The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-01

see JEFF. Davis collect that army together
again, by proclamation or anything else
He will have to send to Missouri, to Texas
to Louisiana, and even to Chicago, for
met citizens of Chicago there. There were
quite number from Southern Illinois.
found several. They looked well. They
were finely dressed. They looked a. if they
were "corn-fed.' They were beautiful
specimens. lLaughter.l They all came
and asked to be sent home. We told them
we didn't send you down here and we don't
propose to send you back. We treat you
just as we treat other rebels. You must dc
the best you can for yourself now.
Since Gen. Grant started from Cairo he
has taken eighty-one thousand prisoners.
He has fought thirteen battles, and never
been whipped in single one. Many times
he had a larger army against him than his
own. But he always whipped them; and
yet people will get up and tell you that the
Southern people can't be whipped. Jap
plause.l
CONCLUDING ADVICE. In conclusion,
let me give you this advice. Quit your
quarrelling. Be for your Government in
spite of what anybody may say. Swear
that you are for your country anyhow, in
spite of what anybody may say, and
prove your faith by your works. Do the
work. Assist the soldier, help him; don't
support and sustain deserters. Be glad to
meet a soldier because he is a soldier. Be
proud that you have a friend in the army
that is soldier. If you cannot fight, you
can work. You can show by your action
that you are for your country. When
these gentlemen get to talking and saying,
II am for the Union as it was and the Con-
stitution as it is; 1 am for the Union, but
[ must have it constitutionally;" that is to
say, they are for setting down quietly and
telling the Government to go to thunder.
They will do nothing to save it. You just
tell them this: ''Say, Squire, am for the
say as much. He will say, II am for the
Union, but I must have the Constitution
Then put another question to him. Tell
him you are for the success of the United
States army and navy, no matter who is
President-no matter what men are in the
Cabinet, or who are in the majority in
Congress? Ask him this question. Tell
him you are for the Union-you are not for
any man who is not for it; you are friend
to the men who are for the Union and a
foe to those who are not for it. You will
make a good Union man out OF him if you
can make him consent to these PROPOSE
tons, and if he will act accordingly. II
he won't, then his UnioniSm is not worth
the snap of the finger. [Applause.l |
have said to you all that desire to say. l
have made no speeches since the war COM
menced, and 1 hope you will excuse me
for the desultory manner in which have
spoken to you. What l have said l have
said bluntly. What / have said / feel.
Consider whether the advice l have given
is good or bad. If it is good, act on it. Be
for your country all the time, and l will
assure you that you need not be afraid OF
hobgoblins after night. Provost Marshals
won't hurt you. You will be perfectly
safe from Provost Marshals and every
thing of the kind, and in no danger of
getting into trouble. Then if this is true,
and you can get along smoothly that way,
be for your country. Let traitors know
that you know who and what they are. ZAP
plause and cheers for Gen. Logan.