The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-01-27
Gen. Rniler at Lowell.

GI Inc iolIoWlng is the concludlng
portion of the speech OF Gen. BUTLER.
made at his home at Lowell, in response
to cordial reception extended to him
there
Now. my friends, l have detained you
upon these topics quite too long. l have
only come here to meet you. and hear
from you those kind manifestations which
you have been pleased to bestow upon
me, and to return to you the heartfelt
gratitude which | feel. assure you
that to your efforts, 10 the efforts of
Massachusetts,, and to the ideas of Mass
achusetts and New England, the country
is indebted for that measure of safety
which has been secured, and for those
great efforts which are now being put
forth. Be not deceived. Be not weary!
Remember this ); that while We may
feel this war is hard for us, it is The Ell.
ort of desperation for them Ihave seen
the conscript laws Of the South taking
the boy of sixteen and the old man Of
sixy-lhe schoolmaster not excepted
and force them into the ranks. While
j; costs US efforts, il costs them despera-
Cion. While 1t costs us labor, it costs
them life blood, wish that they might
be won back without this but SO they
have chosen. AS long as life lasts, as
long as any power remains, we must
stand by the Union, one and indiyisiblo.
[ Applause
Every traitor, every man, every stream,
every lake, every river. every mountain,
that ever belonged 10 the United States,
must slill remain under the flag of the
United States, cost what it viii, cost
what It may. Enthusiastic applause.
If. as you iaueringly observe, / shall 60
back to another field of duty, shall 90
back with the determination never to
give up, never 10 compromise renewed
applause never TO have anything but
that flag Of ours as the symbol Of our
nationality. Whoever differs from that,
let him go south of Mason and Dixon 5
line-he has no business here. Ap.
plause.
We may have no means of dealing
with him here. but there are plenty at
the South who will receive him with open
arms. for the reason that he is their
friend, not The friend Of the country. -
Who proposes to give up the tomb Of
Washington ? Who Yorktown Who
the honors won by Jackson Al Nv Or.
leans Who proposes 10 have anything
less than tbat winch belongs to us ? WHO
proposes to give up our fair claim 10
Mexico, If it comes TO that? No one
proposes TO give up the rights of this
Union
But, let me repeat--because hear
there are some who falter--eome what
may, whether veal or woe, there is one
thing which we will not lose, and that is,
the supremacy OF this Government over
every inch of our boundary.
desire single word on the question
of emancipation. On that question, you
know, | have held certain opinions.
Those opinions have received, in some
degree. correction, | have views 10 of
er which | think will commend them.
selves TO the judgment Of every one Of
you.
Is there a man here who doubts that
some time or other, in the providence Of
God, the negro is 10 be free-and that
some day'lhe protection Of the laws will
be extended over him. and that he will
become free ? No man doubts that, aud
all desire 10 guard against the evils that
may arise from that change, and which
cannot be made without disorganiz.ng
our political system Il is my opinion
that all this has been sent upon the ma
ton for some great object; and il IS my
opinion that il will be easier at this time
TO settle this question than 10 leave ], to
be settled hereafter.
Is il not evident 70 evrry mind. that
the day and hour have come when All
men, SO lar as this country IS concerned
and il i the last refuge Of Slavery on
the globo-shall be in political rights
free and equal, rs they were declared by
the Declaration Of Independence Ap.
plause Lei no man be concerned about
the question Of social equsli'v. They
viii ha jas. far equal IS Col has made