The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-31
Gen ohm A. Logan ON the Cause of
tho Country.


On his unexpected arrival at Cairo, the
other day. from vicksburg, Major Gen.
eral Logan addressed circle of welcom-
ing friends in substance as follows:
at makes no difference whether you
call ne Democrat, Republican, or Aboli-
tionist--as some have of late named me.
1t does not change my feelings-does not
alter my action. am for my country ev-
cry time--for my country first, last-and
always--and l am fighting for the right
Of that country to be numbered among
the honored nations of the earth. Until
that is brought about, and this rebellion
crushed out, am but an American citi-
zen. When that right shall have been
asserted, then, should We find that there
is something wrong in the fabric that our
fathers reared, something that we desire
to change, it will be time enough to come
up and demand the change. Now we
have this accursed rebellion to root out.
1t must be rooted out. ana for using
every nisans, and all means for putting it
to an end. If the people of the North
would use the same force jeff. Davis and
his minions use--and were rs unanimous
as they nre--for in the South force Of
arms compels every man to act as though
he sanctioned the rebellion whether he
feels inclined or not---this war would be
successfully terminated in less than six
months.
livery mothers son who rs opposed 10
the .hcssaa ha compelled either IN
take up arms against or for US. Then
there would be no talk of peace here in
the North, no talk of resistance, no such
men as Vallandigham, no such towards
as those who support all such such men,
and say these things.
,, Vallandigham says he has travelled ovel
the Confederacy-using the term ICON
federacy not the phrase so-called- Con
federacy, (for do not acknowledge tn.
existence of any authority or Government
in America aside from that of the Uaitet
States - and has not met man, woman
or child who does not sustain the war
; and who is not determined to fight it on
. to the death or the bitter end. Vallan
digham here simply lies. He tells wha
is not true, and he knows it. Nallan
g digham, aside from the leading men
JEFF. Davis, Toombs and Stephens--di
not, ] venture to say. speak with doze
persons while taking his involuntary tri
D. through Dixie. Had he done 50, his n
s. port would have been Of q different colo
ne The people who are fighting against tn
m Government--the poor whites comprisin
the rank and file Of the rebellion---nin,
ed ienths of them do not know what tn,
n are fighting for. do not know what til,
tn are fighting against. A majority of the
ot do not know anything aud hundreds
rts them never saw the American flag in the
v lives until they saw it march into Wick
Vs. burg in triumph. They do not know Il
at Fourth of July, or anything elsc tina.
" good. But poor and ignorant ms they al
let them express their own free mine
err and they will, almost to man. dema
it d speedy termination of this war-wou
est submit to. almost anything rather th
tight one day longer rs they have be
nc fighting. 1t is only by the force Of b,
- nets that the army is kept together. Ev
w. that cannot prevent desertes from fox
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