Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-01-29
General Gantt's Speech.

listeners, and was received with trcheh-
dons enthusiasm, says the Commercial
The Introduction Of this gentleman, in
whom the audience recognized a rcPre+eh,
tatiye man of Arkansas man who had
commanded rebal troops as General, VINO
+ had fought ii the cause OF the rebellion,
hut who, also, recognizing his error h"''
resumed his allegiance 10 the Governments
and was doing all in his power to restore
thr Union, brought forth Il storm OF ap,,
plausr. which was many times repeated
throughout the coarse Of his speech. Cen
cral Can't said:
! LADIES AND FELLOW -CITIzENs-l re
crct my inability to address you on tins
occasion to the length at which | would
like to. regret that my duties in trying
to impress upon The people OF Arkansas
their duties to the great Governments, pre-.
vent mc from speaking to the people OF
the North as would like to.
have hccn engaged rs ton know, III
addressing the people and soldiers OF the
South. desired that my appeals might
reach the hearts of all my fellow-citizcns,,
And | know that my words did reach
soldiers in Mr.. Prices 1--WE call him Mr..
| Price, in Arkansas J army. and had their
effect. They reached, too, beyond Mr..
! Prices army, and have had many letters
! from Union men among the rebels, ass'lr-
/ inc me that my words had brought to them
a bright ray of hope i'll the future, and
/ had nervcd chem with comfort and conr-
age And they call upon me. on every
/ hand to pursue the course have started
lin. And shall pursuc it nv friends
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tho '. Santb fine root not If al thor cyjIS@fbj+
,lavery-a subject Of continual conmo-
ton. In 1860 when the people were 50
agitated on the subject, | did all in my
power To alay the excitement | called
upon them to bear in mind that the Con
stitution gave them sufficient guarantees for
the safety of slavery bat ihev wanted
new and additional guarantees Mr.. Lin
cola had hu.htully said. in Illinois, TIM,
slavery aad freedom cond not exist To-
gether. aud that Il must be al slavery o.
all the ether thing. and the people Of The
South. fearing il was Going to he all the
other thing. cried out f1r more suar-
antces Of the safety of the a~titusaa.-
And when I'll" ba# was struck. We I83nd
thar the Goalc&arac{ WIS ha5fd ON acg5o
slavery Established solely far the rcrrct-
uatiou. We lad never divided tha Gov
crnnent Of our fathers AMI We found.
Ia our grief THAI IN onr ANXIETY for the
safety Of slavery We had founded ROY
crnmrnt on 10 principle, Of patriotism
merely as - matter e dollars afj urnts.-
We thoB,rht Won wanted 10 dTiy, slavery