The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-08-19
Wisrellauep1s 8eadiug.
How A Patriot Talks.

Previous to the rebellion during all the
dark days of the Pierce. and the still darker
days Of the Buchanan administration, when
treason skulkcd about at dead Of night, and
did its hellish deeds of darkness in by places
and holes-when southern hands were too
delicately gloved to do their own dirty work,
none surpassed John A. Logan Of Illinois
in subscrvancy to the southern people. He
was the man to truckls to their every nod
and beck. Indeed, by his crinsing attitude
he fairly earned the title Of ''dirty work Lo
gan" But when the rebellion broke out
tie scene changed. John A. Logan, though
long the very servant Of the southern trai-
tors, when he saw their treason, became O
man, as by nature he was designed to be
though prostituted by party affiliation.-
Even since the rebellion broke out he has
been yielding sword Of steel and Of fire for
the cause Of the Union. At Cairo not long
ago, he made speech, frem which we ex
tract the following:
1T makes no difference whether you call
me Democrat, Republican, or Abolitionist-
as some have Of late named me. 1t does
not change my feelings-does not alter my
action. l am for my country every time
for my country first, last and always-and
am fighting for the right Of that country to
be numbered among the honored nations Of
the earth. Until that is brought about, and
this rebellion crushed out, l am but an
American citizen. When that right shall
have bsen asserted, then, should we find
that there is something wrong IN the fabric
that our fathers reared, something we de-
sire to change. it will be time enough to
come up aud demand the change. Now We
have this accursed rebellion to root out
1t must be rooted out. am for using eve
~ means and al means for putting it to an
end. II the people Of the North would use
the same force JEFF: Davis and his minnjons
use-aud were Is unanimous as they are
Tor in the South fcrce of arms compels every
man to act As though he sanctioned the re-
be:lion, whether he feels inclined or not
this war would be successfully Terminated
in less than six months.
10 al copperheads, peace men, sgita.ors.
anti-war.nen,-be they Republicans or
Democrats, for we have them, here, pre-.
tending to 10 bo.h-I have q word to say on
the behalf ofo brave soldiers. And YOU
have unduuptedly been told that the war
has its oppossrs in the ranks OF the Union
ar:oy. II is IN aceursed and foul aspersion
upon the lair fame ot men who are williae
to spill their blood, and give their lives 70,
the country. They are for the Union.-
they fight for tho people and their country
1 for the suppression Of the rebellion. Le,
me ssy to Ill the oppossrs Of this war: tht
time viii come when men composing thi.
great army will come to their homes
They have watched the prngress Of event.
with interest. They have had their ere.
upon these snnitigassd eowards, thesss op
|poDenss Of ths country and the adninistsa
I.ion-t{and ths adninistration contsod, i,
|the coaatrJ) md vAsa tAsy rst.ra, i VII
lido the soal e every truly loyal NJ. sooi
to - The summary manner d vhieh tbs,
viii cause tAese ansAks and pe-es asitato.,
Ito aeek THAR holss.''
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