, 1863-11-02
TIE N0RTa r.uARKET UNION
MEETING,
Speech of Gen. OS1esby-

Speech of Gen. Os1esby.
me Union mee+..ue 1t NORTH Market Hsll. SIT
urdsy evenir.k, Va. very l.rge a.d enthusiastic.
Long .Sse4ore the tins for speaking every sea1t N
nc TO. m was Occupied and hundreds "ese st0D'~
tnr In the sieles and near tho ths doots.
axx. ou1EsBx's sFKrcH.
rs1,o,xc,t,zeos-rt IL very pleasing to me- to
n,trt yor for ihe n;st time ID my lde u ths city
Of chesgo hsrS hr met lie peopie Of Chiessc
iu public asecmhly4 ly41u...+...
- At the request Of youf Con- nittes, agreed to
Gov rnIneat In whatever way th-y thought heat
InoW, fnlly well A. yon, that my duties cal mo
70 sno'hes pser and nd, my health voAls allow 1t,
corfess I'm a. I loss to know how to sp-
p,oach you. lise in the central portion of the
State, almost on the bosdefa Of Egypt; We had
there; but I th&Lk God shat can now safely saJ
that ny portion, At lesat OF that country, ia tnot
oughlF lo5atie The Government.
The t~.ent AluooEt q. Ananouh endorsement OF
the Atninfetradon has dlssipatcd the hopes of
our opponents. Ereything which could ba
brought TO bear agstnst the 9oTernmeat-valdaea'
sorted 70 b our amoet heastless enemies; but III
de1t hs. nesn nob's eusts,ned sske great pleas;
AID does its good work veil. I siso
desaho Wo;s atGat .na ais D., es3r far
tie cause; they ytvify and resjr.asy, and aoim.te
and rc animate the bes.ts Of the loyAl psople. Nc
men,. men DO = as much for the pablic, aud get 50 few
The good feeling that tht &c papers produce In The
amy. when thsy beks the intelligence Of vtct ories.
Is pf M s!y saq ho they
when the cause seens desperately oppoe d. nni
the p. ospcct looks dart-thongh, thank God. dsrt
lon1e trouble our n.cn bnt ltlle nov. Your able
sa aoa Saoa t n.1 seussa h
about them. What then ehsI ssy 10 you! '1
s.c.h no, @ os{ passSss oyst ny heaa that do not
ttand entirely devoted 70 my country. rant
every energy Of mine to be put torth ID sustanins
the Cover menr, am allnsed As much a. yoa
chances for success In business enterprises which
abound oil abound you here. know how hnrd
il to rrsirt this. entering into the
snes ol sad LIE, t'raSst Hst
what Eight have living, and allowing The couat1
which has PROTECTED a. d nurta1ed and blessed me,
nneer its nae. TO resp success in lie, TO be en-
daneered ~ traitors, aud not put forth helptnz
tanas What night have you to enjoy the benedts
troubles and sharing it, dang - I tel you. men
Of Chicago, II yuu are not careful you viii forget
to exaMtne your fccllnge. and before you are
Of Ut alloy ed loyalty. THIS Coy srS1ncnt does not
1vlong TO the Administration b.IoEcs to vaus
1t belor Te to me, aLd We hare TO ricbI to b. mn.
hinry. when ii IS in oapeeF. Know that ~ na-
trse I'm az lazy as auy man, and do not Ike TO
bear either responsibilities Of burdens more than
tbat am entirely i.pcnsible to party. no pity
feeling re'gns in ny bosom. True, belong to the
great Union pasty-.tl,e party which embraces Iii
rssty-e1 circllng. every man it be be but trus to
ri sungrle. tsznd u TIC Union IN thist ts CO...
