Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-02-19

md we not use slaves TO defeat them?-
The rebels had no right to claim exempt
ion for their negroes from the effects Of the
war; They hat no right to single bene-
fit under the constitution, They them
selves had begun the work of aboli:ion.-l
The first secession ordinance was an abo-
lition proclamation. The first gun fired
at Fort Sumptsr was the first shot fired at
slavery. (''That's so." and tremendous APP
plause He was no abolitionist and the
man who said he was WAS liar. laugh
ter and loud cheering.) But he had no
desire to give the rebels the benefit of our
when they have trampled it
under their feet. and are using their slaves
to destroy the Union. He spoke of the
army Of the Potomac. and said that the re-
port of its decentralization was SANDER
1t was rs gallant an army as ever entered
the field. He paid glowing compliment
to the good conduct and high courage of
the army. which was loudly applauded.-
In regard to the sentiments he had express
ell, he said that when the audience saw him
they saw the old 14th, and in the l4th
they saw the whole Potomac army. The
10Th. the Goth, the 7th ami the 9th. with
gallant old Coley (Col. Colgrove) at its
head, (hearty cheering at the name of Col
grovc) all felt and spoke as he did. He
alluded TO the attempts to demoralize the
army, and the associations at home to en-
courage and protect assertions. and de-
nounced them with nnmeasured bitterness
The soldiers hated them, he said, and
would yet punish them. The knights Of
the Golden Circle are doomed. (Tremen-
dous cheering.) He repeated. "lhe X. G.
C's are doomed" When the army comes
home there will be no cave or rock that
will hide them Their Internal efforts are
too well understood, and, vengeance they
have invoked will oyertake them. The
scorn with which he spoke OF their secret
and reasonable meetings was scathing.-
He said he could respect an open rebel,
who met him with arms in his hands, but
for one of those vile. abominable members
Of the *. G.. c., he loathed him. He also
spoke with deep feeling of the letters he
had seen, written by relatives at hcme to
soldiers, urging them to desert These
letters, he said, would yet prove sore
wounds to those who had written them, for
the true soldier would remain true, and
the recreancy of a parcut would only teach
him that his parent was unworthy of his
respect. lie concluded by begging all
parties to give MP their party cries and pur-
poses. to look only to God and their
country, stand by the army and the Union,
support the laws. and pray for the success
OF our cause. lie sat down amidst long
and enthusiastic uproar Of cheering. which
lid not subside till Gov. Morton. who had
come forward. hail becn making signs
that he wanted to say sometbig for good
while.
When the Governors voice could be
heard he said that he was deeply graiified
to hear the sentiments OF the amy of tho
Potomac from General Kimball. and he
had no doubt they were truly reflected
He then spoke of the Generals gallant
conduct. his leading the advance at Fred
oricksbuig, his success against the enemy
till he fell dangerously wounded. and Of his
heroic conduct in nineteen battles. lie also
said that Col Hathaway of the 73l. the
gallant commander of gallant regiment.
who had fought with honor at Murireesbo-
70. was present. and would now spesk-
Colonel Hathaway came forward, and was
vociferously ehcered.
Col. Hathaway said he was Democrat
OF fifty winters--he was Democrat still.
AM spoke as Democrat lie had acted
in the past with men claiming to be DEM
ocrats, but whom he believed TO he trait
ors. None OF them now knew him
Even Hendricks knew him once. Hend-
ricks made a sIeech in the Sth OF January
Convention in favor of Northwestern
Confedcracy lie was in Missouri at that
time. The rebels there were encouraged
by that speech. They said he was no
Democrat because he did not endorse it
He wrote Hendricks letter asking certain
questions. 1t is still unanswered, and
Hendricks don't know him now.
Col. Hathaway pail a glorious tribute
to Douglas. whose dying words he was
willing to be governed by. lie was not a
partisan. and wanted to hear Of mo party
till the cursed rebellion is crushed. He
read from Mr.. Buskirk's speech:
eve are band of brothers. We vote
together. act together. think together. and
we expect to do it as long as we remain
Even If some Of them go for m .asurcs do
not endorse. / will go with my party rath-
err than the opposition"
The speaker Of that paragraph was a
Douglas man, also. Does he follow Doug
las now?
Douglas said. Whoever is not prepar-
ed to sacrifice party platforms and preju-
dices is not fit to represent a free people. %
etc. The idea is that all partyism. must
be abandoned. | make war against them
as do against the rebels of the South
"We are band of brothers" 1t is the
knights of the Golden Circle" he refers
to. 1--WE stand united" etc. What OBJ
legations bind you together? A band OF
robbers will swear their members at the
point of the dagger. This may be the case
with them. lie referred to a band of
brothers in the north part of the State.
united for horse stealing. One was caught,
tried, and his counsel admitted that he was
guilty. but set up the plea that his moral
training had led him to do this. And he
had done no wrong because society had
not taught him better. This speaker lacks
even this simple plea. because Douglas has
taught him different. He endorsed Gen.
Kimball in every word he said about the
xoorat co,,ot,os m oman fno vas honor-