Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-12
Great Union Meeting at Indian
apolia.

apolis.
There was great Union meeting at In.
dianspolis, Ind, recently, at which some
officers Of Indiana regiments we're present
and made speeches. We extract the fol.
lowing
| Col. Streight, Of the 5lst Indiana, said
that nothing stirred up the soldier in the
field so much as to know that he was an.
preciated at home. 1t was shameful that
treason should be allowed at home. IF In
Tennessee such things were done as he had
witnessed here, the traitors would be hung.
The armies are about equal, and we must
have more men, for we have to keen up our
COMMUNICATIONS and ight the rebels too. -
We must have another draft We have
noble volunteers enough; let US have few
drafted peace men now. His boys would
soon teach them how to be soldiers. The
army was loyal to the core, aud hated gray
backs with gusto. They had learned to
fight rebels, aud could smell their track
Ihe army would not obey an armistice, and
IT you say that you will grant no more troops,
we say that the army will demand them. and
come home, and get them too. If you
want to enforce draft, bring home few
old regiments, they will do the business
double quick. The Army Of the Ohio had
endured louger marches, and more hard
ships than ever known in history. Do not
allow yourself to hope that the danger il
over. 1t is not. The Copperbottom' are
thick in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky,
and we must strike them before they strike
us. This rattesnake of treason must be
crushed now. lie would put the Democrat.
In old regiments. Some Of them would
come back loyal, and some would not come
back at all. The whole slave population ol
the South was raising corn and food for the
rebel army, and by taking away that pro
duetive power, we injured the rebels jus,
that much. That's what the proclamation
had done. 1t had taken all the ncgroe.
from Tennessee, ans even the rebel mule.
ran alter our army. The rebels we're AFRO
CANT, treacherous and abusive, and you cat
never live with them, either in the Union
or out, until you fight the starch out Of
them. 4H'F
Rev. Mr.. Losier of the 37th Indiana, said
he was Just from the Army of the Cumber
land. He came to tell what the soldier bow.
thought. They had learned down ther,
that the secesh devil had broke loose in In
diana. There were so many soldiers in tn,
field from every hearthstone that thei
wishes should be heard and their voice,
listened to. The soldiers loved Governor
Morton, and would stand by him always.
Some OF these traitors who had stood By
when the soldier left and told them that thei
families should not suffer--some of thes,
villains were now in the Legislature, tryin.
to withhold the pittsnce of pay due to tn,
soldier; trying to cheat the noble surgeon.
that took care of the wounded, and h,
would say to them that he could get lots o
volunteers to come home and pick them ul
on their bayonets as readily as thcy wnuiC
charge upon the rebel hordes. Every effor
was being made to discourage the soldier
to depr"clate the currency so that his poo
wife could not buy with the pittance he sen
her half enough to eat, and all by thes
traitors at home, that had promised so mucl
when the volunteer went away, only to sta
him when he was gone. Shame upon tn
hounds, the sneaks--they will be taken car
, OF. They talked Of peace. Yes, we wante
peace, but 1t must be an honorable peace
! 1t must be peace that will make our boy
hold up their heads as they tread proud
through our streets ON their way home. w
want peace, but it must be when the rebel
swear eternal allegiance to the Star Spangle
. Banner. He brought documents ::frol
the soldier boys expressing their sentiment,
and those sentiments were to fight the re
, , bellion till the lust rebel had gone under.
Mr.. Lozier continued eluquently at som
q length. p"