The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-02-06

On wednesday, Jan. 22d, Gen. Lane
was serennded iu Chicago, aud called
out fora speech. In the course Of his
remarks, he said. rs
Inc curse Of slavery has been moi.
tated long enough, and IL must pou bo
radically cured. For eight long months
the North has been contending against
the rebels, and what have we TO show
for itr What results have been accom-.
plished-what advantages obtained7
For eight long months the Government
has beep 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. but We
we're afraid Of committing sacrilore ~
we touched tho sncred negro. rCries
OF that's So" Yes. afraid to touch
the sacred negro. who has caused the
whole of this trouble. But let mo tell
/, you, the Government has got over This
notion, the people have got over IT, and
| think | can certify that this croRd
have got over it. Applause, and cries
OF "Yes, we have" We have been
permitted to discuss all questions. hu.
man, and divine; all questions of socie.
ty' OF morals, aud religion, to canvass
the character Of God and the nature of
his laws; but have been forbidden to saw
a word about the viper which has stunS
US in our bosom.
It is no time for talking now. but for
, action. We have CONSUMED eight
months in inactivity, have wasted three
hundred millions Of dollars, sacrificed
twenty-five thousand lives, and turned
; this country up side down in our insane
endeavors to put down this internal re-
bellion and save slavery. / tell you it
can't be done, and tho Government has
come to that conclusion. Let me tell
,, you, confidentially, that on Monday last.
they opened new set of books. and
came to the conclusion that if the Un-
ion cant be saved and slavery saved.
then down goes slavery. The rebels
, have either got to submit, or 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.
This desirable consummation was ef.
tected by compromise. The radical
men agreed that the conservative mon
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 conservatives. and
they now hand the war and its conduct
, over to the radicals, and every conserv-
atlve man should now extond the same
encouragement and support which we
gave to them in the prosecution of their
method.
There are in the South $50, 900 strong
and loyal male slaves, who have fed and
clothed the rebel army, and have as
good as fought upon their side. Gov.
. ernment now proposes that these loyal
slaves shall feed and olothe our armv
and fight upon our side. The other
day, while was talking with the Pres.
. ident Old Abe said to me, "Lane, how
, many black men do you want to have
to take care of your army2" told
. him, as my army would number "a 900.
| proposed to have $4,000 contrabands
In addition to my teamsters and wagon
masters. l consider every one of nv
soldiers engaged in the glorious Crusade
OF Freedom as knight Grant, and on.
titled to his squire to prepare his food,
black his boots, load his gun, and take
OFT his drudgery. Vanity and pride ara
> necessary adjuncts Of the soldier, and I
do not propose to lower him by menial
offices, nor compel him to perform the
duties of the slave. So, while | shall
elevate the slave by giving him his free
dom and making a man of him, shall
> elevate the soldier aud leave him no
work to do but fighting
9 A voice in the crowd-"What are
p. you going to do with the niggersP"1
The General, singing out the owner
of the voice, and pointing his long fin
ger at him, replied: "Ah, my friend.
you are just the man | have been look
ing for; | will tell you what am going
to do with them. am going to plant
them on the soil Of the Gulf coasts ar.
! ter We have got through with the war:
: et them stay there and cultivate the
land, have Government extend pro.
etlon to them, as il does to tho Indi.
ans, and send superintondents and gov
g crnors among them, and pay them wages
= for their labor. There could be no com
petition between white anl blac< labor.
: He believed whether the rebels liked the
idea or not, that the blacks, nc no dis
tant day, would have possession of the
whole Gulf country, to which they wore
0 aeelimated and physically conditioned
He pro- ed to establish free State Gov
ernments as he went along, and he
: could promise his hearers that either he
or the rebels would be cleaned out.
After urging the benefit of a yigor.
: Gus prosecution Of the war, the General
|, closed by again thanking the crowd for
, the handsome reception, and retired to
the parlor amid most enthusiastic ap-
Plause, where he was soon engaged ia
moro presentations. .....s
0 GENERALS. --Gen. Mcclellan is not
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