The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-08-26

'"NNtf aAA tlAt tlCN eau neA-o
they please. Il fighting for the Union OF these
States. vith the old aag over my head, fighting
Tor our Governmeut, against rebels and traitors,
III that makes ne an Abotonist, all right.
D only wish there ass a million more Of them
than there are. II that makes man an Abo-
, iionst. let ne warn these gentlemen that there
are great many Of them. II loving the Gov
ernment OF our fathers, revering the Constitu-
tion. fighting for the same Government and the
same cause. is sufficient inducement 20 the men
10 c4i such names, lei them 10 it. We have no
objection. W e dou't care We laugh at it IL
is ouiy fuu for US 70 be called such names. We
care nothing about a. We knoW that the cOun-
try knows what are doing, and God in heaven,
who views the hearts OF all men, knows We are
honest and true 20 the country. Would 10 God
these gentlemen could say the same. No. nv
friends u mAAe man patriOs-nothing more,
nothing le>s-to fight for his country Ii does
not MAKE him a Democrat, a Republican or
Abohtionist. Wherever this war l. over, this
is a free country II We want politics then, We
~il have them That's ai II We don't. nobO-
dy need get mad about IT, They had better let
us alone, and not call Us nicknames before We
ger home. Let rs alone until We get back, gen
uemen, d. sou please We will be the most
pcattabie and quiet men in the world. We will
be- perfectly well educated IN all the fine arts
and SCIENCES and good manners We viii show
these geNtlemen some OF the poiteness We have
learned in the army We will treat one another
kindly and respectfully, aud We get little
mad about anything, We viii jus settle IL right
there. But suppose folks are joking, wio say
these things They don't intend an, thing
wrong I DO ask them to just let the boys
a.oue and et The people alone. II they don't
want 10 be for the Government. let people alone
who are for it. Il they do that, there will be
/ peace ai home Ne don't think it makes Us Alb
ohtonists because nggers run away. just here
f et me tell these gentlemen, who talk so much
about Aboliti0nsts and niger stealing. that all
/ the prayers that can be sent up-it makes no
/ difference, outside tAe proclamation or anything
else that machine is gone up, played out. IL
will never DO a DAYS good again. There is no
doubt Of that, and the people OF the North are
not responsible. The Southern gentlemen have
done it themselves. Nobody is responsible but
themselves for the loss OF their slaves. Let me
say 60 these men now, who have such great SYM
pathy Tor the people OF the South, and are crvS
ing out against soldiers tell these men that the
South lost more uiggers in thirty days after the
rebellion commenced than they would have lost
/ iu many veafs bv all the Abolitionists in the
United States. I told you that the army which
was IN front Of us stole everything they could
! ay their hands on The rebels steal every mig
/ ger they can see and lake them 10 some State
/ ~hele they think We not likely TO 60. They
are afraid ihe Yankees will steal them. These
are positive lacis The rebel sodiers-men who
never owned Niger ia their lives-steal them
and fuu them of, and sell them for Two or three
hundred do.laIs piece They say that the in
sltuiiou is gone, aud they don't think it will
ever amount 60 anything again. They just want
20 be independent Of Us that's all they are light
/ lug for.
THE GLoRIEs oF rHE FUTURE.
/ When vas a politician denounced men and
they denounced me; but in the army | have
learned This lesson have stood Tor hours un-
der the hottest lre, where bullets were flying
Ike hail, aua cannon balls were whizzing past
my head every moment 4 have seen the Re-
publican stand by my side, and the Democrat
and the Aboltionisl have seen the Democrat
fhot down and buried n saane grase with
tae Republican. and the AhohtiOn ia the same.
! They are ali fighting for the same country, the
same ground, tLe same Constitution. IL gave
/ me pleasure 20 know that these were patriots.
/ | have men in ms division to-day who once be-
/ onged 10 each aud every political organization.
/ Bur 20 stand here 90 day aud deuounce one Of
these boys because he belonged 20 any particu-
/ lar political organization, ! would rather have
my right arm cut from my body, and my body
/ buried where no man Oh earth could find It. Ny
heavens, has II come TO this, that an, man in the
/ United States Government is ashamed 10 own
! the American hagy Has it come TO This, that
ANY man IN the loyal States will vel for JEFF Da-
/ Wis. Has % come 20 this, that flag be
called q dirty old rag, as has been doneg Have
/ these men forgotten tht blood OF the Revolution
i.e g'0sie= Of the American peoples the proud
name % fhc United States? Have they forgot
ten what the Stars and Stripes are emblemstic
oig Have they forgotten the proud position our
Cos .rument has occupied among the nations Of
the earth, Have they forgotten the high state
! OF religion iu oar country, the high state Of
/ civilization that exists in our GOvernmentt
Have they forgotten all these thiugsg Have
/ they Forgotten that 10 lowered on high up, al
most 10 the heavens, ~ a shining light for all
Governments % gaze upon aud take lessons
! from to be Instructed that the people were
/ capable of self f-Covernment-that they had the
ability not ouiy 20 govern themselves, hut 10 es-
ta5li-h the best Government on earth. People
oi foreign countries may say to us-Well may
tbev -av 1.-THE tree Of liberty has been planted
on American snil and If the Government only
lasts, iis branches viii spread and it will bear
( fruit which VIII be pluckel BY every human be-
lax, unf each an8 a eLal have tasted the
sweets o. liberty, and shall slug some joyous
song that thew too are a free and independent
Government, ruled by no kings monarchs, auto
crats omper0rs OF czars. Have they forgotten
all thisy knoe you have not. You are not
gong 70 iurLct your lf-t love- lou VIII lOfc
yolr country in rs hour Of peril and danger as
son have loved IL heretofore. Tou will assist
YOUR country believe YOU are willing 20 do il,
and that YOU vail DO it. il YOU 30 Il nov, We will
again have the sane psOud magnificent, grand
structure thar &c bad before. We will again
have thar bright shining Government We once
had You will again see borne upon the bosom
Of the Mississippi river the mighty products Of
the great NOrthEesf hunting market where
the producer will be well remunerated for bis
toll and llbor. You viii again see the great rail-
roads running from th- North % the South, from
the East % the West. You viii again see our
mighty ocean steamers bearing the commerce
, Of the world upon the ocean, without molesta-
ton 5g robbers aud pirates upon the high seas.
You vii again see the world enjoying peace, re-
pose, happiness AMI prosperity You will again
see everything move as harmoniOusly as before
A. gain there vii be peace and JOY throughout
. the land ! believe all desire that. Then, 70
obtain Il, this rebellion must be crushed out.
+ When i; s crushed Out, this happy state Of
things will exist that has been destroyed. Until
r il Is, it viii not
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