The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-08-12

ng bis way down 10 the Gulf" Gea. Logan has
,eeG prominent democrat in Illinois, was mes
,er OF Congress at the breaking out O. she var,
md was the intimate friend Of Douglas Dem
,crats once listened, with respect, 10 his words
let them do 50 now In his speech al Cairo,
Gen. Logan said:
Il makes no difference whether YOU call NE
Democrat, Republican or Abolitionists, a. some
hare OF late named me. Il does not change MY
not alter my action. / am for my
country eusry time-for my country hrst. last,
aud alsays-snd am fighting FOR The ught o.
that cOuntry noE numbered among the non /
ored nations Of the earth. CLtil that Is brought 4
about. and this rebellion crushed out | am but
an American citizen. When that right shall
have been serted. then should 80 hnd that
there IA something wrong il the fabric that our
fathers reared. something Ne desire 10 change. /
it will De time enough 20 come up and demand
the change. N0c we have this accused rebel
ion 10 root out Il must be rooted out am
tor u-ag ererg means and ALL means Tor putting
IL 10 an end II the people al the North would
use the same force J Fl Davis and h- minions
use-and were ~ una1imous as they are-for in
the South force OF arms oompe's every man 10
act A. though be sanctioned the rebellion
whcther h. feels inclined or nOt-this tcar 'rond
be slecsssf,4liv terminated ~ less than S<
months
Every mothers son Who Is opposed to the war
should be compelled either 10 take up arms
against u or for ia Then there would be no
talk OF peace here in the North. no talk OF re
sstarc.. no s,sch men as Va'laHdigha"', no such
co,rards uose istO support al. such men, and
sag these N 'ngs
/ Vanaudigham saws he has travelled over the
/ C0afedsracy- using the term COnfederacy -
not the phrase so called Confederacy, (tor do
not ackuowledgt the existence Of any authority
{ or Government IN Ame RIGA aside from that OF
the United States and has not met man, woman,
or child who does not sustain the war, and who
is not determined 70 fight il out to the death or
the bitter end VaNandqham here simply lies.
He tells what is not true a0d he knows 1t. Val
hndigham, aside from the leading men-Jeh
Davis. TOombs and Stepheus-did not, veatuFe
to say, speak with dozen persons while taking
his involuntary trip through Dixie. Had be
done So his report would have been of differ
ent color The people who are fighting against
this Government-the poor whites comprising
the rank and file OF the rebelliOn-nine tenths
Of them do not know what they are lighting
against majority Of them do not know any
thiag-and hundreds Of them never saw the
American flag in their lives until the saw 1t
march into Vicksburg in triumph. They do
not know the Fourth Of July, or anything else
that is good. But poor and Ignorant they are,
let them express their Own mind and they Viii,
almost 20 a men, demand the speedy termination
Of this war-would submit 10 almost anything
I rather than fight one day longer a. they have
been fighting. L IS only by The force Of the
Joyoret tint their army IS kept together. Even
that cannot prevent their deserters from tockiug
into jackson by hundreds, 10 take the oath OF
allegiance or 10 join the Union ranks. And
tell YOU What ! know when / say that it viii not
be many DAYS ere the entire States Of Mississippi
and Tennessee will be knocking loudly for re-
admission TO a Union which not long since they
thought their puny efforts could quickly die
solve. They are taking of it even now.
Speaking OF being united | tell you, by the
Eternal God there never was more truthful
sentence than that of Douglas. Those who
l-e not nth Us are against Us ;" and reiterate
r.. and add that thos. who are MT with US
s.o,sla Be hug should be eth their South
ern brethren fighting nth them.
Let them enher aid the government or %
where they can bolster up the tottering fortunes
of rebeldom. Better have dozen foes in the
field than one fighting us behind our backs.
To all Copperheads, peace men, agtatOrs, al
q war men-be they Republicans or Democrats
for we have them, here, pretending 70 be boil
Il have a word 10 say or behalf OF our Draw
soldiers Aud yan have undOubfedly been tol,
that the war has its opposers in the ranks of tbs
\ Union army. Ii Is An accused and foul aspef
sion upon the fair fame Of men Who are willin.
10 spill their blcod-give their lives for thei
country. They fight Tor the people and thei
E country. for the suppression Of the rebellion
Let me say to all Opposers OF this war Tn,
time nil come when men composing this grea
army viii come 70 their homes They nav,
had their eyes upon these unmitigated towards
these oppOuets OF the country and the admins
tratiOn-(an the administration, | contend 4
the country and when they return, it will d.
tho soul of every truly loyal man good TO see III.
summary manner IN which they ,oiH cause tbes
s1.eaks and peace ogi ators 10 seek their holes
TIE General also made speeches at Carbondae
Du Quoin and other places from which We taxi
the following extracts:
> TIE DUTY OF THz PRESIDENT AND TnE PEOPLE
When the house j. in flames, we must 60 {,
wOrk-aye, every man of us-and put the fr,
out. When We have done that thoroughly, theI
discuss the origin-whO was the villain
that set the house on fire. He had has idea
about the origin OF these difficulties; but al,
question Is now, what Is the duly OF John A
Logan, and you too, my friends; Shall he b,
for his country or against il IL is easy for u,
TO decide that question. He well knew sh,
fred the first shot at one of the forts Of hh
country. He well knew Who insulted the old Gag
aud de6ed the Federal Government. 1t make,
no difference why they did il. Who were thes,
men, these traitors, mat did IL? Men resting b'
oath under every obligation TO support and pro-
tect this Government-the Government that nae
fostered aud protected them.
What was the duty OF toe President, of Con
gress, aud OF the people, under these crcum
stances? II was the duty Of the President tC
reach out his strong arr, put down the rebel
lion, and re establish the power OF the Govern
ment over every foot OF our soil. South Caro-
lima was the first to secede and establish a new
Government or more truly, new kingdom; and
for What: Because her people had been taught
by her aristocrats, o. her Calhouns, her McDuf
hes, and her Buffers, that the people OF The
North were crazy fanatics, mudsils, unworthy
associates of southern gentlemen; 10 fact, thai
they were entirely unlike ordinary beings. Now
those were the men, and thus the way, in which
they started this rebellion. Now il was the duty
OF the President TO put down these rebes, to put
down this rebellion. and the duty of the people
10 uniIediy help him. To do this We must cal
out troops. Aud Tor this be was called tyrant
a vioator Of the Constitution. Why, ms God,
let NE ask you what did General Jackson do IN
1888, aud WhO denounced him who would lave
dared TO do il! TIE very men that low De
nOuuce President Lincoln, called General Jackson
a herO-the cOuntry's Savior.
THE OPPOSITION TO Tx WAR.
Now what was the cause Of this present oppo