The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-17
GEN. JIM LANE on CoPPERHEADs.

! An immense Union meeting was held in
Leayenworth, Kansas, recently, and was ad-
dressed by Gen. Lane Gen. Blunt, Col. Jen-
nison and Others. Gen. Lane among other
things remarked as follows. We quote from
the Conseruattve's report - ..=55..
At fast this government is clothed with
power to crush out all who would oppose it,
we have got this great and wicked rebellion
by the throat. The policy that you inaugu-
rated-you, the people of Kansas now the
policy of this government.
The government stands now where you and
Kansas stood when the first gun was fred on
Sumter. It is ready to strike at the cause;
it is ready to use all means to crush rebellion
and proclaim Freedom (Great cheering)
! Why, at Fort Scott some months ago met
an oficer-no, not an oficer-I met a man
no, not mani met a creature in shoulder
straps who said
Whenever I am ordered to muster ne
groes l shall resign. They shall not be on an
equality with me-" asked him if they did
not have mules in the army-i he did not
associate with mules. Hereplied: ] think
mule great deal nearer my equal than a
negro.'' 3.st leg
; u / told him agreed with him entirely
Laughter)
Soon after that officer was found In a social
company that refused to drink the health of
the President. (Voices-" He's traitor.")
There's very easy way of finding out trail
tors and sympathizers. AL who are not in
favor of using every means to crush out the
rebellion-black or white-red or blue--are
traitors. (Applause,)
All the capital the Copperheads have con-
sists in arousing the prejudices of white men
against the negre race Here in Kansas we
are in favor of withdrawing the blacks from
the free States and putting them into the ar
N.Y., That is the way we pick a hole in and
collapse the copperhead bladder.
We here are in earnest in our effort to pre-
serve the country The Kansan who hsps a
word about peace is an enemy to his State as
well as a traitor to his country. Qong con-
tinued applause.) There is only an imagina-
ry line between Kansas and the rebel States,
and the success of treason would be as fatal
to all our property as well as to principles
I ask the Gopperheads if they think We
can afford, in such struggle, to let traitorso or
j sympathizers remain among us. You cam go
to your friends. We don't want ryeil.---
, (Cheers) y Have you heard of the eGonserip-
, ton Law !? 1 tell you, Copperheads, that yon
can't take single morsel of tha5saet without
:. dying. lqaughter.1 1t was .naade expressly
{ to Kill you off. a sd Yi.ffi 81
:. We have got reputation for laFlessness
that we must get rid OF, and that's another
J, reason why. the Copperheads must leassT
: We want to win reputation for reigien
but can't while these Copperheads are heFe.r-
/. They must go. They are spelling myfd disRa-
: sition. Why I can't go to the House q
Prayer without having my attention drawn aYp
from religious themes, and being mad al the
:. time. Roars of Laughter) .ts-eiG
. We want male and female sympathizers r.
leave Kansas and go South. You can't ehur'
US half as much with musket in your hands nd
& as you can here. IF you are here we must laJ
:, hands on you. As you love us you must leaye
!, us, and thus we shall escape the charge oi
: lawlessness.
, LIDO not say that all Democrats are Cop
perheads-far from it,-but do say that al
> the Copperheads have ever heard talk claim
: ed to be Democrats. @
In conclusion Gen. Lane said he was proud
of being a member of the Union League.