The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-08-29


men don't know enough, Or don't want
to know, that Abraham Lincoln, because
he is President, don't own the Govern
ment. This is our Government. This
war amt fighting for Mr.. Lincoln. 1t
is lighting for the Union, for the Govern
men. supsose that when man went
to Mexico as United States soldier it
didn't make him an AboItionists.
If Ggll ing under Abe Lincoln makes
every one an Abolitionists, suppose
tina fighting under Polk made every body
Democrat. That may be true, but
when they came home, if you recol'ect,
they elected General Taylor, who was "a
Wing. don't care a cent what they
call me. All have to say to any man
who calls me an Abolitiouists is that " u
rose by any oher name would smell as
sweet" and that they can cal Inc any
name they please. Ii fgh Ing for the
union Of these Sta es, with the old flag
over my head, lighting for our Govern
mant, against rebels aud trai ors-it that
makes me an Abclltionists, ali right.
only wish there was million more Of
them than there are. Applause,l If
that makes man. an bolliiUn>ts, let
me warn these gentlemen that there will
be a great many Of them. If loving the
Government of our fathers, revering the
/ Constitution, fighting for the same Gov
ernment aud the same cause, is sufficient
to these men 20 call such names, let them
do it. We have no objection. We
don's care. We laugh at it. 1t is only
fun for US to be called such names. -
| We care nothing about it. We know
that the country knows what we arc
doing, aud God in Heaven, who views
the hearts of all men, knows We are
earnest aud true to our country Would
to God these gentlemen could say the
same. Applause No my friends, it
makes man patriot, nothing less-to
tight for his country. 1t does not make
him a Democrat or Republican or an
Aboi ionist. Whenever this war is over,
this is free country. If We want pol
itics then, we will have them, that all.
If we don't, nobody need get mad about
! it.
They had bet er let us alone, and not
call us nicSnameS before we get home
Let us alone until we get back. gentle
men, if you please. We will be the
most peaceable and quiet men IN the
world. We will be perfectly we'll edu-
Gated in all the fine arts, and sciences
and good manners. We will show these
gentlemen some of The politeness we
! ha
treat one another kindly and respectfully
and if we get little mad about anything
we will just settle it right there
[Laughtcr.l But | suppose folks are
joking who say these things They don't
intend anything wrong. do ask them
to just let the boys alone and let the
people alone.
If they don't want to be for the Gov
eminent, let people alone who are for it.
If they do that there will be peace at
home. We don't think it makes us
Aboltonists TO fight for our coun ry.-
We don't thinks it makes us Additions
because niggcrs run away. Just here
let me tel. these gentlemen, who talk so
much about Aboltionist and niger
stealing, that all the prayers that can be
sen; up-it makes no difference, outside
Of proc amat,on or anything else-that
machine is gone up, p aged out. 1t will
never do II days good again. Applause.
There is no doubt of tha., and the peo
pie of the North are not reponsible.-
Nobody is responsible but themselves
! for the loss of their slaves.
Let me say to these men now, who
have such great sympathy for the people
of the South, and are crying out against
soldlers--l tell them that these men in
the South lost more niggers in thirty
days after the rebellion commenced than
they would have lost in many years BY
all The Abolitionists in the United States
told You that TIE army which was in
front Of us stole everything they could
lay their hands on. The Rebels steal
every Niger they sec and take them to
some State where they think we are not
likely to 90. They arc afraid the Yam
KEGS viii steal them. These are positive
facts. The Rebel soldiers who
never owned a niger in their lives, steal
/ them and run them off, and sell them for
Two or three hundred dollars apiece
They say that the ms tuition is gone,
and they don't think it vii ever amount
TO anything again. They just want to
be Independents of US that's all they
are fighting for