The Portland daily press., 1863-08-01
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Portland Daily Press.
Great Meeting at Carbondale, Illinois.
SPEECH OF GENERAL LOGAN.
Immense Enthusiasm.
DUGAIN. ILL. July 81.

DuGAIN, ILL, July 81.
MAJ. Gen. Logan arrived here this morning
and was met by a large concourse of citizens.
as committee, who babe him welcome as the
honored son of Illinois, and the admired OF
all loyal men.
In speech at Carbondale, yesterday, Gen.
Logan said, he had no disposition to discuss
politics. He was not politician, and thank
ed God for it. He only wanted to consider
what was good for the country. When the
war is over, We can ask who is the villain that
has caused it. Now that the house is on fire,
we must put it out, we should not ask who
began the war. At this time the President
was forced at every step to take measures to
carry the war on; yet some cried out that it
was unconstitutional. We forget the Next
cans because they made war ON the govern
inent, and IL that was constitutional why was
not this? He indicated the sentimentalism of
those who objected TO the war, because the war
was against our brothers. He was no aboli-
zionist, but would stand by the President He
would stand by him in all his efforts to put
down the rebellion, even if he sent elephants
South to trample the people down there. All
the exigencies Of war like this could not be
loreseen and provided for by the Constitution.
The President was empowered to raise armies.
and that was sufficient. Ii this was unconsti-
tutional, jeff Davis must be right He de-
denounced the New York mob, and said that
if the leaders were hung to the first tree we
would have no more mobs. We have seen
men smile when We were whipped, and frown
like angry clouds when we were victorious; ;
but he expected they would all do themselves
the justice not to be traitors on account of the
iniamy they would bring on their families
We must be for our country, right or wrong
A man who was not for this government would
hate Heaven if he lived in it.
Gen. Logan then showed how ridiculous
was the peace cry, and said the only way to
peace was to roundly thrash the rebels. and
they would come back as humbly as need be !:
and this whipping they would get as surely as
there was God in heaven. He spoke of the
condition OF the government at the time of the
breaking out of the rebellion, the national arms
having been nearly all shipped South, but with
these disadvantages what success had been
achieved! With sregard to the Emancipation
proclamation, Gen. Logan said that if the reb-
els wanted their negroes let them, stop fight
ing. Ii the proclamation was wrong, let them
lay down their arms and appeal to the coun-
try; If the question was left TO the women and
children of Mississippi and Louisiana, they
would say that they wanted no more negroes,
for the rebel army had demoralzed them and
ours had made them no better. The institu-
tiop would be worthless whether they gained
their independence or not.
The General spoke three hours, carving
his audience completely with him, many times
affecting them to tears by his hearty and feel
ing defence of our brave soldiers At the
close of the meeting three hearty cheers were
fven for the Union and three for Gen. Logan
A series of resolutions were adopted. About
1000 persons were present.