Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-08-12

and return them TO their masters. They
want our boys in blue jackets to hunt the
Swamps. and hills and hollows for alb
scondin5 darllies. Now, for one. | beg to
be excused. Applause. ! will certain
ly have to beg of from such work rs that
Ii they want that done, have no ohiec-
ton, when the war is over. to let them go
down and engage in that business them
Selves. We will permit them to do it,
but let them not ask us to do it, if they
please. know that is Just the meaning
Of the Union as it was and the Consti-
tuition as it is, with these men. ! say to
these men this: These niggers have run
away from these people, and they can
just keep on running, and run till dOOms-
day, so far as | am concerned. didn't
cause them to rebel, nor did | run any of
their niggers off. If they want them they
may catch theIn-but | can tell them
that they'll have happy time doing it.
BGt | suppose they want them all re-
stored; they want law passed re-enslav-
ing them; they want the army to turn
nigger-hunters and slave-catchers. Well
now, when they lay down their guns and
return back to the Government, let them
come before United States Court, and
let that United States Court decidewheth-
er they aresentitled to this property. If
the Court says they shall have it, say all
right. If the Court says no, then l say
you can't come it, Squire" l don't
know, but it seems to me that there isno
country on earth that allows men to COM
nit treason against its Governmental
lows them to commit such outrageous acts
Of treason as these men have committed
violate all the laws and the Constitu
ton and rebel against the Government,
and then claim that the Government has
no right to contiscate their property.
FEW WORDS FOR THE SOLDIERS.
Now, fellow-citizens, | have detained
you on all these points at as great length
as desire. This lengthy speaking in
the open air, WILL / am afraid, do me a
great deal TO injury, from the way | feel.
But ! want to say few words in refer
ence to our soldiers. | have no eulogies
to pass, so far as | am concerned, upon
their conduct, more than what that con-
duct shows itself entitled to. The coun-
try knows it; so far as the conduct of the
soldiers of the United States is concerned
they know all about it. But | want to
appeal to you in behalf of these men,
that while they are travelling and march
ing about through the rebellious States
almost naked, without food sometimes,
in the burning sun and in the drenching
storm, in the night and in the day; while
they are sleeping upon the cold, wet
ground; while they are suffering all the
tolls and privations of camp life such rs
no other soldiers ever endured before =
Il l.,
estly believe to be their duty to them
selves and their country, and to you as
their countrymen, | want you. as citizens
of loyal country, as citizens of the no.
BILE State of Illinois, to at least extend to
them your sympathy and respect,
to at least feel in common with them that
their cause is just, to--at least think, if
you cannot alleviate their sufierings and
lessen their privations in the field, that
your feelings are with them. Say to
them, ''go on boys, God bless yOu," and
let the brave fellows know how you feel
toward them. Applause. Let us have
no more letters written from home to the
boys who are in the field, grumbling and
and telling them you wish the
unholy war had never begun, and that
you wish they were at home, and all that
sort of thing for you only encourage
them to desert the cause of their coun-
try. Let us have no more letters written
to the army from parents, telling them if
they come home to come 10y q certain
mans house, and he will tell them the |
best way to get where they can meet 9TH !
er deserters, and be protected. Let us
have no more of this. Write to them in |
this way: say to them, my son, as long as
there is an armed rebel in the govern |
ment, as long as there is a traitor in arms
against the United States, be true to the
flag of your country; be true to the oath
you took when you entered the army
Do your duty and when your country
needs you no longer in the field, come
home, and we will welcome you with out F..
stretched arms. If you die, my brave
son, he buried as a faithful soldier, whose
last act was i'll the discharge of patri- I
DTS duty. Let history render your name
immortal as one of the gallant men who
lied that his country might live. APP /.
plause. Let your country be proud to /
nscribe your name upon its banners as |
1ne of the heroic dead. Let your prayer !
be that the American flag may be your /
winding sheet, while your spirit wings its ]
way to the haven of rest reserved for the 4
brave soldiers of the American Union
Applause. Talk that way to your boys, /
10 your husbands, TO your friends, and /
you will hear such a shout of Joy come up /
rom the camps in the land of the foe, as /
will do your hearts good Let the poor
soldiers feel that in the performance of
heir arduous and fatiguing duties, they |
nave comfort at home as well as cheers in
he army. Let men reflect that the
graves of these many bOys-some seven or
,ight thousand that we lost in our cam
1aign this summer, who were fighting for
heir country-only remember that their
,aping wounds as they lay weltering in
heir gore, like empty mouths, spoke out
n thunder tones TO their friends at home
Dear friend and companion of mine,
lere, look at this bleeding cash that has
,een made by traitorous hands. Will
-ou not avenge my blood? Will you not
lnfurl the banner of your country and
lift a single joyous anthem to the tune of
his Union while the shouts of victory
re going up from each and every battle
ield in the land? Will you not avenge
he blood of your brothers or your sons,
killed by men who are attempting to de-
troy our national existence? Swear that
-ou will-that while there is a remnant i
# that battle-torn flag left, you will
trike such blows as will assist my coun-
ry in ridding the land of all its foes. =
Tou citizens of Perry and franklin coun-
Y, who are assembled here to-day, let the
Fords of dying Dollins* and dying Reset
peak TO you. Let the last words of the
Ioble boys who fell as brave soldiers in
he ranks speak in thunder tones to you
n reference to your conduct in the fu- '
ure. Listen to the words of Colonel
)ollins in the last agonies of death. He !
fas brave, true patriot as ever bled for
lis country's cause. When he was pierc- {
" the leaden messenger of death, he
ank back and said, "Boys, go on, let me
ee the flag of my country planted on the
nemy's ramparts" The brave Reese {
aid Tell Logan to tell the people at :
lome that l died an honest man and a
rave soldier" So help me God, Twill tell !
hem as long as l live that he died an
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