Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-09-20


show You man opposed to the con-
J stitutional amendment.
But show me the person in this
land, male or female, that sustained
you and me while we were in the
war, battling for your country, and /
will show you the men and women
that we're your friends, are your
friends now, and who are in favor Of
the constitutional amendment.
Look around you, then, and see
what side yeu are going to take-the
side of loyalty or the side OF treason.
Loyal men or traitors must rule this
land. If loyal men rule 1t, theT
must rule it in their own way; and If
traitors get hold of it, they will ruin
It as they tried to do once before
During the war loyal men in Cen
gress, at home, and loyal, patriotic
soldiers in the field, saved the Union
and in their hands it should be al
lowed to repose for at least fifty
years to come. (Cheers) Let the
loyal men do their duty, now and
hereafter, as they did during the
war, and all will be well. You can
stand on no half way ground with
safety. You must fight it out on the
same line that you fought it on the
bloody fields of the South. 1t is the
same fight; the same men are array
ed against you. Give way not one
inch; wayer not, least you lose the
day in spite of yourself.
YOUR FAvoEITE IN BAD COMPANY.
When we look calmly over these
questions, and the situation of things.
1t does seem as though there could
be but one decision by any honest
patriot. II you see one who has
scted with you faithfully during the
past year of trial, going over to the
other side, you may rest satisfied
that some consideration besides
principle is influencing him. TIE
story of the pet lamb illustrates his
case well. John and James were
brothers. Their father died, leay-
ing on his farm a flock of sheep,
which he willed to the two bows
Johnny was the oldest, and thought
himself the smartest, so he divided
the sheep into two flocks, putting all
the broken hoofed, knock kneed,
course wooled sheep into one past.
ure, and all the fine sheep in anoth-
er. Now, Jimmie had a pet lamb,
called Mamie, which he thought
great deal of, and Johnny knew it;
so he took this lamb and put it
among the mean sheep. Then John
ny went to his brother and said:
Jimmie L have divided the sheep
into two hocks, and you may have
your choice" "Ah," said Jimmy,
II always thought you an honest
boy; and if yeu give NE my choice
surely l cannot be cheated. Z" Then
he went to the pastures, and looking
into the field of clean sheep he
thought be would like them, Int he
didn't see his pet Mamie. Next he
went to the other field, the broken
hoofed, coarse wooled. seabby sheep
and there he saw Mamie among
them He was shocked, and said:
i'Ah, Mamie, l have loved you, and
cherished you, and thought we would
never part; but Mamie, you have got
into the wrong crowd. Farewell"
Now it seems to mo that if you
have any candidate for Congress in
this district, a good, clever chap,
hat has gone into the crowd of sus-
pieious fellows, you had better say:
Good bye, Mamie; you have got in
10 the wrong crowdl' (Great ap-
plause and laughter.)
STAND BY YOUR CONGRESSMAN.
Gen. Logan closed with another
appeal to the soldiers to
stand by each other in support Of
the Union they had saved and in
support of the friends who sustain
ed them.