The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-10-19
Chaplain Days Remarks.

half Of the soldiers, Chaplain Day referred
~ the greatness Of the issue in which they
were eontending. 1t was the integrity
Of the nation. It was for he unity OF lis
territorial extent. now covering over three
millions OF square miles-an area laIse'
than eleven of the greatest States oil west
eru Europe. In 1890, we had but $40 Voo
souare miles. Shall this vast domain be
divided now!
So in regard TO population. Two nun
dred and fifty years since, the population
NJ Jamestown. New York, and the three
settlements in New England then COM
menced. did not, all together, exceed 5000
souls. Now We numbered between thirty
and forty millions, an extent Of increase
without example in the history Of mankind
So of the Railroads OF the World. Inc To-
tai number of miles was over 60, OOO' oil
which more than half were IN the United
States. So OF the telegraph wires. More
than half Of those used in the world were IN
this country. Il was well when We talked
Of making peace TO consider the widespread
and lasting results which were pending.
On the other side. in regard 10 the pros
ecution OF the war, We should not under
rate our own resources and strength
all the young men, as fast "a they becom'
twenty-One years Of age. should enlist Il
the army, every regiment would soon b.
not only recruited. but oyerflowing, ant
the Government would have more soldier
than il could use to advantage. Then
70 material wealth: our exports, AFTER SUP
plyIng all our own necessities, had increa'
cd from nine millions in 1880 TO one hui
bred and fifty-seven millions in 1855. o.
national debt, great rs it was, was less pr
CAPITA than that Of England, and Wa
less than one-SeuenM OF he assets or u
nation. If a man had capital Of s.,
on which he was doing business and .
his debts amounted TO less than SlOO
should We feel justified in reporting .
around that he was therefore insOlyent, al
would never be able 10 pay his debts: I
this was what some OF our own citiZe
were doing In reference TO their natl
country, and trying to make people belle
the monstrOus falsehOod. Such persons,
they believed their own statements, shou
be thrown out by the community as
ignorant to be tolerated Us teachers; a
OIL If they did not believe them, they should
regarded as willful falsifers and slander'
of their country
Chaplain Day referred TO the argumel
he had heard about Peace since ne ca
into Michigan, as being totally opposed,
o. thought and feeling, TO anything that y
ever thought OF or talked among the
diers. He had lived among them m
than three years, and he knew whereof
affirmed. Every soldier feels that he
fighting to suppress the rebellion, and
expects TO do il; and when you talk TO
about any other peace than that VIII
comes 10y the rebels laying down their al
Internationally, you strike down all CO
IN ace and ambition in his soul; and
: greater that his labOrs and sufetings
been for his country, the more deeply
he feel that his tolls and exertiOns b
80 been in vain, and that his comrades in Al
So, had died in vain. The speaker referred
ngs the selfdevotion of the soldier and 10
re-enlistment of Michigan regiment
i' Knoxville, when the whole daily a!lOwa
Oct. OF each man was but four Ouces Of IN
IS He mentioned the case Of a color serge.
who after his right arm had been bro
Il. by bullet, grasped the colOrs with bis
-, and when that was shattered by ball
g gts elbows, and with both his hands hans
dangling and useless, he went Though
wing battle, cheering on his comrades, and q
1s'. it was over, triumphantly marched 10 b
quarters in this condition, and deliv
0' up his colors If You were to 90 to
urs man, and tell him Of a peace 10 be mao
by any other way than by the submission o
the rebels, It would be to his feelings
hs csc striking a dagger to his heart.
~ But the speaker had heard it argue
intelligent men, not in the army, for
,av was no such talk there but in Michi
aud even in Lansing, that We could 4
le on conquer the rebellion. He was Ell
" " unable to see the force OF this logic.
three years we had conquered three-iOl
wen. of the rebel territory and forces, and q
fore, in the fourth year, we should no
rdAy able to conquer the other fourth. W.
taken New Orleans; therefore we cOul'
80 take Richmond: We had taken Atl
OK. therefore We could not take Charleston
had taken the forts that defended No
wear therefore We could not take the city
seemed TO HIM that an intelligent man
could 60 around williully trying to de
n. the ignorant by such bald assertion
B.. the purpose Of stopping the war ju
= =, the object of il was about to be rea
was entirely out OF place: he belong
sioek tho other side of the line