Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-08-12
A Fighting Democrat on Vallandig-
ham and the Copperaeads.
SPEECH OF GENERAL JOHN A. LOGAN,
AT CAIRO, ILLINOIS.


Gen Logan, Oh passing through Cairo sew
Gral days ago, en- route to visit his friends
upon request of the people of that place,
made few impromptu remarks, which We
publish below:
at makes difference whether you call
He Democrat, Republican or .30olifioaist-as
some hare of late named me. Ii does not
change my feelings-does not alter my action.
/ am for my country ereyy time-for my coun-
try first, last and always; and ! am fighting
Tor The right of that country to be numbered
among the honored na tions of the earth. Un-
ill that is brought about, and this rebellion
crushed out, | am but American citizen
When that right shall have baen asserted
then, should we find that there is something
wrong in the fabric that our fathers reared,
something we desire to change, it will be time
enough to c"me up and demand the cha nge.
Mr. have this acursed rebellion to root
out. 1t must be rooted out. am for using
erery means and ALL cans for putting ii to
an end. If the people at the North would use
the same force JEFF. Davis and his mInions
use-and were as unanimous they are-for
10 act as though he sanctioned the rebellion.
whether he feels inclined or not-ths war
troaid Be successfully fegmiaatea in less than ,rr
mcHhs.
Every mothers son who is opposed to the
war should be compelled either to take up
arms against Us or for US. Then there would
be no talk of peace here in the North, no talk
t,f fraSi iSfa cb T,}I N
such oowards as those ,0h0 support al such men,
and say these things.
''Vslland igham says he has travelled over
the Cenfederacy-hsing the term .sConfedera-
cy'-not the phrase $50 called Confederacy''
ttor | do not acknowledge the existence of
any authority or government in America aside |
from that OF the United Sta.es)-and has not
met man, woman child who does not sus |
tain the war, and who is not determined to
fight it out TO the death or the bitter end. pal- |
faHdighaHl here simply lies. He tells what is
not true,' and he knows it. Vallandigham,
aside from the leading men-Jeff. Davis, |
Toombs and Stephens--did not, venture to |
say, speak with dozen persons while taking |
his involuntary trip through Dixie. Had he |
done so, his report would have been of diff. |
ferept color.
''The people who are fighting against this |
G"rernment-the poor whites comprising the
rank and file OF the rebeilion-nine-te -tentbs of
Them do not know what they fighting for
DO not know what they are fighting against.
majority Of them do not know anything and |
hundreds never saw the American flag in their
Nes until they saw it march into Vicks burg
IN triumph. They do not know the Fourth of
July, or anything else that is good. But poor
and ignorant as they are, let them express their
own tree minds, and they will, almost to a man,
demand speedy termination of this war
would submit TO almost anything rather than
hght one day longer as they have been fighting.
Is only By the force of bayonets that their army
Is RePt together. Even that cannot prevent
Their deserters from f1ocking into Jackson by
hundreds, TO take the oath OF allegiance or to
JOIN the Union ranks. And tell you what
Ano~ when say that it W i'll not be many days
eFethe entire States of Mississippi and Tennes-
see will be knocking loudly for re-admission
10 a Union which not long since they thought
anelr puny efforts could quickly dissolve.
Ihey are talking of it even now.
speaking of being united, l tell you, by
'ne Eternal God, there was never more truth
''I sentence than that of Douglas ssThose
WHO are not arith US are against US % and
'eHefate it and add that those who are not
win Us should be hung, or should be roifh their
southern brethren, fighting tpith them.
Lei them either aid the Government OF 60
"Hefe they can bolster up the tottering for
.uhes OF rebeIdom. Better have dozen foes
hsI ~ ,ae held than one fighting us behind our
10 ali copperheads, peace men, asitators,