Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-10-20

and tlis 1sraelite, Belmont. He
would be only a tool in the hands of
these men, through which they would
act IN order to give the Southern Con-
federacy their independence. Zap
plause.
Not long ago. there was q speech
made in Southern Alabama, by j. L.
n. Curry. He was q member of
Congress when I served, and is 1
very talented man. After the South
seeded, and when this rebellion
commenced. he was elected a mem
ber Of the Confederate Congress, and
he served there with credit to him.
self, SO far as q man can do so in
= Congress Of thst kind. Laugh
ter He returned home q short
time ago, and made a speech to his
fellow citizens. I happened to be
far down In Dixie at the time. I
found one OF their papers contain
ing this speech. It was made to his
fellow citizens. Now do you know
who Congressman fellow citizens
are in the Southern Confederacy !?
The soldiers of the rebel army are
the only fellow citizens he has.
Every man is in the army who Is
not so old that he can't carry q gun,
nor so young that he can't leave his
mamma. Laughter. If a man
makes political speech there, he
must make it in the army and to the
army. There is no such thing as
election polls like we have here.
They elect Congressman, Senators,
and everything else In the army.
The army is the Southern Confede-
racy. 1t Is all there is Of it; and
when we get that used up, the South
ern Cenfederacy is gone up Zap
plause. J Mr.. Curry said this -
I" My hearers, we should remember
that much depends upon the choice
the Northern men make for P. esi-
dent the incoming fall. There will
be at least two parties represented,
to wit:--The war party, who will,
doubtless, make an effort to have
Lincoln retained, and the peace
party, who will make a bold effort
to elect d man pledged to give the
Confederacy justice and restore
peace-long desired and ardently
prayed for peace--to our bleeding
country. We hope, we trust, we
pray that they may be successful E;
Such shout as never was heard be
fore would spread over our afflicted
South. If such be the happy result
our independence will be established
But should Lincoln be re- elected, our
fond hopes will be dashed to the
ground; our independence but a
thing dreamed of, for we have ex-
hadsted our resources, and could not
possibly hope to be able to continue
The wat four We rrs longer. Past ex-
| pefience has taught us that we should
expect no favors at the hands OF
the indomitable tyrant and usurper,
Abraham Lincoln. Let us repose
our trust in the God Of battles, and
anxi6usly await the result"
Mr. Curry, you see goes on to say,
''tl at if IthcUln should be re elected,
the hopes Of the Southern Confede-
facv would be dashed to the ground" "
and so forth. Eow. I don't propose
to join Mr.. Curry in his electloneer-
ing tour for.this peace candidate, or
any Of his cr6wd. If find the lead
ing rebels in ia, or of a man, / don't
think 1 ought to be, but if ! find them
denouncihg mat, and opposing him
as they do Mr.. Lincoln, can't help
thinking he is a pretty good sort of
a fellow. daughter. Now, 1 told
you we could. restore this country by
suppressing the rebellion. There is
no matter Of doubt that We can de-
stroy their armies--we can kill every
man that belongs to them, and so far
as l am concerned rather than see
this Government destroyed / would
kill the last--Jeff. Davis himself
all of them, and see their bleeding
eorpses stretched upon ttfe ground.
and when the last one expired, l
would wave the stars and stripes over
hims and cry "Heaven be blessed, We
have restored country once more"
(Applause.)