Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-23
speech of Mr.. WodswOrth.

A Washington letter writer says, that " the
speech of WADswoRrH, of Kentucky, in the
House, was as virulent with treason as any
thing ever uttered in Congress by BURSETT or
BRKoKIRRIDdE." .lgG.
There seems to be persistent effort, o. the
part Of those whose objecti is to make this war
Of emancipation, to characterize everything as
treason, thai does not chime in with their radi-
cal and extreme notions. Their course has o
tendency 10 destroy tho influence of the loyal
Union men In the border States in behalf Of the
Government. ur
In order that our readers may be able to
Judge Of the character of Mr.. WADswoRTH's
speech, we publish the points of is, as given BY
the rep ,rser for the New York Journal Of Com
m1ee: .Ur
The speech Of Mr., Wadsworth from Ken
lucky, delivered In the House late yesterday
afternoon, commanded the most marked Atten,
ton, and will stand as one Of the patriotic land
marks of the Union. Aside from bis line of
arEumelt against tho nltra men of the North,
which was sound and philosophical. ne uttered
a great number OF collateral opinions that will
reach the public feeling BE was not, he said,
one Of those who preferred slavery TO the integ-
rity, glory and perpetuity Of his country but for
that country he was willing 70 lay down bis poor
life, and that was the feeling Of his people.
He declared that conhscaIion with emanoipa-
tlon would never be tolerated by Kentucky; and
that his State did not desire 10 dictate, but
would rather follow the constitutional lead of
our gallant Generals, would "follow the flag OF
the Union through the red baptism of blood, on
all the fields where the army Of the Union may
encounter rebellion" He said that Kentucky
clung to the Union when strange madness
swept other States away, but still her feelings
were with the Slave States. The long and
wicked strife about slavery had made Its marks
upon the feelings Of her sons, but she had stood
and would now stand with the Northern States.
Eie defied any man to show that see had over
four thousand Of her sons fighting for the rebel
lion, but 1t was well known that thirty thousand
were fighting to ppt 1t down. Had he not 0
right to batfe against policy 50 odious as that
advocated by Mr.. Bingham, and others, which
he intimated was born In folly and treachery,
and was an apple of discord that must not be
permitted to ripen. Were the white people of
the North ready to acknowledge thatthey could
not quell the rebellion alone, and without the
aid Of the blaoks7 If so they were towards.
OuO pAoouko AkSh uAA' w otoWOAth Auob klVO
you veTbGtim: P .t.rv
"Let the friends of the Union,n said he,
"gather round lis standard, and do what Il be-
comes brave and patient men to .doS lei them do
as the greatness Of the cause calls upon them
to do; and we will teach the leaders Of this re-
bellion bloody lesson. Overthrow In battle,
they shall wander, melancholy and degraded,
exiies In foreign land, or they stall deliver up
their accurssd lives TO the Judgment OF the
courts Of the country. II can be, done, and It
shall be done; the fortune Of the Republic and
the bravery Of her sons and the wisdom OF her
Government Wills Il. There are enough free
men in the West who are determined to pre-
serve this Union to do It; and they will do Il -
The States OF the Mississippi cannot part. God,
when be formed this country 10 geologic seas,
decreed its perpetual amity and union. No At
lAntic quarrel for commerce can break the bonds |
that bind them. We say to gentlemeo Of glo. |
rious New England and the further East that
we want Jour hsslstsncs; but II you will noe
help rs upon the past policy of this Admins |
tration to restore the Union to It's full integrity
and put down the rebellion, we will do 1t with. |
out you. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, |
Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ken.
tucky and Tennessee have the win ana che
might to put down the rebellion; and they will
put II down, without the assistance Of the In.
dian or the negro. Already their regiments are
on our soil, prepared to baptize anew
fraternity in their common blood; and
you strive in vain to divide the West"
In the opinion OF this splendid Kentuckian,
here are but two dangers that threatened the
UnionI one was quarrel with foreign powers
md the other foolish quarrel among the peo-
,le of the North. He was very severe upon the
Ultra men Of the North, whom he called disco.
lent. urged upon every patriot 10 sustain
lin 10 bis course and put final stop to the
urther discussion Of the dangerous negro ques
ion. ss @ i-,si9