The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-10
Gen. wilcox I'm Detroit

| A STRONG SPEECH BY TRIED AND TRUST,
/ SOLDIER.
Gen, Wilcox, who was captured, in
generated, and released by The Rebels
| with Gen. Corcoran, net with hearty
welcome at Detroit on Wednesday last
iiemade very interesting speech, bu
We have room only for the following ex
tracts:
Gen. w. said that large numbers o.
Southern people linen women. and child
ren-for no other ernie than supposed
loyalty to the country and Constitution Of
their fathers, we're incarcerxted in dun
geons, and treated even worse, if possible
than they had been. The masses of the
people South would gladly recognize and
return so the Union, but so closely are
they held in bondage and terror that no
demonstrations of their loyalty can be
made. They are thoroughly enslaved
through fear, to JEFF. Davis, Robert
Toombs, Howell Cobb, and others, men
whom they now and always have thor
oughly hated and despised.
Said Gen. Wilcox, the South is fight
| ing for the most absolute despotism On
the face of the earlh-freedom of speech,
freedom of the Press, and even freedom of
thought through the secret ballot is en-
tlrely, aud always will be, denied. They
hate free government, they hate free
schools, colleges, and Institutions Of
learning. and they intend to wage an etern-
al warfare against them all. They desire
| a strong Government-an iron clad Gov
eminent. It's foundation is to be that
scaiy, shiny monster, Stauery--thot mean.
hydra-hedded monster, Slapery; and its
cap that scum Of creation, Southern chir-
airy. knor .f ahnt speak. IAape
talked ruth these men. and termed their
uters. / am D,mrrot, aud / say
upon This issue i1e Democrats can grasp
and Join hands mtM the AJohtiontsts.-
This war is crushing Slavery, and will
continue TO crush it until its vitality is
gone; aud / cry, Amen! 1 go for the
President and "a killing policy. He is
right, and / viii stand by him 50 long as
he carries the flag. / spoke these senti-
ncnts in Washington, and the Senators
and Representatives told me that that
was just what the people wanted. Now,
my friends. let US close the books for the
past year, forget all, and open new books
for the new year, and 20 at them with .
will-wlth gunpowder and shot--and this
wretched. unholy Rebellion will be crush
ed, and its authors consigned to death
and ihiamy.
Let us not underrate their power. They
can bring 1000, OO0-yes, 400, 600
men into the field. They take all trom
10 to 90, and then each regiment is pro-
vided with from rs to loo negroes, which
aggregates M immense ditch-digging,
cooking, aye, fighting force. These men
are better organized and better drilled
than our own. They keep their regi-
ments full, and thereby make great gain
over US. When one dies or is killed, an
other is drafted and put in his place.
Now let me bring this theory before you,
Let me urge upon those who enlist to 90
into tie old regiments. You will fnd
the position every way more advantageous.
Thus. many Of them have gained ma
tlonal renown. This you will share with
them. You have men at your side who
have experience, and from them, as well
as your officers, you learn vonr duty
1t gives you confidence when engag j
ing in the bloody strife; aud this is
great thing. The Rebels understand this,
and act upon it.
In the South they have town organiza-
tions to aid in carrying on the warn
furnishing men and means, and more es-
pecially hunting out those whom they re-
gard as inimical to the rebellion. these
existed before the aE, and
by them they are enabled to control pub
lie opinion. Here is an example, for US.
lie. as act upon it. We have traitors
here, in our very City Of Detroit. Let
US have organizations to watch them-to
spot .then-to put them out. Every day
there are thousands Of messages streaming
over Mason and Dixon's line to the enc
my from Northern traitors. We must
make up our minds that the last drop of
blood must be spilled, and the last dollar
spent to put down this rebellion. You
rich men must give your money; and We
soldiers will give our lives to crush it. Is
this not right? IL your money Of more
value to you than our lives to us. The
enemy are full Of hatred and rancor. We
must return it with interest. am in fa-
vor of civilized warfare: but when they
outrage every principle Of civilization,
We must give them touch Of their own
mode Of warfare. They have taken TWEEN
ty-nine of Pope's officers and confined
them in dungeon. Your own Williams
is thus served. He is compelled to eat
his famine ra.ions out Of his fingers, and
wipe them with his hair. | feel that i
hate these men--l think | ought to hate
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