Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-08-18
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The opinions of Col. Bramlett--vho has
lust been chosen Governor Of KontuoRy-
arc the subject Of comment BY those pres
ses which hoped for his defeat, but now
claim his election As a triumph. The fol-
lowing extracts from speech made by Mr..
Biamlett, at the opening Of the canvass,
viii show how little comfort Copperhead-
ism can gain from bis success:
You object to negro soldiers. Who be-
can this business Who raised the first
neoio regiment? Did Lincoln? Don't
YOU know that in the beginning Of this
Strife, III New Orleans, they hefalded il
abroad that they had already organized
two NEGRO regiments to fight the Yankees
with? Don't you know that the first act
in the Tennessee Rebel Legislature vas the
organization Of free negro regiments (?
Don't you know it to To fact furthermore
that they have regiments Of Indians in their
service. 10 tomahawk aud scalp our women
and children? Aud yet none Of you who
hav eassembled will venture to say, have
heard these constitutional Union gentlemen
object TO their using negro regiments to
fight US with.
You never hard one of them object 70
enlisting the Indians against US. Why is
itthat you have grown so terribly repugnapt
to negro aid? You are willing it should
be employed against Us, but now that it is
being employed to help Us you are terribly
disturbed. The reason seems irresistible,
that they were fighting on The side you
were anxious should win; but as soon as
they are employed against that side you
object.
Suppose one Of you were assaulted by
robbers, who threatened to burn your house
and murder your family if you didn't give
up your money; that your neighbor came
rushing 10 your assistance, and with him
one or two stout negroes, with Gibbs and
axes and guns; that while you are engaged
in close hand to hand conflict with one
of them you should see that brawny negro
having one Of them down, would you say
"Hold on I don't want any negro to
help me. Here, Mr.. Robber, ! am not 60
inc to succeed in driving you off by any
such an aid as that; you may burn my
house aud take my property"
Is this what any sane man you'd dog
But tits just lhe waySouthern sympathizers
constitutional Union men talk. They
would have us, because the President does
not use such weapons, as they think prop
err, say: "Here, jeff. DAVIS, take all we
have, and STAY us as soon as you please !;
not another man or another dollar can we
give until Lincoln quits fighting with those
things"
/ ana for the Constitution framed by
Washington aud his compeers-those good
ard GREAT men who were touched with more
than human wisdom-at al hazard and.at
al expense. Are you for il? Alas fear
you'aTe foftheCoustitution and .theUnion Of
Of the Sonthern Confederacy; for every
means and measure that you object to be-
ing used by the Federal Government, you
arc perfectly Wi ing that the rebel Govern
ment should use. You are.opposed TO The
Union being 'maintained by unconstitution-
al measures, bat you are wiling that jeff.
Davis should fight uneonsututionaly to
destroy the Union and the Constitution.
This shows where your heart is better than
your formal professions of Unionism.