The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-01
I. Magnificent 4 Speech.

JAMEs ~, NJ uhDOGH, the great ORA
matist, whose patriotic labors with
the army and among the people ON its
behalf, has made his name house
hold word ia every loyal home IN the
land, delivered the following stirring
and eloquent speech before the con
vention Of soldiers at Pittsburg.
Let every soldier aud eitizen
read it,
file said :" MY friends, and will
venture to say, fellow soldiers am
proud to claim the title of soldier. |
have never, IL ID true, fr0nted the bull
let's or bayonets in the field, but Ia
the short service that | saw in the
cause, | never tlinched from them, or
from exposing my breast TO them,
when circumstances occurred. | did
not seek danger, but | am proud to
say here, and [ believe | will be borne
out Ia the assertion by thls assembly,
that ! meyer shunned it., | was Ia
front playing the music TO fight by,
lApplause; 1" ~ 3a Hif
Ia one Of the old fables we are
told of q trumpetef who was taken by
the enemy aud condemned to die, He
said, Why should you kin me2 1 have
only been blowing my trumpet for
nthers 10 fight, The reply was that
they wouldn't have fought unless he
had blown the trumpet, and he ought
10 die for It, Now, fellow citizens,
without boosting, | have assumed
that snaaif,on and aua a A. AZ a ..,o,.1 90
moments of my life was when stand
ing on Cameron Hill, opposite Look
tut Mountain, reeitng The Ameri-
can Flag to General Carln's troops,
the Second Ohio aud other regiments,
at that time employed in building
breaAtworks, La the midst of the
recitation the feathefy favor of
bomb she'll was seen over our heads.
At the moment | had reached the
words H'ua1 Haa naliaa
"Where hreathes the foe bat fails before use
With freedoms soil beneath our feet
And Freedoms hammer streaming o'e us"-
ut that moment there went up such a
shout OF human voices. mingled with
human synlpathies, aud such an out
pouring of defiance from lips sounded
by the hearts of men who saw ia the
missile over their heads a national
indignity, The outpouring Of the
whole heart of that brigade was like
one Of those mighty sounds which
was only exceeded by the sound that
vent up from the internal angels in
pandemonium when they received
lluciiers council g''tt a'
| claim, for myself Gully, the merit
OF being In earnest | only mr., You
TO believe me for my honor, and have
respect Tor mems honor that lyoar may
believe. Censure me in your wisdom,
andmwake your senses that you may
she better Judge let's a1'lf .rla
''MyspreHenee here il prompted hya
deep conviction of the necessity for
vigorous action on the part of all the
loyal men in the country in this great
crisis which has come upon us, Five
years ago. on arriving in this city OF
,'ttsh9rg V tlksn eagse spten, Ryt-the
tlfeatertd tbhntt letter aWnitiHg me
from myAeou, Thomas Forrest Muir.
doeh, whom had lett.s a smere lad,
filing the plaee OF clerk, in Cfntin.
natl, on y a tew days before. AT the
call OF 1.-THE Preeldent for, three months
men, he had joined the gegimept. OF
| Cincinnati Xopavos, aud the Iettet In
formed me that he would pass through
Pittsbprg on his. way to Washington,
aud wanted my consent and blessing
We missed each other, When / ar
rived my boy had gone forward TO tho
seat Of war ,ait,asa
The city ebbed and flowed in a
mighty tide Of enthusiasm. Troops
were coming aud departing, women
and Children thFonged the street,
shputa'ahd 'eheeEs were mingled with
helnAhtan musle whiohhllel thelhif,
What could 1 do2 The hoy of nine
teen wasi 5pqEehlnguto !eonfrantg the
rebel foe. the father acting the mimic
here on the stage, and in city where
the woman passed the day Ia cheering
brave men on their way to battle