The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-05-01

IohCn 'uo SILK SpWUs tHtV 81 10 on
of bis palace at Pekin. daughter.
Referring to the case of the Trent
Gen. Butler said that il wae no
wise, perhaps, to provoke England
at that time; but he thanked God
that we are getting more and NOR,
in condition to remember that oe.
casion every day. (Enthusiastic APP
plause J Her sympathy with the
South was attributable to the fac,
that sho would get all the commerce
Iofthat country. What wes the rem
'edy9 The people must look forward
to these matters, as the government
lie had no doubt was already look
ing forward to them; aud when the
governnentgot ready to take step
the people mrst be ready 10 sustain
II: (Applause) They should pro-
Claim -intercourse, so that no
ounce o food from America should
by any accident got into an English>
mans mouth until these piraces
were stopped. (Applauso.) When
they did that the English govern
ment would find where these vessels
were going TO, and would write to
the Emperor Of China (aughter) =
that he could not have any more.
Gen. Fuller continued:
But heard come friend of mine
say, "but | am afraid your eeheme
would bring down our provisions
and if we didn't export them to
England we should find our West.
erD markets still more depressed -
Allow me, with great Difference for
your Judgement, to suggest a rene.
dy Tor that at the same time.
would suggest that the expectation OF
gold be prohibited, and then there
would be nothing to forward to meet
the bills OF exchange and pay for
tho goods we have bought, except
our provisions. And taking hint
from one of our best and most sue
cesstul merchants, we could nay for
orr silks and satins in butter. lard
corn, beef, pork &c and bring up
sbe .prc' q in tho West so that they
could afford to pay the increased tar :
i'll now rendered necessary, | sup
pose, upon your railroads. (Ap-
plause And if our fair daughters
are dressed in silks and satins and
laces, they will not feel any more
t'oubled that portion of the price
goes to the Western farmer to en-
hance bis gains instead OF going in
to the Golfers OF a Jew Banker in
Wall street. 30 ''
THE PR 1sP EcTs OF THE CAUSE.
Upon this point Gen Butler said:
Look back from 1863 to 1852. and
tell me whether there has not been
any progress. (Applause.) Look
at our changed position in North
Carolina-look at Port Royal, and
tell me whether we have not pro-
gressed. Now, then, they hold none
OF Missouri, none OF Kentucky, none
OF Tennessee for any valuable pur-
pose of supplies because the West
ern part is in our hands, and the
K stern part has been 30 overrun by
cont"nding armies that all the mp
plies are gone They hold no por-
tion OF Virginia valuable for sup
plies that is eaten out by their ar
mics. We hold one third Of Vir-
ginis, one-haIf OF North Carolins;-
we hold onr own in South Carolina,
and think we shall, before the 11th
of this month, hold n little m more.-
(Applause) We hold two thirds o.
Louisiana in wealth and popul ton;
we hold all OF Arkansas nd all Tex
as, 30 far as supplies can 20 to the
rebels, 80 long as Farraeut is be
tween Port Hudson and Wick sburg
Opplauss,) and | believe the color.
ed troops held Florida at last ac
connts. (Applause, Ind cries oil
Go9d.D
Now. then, let US SEQ to what the
rebellion Is reduced Ito the remain
der Of Virginia, part OF North Caro-
lima, the larger part OF South Caro-.
lima, all Georgia-Texss, as said
before. being cut off. Nov, why
draw strong hopes from this ia. tha
their supplies oil come either fro II
Kentucky. Tennessee, Missouri, Ar
kansas, or T,xIs, and these are com,
pIetcly now beyond their reach, and
to that lock largely Tor the su, =
preston OF the rebellion and the
overthrow of his revolution Gap.
planse4 They have gotalo the end
Of their conserlption-we hive not
begun ours. (Ap9lluse, and u voice
!" That's The dilitrenc, y They
havc come to the end OF lhelrDalion.
al ere lit we have not put ours tc
any market in the world. Gap.
plause,) ,m ..oa
And why should any man be de-
spondinsl Why should any mln
say that this great work has gone
to slowg Why should men feel i'm
pstiehl Why should men be So
anxious for nations to march faster
than they are prepared to march =
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