The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-03-31
President Lincolns View of Aiming
the Slaves.

the Slaves.
WASHINGTON, March II, 1866 rebel
flag captured at Anderson by the l4Oh In-
diana Volunteers, was presented to-day to
Gov. Morton. in front OF the National Hotel.
A largo crowd was in attepdauce. Gov.
Morton made brief speech, in which be
congratulated bis auditors on the speedy
ond of the rebellion. and concluded by In.
Producing President Lincoln, whose purity
and patriotism wero confessed, he said. by
all, even among tho most violent ogitaiors.
(Applause) } ..>.s...
His administration would be recopnixed
as the most important epnch Of hstory. 1t
had struck the blow to slavery. (app ause)
and built up tho Republic with a power il
nevor before possessed. II he Ind done
nothing moro than put his name on the
Emancipation Proclamation, that aIone
would have made his pame immortal. IAN.
piause.) .n .. .r0.
.. THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
The President addressed the assembly as
foliowe:
FELLOW. CITIzcNs-It will be but a yery
few words that l shall undertake TO saw.
was born in Kentucky, raised in Indiana.
and lived in Illinois. (Laughter.) Aud
now am bore, whore il is my business to
care equally for tho good of the people Of
all tho States. I am glad to see an Indiana.
regiment on this day able to present tho
captured hsg to tho Governor of Indiana.
(Applause.) l am not disposed in saying
this TO mako u distinction between tho
States. for all have done equally well. Gap.
plause.)
There are but few views or aspects Of
this great war upon which bavo not said
or writton something whereby my opinion
might be known. But there, IL one-the
recent attempt of our erring brethren, as
they a'e sometimes called, {laughter) to
employ tho negro to light for them. have
neither written nor made speech on that
subject, because that was their business. cot
miuo, and il had q wisn upon the sol ject,
hnvo not the power to introduce or make
it effective. .
Tho great question with them was whetb-
or the negro, being put into the army, will
fight for them. do no: know and there
fore cannot decide. (Laughier They
ought to know better than We have in
my lifetime heard many arguments why
the negroes ought 10 be slaves; but, If. they
fight tor those who would keep them in
slavery, it will DO a better argument than
any l bavo yet heard. Laughter and ap.
plause.] lie who will fight for that ought
to be slave. [Applauss-f ----.s---o
Apoy uNNO CUuC'uuOu ~ bhot " Lok6 QUO
out Of four of the slaves and put them in tho
army; and that ono out of the four who will
fight to keep the others in slavery ought to
be slave himself. unless he is killed 10
fight. [Applause.l
am in favor Of giving an opportunity
to such white men to try it on for them
selves. (Applause.) II will say one thing
in regard to the negro boing employed to
| tight .Or them. do know he cannot fight,
aud stay at home, and make bread too
daughter and applause And. as one is
about as important as the other, do not
caro- which they do. (Renewed applause.)
am rather in favor Of allowing them to
try them as soldiers. (Appladse.) They
lack one vote Of doing that, and wish l
could send my vote over the river so that I
might cast it in favor Of allowing the negro
to fight and work both. We must now see
the bottom of the enomy's resources. They
will stand out as long as they can; and, II
tho negro will fight for them, they must al.
lo~ him 20 fight. q
They have drawn upon their las. branch
Of RESOURCES, (applause.) and we can DOW
see the bottom. (Applnuse.) Am glad to
see the end 90 near at hand. (Applause.) l
have said now more than intended, and
will therefore bid you good bye.
| The President then! retired, while tho
crowd below ss!uted Rim with loud and
hearty cheers. and the band played lively
tuno.
Gov. Morton tbon stopped forward. and
remarked that they had now seen the Rob
oil Rag; and ho proposed that each one in
favor OF the perpetuit of this great Union
tako off his hat, and give three cheers Cor
the Union flag. The request was respond
cd to with hearty good will. Three cheers
were then given for President Lincoln, and
three more for Gov. Morton,ntt which the
band struck up Yankee Doodle.