The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-08-05

OF LOYAL MAN.
what General John A. Logan, Fight
ing Democrat, Thinks of Matters md
Tkings-The Lie Direct to Vallandig-
ham-His Views of the People Of the
Houth.

II will be remembered that General John
A. Logan, Of Illinois, before the commence
ment Of tho war, was strongly opposed to
coercion. After the attack upon Sumter,
and when there was hope that the diff
cultics might be settled by compromise, he
went to Richmond to talk to the leading
politicians there on the subject. He was
told that il the Administration would give
them sheet Of white paper, and allow
them to make their own terms, they would
not accept the offer short of a dissolution
of the Union. Logan then made up his
mind that the Union could only be saved
by war he abandoned his anti-coercion
ideas, came home aud girded on the sword.
lie has since been serving his country in
the army. Ho is now at homo on a short
visit to his friends. In passing through
Cairo the people gathered around him, and
he made few impronptu remarks, which
we're as follows, and to which we invite the
attention of Vallandgham men:
| 1t makes no difference whether you call
Inc Democrat, Republican, or Abolitionisf-
as some haze of late named me. 1t does
not change my feelings-does not alter
my action. am for my country ecery
timc--for my country first last and al
ways and am fighting for tho right of
that country to be numbered among
tho honored nations of the earth. I'm
Til that is brought about, and this rebel
lion crushed out am but an American cit
izen. When that right shall have been as
serted, then, should we find that there is
something wrong in tho fabric that our
fathers reared, something we desire to
change, it will be time enough to come up
and demand the change. Now we have
this accursed rebellion to root out. ltmust
be rooted out. | am for using eoery means
and ALL means for putting it to an end. If
the people at the North would use the same
force jeff. Davis and his minions use---and
were as unanimous as they are-for in the
South force of arms compelS every man to
act as though he sanctioned the rebellion,
whether he feels inclined or not-this ,0ar
wouH be successfully terminated in less than
sic months.
Evory mothers son who is opposed to
the war should be compelled either to take
up arms against us or for us. Then there
would be no talk of peace here in the North,
no talk of resistance, no such men as VdlLctm-
dighdn, no such CoWdrCiS as those lchO sup
port all such men, and say these things.
Nallandigham says he has travelled over
the CoWederacy-using the term Confed-
eracy hot the phrase so.called Confed-
eracy Qor do not acknowledge the exist
ence of any authority or government in
America aside from that ofthe United States)
and has not met man, woman or child who
does not sustain the war, and who is not
determined to fight it out to the death or
the bitter end. TdHandighIm here simply
lies. He tells what is not true, and he knows
it, Vallandigham, aside from the leading
men-Jef Davis, Toombs and Stephens
did not, | venture to say, speak with a
dozen persons while taking his involun-
tary trip through Dixie. Had he done so,
his report would have been of different
color. The people who are fighting against
this Governmcnt-the poor whites-com-
prising the rank and file of the rebellion
ninc-tonths Of them do not know what they
are fighting for ; do not know what they are
fighting against. A majority of them do
not know anything, and hundreds of them
never saw the American flag in their lives
until they saw it march into Nicksburg il
triumph. They do not know the Fourth OF
July, or anything else that is good. But
poor and ignorant rs they are, let them ex.
press their own free minds, and they will
almost to q man, demand speedy termina-
ton of this war-would submit to almost
anything rather than fight one day longer
as they have been fighting. II is only b.
the force of 6dyOnetS that their drn,y is KEEP
together. Even that cannot prevent theil
deserters from tlocking into jackson by
hundreds, to take the oath of allegiance OF
to join the Union ranks. And tell yor
what know when | say that it will not bC
many days ere the entire States of Missis
sippi and Tennessee will be knocking loudly
, for re-admission to Union which not lous
since they thought their puny efforts coulc
quickly dissolve. They are taking of i
even now.
Speaking of being united, tell you b,
the Eternal God, there was never NOR
truthful sentence than that of Douglas
! those who are not trih are against us /;
and reiterate it, and add that those whC
are not with us should be hung, or Shouk
l be 1rih their Southern brethren .fghtim
, pih them.
r Let them either aid the Government o
, go where they can bolster up the totterin
: fortunes of rebeldom. Better have u doze
|, foes in tho field than one fighting u
behind our backs.
To all copperheads, peace men. agitator,
anti-war men-be they Republicans or Den
i ocrats-for we have them here, pretendn
to be both-l have a word to say on tn
. behalf of our brave soldiers. And you hav
undoubtedly been told that tho war has it
opposers in tho ranks of the Union arm,
1t is an accursed and foul aspersion upo
the fair fame of men who are willing t
y spill their blood, give their lives for tn
Y country. They are for our Union. The
$ fight for the people and their country, fc
4 the suppression of tho rebellion. Let m
!, say to all opposcrs of this war: Tho tim
l. pW come whom men composing this greG
3 army will come TO their homes. The
l. have watched the progress of events wit
,. interest. They have had their eyes upo
these unmitgated towards, these oppol
i cnts of the country and the Administratio
II land the Administration, contend, is tn
It country )--and when they return, il will
d the soul of every truly loyal man good
see the summary manner in which they tci
cause these sneakS and peace dgitatorS
seek their holes.
, For few moments the crowd that ha
- gathered around was deeply absorbed
II what their fighting General" as man
;" called him, said, aud his remarks, althoug
'e given upon the spur of tho moment, struc
homo to tho hearts of all who lstenoC
c Could Logan make the leaders of our pc,
pie feel as, he feels, and hence be enable
TO speak as he speaks, this war could II,
u, last three months. 1t would be crushe
=, out by force of numbers alone. After e
J, pressing himself somewhat warmly again
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