Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-07-16

with all whose hearts are Ia this WORK. L
can only appeal to you as patriots and as
men, to stand by those, W BIO are already IN
the field, and to support the Government,
10 matter what may be your views OF par
ticnlar measures.
"Again thanking you for your demon
STATIONS of kindness, l ask; of you to
allow me to remain quiet spectator here
to-day"
When the General concluded, three
hearty cheers and q tiger" were given
with will.
SPEECH OF SENATOR DOoLTgLE.
Senator Doolittle, being generally call
ed for, spoke substantially as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS We are in war and
not in peace. There are those who do not
seem to believe this. There are very
many who do not realize this, and yet it
is our true situation. War, rar, WAR,
(''to the knife says man in. the crowd
not peace Is our true situation. Not only
is tile Government at war, but every State.
Strike down the dangerous fallscy that in
this war Wisconsin has no part, that Illi-
nois has no part, that Iowa has none, that
it exists afar of, and is likes war IN Mex
leo or some other foreign land. | tell you
that, as sure aa God reigns, Wisconsin is
as much q, war as Mississippi or Louisi-
ana.
Not only is every State at war, but, by
the law OF nations, every citizen is at war
Suppose We were at war with Great Brit
ain, every man, woman and child would
be regarded, by the law of nations, as at
war. There are and can be no neutrals
No neutral position can be taken.
What is the law when we are engaged
in a civil war? When there is nothing
more than a local instruction, a mere
ripple On the surface, then there is no
thought of calling upon every man to take
part IN its suppression.
But when every energy of the nation is
required to put down a gigantic revolt,
involving the life OF the Government, then
every man is summoned to the contest. 1t
is then OF vast importance whether what
each man says or does tends to strengthen
or weaken the efforts of the Government
Then there can be no neutrality.
We must choose this day whether we
will serve this Government or jeff Davis
This is the law of nations and of our con
dition.
Let every man reflect upoh this fac
| that in this war every citizen is engaged
either for or against the Federal Goee
| ment. Upol each one OF Us is deVoived {
duty as binding and honorable, as thai
which rests upon our brave soldiers, o.
upon those who wear stars on their shout
ders, even where those stars are so worth
lily and gracefully worn as are those of my
friend here, (pointing to Gen. Pope.)
At this time the news of Meade's vic
tory was announced amid the widest en-
thusiasm, so that the speaker was tor SOM,
time unable to proceed-when he con
| tinued:
It ever there was time when GU
| hearts should go out in devout gratitud
to Almighty God, it is to-day, in view O
this glorious and unexpected news.
had not fortified myself against the receip
of good news, and it fills me almost to.
tull tor utterance. I had fortified mysel
against defeat, and was preparing 10,
mind so as to be able to encourage mysel
and others. But this almost overwhelm
me with joy, and units me for speaking
For long months, aye years, my dali,
prayer has gone up that we could see an.
realize one crushing victory.
This Government OF ours which wa
never felt save in the blessings it show
cred throughout the length and breadth O
the land, was and is assailed by a rebel
lion the wickedest, most unprovoked an,
sacriligious ever known in the world
history. Never, since the fallen angel
rebelled against the rule of the Almighty
have men been guilty of such a combina
ton Of atrocious crimes as have been com
United by the leaders of this rebellion
They audaciously compare their revol
! with that Of the old colonies against Grea
Britain, the causes of which have jus
been read to you. Let us see how thi
will Dear examination.
The colonies complained of taxatio
| without representation, but the Souther
States were more strongly represented i
the National Congress than the Nortl
They had twenty representatives {
Property, besides the representatives {
the white population. They had mani
lest and decided advantage in this respet
over the rest of the Union.
Again, the colonies complained ths
hor,ies Of office holders wele sent over t
eat up their substance. How has it bee
with the South in this reepect2 For owe
forty out of sixty years they had til
Presidency, majority Of Vice President
and far more than their share of the othe
officers OF the Government. Was it til
insecurity of slave property that led thel
to disunion? | once had debate wit
Mason, then Senator of Virginia, upo
this point. | asked him how many slave
Virginia had lost during the previou
year. He replied, $ to the value of 500
600" then said that it-Virginia, wit
500, 600 slaves valued at SAC, 100000 ha
lost but this proportion, it would be but
per centage OF one .tortieth per cent. o
the whole amoant. Now | ask If tker
Is any species of property in Milwaukee
the risk on which Is so small? Even tn
iron on the railroad tracks is less secure.
This talk about the Insecurity of slav
property was utterly baseless, and onl
uttered to intiame the Southern people an
afford a pretext for secession. The Who'll
secession movement was thus based O
lies conceived in inquity and executed b
men OF such criminality that all good me
are bound TO solemnly invoke the curse
of heaven upon them. In view of tn
atrocity OF this rebellion, OF the terrlbl
consequences it has brought home to ever
family, and of the utter absence of prove
cation, | can but agree with Mr.. Barry,
well known Universalist clergy man {
Racine, who went as Chaplain with GU
Fourth Regiment. -razs
Tbs Chaplain on his return from tn
South, when he had learned the real char
acter of traitors, addressed his townsmer
and among other things, said that he ha
always preached the doctrine of Universe
Salvation, and that there was no He'll, bu
he had deliberately come to the conclusio