in the progress of the war they have
been fast decreasing. The danger which
has attended the avowal of Union senti-
ments, the uncertain protection which we
have been able to give them, the certain
] seventies of the Confederate Government,
the unexpected length to which the rebels
have been able to protract the struggle, to-
gether with neighborhood friendships and
interests, have carried away many who in
the beginning maintained their allegiance to
the Union. In the whole valley of Virginia
I do not remember to have met a Union
man, and certainly not one Union woman.
Laughter. This element of their strength
must not be moderated. It serves to show
how thoroughly the feelings of the South
are in this contest, and leaves no doubt as
to what will be the training of the growing
generations. Not only were the people not
DESTROYS of returning to the Union, but they
J did not entertain the idea in any shape
their only coniectures were as to the man
ner in which the separation would finally be
effected. / do not think that our Northern
people realize how many years the South
: had been9reparing for this struggle.
t The advent of the Natchez in Charleston
barbor with Jackson's proclamation and her
ready batteries, checked it for a time in
South Carolina, where there was then a
J strong body of men with Union sentiments
strong enough TO have the consistency OF
a party, and with its representative organs.
/ Then quite young man, was among the
| Unionists enrolled with a view to service
I under MIR. Poinsett, then the acknowledged
D head of the party in that State. mr. Cal
houn died defeated rebel chief, but he left
, legions of young men devoted to disseminate
his principles-young men growing up in
) the faith of the principles to the establish
ment of which this generation has been con-
e secrated in the South. We are at war with
/ people who have been educated to believe
they are contending for their liberties; they
= are carrying on this contest with unity and
0 determination; their armies have acquired
: the solidity and consistency of regular
4 troops. To reduce such rebellion will re-
: qrire the utmost exertion of our force, and
: the immediate use of every advantage which
r naturally falls to our share in the contest
f Their determination to obtain success is
: unconquerable. To subdue them, their
designs must be made impossible; and the
# unity which gives them strength must be
ours also. Cheers.
o To secure this unity, we must rouse our
!, selves to extraordinary exertions. Not only
e must every possible means be used to dam
d age the enemy in the field, but we mus
= guard vigilantly against the enemies in oul
}, midst. Cheers. While you have been
g Loyalty occupied in the defense of the coun'
n try and sending your voters to the field, the
l pro-slavery party has been stealthily and
g busily employed in organizing to control
: the elections and to secure a victory o.
, which they already feel assured. To coun-
e teract them you must labor-you must
: make it a matter of individual labor, in OF.
. der to give this force of unity to the work
: before us; and every vote deposited in the
: ballot box tells as surely on the contest as
9 blood-stained musket left Oh the field The
o endurance and steady courage of our sol
}. diers must be supported by united public
J. opinion at home, and when some brilliant
II victory flashes across the clouds of war, LEI
l a responsive glow light up the undivided
:. hearts of the North. Loud cheers.
We might make concessions and give W
Il advantages. if our contest was for this gen
n Grafton only. If we were contending fol
] ourselves only, we might compromise or lei
e it go. Individual prosperity could be east
it Iy secured here or elsewhere where peace
It the long line of generations yet to come in
: whose interests we fight this battle
i Cheers. We cannot say. latter US the
J. ieluge," but must take the time with all its
S obligations. Our soldiers go to the FIELD
J, with no short aims. Their hopes are no
e placed upon temporary success of battle
. and the impulses which govern them are
IS not those only of personal fame. Remem
# Der how small their chance for it is. NJ
q such considerations would have carried
e them from their little home circles, where
II each absence makes horrible blank. I'm
! PEELED alone by generous patriotism, they
y fight for their country's future-not it,
= presen. or theirs; they have other re
e ward than the glory and safety of the coun
n try. Such men | have seen in the field
o | know how cheerfully they bear hardship
d how silently they accept wounds anc
1t death.
II Go to the graves of these honored dead
e and tell them the flag they loved floats Owe
# their regiment upon some glorious field
d will their sleep be disturbed Tell then