Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-31
a.nr-aI Lana IN Chicago.
WHAT HE TOLD THE PRESIDENT AND WHAT uE
INTENDS TO DO.

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INTENDS TO DO.
General Lane, who arrived in Chicago or
Wednesday. was enthusiastically received, his
parlors at the Fremont House being crowded
with visitors. lie made call at Camp Don
=as, where he addressed the troops On his
return to the hotel in the evening, he was sere-
naded and made speech, Of which we find tie
following extract in the Tribune:
The uppermost fact in every loyal man 5
mind was that this rebellion must be crushed
in some way. For eight long months the North
has been contaudBg against the rebels, and
what have we got ta show for il? What results
have been accompiishel-Nha advantages Oh
tanned? For eight long months the Government
has been prosecuting this war so as to hurt no
body. 1t is time some one was hurt We were
wiling enough to kiln white men in the South
and to allow them 10 be killed in the North
but we were afraid OF committing sacriicge il
we tout bed the sacred negro. (Cries of 'thau's
So. Yes. afraid to touch the sacred negro who
has caused the whole Of this trouble But let
me tell you, the Government has got over this
notion; the people have got over it, (ApplaQse
aud cries Of ives, we hayc.') We have been
permitted to discuss all questions, human and
divine-aIl questions of society, OF morals and
religion; to canvass the character of God and
the nature Of his laws, but have been forbidden
to say word about the viper Bhich las s;ung
us in our bosoms.
1t Is 30 time for talking now. bui for action
We have consumed eight months in inactivity,
have wasted three hundred millions of dollars
G,-, ti.,rc,,,.i Ii.-oe
turned this country upside down in our insane
endcavoIs to put down this Internal rebellion
and save Slavery. l tell you it can't be done,
and the Government has come to that concl l.
sion. Let ne tell you, coniidcntially, that on
Monday last they opened a new set Of books,
and came to the conclusion that if the
Unioa can't be saved and Slayery saved, then
down goes Slavery. The rebels have either
got TO submit, 10 die, or to run away. l tell
you the time has cone when play must stop
| he rebels must submit. or be sent down forth
with 10 that hell already yawning to receive
them
There are ia the South $1,000 strong and
loyal male slaves who have ftd and clothed the
rebel army, and have as good as fought upon
their side. Government now proposes that these
loyal slaves shall feed and cothe our army and
fight upon our side. The other DAY, while
was talking with the President, Old Abe said
to me, "Lane low many back men do you
want TO have to take care Of your army?'
told him, as my army would number thirty four
thousand, proposed to have lhirty-four thou
sand contrabands in addition TO my teamsse's
and %agoa,masleFs. consider every one Of
my soldiers engaged in this glOrious crusade of
Freedom IL knight errant and entitled to lis
squire to prepare his food, black his boots, load
his gun and take eff his drudgery. Vanity and
pride are necessary adjHpcts of the soldier, and
| do not propose to lower him by mental Off
ccs, nor compel him to perform the duties OF
the slave. SO, while shall elevate the slave
! by giving him his freedom and making man
QT A9l shall also elevate the soldier aud leave
him no work 10 DO but lighting. { \ VOICE in
the crowd; What are you going to do with
the uggcrs?')
The General, singing out to the owner Of the
voice, and pointing his long finger at him, re-
piled. "Ah, my friend, you are just the Elan
have been looking for. l will tell you what
l am going to do with them. l am going tC
plant them on the soil of the gulf coast; after
we have got through this war, let them stay
there and cultivate the land; have Government
extend protection to them, as it does to tho
| Indians and send superintendents and govern
Ors among them, and pay them wages for theil
labor. There could be no competition between
black and white labor" He believed, wheth
or the rebels liked the idea or not, that tn,
blacks at DO distant day would have possession
Of that Gulf country, to which they were nc