Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-27

On Wednesday last Gen. Lane was serena
ded in Chicago and called out for aspeeoh.-
In the course of his remarks he said:
The curse of slavery has been agitated long
enough, and It must now be radically cured,
For eight long months the North has been
contending against the rebels, and what have
we got to show for it2 What results have
been accomplished-whst advantages OBJ
tanned For eight long months the Govern
ment has been prosecuting this war so as to
hurt nobody. 1t is time some one was hurt.
We were willing enough to kill white men
in the South, and TO allow them to be killed
in the North, bat we were sfraid Of commit
ting sacrilege If We touched the sacred negro.
TCries Of " that's so"1 Yes. afraid to touch
the sacred negro, who has caused the whole
Of this trouble. But let me tell you the Gov
eminent has got over this notion, the people
have got over it and think ] can certify
that this crowd have got over it. Applause
and cries Of "Yes, We haYe,"1 We have
been permitted 70 discussall questions, human
and divine, ell questions of society, of morals
and religion, 70 canvass the character of God
and the nature of his laws, but have been
forbidden 10 say word about the viper
which has stung Us In our hosoms.
It is no timefor talking now, but for action.
We have consumed eight months in inac.
tiVity, have wasted three hundred millions of
dollars, and sacrificed twenty-five thousand
lives, and mrned this country upside down
in our insane endesyors TO put down this in
fernal rebellion and save slavery. tell you
il can't be done, and the Government has
come to that conclusion. Let me tell you
confdsnthlly, that on Monday last they
opened q new set of books and came to the
conclusionsthst if the Uniop can't be saved
and slavery saved, then down goes slavery.
The rebels have either got to submit OF die,
or to run away. l 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.
Thisdesirable consummRtiOn was effected
By a compromise. The radical men agreed
that the conservative men should carry on the
war according to their notions, for eight
months, provided they were allowed the
next eight The time is up for the conser.
Eatiyes, and they aoH hand the war and its
conduct over TO the radicals, and every con-
seFTatiVs man should now extend the same
encouragement and support which we gave
to them in the prosecution Of their method
There are IN the South RsO, 900 strong and
loyal male slaves who have fed and clothed
the rebel army and have sg good as fought
upon their side. Government nov proposes
that these loyal slaves shall feed and clothe
our army and hght upon ourside. The other
day, while was talking with the President
Old Abe said to me, 'tLsne, how many black
men do you want to have to take care of
your army 2D told him as my army would
number $4,000, proposed to have thirty
four thousand oehtTsbands in addition 70 nay
teamsters aud Wagon-mRsaeEs, ! consider
every one Of my soldiers engaged in this glo-
rious Orusads Of Freedom knight Grant
and entitled To bis squire to prepare hlsfoOd,