The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-15

Tue LTe6Iutut, rs NOuiUndnuet'iu-
Chief of the army, is reserved the
right TO determine in what consists
the power of the enemy, whether a
foreign or domestic. Aud further,
he shall determine how shall that
power be destroyed. In regard to
the first question, IL the President
shall discover that the power Of the
enemy consists in whole or In part
in slave labor It is for him 10 destroy
this element Of power, and to say
how it shall be destroyed. II he
thinks il necessary to pull down the
institution OF slavery, he has tho
same right to do 80 as to pull down
a fortification.
Mr.. CRAVEN OF lNDIASv.
lam for furious, bloody war -
[Cheors.] lam for raising men and
Sending them down to shoot and
kill the rebels, and not protect their
property. Indiana will raiso her
quota, and double il il necessary
tCheers.] You have done we'll hith.
erto; Ohio has done we'll. You may
be proud of Your sons who have
gone to the war. Too many Of
them have died Of exposure, and in
camp tor want Of exercise, but many
have died gloriously in battle for
their country.
He was for shedding the last drop
OF blood and spending the last dol
lar, in support of the Government.
No matter who is President-he
didn't care if 1t were the devil; he
was for sustaining tho Adninistra'
ton during the four years OF it's con-
tinuance. There was no excuse for
such a war in u country where the
ballot box regulated the affairs OF
the Govetnment once every four
years.
He hoped we had no traitors in
Ohio. He was ashamed to say they
had soms in Indiana; and Indiana
hal rope, too, to elevate them, and
will do it. il necessary. (Cheers,
and "That's good.') They had a
Convention tho other day, and sent
to Kentucky and Virginia for the
creatures OF Secession, to preach
treason in Indiana.
He was not for interfering with
the rights of the States or their in.
sti,utions. But If slaves were good
enough to work for our enemies,
they arc good enough to work for US.
irCheers. We should have no scru-
ples about taking the property of reb.
els, not eve n their niggers. The man
who raises his hand to strike down
the Government that protects him,
forieits his lie and property, and is
not entitled to protection. Some
politicians tell you to take oil tho
property bnt his niggcrs. That's
what Vallandighom says. Vallan'
dighqm would g, critice all--no. not
all, but he would sacriiice the Gov
ernmeut and the negro for the sake
OF preserving slavery.
b tn his boys had gone to the
war--they were all he had to send,
and he advised them to go; and il
he had q dozen he would advise
them the same way. They are in
the Fl Id now; let them stay there
and bleed and die for their country.
Old ~ he was he thought of going
himself, and il tho tug comes he
would 90, not IA an officer, for he
couldn', command, but as a private
Tor he could shoot.
lie judged from the vast crow(
around him that those present were
for WARRIOR a short, bloody, deci
s.ve war. That was what he want
ed. IIe wanted the Generals Of the
army, Generals IIalleck and Wal.
lace, all Of them to roll up their
sleeves and 60 TO work. And we
must not allow treason ct home
while they are crushing it in the
field. He was for crticiiins the
policy OF the Government an its
management of the war;. That was
right, and the privilege Of all men
but we must not let men, under the
plea of exercising that privilege
propagate treason here.
Lieut.. Gov. Fisk, of Kentucky
was equally emphatic and equally
out-sroken:
He ssid he did not want TO dis
cuss tho Niger question. But he
would say If there was anything tc
do-to- work, dig trenches, drive
teams, cook, or anything else tba
could keep our army from fighting
and niger stood in tho way; il hi
wero commander-i in chief, he would
order his Generals to set the niggere
to work, and let the soldiers fight. -
[Great and prolonged cheering.
Governor Fisk then 81 oso OF Tho
efforts for cencilation--this was tho
doctrine; we had smo othed down The
hair; we had coaxsd and cnrlod thu
auburn locks of our dear Southern
brethren, enough. The time fol
cosxing was past; we must igh
them. II was no longer q question
Of influence; it was u question o
power.
Shoulder your muskets, draw youl
, swords, and como with us. Come