, 1863-08-19

have been, I reckon they would not be ye:y
mad, either: Laughter and cheers.]
The Emancipation Proclamation never freed
q gle negro yet, aud I have get to sec how
It can. Yen hare first to clear county Of
the rcbel soldiers before the Proclamation can
be enforced, ard before you clear slDgle con-
-traband under Ii. ts.provisions. When you don't
take the coun nd drive Of the soldiers of
TIE enemy, the ifee 11 themselse a1 }95s as
our army goes they all run away ftom their
masters and seek our lines; and DO not hon
est}y suppoec there is negro In North Caro-
liza, Georgfa, or South Carolina, who mas ever
heard there ras such thing as Yankee
"portahle prc pertY" In the first convenient
Iocket handkerchief and made all possible
speed in the direction whence came the sounds
Of the Union fife ard drum. Laughter aud
chee1s.1 I hear that some are very mad be-
caufe the negroes do run away from theif mas
yery natural. Let me tell You ono thing, how-
ever The army of the Union was not sent
into The South to free negroes, to catch and
return negroes, but to whip out traitors aad
sque1ch an Ubiquitous rebellion. II the rebels
lote their negroes, 1t must be accepted as q
the negroes 20. Il the rebels want them back,
let them catch them and get them back ntdey
can, TIL sec them al to the d. before I'll
d6 1t for theml rCrles, " That's the doctrine"
-"goit!"] Let me paint It to you: as le-
gal Proposition-for, before the War, nsedto
halfway, 1awycr-before whisky magts-
trate; don't know what might do before
Supreme or Superior Court, but believe, In
Cairo, used to be consldered decently tol-
cradle Justice Of tn. Pence attorney, and !
ur derstand law enough to put this emaucipa-c,
ton business before you n snip shape:
The ePreeldcnt issued his Proclamation. If
it was Unconstitutional, which is open to con-
siderable question, Ill questions arising under
it can be settled hereafter just as as vel as
though It had never been issued. After the
man mn, viii haye lie light to bring lis case BE-.
fore the proper Court. First let us restore
The Government. Then just tell Mr..
rebel to lsy down bis ,I1g mIusket, put
Of the United States again, and then let him
negroes returned to him: Il he has not for
teited al his rights, By his treason, then he
can perhaps recover Ills properly. If the
Count decides that bis treason has deprived
him ct all bis Legal rights, then he must lose
his ntgroes. If be then says the decision is
with him.. # ho likes It, well and good #
be don't like It, we'll make him. But this Is
for the future. Walt until the time comes.
That time is certainly not now.
There are those who argue against confsca-
ton; but they merely desire to object and
keep up disturbance at the North. Il MT 1t
extremely curious that come are so very deep
II inte1estedP They eay We are deprlving the
rebels Of their rights. Let me ask what rights
they hare which arc entitled to be respected?
They use everything against us. Why not
Eay, instead: Mr. Rebel, you stole from our
Government, plundered the. land, took our
guns, ouz right to the f1cs navigation of tbs
MiEEftkfrrf THO T. npJyr
taking iis Own back again" am in favor Of
couflscating property. What government is
there as lenaent as ours to tile traitors In
other lands, ouch an act not only takes away
his property, his trauchise, but adds bar
saNtsttr upon his esenteheon forever, to lire
tlnct. Other countries, for such crimes, COR
1upt the blood to eternity. Our Government
is more lenftDt. 1t only conftscates their
property md disffanchises him. And If a
nan is traitor, he ought himself to be sub.
jet to eontlscat!lon.-TGry. "1Aat's so.'']
thcy should be conGscatcd and sold, like 9TH
er property. Not so. Slaves being property,
OF Il property, there is no questioning tue
right to coutlscation. If they are not prop
erty they'll confscate themselves. Govern
mcnt has tho right, in the case Of rebel, to
eontscate his horse; Int in doing SO, can sell
1t or not, as thought best. II the Govern
ment needs horses, as It docs, then the GOV
ernnent will turn the horse over to the Quar-
ter1nastcr's department, to be used against
the cEemy.. It is,, then, for tile Government
to say. whether It will conascate the negro By
using him Of selling him. As the Govern
mens Is not In tbs negro selling or buying
business, it will undoubtedly use him. It IS
purely q question for the Government to de-
eide. Now, I say further, atn for the Gov
crnment to be restored, with the negro or
without him. I want the Government, at all
hazards tn Ef1rrrrfaH md topff into
hayc it in as good IL Hon II as ~ We can an m ret It.
