Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-08-09

head will come OF. Treason Wi
then be made odious and traitors vii
be punished. Shouts of applause.
Revolution has been rife for fou
years in the past. and it may occu
in the future. We have duty whicl
we owe to our country. Let us per
form that duty, and I believe tht
best manner in which that duty ear
be performed is by sustaining Con,
I gress in what they have done, Gen.
tlemen, VIC must be consulted. You
may remain. if you please. on the
outside. You rebels must consult
us. 1t is our right, and it must be
done; and il must be done in our
way, and not yours. lCheers. II
we do this then / believe the time
will come wien we c&n be united So
a people, when we may meet together
in Congress There Will be no ar
gument then In reference to the civil
rights OF the negro or the civil rights
of the white man, for tits fixed by
the Constitution. There will be no
discussion about the civil rights to
be accorded to the traitors, for that,
too, will have to be fixed hy the Con,
stitution. There win be no discus-
sion of the payment of the rebel debt
or the national debt. because that
will have been fixed by the Constitu-
hon; do discussion with reference to
bounties, because that viii be fun.
damental law of the land. It wipes
cut all these questions which other
wise will become exciting questions
in Congress, as exciting as ever were
the questions prior to the war
When We have settled these qucs
tions in that way, VIC are then in
such condition rs to 20 along qui-
city and prosperously There viii
be nothing again to disturb the rcla-
tons restored between the States
and the Federal Government And
when this shall have been accom-
plished, there will be shout from
one end Of this land to the other chat
everything has been done. and that
it has been well done. II l take up
arms against the Government, it is
right that the privileges l enjoyed
shall be taken from me until such
time rs that Government shall see
fit to restore them to INC. This will /
be the voice Of the entire American
people. And it is but proper that
the child at the South now growing
up may see where the footsteps OF
his father would have led him if he
had followed him in treason. And
nc himselfwill I've more careful as he
goes along his winding way on earth (
5hau Iie would 10 had these things
never transpired beEeve, then,
when sill these things have taken
place, that peace will reign from,one
end of the land to the ether, aud that
NC will all be quiet and happy-that
We will forget snd forgive. Our
friends who have fallen in the defence
'f this country are not deaFer 10 ms
han those in the Ssnib who have
allen in the cause OF treason: but we
nay then mingle our tears with4heirs,
lnd go forward in peace, prosperity,
md happiness, sailing over . smooth
ca for all time to come lie. us
mite Lctus select loyal men, hon
st men, faithful men as our leaders.
Ind so let us go forward in the old
hip until she rests in the harbor Of
afety forever. And this great mon
Iment Of liberty that has been erect
d by the American people, washed
y the blood OF three hundred thou
and men, towering until tie nations
f the earth gaze upon its beauty, its (
and receive their inspira- :
ion from it. Applause.
j thank you, ladies aud gentlemen,
or your attention.