The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-01-23

should make us go with the head bowed
down? True, the wailing. the weeping.
the mourning in the land is enough to make
sad the heart of every patriot; but has the
government accomplished nothing? But
little more than eighteen months ago An ad.
ministration went out of power which, ac
cording to the language of Mr.. Douglas.
had secession in its very midst for over
twelve months. planning for disruption. tax.
ing your guns, sending your navy off into
distant seas, SO that when this administra-
ton came into power there was no navy at
hand, 70 money in the treasury, no army
to fight the battles Of the country; and have
We accomplished nothing? Sir. rejoice
that We have government to-day. and I
rejoice still more that one half OF the terri
tory claimed by the rebels is now under the
national flag. | rejoice TO know that We
have made q blockade of three thousand
miles the greatest blockade the world has
ever seen, and SO effective that no nation
in Europe calls i, in question. / rejoice to
believe that We have possession Of the great
city at the mouth of the Mississippi re-
Jolce that we have an army. that we have .
government, that We have a country, that
We have currency. and. if we do eur du-
ty, we shall be able to sustain the currency
and the country, and thank God we are liv-
ing this day to do something to bring about
/ the salvation of our glorious republic.
| am no military man but if my opinions
We're worth anything. l should like to have
seen the army on the Rappahannock and
on the Potomac stand still. l want to see
the Mississippi opened, want to see Louisi-
ana, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri cut of
from the cotton region. l know that there
is not foot of grazing land in the Southern
Confederacy when you cut those States off
from the cottondom. l know that over two
hundred thousand head of cattle have eros
sed at Vicksburg from the grazing region
west Of the Mississippi, to give life to this re-
bellion, in the last twelve months. l want
the Mississippi river opened by western
boys; as it soon will be. in nv Judgment
Then | want to see those rivers which go
up into the heart of cottondom lined with
our gunboats. La other words. l mean this:
I Wqat 10 see one hendred thousand sfape-
holders running one aoay, and 1 tcant to seS
million of negroes running the other
/ Applause in the galleries.
The Vice. .President-Order
Mr.. Wright-Itcant to strike the heart Of
the rebellion. l want to get around its
throat: and when you do that and not be-
fore, will you see daylight. want to see
directed against the heart of the rebellion.
Then l want to see another thing done in
the South: want to see no disloysl man
left behind our armies as they advance
Gentlemen may talk about conciliation; they
may talk about this policy and the other;
but yon must come to it sooner or later
This may be a war of extermination; but
this country has to be saved, cost what it may.
If the army had cut off the railroads in the
South when it had possession of them; if the
fire and the sword and the fagot, if necessa-
ry, had been used to take the means of the
rebels out Of their possession, you would
have been nearer peace to-day than you are.
Sir, thank God for another thing. IL
is that we have now a general in the army
who is equal, believe, to the present emer-
gency; one who is fighting for his country.
and not for the presidency. l am glad to
know that We have general who can show
tnat by his side one or more Of his staff Of
fcers have fallen; general who dare. ia
the dark moment Of his late terrible battle,
which has SO thrilled the country. fly thro'
the midst Of the conflict, heading. in the
trying, trembling moment, with Napoleonis
courage, his heroic cavalrymen, aud lead
them through flame and sword to a crown
ing and glorious victory. l will give his
name. 1t is General Rosecrans, the hero of
Murfreesboro' Applause in the galleries.
NECESSITY OF THE HOUR.
Mr.. President, Heaven only knows what
may grow out OF this war; but if it should
result in bringing up the manhood of the
ration, and the patriotism Of the nation, it
will be a ,ich and happy consumma,ion.
In conclusion. what is the demand of the
hour? What is the prayer that leaps this
fay f~r,-y oil Ec .f,
OF the whole land? 1t is, if may here an.
swer the interrogatory, that those who are
in authority should feel as they feel, pro.
found. intense appreciation OF the perils tha.
environ our national life and for all to rise
10 that grand elevation. that sublims con.
sciousness, that we are nation and not q
party; that this great war is being prosecu.
ted, not for party aggrandizement or men
who are partisahs, but for the national pres /
ervation, honor, greatness, perpetuation and /
power; teaching, through every act, the /
great mind and heart Of the American peo-
pie, our national existence as supreme over
party, supreme over every other interest.
and tha. no power, no interest should stand
IN the way of our nations unity, her laws
and constitution, which wicked rebellion
Is trying to destroy
Whatever may be the end Of this terrible
contest, l at least have the consciousness of
knowing that in every act. from the time
lett the old world to this moment, l have
attempted, in my humble way, to sustain
those in power, and to sustain my country
in this its trying hour. / have entered no
party caucus; l have known no party name;
and, God being my Judge. will not until
We have country redeemed and saved.