The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-08-19
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ssDinna We Hear the Slogans ii
Gen. JohnlA. Logan was called out for a
few moments talk at Cairo few days ago
isspeeeh speaks to the people the spirit of
the army every where They; have but onea
voice, one thought, one impulse-and if the
men at home were as much in earnest and
united as they are, the war would be over in 4
six months. Hear Gen. Logan :,-r.,s ysd l.,
st makes no difference whether you call
me Democrat, Republican, or Abolstionist-as
some haze of late named me. II does not
change my feelings--does not alter my action.
am formy country eUery time--formy coun-
try 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, / am but an American citizen.- /
When that right. shall have been asserted.
then, should we find that there is something
wrong in the fabric that our fathers reared,
something we desire to change, It viii be time I
enough to come up and demand the change.
Noe1 we have this aoeursed rebelliou to root !
out. Lam for using, euery means and ALL !
means for putting 1t to an end. Ii the people |
at the North would use the same force JEFF. |
Davis and his minions rse-and were as unan-
simous as they are--for in the South force of
arms ooDapeLs every man to act as though he |
sanctioned the rebellion, whether he is in
clned or not-this aoar uould be successfully
terminated in Tess than ssr months. 'is2 ..
Every mothers 7soncwho'is opposed to the
war should be compelled either to take up
arms against us or for us. Then there would
be no talk of peace here in the North no talk
of resistance, no such neef as Fallandig6ana, no
such coacmds as hose ,s5ao support aft setch men,
Tfli. n
Vallandighan says he has travelled over
the Contederacy-using the the term '' Con-
! federacy y"-not the phrase so-called Confede-
racy Qor do not acknowledge the existence
of any authority orr government in America
aside from that of the, United States land
has not met man, woman or child who does
not sustain the war, and who is notsdeter-
mined to fight it out to the death or the bitter
end. = Eauasdigldas here simply Ties. etells
what is not true. and he knows it. Vallandig-'
ham, aside from the leading mem eff Davis
| oToombs aud Stevens--did not | venture to
say, speak with dozen persons While taking
his involuntary trip through Dixie. Had he
done so, hisreport would have been of a diff
ferent' color. The people whesare fighting
against this Government-the poor whites
comprising the rank and file of the rebellion
-nine-te tenths of them do not know what
they are fighting for; do not know whatt6ey
are fighting against. A majority of them do
not know anything, and hundreds of them
never saw the American flag in their lives un-
til they saw it march into Vicksburg in tri-
umpb. They do not know the Fourth of
July. or anything else thatis good.e But poor
d and ignorant as they are, let them express
their own free minds, and they will, almost
to man, demand speedy termination of this
war-wtuld submit to almost anything rath-
er than fight one, day longer as they have
I been fighting. 10 is only by Tie force Of boyo-
nets that their arney is kept together Even that
cannot prevent their deserters from focking
into jackson by hundreds to take the oath Of
allegiance or to join the Union ranks And
/ tell you what l know when j say rthati0it
will not be many days ere the entire States OF
Mississippi aud Tennessee will be knocking
A loudly for re- admission to Union which not
long since they thought their puny efforts
could quickly DISSOLVE They are talking oi
E lit even now. - .,., -4 ~ Z 3
Speaking of being united, I tell you, by
, 1.-THE Eternal God, there was never a more
truthful sentence than that of Douglas -
Those who are not with us are against us .
and add that those who are not with us s7aoah
be hung should be a0itk their Southern brethren
, fighting nth them.
"To all the Gopperheads, peace men, agi-
II tators anti war nlen--be they Republicans oi
:, Democrats-for we have them here pretend
y ing to be both--I have word to say on be-
half Of cur brave soldiers And you have
undoubtedly been told that the war has its
8 Fapposers in the ranks of the Union Army
stIt is an accursed and foul aspersion upon the
: fair fame of men who are willing to spill thei
! blood and give their lives for their country -
They fought for the people and their country
8 for.the suppression of the rebellion. Let me
$ say to all opposers of this war. The timt
: mil come when men composing this great ar
/ my will come to their homes. They hav,
= watched the progress with interest. They
: have had their eyes upon these unmitigatet
: towards, these opponents of the country ane
T Administration--(and the, Administration
Y cont snd is the country)-and when they re
, turn it will do the soul of every truly loya
man good sto see the summary manner il
: which they.,oiH cause hesneaks and peace agi
: tators to seek their holes. t., ,.s. q T.-esi;-
q q "For a few moments the crowd that hat
gathered around was deeply absorbed in wha
: their fighting General,'' as many called him
said, and his remarks, although given, upol
> the spur of the moment, struck home to tn
: hearts of all who listened. Could Loga1
o make the leaders. of our people feel as l.
;, : feels, this war could not last three months
!, . 1t would be crushed out by force of number
q, alone. After expressing himself somewha
e warmly against the Copperheads and sneaks
If Gen. Logan concluded with the followin
!. characteristic apology: -
E" You will excuse me, gentlemen, if i
s saying what have said have been rathe
: proflise in the way of emphasis. Two yeal
e away from civilization with my men, ha
+ made lne,rather emphatic in all my thought
!. and words in regard to certain things. Ispea
Z emphatically because | emphatieally feel ths
n which my tongue finds to say.''
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