American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-10-06

MAGICAL partizaDs, With raging thlrs
for blood and plunder. are again read
to invade the Southern States, and la
waste the country not already desolated
With the sword in one hand and tn
torch in the other these revengeful parti
zans would leave their country a howl
ing wilderness for the want Of more vic
Tins to crafty an unspsring cruelty. l
they should succeed in inhicting on th,
country another war it would be more
terrible than the one from which we Nave
just emerged. 1t could not be confined
to the Southern States, but would extend
itself through the length and breadth O
the United States. and only close with
the overthrow OF the best government
ever devised. and the destruction Of the
finest country on the face of the globe
II such should be the fate Of our great
Republican Empire. the cause must not
be sought for in our military camps. but
in the forum. thronged with infammatory
orators and aspiring demsgogues. with
souls dead to their country's honor, and
spotted with corruption. | need not tell
this great assemblage of officers, soldiers
and sailors, most of whom have been en-
gagged in many perilous battles. defend
ing their country and their couDtry's
honor, that war is a great evil, the great
est that can befall any country or people.
1t has ever been the curse Of nations,
and The cause Of all the oppression im>
posed on the people Of Europe. If you
woulj guard your once free. happy and
and prosperous country from oppression
and oppressive taxes, beware Of how you
encourage war. Heed not demagogues,
who. to crafty ambition or revenge.
would drench their country in blood
The loss Of liberty commences with ops
preston. and oppression follows war.
The United States as conquerors can
afford to be just and magnanimous. The
brave are always merciGul and generous
As President johnson has said, 1--WE
have had war enough; let there be peace"
.recollecting that the recent rebellion
engendered by Radical Abolitionists and
shareholders leaves the Northern States
with more than hundred thousand pen
sioners, besides thousands and tens of
thousands of widows and orphans TO weep
over the graves of their protectors and
defenders ur me Uulou. ~ a,,.~ 49,
hose among US who are not sufficiently
atis6ed with blood and plunder, and cry
or more war. In conclusion, would
,all upon you, officers, soldiers and sail
,rs, to stand by that Union which, in
var Of four years. when blood flowed in
orrents, BY your gallantry and indom-
table perseverance and courage, was
aved from ruin and destruction. | en-
reat you to spare no efforts to preserve
his republic intact. the last hope Of the
oppressed Of the world. With confident
that you will, as heretofore.
rove yourselves the saviors Of your
ountry. again gratefully thank you for
be honor you have this day conferred
pom ME, and with the assurance that l
7ill ever be with you 10 the defence Of
ur glorious Union.
The speech was greeted with applause
and long continued cheering /
its close. The passages declaring that (
johnson can be no traitor" that the |
rave are always generous, and that
as the President says, we have had war ,
uougb," we're cheered with particular ,
nthusissm. ,