The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-08-21

enough to carry them away. treat cheer
ing.1 We vast all Of this country snd We
intend to have Il all 4
Ny eountrymen let ~ look back for .
few years and view The prosperity and hap
piness that blessed our land and then cast
your eyes around you. and see the condi-
ton Of our country now. Do not ask your
self who is the President or what may be
his politics; but ask. Have We not hitherto
had good and hanrfceSt Government -
And il so. have we not the same Govern
mept Jet Youy answer must be in the
affirmative, add, my friends. il we are but
true to ourselves, true to our cause. true to
the principles We have been educated in from
our earliest infancy, we shall have that GOV,
eminent STA -. .-...s
Turn. il you please. your thoughts to the
many sanguinary battles Of the Revolution.
See what it cost our sires to establish this
Goyernment-did they not pour out their
blood freely as water 10 accomplish this. 80
give US this priceless heritage of national lib
erty ard Independence, under form OF
government that should exist forever 2
Consider these sacred RENE o, brances Of those
illustrious men and then tell me-whe.her
it is worth preserving--;ell mo whether this
rebellion. begun. in infamy. perjury and
crime carried on by blood. pillage and
treason, and to end. if successful. 10 des-
troying forever the last hope OF mankind,
tell me if this shall succeed. Cries Of no,
never. -
In all these facts may we realize lesson
clearly pointing out our duty Il is to lay
fast hold Of that old flag. keep step to the
music OF the Union. unfurl its ample folds,
and with heart Of courage, and will that
knows no fal,ering or dismay, let it futter
over every burg. and wave over every town
and hamlet. until all traitors, like the wicked
prince Of Babylon, shall smite their knees
in terror and dismay. as if the handwriting
was upon the wall. Let them know that
they must bow before it or kiss its untar
,nshed folds. and swear by all that is great
and good never to violate its sanctity again.
or infringe a right it represents--let this be
done. and all will be we'll. Aud rPeal
to and entreat you all. my countrymen. by
ali that you hold sacred; By the glorious
memories Of the past. the once bright hopes
OF the future by the memory of the GAL
liant ones who have fallen upon the CORY
fields Of the South j; by the wounded and
suffering who yet languish in our midst by
the sorrow and mourning that this wicked
rebellion has brought upon our once happy
and favored isnd--to be faithful. vigilant.
untiring. answering, determined, come
what may, to be men and do what is right.
Stand by your country in all her trials. at
every hazard or at any cost.
Let it not be said that those glorious boys
who now sleep beneath the red clay of the
South or the green sod of our own loved
State, have died in vain. Let those who are
traducing the soldiers Of the Government
know the enormity OF their crime and their
error try to reclaim them. and bring them
back 10 duty and to honor. If they heed
rot your appeals-if they still persist in +
heir error and heresies--if they will not aid .
IA m in tanning the Government and laws that
,rotec, them, and continue in their wicked
id and encouragement TO this rebellion. send
hem to the other side, where they belong;
or the man who can live in this peaceful.
Happy aud prosperous land and not be true
md loyal TO it, ought. like Cain. to be bran
led by an indelble mark, and banished for .
ever from his native paradise. No traitor, :
no sympathizer. no man who can lisp word /
in favor OF this rebellion, OF impair the
chances Of the Union cause. is fit for any
other ruler than jeff. Davis. He should be
put in front of the Union army, where he
will get justice. Applause.
The man that can to-day raise his voice /
against tho Constitution. the laws or the
ment, with the design ofinj uring or in |
any way obstructing their operation, should. |
{ l could pass sentence upon him. be hung |
80 cubits higher than Haman. until his
BODY blackened in the sun aud his bones
attled in the wind.
In bidding you good night, | trust | do |
10 to loyal, good, true hearted citizens and /
PATRIOTS. who love the country. in the hope /
hat you all may reflect upon the duties OF
ii men to their country in the hour OF
,eril, and determine with renewed zeal
nd fervor to give such aid and assistance to |
he Government and army of the United /
States, in the prosecution Of this war, as
will cause that banner again to aoat in tri-
,mph upon every hill and mountain top, and /
n every vale, from the North to the South, |
rom the Eas, to the West. May its unfair,
lished escutcheon kiss every breeze that is |
waited from the bslmy waters Of the South /
10 the frozen regions OF the North. or that
comes from the golden plains of the far
West to miugle with those OF the Eas.--i
May it be uufurled in honor and pride upon /
every ocean where civilization has peneira- |
ted. and stand side by side with the banners
of the proudest empires on the earth. |
Let me tell you that the assistance the /
people can give will secure all this, and bring !
peace, honor, and reno~n to every hearth !
tone and fireside in the land--theu we can
ing songs OF -thankiulness. joy and praises
o the great Author of all these blessings, |
Who holds the destinies OF nations and OF
continents in the hollow of his hand. Then
We shall feel proud again that We bear the
,sme of an american citizen, and shall be /
ecure in the conviction that it will be chan,
led down in its strength and majesty,to tu !,
ure generations. ell
This is the boon We crave, the prize We
Irs struggling for. Secure these, and if
We die with the con seriousness that it will
- in righteous aud holy cause. and that
he history of our codntry. when written by
in impartial pen. will do Us justice, and
iand our names down untarnished to our
hildren, we shall feel satisfied. and our
,roudest thought shall be that We die a sol
lisr Of the Union. s
not 90 Easily Captured
NKw YoRK. Aug. 16.-An officer Just
eturned from Charleston confirms our pre-
ious statements. He says it is next TO i'm
ossible to batter down Fort Wagner; ,hrt