The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-20
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MAI. Gen. JOHN A. LOGAN,
ATDUoorN, ILL, FRIDAY, JULYSl, 1868.

some extracts. Gen. Logan is Demo-
crat and thinks that Slavery has "gOne
up forever. Speaking Of some Copper
head compl .ints the General said:
believe there is one reason given
through this country for stopping the
war, and il is beautiful reason, too,
Just like the fellows who advanced it.
They say that the soldiers steal chickens
and hogs and cows and sheep, and that
they burn houses and fences, and destroy
property through the South. That is q
horrible affair, really. 1t is dreadful TO
think of--this thing of stealing chickens
aud pigs. Well, | will tell you the truth
aboutit. want to talk about that to
you. In the first place, these men who
are talking about such things, never We're
in the army. Trey don't know anything
about war They neverread the history
of any war on top of earth, or, if they
have, they have forgotten it. No man
every heard of an army marching
through country without committing
depredations in il. Men can not all be
controlled These things will happen
in spite of all precautions that may be
taken to prevent them. There are in the
army, just as there are at home, men who
| will do wrong. Is there never house
burned in Illinois, never nog or a horse
stolen-never any robbery done at home
In the army as at home, there are go1d
and bad, all sorts of men. Hence, we
fnd that great many things are done
which we would rather were not done,
| But now [ will tell you about this steal
ing. l know something about it.
suppose this is an offensive prosecution
| of war. Letus examine it for m ment.
| How did these gentlemen find out this
was going on? What do you know
aboutit? They get the tales of some
| fellows who have run away in order TO
keep out of fight, and who lie when
| thew come home in order TO cover up the
real cause of their cowardly conduct
That is exactly the way it comes
| But do YOU ever hear them talk of JEFF.
Davis soldiers burning property? Do
you ever hear Of jeff 3 men stealing any
| chickens, or hogs, or cows Never
Well, / have known them TO do ii, and
they beat us at it all the time. Laugh
ter. Twill tell you what we do. When
| started from Grand Gulf, or Bruins
burg, with my division, we had but five
days' rations. We marched to Jackson,
fought two battles on the way, and when
we got there, fought another, and fought
two in returning to Nicksburg-making
five battles before we got to Vicksburg,
on five days rations We surrounded
Vicksburg, and were there fully seven
days. The boys had nothing to eat but
two crackers a day, and half ration of
meat. told them TO take hogs, chick
ems and COWS, and I'll do it again. APP
plause And will tel these gentlemen
now, that whenever soldiers under me
arc hungry and barefooted, have got
nothing 70 eat, and are lighting men in
rebellion against this country, perhaps
some of tho friends of these GROWERS
whenever they are hungry, if can fad
any ything in the country for them TO eat
they shall have it. Applause / shall
not hesitate a bit TO take all l can fine
to feed my men. That is war-ofl'ensivC
war---if you like. No officer is worth
cent or lit to be intrusted with the care
and command of men, who won't do jus
the same thing March through The
Southern States, and follow the rebe
army, il you don't believe these Confed
crate fellows will steal all they can ge
their hands on. They have no commits
sary, and no commissary stores excep
what they get in the country, They
take everything they come 10. They
live off the country through whicl
they march. They steal all tn
niggers they fnd to keep them out o
, our hands. But we never hear of any o
these things being done by the rebels.
supposo is all right. They stripped
tho country in Mississippi to such an ex
tent that we have TO day TO iced citizen
for sixty miles round Ylcksburg rha
is positive fact / issued rations befor
lefy there to families living sixty mile
from Yicksburg. They were robbed ant
plundered by JEFF Davis's soldiers, lei
! without a bit TO eat, aud d mt kuov
what would have become Of them if "
; hadn't ta,en Vicksburg. But yet W
. must hear all the blame. We find mel
I even here at homo who are willing 1
: slaud us, and call us thieves and rob
! bers and pundoreTs, and at the sam
I. time nothing is said about these gentle
! men on the other side. Applause.
7 suppose, these gentlemen who cali u
2 robbers and thieves, don't think for
moment that the rebel army is trying {
e rob them of their brightest heritage o
earth-this Government. They don
Q think that the men we are fighting ar
i trying to destroy them, bankrupt then
and make them poor, impoyeTishe
people. They only think we are takln
a lew bites TO eat from these poor rebel
Ah il is very mortitying, indeed,
certain individuals, that such a thin
should be done. Laughter
SO far, then, as this accusation is cor
Il cerned, have told you the truth aboJ
W il. have nothing to cover up in refer
ence 70 the army--not thing NJ
friends, am proud OF that army, as a
loyal men are. Applause. But SO Fl
n as discussing this question further in n
" terence to this point is concerned, IL
not necessary. know that no man
this country, in bis sober senses, WHIT
n be comes TO reflect, can be any thing ell
but lover Of his coubtry. At least
ought not be. / believe they ell are
'e they will only reflect in reference 70 the
y interest aud their duty. iApplaus,
IN / feel this 10 be the case.
n ABOUT ABoLITI0EIsN.
ID There Is one other thing / want TO 81
~ vnu. Ii Is this, / want 70 give q