Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-01-23
Northern Conservatives.
FROM GENERAL OANTT's RECENT SPEECH AT
uARRIsBURG.

HARRISBURG.
We in the South and you "Copperheads'
said that Lincoln was humbug laughter
but has not the old fellow done everything
he said he would Great cheering. When
we look around and see what slavery has
done for US; when we see the agony and
suffering, of pain, Of widows and orphans,
the true men of the South and the North
will want the curse settled by the abolition
of the curse.
Push on your column. Encourage your
soldiers and the Government; give it every
support, and at the end of this year the re-
belliOn will collapse. ] hear men in the
North denouncing the secessionists with
apparent bitterness, and they say, "Extermi-
nate them, but save the negro" They
might rs well say Of man bitten by mad
dog, XIII the man, but, for Gods sake,
spare the dog" Laughter. We in Ar
| kansas are going to kill the dog and try to
save the man. Kentuckians say there are
two parties, destructives and conservatives.
/ He believed the destructives were the seccs-
Ssionists and their unwilling aidcrs; but
these latter called themselves conservatives
/ forsooth We in Arkansas are going to-
vote for whoever you nominate as an uncon-
! ditional Union candidate for President.
! lCheers. l say to those conservatives that
the only way you can stay this desoation
| and bloodshed is to say to the South, yield
to the Government, then We will withdraw
our armies. But, no ! the conservatives have
not the time nor the men they say. They
see their true and gallant neighhors she'd
ding their blood in defence Of our rights
while you stay at home TO watch the Con
stitution. Ii you can't fight, il you can't
join either side, for Heavens sake, keep
quiet and say nothing; for when the rebel
lion is conquered and the soldiers come
home, they can see for themselves whether
the Constitution is desecrated or not, and
punish the desecratorS. Cheers. BY your
present conduct in murnuring and mutter,
ing, you preach peace propositions and en-
courage the insurectionists- | am a stran-
ger, and expect nothing from you. l want
nothing from the Government, but tell you
truly that the rebellion is looking anXiousy
upon the course OF the so-called cunservati-
yes, and would like to spur them on, for
they expect 1t will bring delay and finally
victory TO them. lWaut my suffering people
relieved, but want the old Government to
embrace the whole territory as of old.
Cheers. My friends in the South have
denounced me because am telling the truth
about them but tell you never met more
consummate Secessionists than those CON
seryatives of the North. Would the South
abuse me II was not telling the truth about
them / have been among the rebels, and
| know that your conservatism is aiding the
South. For once appeal to you. Leave
party and go tor your country nominate an
unconditional Union man, and elect him.
That is what the Union men of the South
want. The rebels are waiting for the inau-
guration Of a new President, and they want
you conservatives to succeed. Then will be
their time Tor success. The hardest blow
ever struck the rebellion was the Emancipa-
ton Proclamation, enforced by Union bay O.
nets. As to compromise, he said, would IL
not be wise Tor the SoutheTners, after going
out, TO come back 10 the President and say
I'VE are willing to join you again" The
question would lie why did YOU 20 out r.
"Nhy 10 protect the nigger.n what have
you come back for 2" why, TO protect the
nigger," iLaughterl But that Is all stuff
I Jen Davis and the leaders won't do that,
The people are willing 10 return. The Bit
ieresI Secession ladies daily marry handsome
Union soldiers Twas afraid my wife would
leave me when determined 10 support the
lnion, bot when told her, she said Il Was
the noblest act had ever done. Cheers
The Union soldiers In Arkansas are hospta,
bly, treated. An this goes 90 prove that We
uf land and work In eo States of the Wet
20 bold all the negToes in the south when
feed, There would be no migration from
the south, except 10 eseape actual bondage.
lie spoks At iehgsh VI lhe advantages "a
capitalists onsred BY Arkansas lie did nol
bellsse biz hiale sas adapted 10 slavery
| fou eaaAot Eesisl Development. We have
mountains ~ coal, salipels,, lead iIon, and
sold, AouI Honhern pioneer has fallen IL
! love siih onf eoaaigy, sHd sogle ~ ouT glIls
1oe l-aaghlsr,
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