Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-08-12

united states ana supremacy OF the laws.
it is an offensive prosecution of the war
If that is correct, want to take the | m
guage | see reported in some of the
speeches make on this subject, and sitt IT
a little. Their argument is this: Il further
prosecution of the war i unconstitutiOn-
al: therefore we are for peace. They all
declare this position on this subject. We
fought the battle of Thompson Hill on
the LIST of May. and whipped the rebels !;
that was an offensive prosecution of the
war. and that was unconstitutional
When we fought them at Raymond, and
whipped them, it was an Offensive prose
cutiOn of the war The battle of Jack
son was an offensive prosecution of the
war-it was very offensive to the rebels.
Laughter When we fought the battle
of Black River il was an offensive prose
cution of the war. When we invested
Nicksburg, it was an unconstitutional act,
being an offensive prosecution of the war.
When we took thirty-two thousand pris-
oners we went beyond the limits of the
Constitution very much. That was the
most offensive act of the war. and we
ought TO apologize to jeff. for having
done such a thing. Applause. Accor-
we fought to open the Mississippi River
was an unconstitutional fight. Was it
unconstitutional to take Vicksburg? That
was an offensive prosecution of the war.
Then | want these men to tell me what
they mean. They want us not to prose-
cuute this war any further. We are TO
Withdraw our armies from the South
We are TO take them out of Mississippi,
Tennessee and all other States that they
are now in. and cease to prosecute the
war Extensively any further. We are to
say to the rebels, Now, gentlemen, we
won't do anything further we'll quit a
while and see if you won't behave your
selves" They'll be certain to do it. be-
cause they're that kind of men. Well.
now, what will be the result of this ? If
we stop the active and offensive prosecu-
ton of the war, in three months they
will have Columbus, KY, the whole Ms
sissippi river, and all the territory that
we have been driving them out of for the
two years. Now is that the kind of peace
we want? fCries- of mo" mo- | want
to know. These fellows either mean that
they are afraid to fight themselves, and
they want to stop the war for fear they
will have TO fight, or else the war don't
suit them beause it is whipping their
friends, or they don't like to see blood
for fear they will faint, or they are afraid
of something, cannot tell what.
But, fellow-citizens, so far as that ques-
ton is concerned in reference TO the right
and the power of the Government to pros
ecute this war, no sensible man on earth
who is loyal to his country. will doubt for
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loyal man, he will find all sorts of diff
culties and objections that can be mus
tered up, to try to stop the war in every
possible way.
TIE ARMY OUGHT TO BE INCREASED.
Now, fellow-citizens, want to talk to
you about something else. In talking
about that, | want to encourage you,
hat you may enroll the names of
Ill the men in this country under the
Act, that we may increase
,ur army. can give you reason for it.
believe today believe it honestly
hat if the people of the North were uni
ed, and all stood upon one platform, as
We do in the army, that this rebellion
would be crushed in ninety days. Our
)latform is this: We are for our Govern
nent, right or wrong. We are for re-
toring the Government. We are not for
he Union as it was and the Constitution
S it is"-we are for the Union any how,
my way we can get it we will in some
hape or other. | want to show you the
eason why more troops ought to be raised.
f the people were united, there would
'e no trouble about getting troops. There
would be no trouble at home We would
fho fhrr - fhn ,rhnI.
The soldier would be cheered and COM
orted by knowing that he had the SYM
oathy of the people at home. He would
lot be rejecting, before going to battle,
that his neighbors at home thought he
vas doing wrong, and that he had not
heir sympathies.- He would 90 to the
ield with stouter and braver heart, if
ouoyed up with the assurance that his
friends and neighbors indorsed him in his
course and wished him God speed. We
,an crush this rebellion. | know it. Why
We have marched little army clear from
Carlo to Vicksburg; below, a small one
las marched from New Orleans to Port
Hudson. We have opened the Mississ-
ppi river. We have split the Confedera-
" m two, leaving on one side Texas, Lou
siana, Arkansas and Missouri-more ter
.itory than is on the eastern side. We
lave made gulf that Is impossible for
hem. We have cut them in two-sepa-
ated them, one half FROM the other We
an hurl our strength upon one half and
Whip them, turn upon the other and whip |
hat. This idea that one of them is as
,ood as five of US, is pretty well played |
,ut; they are satisfied of that fact. They |
ire pretty well satisfied that one Yankee |
S just as good as one gentleman from the
south, and when they get into close quar-
ers they think he is a little better. [Ap-l
,lause. We have the men and the
means to crush out the rebellion and re-
tore the Union. All we want is the sym
'athy of the people. When they are
rushed out, hope the President of the |
United States will have the nerve TO say,
JEFF, come forth; you have forfeited your
lead by your treason to your country, and
shall come off your shoulders" APP
'lause.l When that is done, there will
e no more treason in this country. There
7ill be no more rebels in the United States
no more foul conspirators against the
Government. Let us do that, and when
re have done it, we have another job be-
ore us. We see to-day that France is
rowling at the United States Govern
nent. We see that France, during time
Then we were engaged in a civil war,
ook advantage of that and poured her
roops into Mexico. She has captured it,
md is about to establish an empire and
lace an Emperor upon the throne. Be-
ause we had our divisions at home and
ould not attend to him, Napoleon did
his. While he has gone into Mexico and
aiken possession there, he has got round
n our right, round by Texas, where it is
asy for him to invade the soil of the Uni
ed States-easy to march his army into
'exas and other Southern States and give
Ssistance to the rebels. pledge you
ny word, my countrymen, to-day, that
eff. Davis and his pretended Govern
nent have asked and solicited Napoleon
3onaparte to come to their rescue and
ave them. They have promised to be-
ome subjects of France rather than be
orced to be citizens of the United States
government. One of the officers of their
rmy told me that their Minister was au-
horized to make the proposition, and
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