Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-01-22
General aanttls advice to Grumblers:

General CAN'T, OF Arkansas addressed a large
Union meeting at Harrisburg, Pa, last week. In
the course of his speech he gave the following
good counsel to grumblers and others;
hear men in the North denouncing the seces-
sionists with apparent bitterness, and they say,
exterminate them, but save the negro. They
might as well say of man bitten by a mad dog
kill the man, but for Gods sake spare the dog
Laughter. We in Arkansas are going to kill
the dog, and try to save the man. Kentuckians
say there are two parties, desructives and con-
serVatives. lie believed the destructves were the
seoessionisIs and their unwilling aiders; but
these latter called themselves conservatives, for
sOOth We in Arkansas are going TO vote for
whoever you nominate MS an unconditional Union
candidate for President fCheers
say TO those conservatives that the only way
you can stay this desolaton and bloodshed is to
say to the South yield to the Government then
We will withdraw our armies. But no the con-
servRtves have not the time nor the men, they
say. They see their true aud gallant neighbors
shedding their blood in defence Of our rights,
while you stay at home to watch the Constitution.
II you can't fight, if you can't join either side,
for Heavens sake keep quiet aud say nothing /;
for when the rebellion is conquered aud the SOL
diers come home they can see for themselves
whether the Constitution is desecrated or not,
and punish the desecraters. Cheers
By your present conduct in murmuring and
muttering, you preach peace propositions and
encourage the insurrectionists am stranger,
expece nothing from you. want nothing from
the Government but tell you truly that the
rebellion is looking anNiOusly upon the course Of
the sO-called conservatives, and would like ia
spur them on, Tor they expect ii will bring delay
and finally victory for them l want nv suffer.
ing people relieved, but want the old Govern.
ment to embrace the whole territory as of DID,
Cheers
My friends in the South have denounced m,
because am telling the truth about them but
tell you never met more cOnsummate seces-
sionists than these conservatives of the NORTH
Would the South abuse me if were not tellinl
the truth about them l have been among thu
rebels, and know that your conservatism is aid
ing the South. For once | appeal to you
Leave party aud go for your country nominate
an unconditional Union man and elect him. Tha
is what the Union men of the South want. TIL
rebels are waiting for the Inauguration of new
President, and they want your conservatives l.
succeed. Ihen viii he their time for SUCCESS
The hardest blow ever struck the rebellion wa
the Emancipation proclamation enforced b
Union bsyonets.
As to compromise, he said, it would not b
wise for tie Southerners, after going ont 10 com
back to the President and say: ave ara ,viilip
to Join you again" The question wonld n,
why did you go Out?" "Why, to protect ii
negro" "what have you come back for
"Why to protect the negro" Laughter BIZ
that is all stuff. jeff Davis and the leaders won
do that. The people are willing to return. II
Interest secession ladies daily marry handson
Union soldiers. was afraid my wife won
leave me when determined to support the Unto
but when told her, she said it was the noble
act ! had ever done.