The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-10-31

foodl For six months your commission.
ed officers were fed on pigs. The provis-
ions were brought in aud put into truughs
and then distributed by them upon the
table. Exhibiting n small wooden
spoop.1 There, my friends, is my knife,
and fork and spoon. I shall take Il home.
Each of US had similar ohc. made
IL, II was that or nuibing. When we
arrived at Fortress Monroe the first cup
and saucer, and perhaps tho first knife
and fork that these gentlemen hud used
Tor six months, was furnished by cur ven.
craole relative, Uncle Samuel.
At tho conc nsioG Of Gen, Prcntss'
speech. Captain Gregg, Of the 18th ILL.,
nois, who went into the war q z.alcu.
Democrat. was introduced aud thus de-
scribcd hmseln
You see before YOU = man. who, TWEEN
ty six years ago, left his native land be-
yond the seas, the green isle of Erin, 20
come TO this c,urtry To enjoy tho privi.
lcgcs he could rot fird in hat county,
Since he had been in this country he had
.enjoyCd those privileges to the full, and
when his adopted country, which had
showcred upon him so many blessings,
WAS threatened by her enemies, he had
Drawn his sword IN her defense.
llu afterwards declared himse!. on the
conduct of tho wat ss follows
The war must be carried on differently
Ths Uuion must and shall be Ircsorvcd
whether the "niggcr" is preserved OF not.
Immense applause. Why, the rebels
spit upon your Constitution. I hear II
said up here, "you must stand by the
Constitution" IL you should hang
Wendell Pnillps and all the other Abo-
litionists tomorrow, JEFF Davis wouldn't
thank you fr il. WAY, re are all A bo-
l;tonists. Prolonged cheesing.l | tell
you I've been through tho mill, and wioh
that every secession sympathzcr in tho
North had to go through the same mill.
! wish they were compelled to 90 over
the tour have. You NAV take my head
for football if they didn't change their
notions. IL IL were necessary TO free
every negro in the South to save this
Union would do it. (Loudc hcering.)
Capt Gregg was succeeded by Col
Lynch, who thus declared himself,
hardly need tell you that I have al
ways been a strong, uncompris.ng Dem
ocrot | have been an apologst for the
southern people. l pronounced the sto-
rites Of their crucltics to be gross fabrics-
tions. ] considered the Abolitionists
and Republicans tho enemies Of the Un-
len. ,eiH not say so no0.
An r having referred to hisservics and
1 III, suffering In Dixie. he dcclsreds
4 I never suffered 80 much, however
during my whole imprisonment, as l did
when arrived at Washington and fount
that there were men In the North sym.
path zing with tho rebels. The rebel,
are our open enemies. We know where
TO find them. These Northern enemies
are yipcrs. They sting US and we can
not find them to crush them. My only
platform is, ~ love my country" ], as
ycu oil know, have never been an hbol'-
tionist. have turned negroes who can o
into my camp over TO their rebel mustcrs.
/ cannot say that love negro now !;
but fit should BE- necessary, to save this
glorious Union, ] pouLd take q regime nj
Of negroes and march into Dirie. I'M
mense applause. Every party now
should be no Republicans, no Democrats.
Every man should sacrifice his personal
feelings. I was opposed to Abraham
lincoln | am now opposed TO every
man who opposes Abraham Lincoln.
He was cmphatically for the Presi.
d,ni-Proclamation and all:
You may talk about tho rrcons,iiution.
alitics Of the Presidents Pro lam ton
| tell you II that proc chmaIluu is lived up
IN il, will prove the hardest blow the re-
bclliOn has yet received. Bur TO make
this proclamation Effective, it must have
the support of the people, and no loyal
man will refuse Il his support.
The Southern people IRE no, going to
give up until they are thoroughly whip
ped, ,snd they never will be whipped while
every slave is equal TO one of our sold
icrs. The negroes are The best friends ice
hare. You cannot depend upon Union
feeling in the South. The white trash
are against us.
They bave been made TO believe that
the negroes would become their equals if
the South were conquered, and in m my
instances they are their equals IL not
their superiors. When we elevate these
men, when they fill the places of the
vaunted aristocrucy of the South. then
they will bo Union men. They fight
mighty hard and with the energy Of des-
peration, while sur soldiers cannot fight
well. becsDso there pye men here throg,
ing cold water upon their efforts. We
must sustain our Government and the
Administration, and if there are men here
who will not support them. they had bot
ter 20 to Dixie. He who does not sup.
port the Governs ent, right or wrong. -
not my friend. prolonged applause.1