The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-07
The Bloody Speech of General Lane.

The Bloody Speech OF General Lane.
TFron the Washington Daily National Repu b
lican, Administration Organ.]
MEETING OF THE UNIoNLEAoUE ON SATURDAY.
| s-. EVENING. ng e1--
| The first lpublic meeting of the Union
League was held last Saturday evening, at
its hall, on Ninth street, between D and E
Ex-Governor Bibb took the chair, and called
the meeting to order. a a7 % r.
He then delivered few introductory re-
marks, which were we'll received by those
present.
Hon. James h Lane, of Kansas, then de-
livered stirring speech, from which we
make the following choice extracts. Among
other things, he said: s..I at 80
"The work of publication should begin at
Washington City. 1t is a disgrace to the
country, and have taken great pleasure in
saying so to the authorities here, laughterl
that a sympathizer with treason, be such
male or female, should not be permitted to
rest his or her foot upon the soil of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Loud applause. This
publication should be carried to its extrem
est point with sword and fire. Applause.
"In Kansas, where I live. a Copperhead is
not allowed to remain in the State. IF he
doesn't leave when he is ordered to, he is
shot down. 'That'sthe way, and applause.
1 am informed by the Governor of our State,
that no further back than last Saturday, a !
Copperhead, having refused to promptly !
obey an order to leave the State, was the
same day, before night closed upon him,
found with two bullet-holes through his
body. Good and applause 1 have been
told that Union-loving men in this commu-
nifty have been compelled quietly to hear
Secession language day by day. That's
so.'l Butt trust that before the time comes
when will be SO weak as not to be able to
resent an insult of that sort to my country,
plause.l 80 -
"It had been said we ought MOTTO use the.
negroes. So far as l am concerned, would
rather every rebel should be sent to hell by
, negro than by white man. daughter
md applause. When I become such ne
yro-worshipper as that, will send my
orother or my son to stop bullet, or go
myself to do so, rather than send a negro.-
will not have such confidence and self-re-
pect for myself as have now. [Applause.
y t+
Gas far as am concerned, would like to
i've long enough to see every white man
low in South Carolina in hell, and the ne
yro occupying his territory. Loud ap-
'lause.] All this may sound to you very
wicked, mot at alp but to me there is no
'lace on earth that 1 think now ought to be
lesecrated by traitor. [Applause. emo
81 bid you God-speed in cleaning out S
ympathizers with treason in the District of t
[Applause.] 1t would not b
1ound my feeling at any day to find the P
cad bodies of rebel sympatizers, pierced il
nth bullet: holes in every street and alley n
the city of Washington. lVociferous ap- a
lause I would regret, however, the loss Ii
f;the powder and lead. Laughter and ap- c.
lause.l Hang them and save the ropes Ii
hats the best way. Loud applause Let a
1em dangle until their Sinking bodies rot, o
compose and fall to the ground piece by n
iece. Enthusiastic applause.] v
These are some of the elegant extracts n
ON Senator (God save the markD Lane. of e
-ansas. delivered before the meeting of the b
'nion League in the capital of our Cenfed- n
racy, and under the eyes, nay, almost with. Is
/ hearing of President Lincoln! 81