, 1863-08-10


form as as valuable in its yield the fou- abore
it put together Such wealth never was a matter
Of rent-st among al the powers Of earth before.
;"ca o Ice sh We p.otec How
shall get our army there: It is almost AZ tsy.
not quite, to chip vessels Of was aud munitions
| ftom Fame and Epglaud as from onr E lstcrn
porta. i When Northern capitalists eane together
Whst Is tesn,ed lie Middle Route to lie Paciac,
road TO The Tacidc. How ehall We place our ar
mics thcrce Our population In California num-
beIs but little orcy three hundred Thousand, pos
tions. Whst deiepses can they pat there 0niy
Illinois upon nj that slope. There arc no manu-
ss e Hes e:s as Eef eaa sps S
Cen .i snner @ enabled to prevent it. Now, II We
s1 sR1g 1t q and + p6lade
| ph}a. nv Impression is, tho blow would be
aimed at san Francisco. mud an amy there would
tiopaf credit. That s he greatest Prize ever Or
iered-therc is something to make contention for.
This in mr. Judgment Is far frcm imaginary, and II
| and heaviest 6iow b struck: There is then that
In the recent contest which entities to the great
st reJoicRgs that tho rlans ct 1l the enemy we5o
tys6urgb, t6u wien RI the North was saved, when tic
| court1Y might rise In It's majesty and stand un-
| trammeled. there YVES blow given to foreign re-
cosnltion aud Intervention, which it will not soon
but It is not only for the great battle Of eettyB-
burg for which we eltonld pour out 1hankssiv1ngs
to God, but tho battles IN the West have opened
contest. The csusreuder Of vicksburg was great
triumph. When Fort Done1son surrendered with
Earope @ III thns III i5oo men had yieidea Without 1t
attempting to cut their way through and make
staud; well, when at Ffcksburg tWico that nnm-
59 e ee4 a s
day were bending over tho pa1apets Of Heaven to
witness the scenc, and that day became moro
over Vickabqrs; tGreat applause there wss cause
wc were called upon to rejoIce over our Victories
again into our hands, and the Mississippi Is now
clear from its rise to the mouth, AMI steamers csn
carry tie comgeIce Of our !auds almost from the
Ought wo not, therefore, to coma here and thank
an outlet which I hope the hand ii man will neYer
tares cause for that 50 Il arse tess pof f
t!on Of our country is restored to us. Almost one
bali Of tho territory that has been In rebellion to
bea:y armies be gathered in Texas, Louisiana q:
Alabama. Between the ages OF IL and I'd there
was ltit but IN the stato Of Texas. and It is
that eoi, again; and the slaves in Tsxas and Nia.
baina. ret free. could again hold that country
against any 1ebclllon that could ,be formed. Be
slaves In Alabama and Mississippi than white peo.
pie; but the white men have been Summoned to
Virginia; they Aaye carried away tho wealth and
can l. EathsTe eitaer ia Mississippi q any great
part Of alabama. Then what remains ofthe South
S5n d,ane sos I'll IT, Ha The
F pa s'es 1or fG re6eoa liz So wtt1 'a
Sn ss3 is l becoming asa ssh Of hif foo own sa as
ss!s ! that aoat on on her yifa a' she LOOKING ns
with longing eyes to the Government ut washing
sn Ssea s h q thsf s5siy sSsq
upon the starry emblem their hearts were touched
AZ Of old and the people are fleeing to the noun
ass as and as s5 a Esp 10 to sn @ CENT
oli,a zaiaes the standard Of Rebellion the Coued-
e:aey will be gone, and We shall sit down before
before Richmond shall be ns Vickaburg.
1ssy think We have right to be thankful, be-
cause Of the magnitude Of the victories VIC havc
country M aeaa Il. iSs ss1s
changed: Our Nation has aln,ost been ,naua:led+
Men high In authority Lad taken our fleets to the
lat away from us, cur cannon and Ammunition had
been conveyed to tho South, and tao atbt Peocl.
