Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-21


General Gantt's ADVICE to CoPPerheRds.
General CAN'T, Of Arkansas, addressed
large Union meeting at Harrisburg, Pa,
few nighta ago. In the course of his speech
he gave the following good counsel to
grumblers and copperhesds
al hear men in the North denouncinE
the secessicnists with apparent bitterness,
and they say, exterminate them but save
the negro. They might as well say
Of man bitten by q mad dog, kill
the man, but for God'ssske, spare the dog?
Laughter We in Arkansas are going
70 kill the dog aud try to save the man.
Kentuckisns say there are two parties de-
destructiYes and conservatives. He be-
lieved the destructives we're the secession
lots and their unwilling aiders; but these
latter called themselver conservatives, for
sooth We in Arkansas are going to vote
for whoever you nominate as On uncondi.
tionsl Union candidate for President.
rCheers.
say to those conservatives that the
only way that you can stay this desolstion
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 neighbors
shedding their blood in defence Of our
rights, while you stay at home TO watch
the cRstitution. II you can't fight you
can't join either side, for Heavens sake
keep quiet and say nothing for when the
rebellion is conquered and the soldiers
come home, they can see for themselves
whether the constitution is desecrated or
not, and punish the desecrators. TCheers. I
By your present conduct in murmur-
ing and muttering, you preach peace prop
ositions and encourage The insurrection-
lists. 1 an q stranger. expect nothing
from you. l want nothing from the gov
ernment; but I tell you truly that the re-
bellion is looking snxiously upon the
course Of the sO-osllsd conservatives, and
would like to spur them on, for they ex-
pect it will bring delay and finally Victo-
ry to them. want my suffering people TO
be relieved, but want the cid government
to embrace the whole territory as Of old.
lCheersl.
" My friends in the South have denounc-
ed me because 1 am telling the truth about
AbOiA but b6AA y uu L never luGL mpIb GOu
sumste secessiOnists than these eonserva.
tives Of the North. Would the South abuse
me il l was not telling the truth about
them I have been among the rebels, and
1 know that your conservatism is aiding
the South. For once 1 appeal to you.
Leave party and go for your country
uominste an unconditional Union man and
elect him. That is what the Union men
Of the South want. The rebels are waiting
for the Inauguration Of new President,
and they want your conservatives to sue.
oeed. Then will be their time for success.
The hardest blow ever struck the rebellion
was the Emancipation proclamation en-
forced by Union bayonettes.
As to compromise, he said, would it
not be wise for the southerners, after 20.
ing out, to come back to the President and
say We are willing to join you again.
The question would why dill you 20
QUIT p Why, to protect the negro
What have you come back for Z? why,
to protect the negro Laughter. But
that is all stuff JEFF Davis and the leaders
won't do that. The people are wiling to
return. The bitterest secession ladies
daily marry handsome Union soldiers. 1
was afraid my wife would lesve me when
1 determined to support the Union, but
when 1 told her, she said it was the no.
blest act had ever done"