as for the negro's Toss to tho South, I DO not
care. The rebel officer docs not steal my
bring yon back your animal-n He is not SO
petite. Nor am going to take back his nc
gso, SO politely, and say, tsLy dear sir, here /
return you your colored mon S1muel, who
ran off some time since" If any one elso
wants to do 1t, I've nothing to say. But ia
not my way.
There are other topics. Another argument
made III favor Of rebellion, and used to dis
courage those who nre for tho war, Is that
called the peace measures. Its advocates,
strangely ~ enough, q ~ claim to he good Union
they say they are for the Union, Of course.
When nj lied II they are in favor Of whipping
JET. Davis they hesitate, but finally answer
''f-e-s." But they do not think that war will
tver restore tAc Government. They say war il
good men BY the haSocof mar. But when vi
or ''hY peaceablc neans" hare iato1r met
peace man offered to give hin everything
WAS worth u hc would point out how, by :
Resses .ss :: Te esnnot so'a rsssgnT s h eoqntg Tho
VIII anybody tell ,pc oas other means? The
only way is to force tho rebels to submit to
the Government. Ny plan for ending tho
war and restoring the power Of the Constitu-
ton is to enforce the Consumption act fmme.
diately. give MS SCo, 600 more men, and tho
in eighteen notwithstanding the Mississippi
to the Gul-wili.. take the coast, scatter
Bragg and his men, Beauregard end his men,
and enable Meade to eat up Leo and bis men,
and tie rebellion will be crushed. Then the
States can be brought again to the Union.
And there will never be another rebellion il
this country.
Some there are who under value what tho
amy has already accomplished. How fur
haye VIC actually ndyanced: One year ago on
the operations Of commerce On oar Western
waters, the Mississippi, tho Tennessee and The
Cumberland. These rivers were blocknded-
al blockadcl. What do you find to-day?
The enemy has been driven from tha Tennes-
9se, tho Cumberland: and tbs Mlsaissippf.
Gen. Grant-one Of the best men who ever
lived, In my Judgment. [Cheers]. Yet thore
are mon who say that the rebellion cannot be
cruthed out Don't tell me so. If 20 much
can tc done in eighteen montha,. when can the
ter Of men and time. The story that one
SoutherIer Is equal to ten Northerners, Is
played cut They lind thateYen those brought
up In the North can fight some. Giro The
Government 500, men now, and in six
months the rebellion cannot stand upon its
lege. [Chee1s.]
Give US the men and nc will see what virtue
there Is In invasion. BY the way, Lee invaded
Penn. on the Sd and 4th Of July last, believe.
and it Is eaid that John Morgan invaded Ohio
and has at last invaded tho PenitcntIary OF
that State. Laughter No man need tell
erly7 reinforced, and Meade is properly sup.
ported, that the rebellion cannot be brought
to speedy close Nothing could prevent us
from crushing JET. Davis and his armies TO
But what has been the effect Of the mobs in
been put OF for time. Tho armies hare not
BEEN reinforced, and thus the close Of the war
also put OIL Tor somo time, as a consequence,
1t has given the South IN advantage thev
could not otherwise hive gained. Had theY
not have gained that advantage thelr game
1r must haFe been at az end within ninety days.
tain1y have said: "The Government IS It is iesst
as good as jeff. Davis, and they shall hare the
is laggIng.
Let US Zee how VIC would 1avo succeeded
without or army-withoqt having men at all. |
Bnt they do not tell US what sort OF peace |
measures. Il were going to get ths Govern
mcnt into state Of organization aeain with, |
ont War, would dress myself up IN nv best
clothes. put On my prettlcst style, 70 South |
ana Ray ny court TO- The Indies. IN limo they