received with iaughtcr at Montgomery. W. were
not In condition. to commence this contest, but
our Nation has righted Up. Our toundsies hare
emed q
and think scry possibly 1t was that Httlo Nonito;
that went out and stopped the MegrimAc that
epeEe in Thunder tones to the riencli. "Pea:c' T b
FILL" Onr men are becoming real soliliers bravo
tc. disciplin cd, skilled. bcc5usc Of the conflicts
a ss o h e d ana st aat
than Eow fill our armies. [Applausc.] We shall
hoEoz them On tho battlefield, and when they
osin esS; Ss s. Ssea e M as ss M T on
:ead'y stEnesiss aad brave sessts iii Seat i6eir
o e9 n @ assy sa ss;ssi aad
their children to tho latest generation shall be
hono:ed as the heroca Of this country, 'Long
Of disciplined mcn, but " a:e IL condition
to augment that army. The national heart is
sound u1Hl notice With pleasure that tho tlda IS
Nith the offenders OF our country, aud in New
York where they had plans to carry oat the ideas
srce the riot thsn for months before "A to ths
rcen:ts Of these victories we are not fearful. We
hs apab sG@p mi o1. nn nn nX tee
immense territory IL Lid open, Territory full Of
%ss It fssi III, tit &, rssssi s;:s;
nni1os, the FEDERAL Uniform shul ba s rcspcetoa
tGreet npplanse) This Is certainly great advance
made, nnd when It ia once known that that aag
which wares over the soldier shall remain forever
doves to tho window and as zen seeking i place
ssR oF tse o arc NV NTsGg 1g to
case therc can be 10 lack OF defenders for our
country; and suppose that out of million Of COLOR
ca 1ncN there shan q hundred shoaaand who take
arms and teke position With our Old army, in their
owu.teEritory, knowing eTery inch Of country,
when they ale there, It the wa- docs rot ve:y
tatlea ID that southern Territory. aua aasious Us
the rebellion Rhorld close do not like
b1oodshed; dead carnage; I etould
eueh IS proceed fzou, legitimate warfare: but nv
doctrine, and the doctrine OF our county Ia, that
anen a:ho shaA Be protected Jy CUR nag, hsrs the
@ as6 eSa ooe Il 80 esf nstiensi ss: The
wo could rot borrow moscy. We DO not asE to
against us to tepreclate our cnrr.ucy and Place
tic IT, sats q Il se =; 1po pr fsa aso1
going 1iaxer. Aiqxsr: (Apphnse5 4s1s mo
the clements @ o. strength; So SoTe ofouE brethren
very few Of us here TO day but have sad memories;
very few hpt hare eome fearfg1 fosebodinss as to
what shall BE- the future, aud " What VIII come to
US perhaps but wEat have felt these pangs, and
had III th:se missrngs il regard to personal loss,
e a5s oas M be
paper money shall be as precious as the gold it
Represents, When In England, I noticed the pre-
yp and 9a the
green and gold, and when come back as II looked
upon the greenbacks and gold, I safd, s. We will
econ Lave the royal coors in Our pockets, and You
will have mixture OF green and gold"
But the hour is passing away. It would be
pleasant 10 dwell On thcee eublectR, but I must
hrs3en on. Let us Lock for moment at the con-
dittou OF the North and South. Our schools arc
not interrupted, our colleges are aoutishtng, our
religious ptese, Us well nE secula- Ia flooding. the
land with its publications. our nanufacto.ics and
fouDdIies were never moro busy, the arteries OF
trade and commerce have not been pcrceptlbly re-
ta1xicd and but for the news that reaches ua from
afar wcWould not know that. war with its attend
ant horrors was in our land. Look at the South.
Their schools dsordercd, the press almost entire
~ stepped, It's circulation gone, its facto-
REG, the few there. almost unemployed,
because they fear the raids from the North. com:
merce entirely restricted, its resources goue and
desol2tton rests oyer all. Turn from this picture
and look ut tho North and SEQ how God smiles on
ne, and to-day We are here to offer Thanksgiving
to finn for what be has done for uB. Tonll not
attempt to act the part Of prophet, and yet there
nre come things that come out as tho smoke Of
battle c1e1;s away that we can clearly. In the
1tet place. I think We shall Close this war NTH
clenr recognition that God rcIgns. There was q
great dispute at the beginning of this war whether
cotton was not king. That question will be set
tied forever. There will be another 1csult
in the end; it Will be shown that, t'tAough
hand join In land the wicked shall not
be unpuniahcd" stil another. result will
tlrontcly triumph, notwithstanding all that Rl1al
DO formed against it. In our own county. wo
shall have great respect for law and order: Wo
have Ind n J1suoaifIou to feel thcte 3raa nnlaN