The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-02-11
JIM LANE IN CHICAGO..HIs
SPEECH, PROGRAMME. AND FORCES.

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An immense crowd assembled at the IRE
ment House on the arrival Of ten Lane, and
hand shaking soon became popular move
meut Of the people. Mra. Lane who, is thor
oughly imbued with the views of the Cine
raj, also recsived a large number Of calls from
the ladies' Of Chicago. Many members o. GIN
Lanes staff arrived during the day, aud ad
ded TO the popular enthusiasm.
Gen. Lane visited Camp Douglas and in
spected the various regiments quartered there
and expressed strong desire that the Ne
chanic Fusileers should accompany his expe
ditiop. On Gen. Lanes return to the Trement
House he found multitudes waiting to greet
him, and in the evening he had TO yield his
determination to make no speeches SO imper
alive was the call. He mouuted an extern
pore stand, amid the loud aud hearty applause
Of the crowd. We clip from the Tribune a
brief report of Gen. Lanes
SPEECH AND PROGRAMME.
The General expressed his profound graft.
tude for the reception aud the ardcr and en-
thusiasm manifested. However, much he
might be delighted,he appreciated the fact that
this enthusiasm was not on account Of jim
Lane, but the fact that Jim Lane was the advo.
cate Of crush ug out this rebellion so that we
should never have another.
The uppermost fact in every loyal mans
mind was that this rebellion must be crushed
in some way. He knew there was not 10y
al man present who was unwilling to lay down
his own life, and sacrifice even his own fami-
ly to accon pish this result There was no
resolution so'strong 'mong all true patriots as
that demanding that the rebellion must be put
down so as to stay down. The cause Of la
very has been agtated long enough, and it
must now be radically cured. For eight long
months the North has been contending against
the rebels. AMI wtat have we got to show for
it? What results have been accomplished
what advantages obtained? For eight long
months the Governm mt has been prosecuting
this war 30 as TO hurt nobody. 1t is time
some one was hurt. We are willing enough
to kill white men in the South and I, allow
them to be killed in tie North, but we were
afraid Of committing sarcrilege if we touched
the sacred negro. Cries Of "that's so l.
Yes, afraid to touch the sacred negro who
mas caused the whole Of this trouble. But let
me tell yon tho Government has got over this
HDlOH. tHt pc'pF hN'o H''b p'tl w Nui L
think can certify that this crowd have got
over it. Applause and cries Of "ycs, we
have We have been permitted to discuss
all questions humane and divine, all questions
{ society. Of morals and religion, to canvas.
the character OF God and the nature of his
laws, but h. We been forbidden to say word
abou, the viper which has sting us in the DO
SONS.
1t is no time for talking now, but 'or action.
We have consumed eight months in inactiv-
ity, have sted three hunlrei millions Of
dollars and sacrificed twenty five thousand
lives, and turned this country upsid down
in our insane enieavors to put down this infer
nj rebellion and save slavery. tell you it
can't be done, and the Government has come
to thai conclusion. Let me tell you, conf
dentially, that on Monday last they opeue a
new sal of books and cams to the conclusion
that il the Union cant be saved and slavery
saved then down goes slavery. The rebels
have either got to submit, to die or to run
away | tell you the time has come when
play must stop. The rebels must submit or
be sent down forthwith TO that hell already
yawning to receive them.
The desirable consumation was effected by
a compromise. The radical men agreed that
the conservative men should carry on the war
according 10 their notions for eight months,
provided tn wero allowed the next eight
TIE time ia up for the conservatives, and they
DOW hand the war and it's conduct over to TIE
radicals, and every conservative man should
now extend the same en- engagement and sup
port which we gave TO them IN the prosecu
ton OF their method.
There are in tbs Soutl, ESQ., 900 strong and
oyal male slaves who hal fed AN clothed
the rebel army and have As good "a fought up.
on their side Government now proposes that
these loyal slaves stall feed and cothe our
army and fig upon our side. The other dav
while was talking with the President, Old
Abe said to me. "Lane, how many black men
10 You want to take take care Of our your NJ.
my?' | told him rs my armv would NUN
Der $4,000 proposed to have thrty.io
thousand contrahands in adtion to my team
'ters and wagons-m ,sters. consider every
one Of my soldiers engaged in this glorious
Crusade Of Freedom night Grant and Ell
titled to his squire TO prepare his food, black
his boots, load his gun aud take off his drudy.
cry. Vanity and prIde are necessary adjun
IT'S Of the soldier, aud | do not propose t low.
,r hlm 10y m"nla' offices, nor compel him to
perform the duties of the slave. So, while
shall elevate the slave by giving him bis free
ION and making a man Of him, l shall also
elevate the soldier and leave him 40 work to
10 but fighting A voice in the crowd
What are you going to do with tie mig
sersTl
The Ge eral, singing out the owner Of the
voice, aud pointing his long finger at him re
plei: "Ab, my friend, you are just the man
have been looking for, will TIL you what
am going to do with them. arm g,ing
% plant them or The soil Of the Gulf coast
'fier we have got through this war, let them
tay there and cultivate the and; have gov
,rnmeot extend a protection to them as
loes to the Indians, and send superinterdents
md governors among them and pay them
wages for their labor There C uld be no
between black anl white labor"
Ha believed whether the rebels lk d the idea
" not, that the blacks at NJ distant day woull
rave possession Of that Gulf country, to which
hey were acci,nated and physical y condition
ID. He propose! to establish free State gov
'rnments as he went along,and he could pror
so his beavers that either he or the rebels would