, 1863-09-07


We may not believe it now-and what will |
they cay? You said you wanted to restore
the Union, ard preserve the Constitution
We now tay we will lay down our arms and |
come back into the Union, NTH all our SOY
e1eign rights as before" There is the trouble,
distant 1umbling q peace, peace from the
Southern people Although It will be couched
In the moEt dishono1able tcrms-still it will
be open to our people for discussion, and
then Ill over these Northern States, that null
titude Of men who have been crying for peace,
and charging yoa and as carrying On this
war, rs Abol1ticnists, Will array themselves
in cold phalanx, and say to US: "Now,
lay down your AIMS, these people are ready
to come back again as they were; give rs the
repeal the Conhscation act; ignore The. Pro.
clauation, and relnstate slaSeEy." ICdss,
"ueye1! nereT!"l Aye, never! never! This
multitude says Eever, md that multitude says
never, and all good Union men tay never.
of esetbaV
come back" We shall hear this call In every
county and In every city Of our land. Nov, /
want every mnn, woman and child, to-day,
to seal up in his teart, aud in his memory,
the declarations. uttered to day, and cherish
sss essn f. s hss come x
you arc able to meet ii. l know the
rebels will do a1ything-eve.y citi-
zen and soldier has conclusive evidence
on that point. Before mob violence
Government Of ours. Alexander Stephens,
one Of the Mise men Ct the Confederacy, nade
speech before the war began, In which he
characterized It as "tke greatest rebellion In
the world" JEFF Davis, d wiser, and
meane1-said 1t Mas misnomer to call it
rebellion Nov what is it that Davis tries to
make you and believe? That 1t is the In
alienab'e right Of each State to withdraw from
the Orion when they desire 1t. That 1t ia 4
mob on large scale. New York city has
tried TO initiate that mob-hnd, to the cVer-
lasting disgrace Of our Own 6tate, some men
OF Fulton county. and Of some other counties
in llli1oie, have Initiated the mob in New
York. Ccpperhead leaders have counselled
the people 10 be ready for mob violcnce-and
the people have armed themselves for mob
resistarce Ct the Law, and NOW 1t is very diff
cult for them to train these men down to an
obedience Of the laws which they said were
not to be obeyed. They frd they have an
immense job on their hards in their endeavors
te bring the people down TO non resistance
don't agree with these men. don't have
any Logic to expend with these home haitors
have no time to talk to then-aud don't
intend to expend my breath IN talking with
them. don't address myself to them any
loIger upon The score Of resson. Every one
people for many years. Every question has
Teen discussed and re.discussed, until
every man knows full well Whist
he Las to DO, and what is his duty.
Wien came home this ISL from the field, l
PR missed the soldiers that Monld DO my ut
most to protect and support them at home
and thus far have done 1t. Therefore, when
came home met this Copperhead state,
ment-l cannot call 1t Observation-Disclosures l
laye been associated y. Niin n9 50 many noble and
| 60 msny noble Democrats march up to the
| ca1nons mouth and die before our co1ors.
| When Eay Democrats mean that class OF
men, who, risiDg ADORE the teachings Of patty
have gone soul aud body Into this war to save
the Union-tbat is what wish to be under
devil, and don't uee his uanc, you know
mean CopPerhead.- ECheers and laughter
Wen, Sir, when came back to our peaceful
hc1ne in Macon county, ! found men drilling
every cecent man and woman they met
sweating they were going to resist this Abo
li,ion Government. They would show wheth
CT the Abolltionists we're going to rule thu
Government Ny argument to these people
was this; ana "a It Is my g argument to the GOO
Of mouth and tie poTer of speech, that /
they meant fight. If they meant civil war II
al its calami1ies, to come on. We are ready
for you this Light We are ready for Copper
bends to-day and this hour. We eaze ready fo1
them in our State, our cities, andin ourBtreets
| and tell them to come or, we are the men fol
ycu, ard Cd d-m you, We will whip you.
I tell you, fellow-cItizcns, there Is no other
medicine Tor these men. Do you suppose
am going to spend ny breath In arguing to
that class Of men would rather thousand
their liberties are taken from them. Ny fsl
low-citzens, have you lost anything BY this
war? Aye, many mother and father are here
who have lost son, many who have lost .
brother, but where Is the man that has lost .
srnrk Of liberty? Where the man who, lov
cf It: But nhat is the liberty that these mer
claim to have lost ? Tie liberty to be LETT free
to run into every species Of ucentiousness
| under the name Of liberty, and to destroy the
conut1y-that is what they ask. They art
bowling over the nation that their liberties
are restricted. What tempting word that il
for some Coppcrhead leaders to 60 to Cop
1 nerhead catberiug. bow themselves before
gaping crowd, and talk to them OF their lost
Iber1ys It Is not their liberty that they have
lost; 1t is their charaeter-that !s what they
have lost lCheers and laughter -,,.,
may appesr like little vanity In me, bat
taye got my due share OF vanity and there
are few without it. It is about this n{ggel
question. Two yeats ago would rather have
had my arm stricken from my body than to
have assisted the least particle in interfering
with slavery In the elave States; / thought Il
WIS wrong TO interfere with slavery n the
slave states-wTong to mike soldiers Of ne.
Eroes; 60 thought and felt at that time.
bnt since then my entire feelings and senti.
ments have changed-root aud branch, sub
stance snd fibre. Do you know what I ha7e
been doing while in the 0elds Listen!
went back to the field again In March: re-
, ported for duty to Gen. Grant, who set m,
70 work on the 15t day Of April. went righ1
3 Ind one Of The best men to help me that Yor
ever saw. had BrigadIer General Dodge. O
q Iowa, as noble man and as good an office
: | MS there IL In the Land to-day. On my retur1
from VIcksburg, came along back to Helens
| and freakfnp With fhe Cenera1 n nov1, ~ q nj