The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-20
GENERAL EImBALL OH roalEsIll

GEN. NATHAN KfMBALL, Of Indiana,
the man who out .maneuyered and whip [
ped SroNEw4LL JACKSON at Wiachoster,i
and led the rorlorn hope at Fredaricks-
burg, where he was severely wounded,
attended public meeting az Indianapo-
lis, on TIC evening of the 18th, unA made
a speech. We COPY the Indianapolis
Journals report. lie said
lie had seen since he had been ati
homo, proof in plenty, in speeches. in
resolutions, and newspaper articles, that
the army was suffering from fire m the
rear. lie said that hc was a Democrat,
though born Whir, and meant to live
and die Democrat, but be had no word
but Of condemnation for those who fall
tered or failed TO stand by the army and
the country. "The Constitution as it Is,
and tho Union as Is was" was his battle
cry. lie had fought with it, and for &c,
aud his men had fou1h, fJr #, but we
could have no Union md no Constitution
till the rebellion was crushed out Zap
plausc. IIewas an Iudiiuian, and he
loved his State as dearly rs any man, but
be loved the Union more. About the
flag Of Indiana glorious radiance shonc
that lghtcncl the whole country, but
still brighter shonc the radiance that
p'owed round the banner Of the Union.
Great applause. As high as the flag
of Indiana had been lifted in this war,
still higher rose the flng of the Union.
/ [ Renewed applause To preserve that
glory this war must 60 on until the last
armed rebel Is driven from the field, and
th, last seeding State forced to submit
to the Constitution. There could be no
peace but an honorable one, and no hon.
ornblc peace could be obtained without
the suppression Of the rebellion. An
Hrmisticc, dishunorlble peace, was on
/ " renewed and intarminable war. For
the men who lOrc3 tho country TO submit
to the rebellion, or acknowledge the
Couicdcracy, degrade the nation and dis
grace ITS amy, would have TO fvht that
|ARmY when it came home [Applausc.
The army will never submit to the dis
grace of coniessine that 1t is beaten By
the rebels and those who force such
result upon them, by Vaccinations at
home, or by refusing it support and en-
couragcment, wiH see He time that Hey
wiI beg th' rocts and mountains TO fail
upon them, and hide hem from hc UeRgc-
ancs Of h' Army! [Great applause. i
lie denounced all measure looking to an
/ 0rmisticC Win n soldlrr's vchem~noe Of
patriotism. An armsticc, he said, was
nothing but proposal to give the rebels
chancl to recover their strength, and
renew their ability to attack us There
was no honorable or safe course but TO
fight to the last, and il the people at
home would only unite in holding up the
hands Of their brethren in the field, the
war would not lust three months. He
spoke Of the proc lam9tion, and said lie
thanked the President for Il, for it took
away the moin strength Of the rebellion.
lie was an eyewitness to the iuct that
hut for their slaves the rebels could not
have resisted us twclvs months. Zap
plausc,l lie believed in dcpriving thc
enemy Of whatever they could use to our
iriury. They had used their slaves to
feed and clothc themselves, and to .6gli
rs. he 'cou!a not consent to tight by tie
side Of aogro and tbe President looald
aersr require him TO do a.; Jvt he ,soald
ta'e negroes aRaiet them fight negroes.-
[Great applause. Why should the rcb-
chs use slaves to kill white men, aud VT
not use slaves to defeat them ! The re-
bols had no right to cllim exemption iol
Their negroes from the effects of the war
They had no right TO a single benefit un
dor the Constitution. They thcmsevc;
had begun the work of abolition. ia.
first Secession Ordinances 1rGs an A boii
tion Proclamation. Tho first gun free
at Fort Sumter was the FIRST shot fred a
slavery. {" That's so" and tremendous
: applause He waS no Aboiifionist, dRt
TIE man pho sad he 'cas, ioaS Liar!-
> Laughter and loud eheering.l But ht
had no desire to give the rebels the ben.
etit of our Constitution, whom they hav,
trampled it under their feet, and arc us
ling their slaves to destroy the Union.---
lie spoke of the Army of the Potomac
and said that the report of its demorRli
cation was a slaudcr. Ii was as gallan
an army as ever entered the field. I'll,
= paid glowing compliment to the goo,
, conduct and high courage OF the army
which was loudly Opplauded. In regdr,
to he sentiments he had oppressed, he sal,
that iehen he audience sac him they sGl
|, the old l4tk, and in the Ian they saW III
: ichols Potomac Army. The 10Th, th
$ goth, the 7th and the aTth, with the gal
lant old Coley (Col. CoIsRovE) Mt it
l. head, [hesrty cheering at the name G
: CcLeRovE,l all felt and spoke as he dlC
d He alluded to the attempts to demoIal2
Q the army, and tho associations at hom
d to encourage aud protect desertions, an
n denounced them with unmeasured bite
g ness. The soldiers hated them, he sai'
and would yet punish them. The Kniehl