Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-01
War Sneech of Mai. Cen. Logan.

DUGAN, ILL, July 31.-Maj. Gen. Logan
arrived here this forenoon, and was met by
large concourse of citizens who babe HIM
welcome as the h0nored son of Illinois, and
the admired of all loyal men. In a speech at
Carbonate yesterday Gen. Logan said he had
no disposition to discuss politics, he was not
politician and thanked God for it. He only
wanted to consider what was good for the
country. When the war is over we can ask
who is the william who has caused it. Now,
the house is on fire and we must put it out.
We should not ask who began the war at this
time. The president was forced at
every step to take measures to carry
the war on, yet some cried out that
it was unconstitutional. We fought the Mex
leans because they made war on the govern
ment, and that war was constitutional. Why
was not this? He ridiculed the sentimental
ism of those who objected to the war because
the war was against our brothers. He
was no abolitonist, but would stand by the
President in all his efforts to put down the
rebellion, if he sent elephants south to trample
the people down there. All the eXigencies of
a war like this could not be toreseen and pro-
vi,led for by the constitution. The President
was empowered to raise armies, and that was
sufficient. If this was unconstitutional, jeff.
Davis must be right He defended and
explained the CONSUMPTION act, and denounced
the New York mob, and said, if the leaders
were hung to the first tree, we would have no
more mobs. We have seen men smile when
we were whipped, and frOwn like angry
clouds when we were victorious; but he eX-
pected they would all do themselves the JUS
tice not to be traitors on account of the infamy
they would bring on the families. We must
be for our country, right or wrong A man
who was not for the government would hate
Heaven if he lived in it. General Logan then
showed how ridiculous was the peace cry, and
said the only way to peace was to soundly
thresh the rebels, and they would come back
as humbly as need be; and this whipping they
would get as surely as there was a God
in heaven. He spoke of the condition of the
government at the time of the breaking out of
the rebellion, the national arms having been
nearly all shipped south, but with these dsad-
vantages what success had been achieved?
| With regard to the emancipation proclama-
ton, if the rebels wanted niggers let them
stop fighting. If the proclamation was wrong
| let them lay down their arms, and appeal to
the constitution. If the question was LETT to
the women and children of Mississippi
and Louisiana they would say they
wanted no more negroes, for the rebel army
had demoralized them, and ours had made
them no better. The institution would be
worthless, whether they gained their indepen-
| dence or not.
! The general spoke three hours, completely
carrying his audience with him. Many times
he affected them to tears by his manly and
hearty defence of our brave soldiers. At the
close of the meeting three rousing cheers were
given for the Union, and three for Gen. Lo-
gan; and series of resolutions were passed
About 5000 persons were present.
| SECOND DISPATCH.
| DUGUoIN, ILL, July 3l.-Gen. Logan ad-
dressed about 5000 persons here to-day. He