The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-02
A Bleo1y Speech from General Lane.


The Washington Daily National Repu6H-
ing report Of meeting of the Loyal League
in that city and an address delivered be-
fore it by Gen. Lane
The first public meeting of the Union
League was held last Saturday evening at
its hall, on Ninth street
Elk Governor Bibb took the chair and
called the meeting to order N
He then delivered few Introductory
remarks which were well received by those
present
Hon. James H. Lane. of Kansas. then
delivered a stirring speech, from which we
make the following choice extracts Amoug
other things he said:
The work of publication should begin
at Washington city.
1t is disgrace to the country and
take great pleasure in saying so to the
authorities here, [laushter] that sympa
thizer with treason, be such male or female,
should be permitted to rest his or her foot
upon the soil of the District IF Columbia.
Loud applause The publication should
be carried to its EXTREMIST points with fire
and sword.
In Kansas. where live, a comprehend is
net allowed to remain IN the State. If be
doesn't leave when he is ordered to- he is
shot down. {" That's the way" and ap-
plause -
am informed by the Governor of our
State, that no further back than last
Saturday, copperhead having refused
promptly to obey an order to leave the
State. was the same day. before night
closed upon him, found with two bullet
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applause. ! have been told that Union
loving men in this community have been
compelled quietly to hear secession Lam
guase day by day But trust that before
the time comes when will be So weak as
not to be able properly resent an insult of
that sort TO my country. God will take
me home daughter and applause
1t had been snId We Ought not to use
the negroes. SO far az am concerned, l
would rather every rebel sbo'd be sent to
hell by a negro than by white man.
Laug and applause When become
such a negro worshipper as that l will
send my brother or son TO stop a bullet, or
60 myself to do so, rather than Send ne
gro, l will not have such confidence and
selfrespect for myself rs have now.
As for myself would like to live long
enough to see every white man now in
South Carolina in hell, and the negro oc-
cupying his territory. Loud applause. ]
All this may sound to you very wicked,
but to me there is 10 place on earth that
think now, ought to be desecrated by a
traitor. Applause
1 bid you God speed in cleaning out
sympathsers in the District or Columbia
1t would not wound my feelings any day
to find the dead bodies of rebel sympa
thisers, pierced with bullet holes in eve.
ry street and alley of the city of Washing.
ton. Nociterous applause. would not
regret however, the loss of the powder
and the lead Hang them and save the
ropes. That's the best way. Let them
dangle until their sinking bodies rot,
decompose, and fall to the ground piece
by riece Enthusiastic applause
We suggest TO the Union or Loyal
League in this city. that Gen. Lane be
Invited to address them.
Of couse General Lane means Demo
Gratis when he speaks of "Copperheads
and "Sympatbzers with treason, for
these are the euphouious names the Ab"l
itionists see tit To give US; aud OF course
his atrocioas sentiments would meet with
as 'voci!erous appluse' here as in the city
of Washington.