unconditionaliy support it u my foe. INV '''' NV
Fe,low:ettixsre, i Is Impossible to discuss the
great topic: Of TIE dsy without includtns remarks
have made il TO- Slavery lies at the bottom of, IL
the foundation Of, in the upholdisg ot the present
great stlueg!e. Abolittontsm hss been Charged
lass our Nost5 sSd sonth Il L used ssse 70
trouble me little, but have rot orer that. /
am 20 tar along that hid about as 1tera be called
merely an .Abolltioni:t-n casually SOL am
finally TO- F,ghttpg rebels has brought me to this,
and have come 70 It On gslop,. lsua 1os ftee-
p st sasG an q ,of the ssEs
rights and privileges whichtb degradation zndfsar
Which have long oten bessing them down, down,
op sao' psnns tas sh'asa ~ aGS Is
FIR q possible in circumstances IN which learn
Ing to read and write. and Think, viii become
Of aInmunition in the hands OF ereTy negro, ana
OF allowing him the privilege Of aiding the Coz
know what has caused nc to adopt taess princi
And thahE Haven. slavery and ie1eiiIon. witch
st5s:: ss,ss !s!S 'n low taoash sss IN
may be, felloT.citizese, th1t the expeuee alteadY
! yet come. I teu 5ou, fellow cit.zeas, thai whers
yon have had to Psy dve dolt.,s towards this var,
he time may cone before It ia finished that yoas
TO 60 deepe- ito our pockets tato lie =.
Ietourcts Of the co9Ltry tnau We have erer gone
yet:, tie lives that have been sacrificed,
@ p
hat may YET be ueceesa1y, With the sewers Of
blood 1nay yet run for the laws, the Cousttu-
eurc as Lake Michigan rols it's waves to your
sho:es. Just as sure ae the moon shtnea, Just a.
cure SO The earth stands this war will never close
until all the Territory that belongs TO the United
the old lag and the old Government.
AEzeat Haiy men who meet me OF the street
5eion down.: 81 course We vi oF psf e. e pe.
bellion down. no ms1 ought to permit himself
10 a. the question for q moment. Our line Of
battle stEItcnss almost from the Rocky Mountains
to the Atlantic and pushing tue reh-1s at cy-
e1ypoiut Of It. Banks is pressing tho rebellion In
Texas. r. II MA1kansas W. have possession Of Little
| Loutttaoa, the whole ~Cste-r boundary OF Misse
Atshams. the whole line Of tue Tennessee stSe:, I
third OF Moth Catol0a, the eastern ehose Of Soutu
Carol1la. ntd. thank God! to night Gilmore ie
pouring Greek are tnto Charleston. Tremendous
We have the rebellion crowded Into rarroy
cofrer, and We are constantly Diminishing It's Dor.
dera. The resources Of tie rebellion are virtually
exhausted Cd hss eshsasttd ~ .ts ~ It's money and
its armies Cow In the field 1t will sink our OF sight
fo1eye1 Andis is oIz rule OF action to Keep what
EES. II lk inns IN ha5H
It, apc VII Go every thing nece.sary both to keep
what we Lave, and to conQues what yet remains to
be acquired. The President has ca.ied Tor three
bundled tLoneand more men. They must be
had. We may. get them by Volunteering, but
tr[ the eo.sa, Silent bsau;.ts Of the draft
1neccssa1y-luta hundred thousa nd men into the
aeld 1n month, in support OF the Govesnmsnt
lundrtd End forty thousand men to tie var, aad
tbe te richer now than ehe was when the ws: be-
gag, Ltr population Is greater nov than IT was
whsn the + va; besaD' and Can Yoa ask ho" 1t is
had 70 more eeree than soma Of you when the
wa1 Ar+t broke ou:- Trey talked shout whipping
A. to ens and dtd not k1ow eat ,hey soHld
r. d:.t.s 1 ~ssss: .pd 'frss. s;s 81 kao.
~1th them long boxi= knsves and bright hasreled
pistols. I knew that evs1y man who went to ase
ms eFea tbesrt wet armed And when first 1T
wed y hare to be Viii ,cd to death, hall dozzn
tinatq btfo,e VIC conld ho,d oor own ag.tnsr them,
1ut bow that VIC harc tnct them auc proved them.
I'D s an ca wDp II tas jaet
| as rtlen re VIE pleafc. With treuendo1s p.epon-
a! dessnce Of numbers aud no !nscrsorlt{ Of e4a'p-
1g oss sxtfea
in the sattle. But what I clsim is, they gaiaed
| pothrg by the victory They neTer suffered a d..
feat thAt Was mole disastrous 10 them than that