The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-08-16
GENERAL LOGAN
ON THE
PHIL iDELPHIA C0NVEN
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TIUN.
We give below tho concluding por.
tion of a powerful speech by Gen. j.
A. Logan, delivered before the Loyal
League of Washington few days
since. 1t is good deal easier to say
that the views ofGe Logan are harsh,
than that they are unjust, towards the
rebels and recent political develope-
ments have rendered it almost as clear
as daylight that the only alternative
to an unconditional surrender to the
rebels by the true men OF the country,
| is the adoption and absolute mainten.
ance of the position indicated in the
speeches of undoubted patriots like
Logan. In concluding the speech re-
ierred to, the General remarked as fol-
lows:
"Now, my fellow countrymen, as re-
marked by Governor Hamilton, there
is to be an assemblago of all kinds Of
people Of all compIoxions of politics in
Philadelphia pretty soon; for the pur-
pose of what? For the purpose of
making loyal men, for the purpose of
re-estab'ishing this government OF our
fathers on better and truer founda-
ton? 1t seems to me not. During
the whole rebellion there were twopar-
ties in this govcrnmont-the traitors
and the patriots. The patriot was for
this government, the traitor was against
il. The Union man sympathized with
the government; the traitor fought the
government or r'svmpathized with It's
enemies. A line was drawn between
the two. There were but two sides,
and men must follow one or the other.
SO in the South there were loyal men.
though few in number who stood by
the 81 10 of the governments; all the
others werc on the side of treason -
This assemblage, which is to meet in
a few days, is not to destroy,thc Cop
perhead party, for that is already dc,
stroyed; IL is not for the purpose of
supprcssing the rebellion, for thai is
already suppressed, What, then, is it
for2 1t is for the purpose of destroy
ing the organization Of the Union par
| of this country, and for no other
purpose whatever. You will find the
Copperhead there; you will find The
disappointed officeseeker there; the
hungry and thirsty Republican who
has been thirsting for tho waters that
spring from the fountains of Office
about this capital for long years, and
who has never had drop to cool bis
parched tongue. or who goes there for
the purpose Of crying out. ooh, Laza-
rus, iol one drop! Boisterons laugh.
ter and cheers You will find per.
haps, few officers of the army going
over there to provo their loyalty to the
country. t- hHel
o Well, those who 60 there to prove
their loyalty to the country, belieye
that this country belongs to ono man;
this must, therefore, prove their 10y
atty to hm aud not to the Govern.
ment. have nothing to say against
these mon they wero my brothers in
arms. | have the highest regard and
este en- for them, but | will sayto them
this: that in my opinion the officers Of
the army of the United States who
marched under the scorellng sun OF
the South, tn wade as they did almost
in blood to save this Governments who
saw his brothers fall thick and fast
around him, amid II storm of shot and
shell poured by the enemies of his
country, who can leave the graves Of
his brothers. and not hear voice from
those graves in the far off South-go
not into the meshGs of treason; stand
by your colors as you fought for your
country; stand by tho men who stood
by you and who fought by your side
during those hours oftrial [Grcat
applause. II they do 4 there and
engage in that dance, it will MT be
such us. tho soldier wns used to in his
march to battle, he danced to the mu i,
sic OF the Uni0n--it was salvo to his
very soul; but they will be dancing
there to the music of treason. They
will meet there some of the leaders of
the lowlands of the South for whose
treason they fought upon the bloody
fields of the South You will find there
the Copperhead who spat upon you
while you were fighting for tho flag OF
your country; who spat upon the flag;
who treated you with the utmost con,
tempt-and they are there for the
purpose OF destroying the organization
that sayed tho country. The least you
can do, in my Judgement is to have
no atiiliation with any man who is
not loyal, 80 tl,l
Let me ask you if the same men who
are standing by those propositions OF
Congress are not men who stand by
the country And who are the men
who have gotten up this meetingp--
Its head is here in Washington Why
do they desert the men who stood by
The country and join those who stood
against? What have tho men who
compose this Copperhead organization
done to make them so loyal ana so do
srabIe an Organization? Perhaps the
time will come when this will be made
apparent, | do notunderstand itnow.
1 might possibly imagine, il | were in
a certain position aud an ambitious
man, that | could create party North
and a party South, Being one OF the
pooplc, and proiessed friend of the
people, | might believe il could get II
certain nomination there would be no
trnuhln m ha;n. nIonroJ D,oo.1,,.