Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-10-03
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GENERAL LOGAN AT ALI
1NCE. OHIO.

GENERAL LOGAN AT ALI
ANCE, OHIO.
Genefal John A. Logan recently dsliv
cred telling speech at Alliance, from
which we make few extracts. The Gen
eral it will be remembered was one of tn.
most influential young Democrats of Hi
nois at the outbreak of the war, and upor
his shoulders the Mantle of Douglas wa'
expected TO fail. Like his great leader anc
patron. the outbreak of hostilities awokt
him to a realization of the fact that in the
midst of marshaling armies and war bu
two parties could exist-patriots and
traitors. We do not propose to follow
him in his glorious career through The war,
whence he emerged commander of one o
our principal armies and with a fame that
will associate his name in history with
those of Grant, Sheridan, Sherman and
/ Thomas. Not less earnest in peace than
in war, and unwilling that the sacrifices
or the war shall be without their proper
fruits, General Logan hcsitates to strike
hands with that party whose sympathy and
aid was with rebellion and slavery. He
is not prepared TO surrender the country
and government to the men who sent him
word that the courage and devotion of his
comradc. were in vain and that humanity
and patriotism demanded cessation OF
hosliIilies at most critical point intthc
conflict, and when the scale of battle was
turning against the foe. lie says of his
former political associates:
wv hat is the record of the Democratic
party? We did not, during the whole con-
test, have their prayers, their sympathy,
their strosg arms III battle, or their men TO
lead us in the bloody contest; but upon the
contrary every time the news of victory 10
tie loyal arms was received, they met to-
geiher and shed their tears: and when they
heard the news of defeat was received,
they shouted for JOY, and prayed the Al
mighty 10 still continue The victorious
armies or plains and mountain nights
There is not "A vote in Congress, where
your armies asked for money or men, that
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party recorded against ii. They managed
this country for four years. They prosr
cuted the greatest war that history gives
any account OF. They caused our arms 10
be successful in MANY victories.
They sent up loyal songs andloyal prayers
To- heaven. They gave us bread when w0
aeked fpr il. They gave US money when
our Grniss needed it 10 be paid of. They
saved the country from the jaws OF treason ;
they saved it from death; they saved il
when in its last agonizing struggle against
armed treason and when we returned no. ne
we received their shouts OF joy and their
blessings. They were our friends then
they are our friends now. Cheers But
my fellow citizens, after this country was
saved, during the whole time that L have
been speaking to you about, let me ask you,
in your own imaginations draw for your
selves picture OF the nthcr side. Take the
Democratic side. And if there is Demo
crat here, l ask him 10 stay and hear what
| have to say about il. | ask any man 10
tell me of one single act that was done 10y
the Democratic party as party (; one sin
/ gle vote given by the Democratic party as
= party. that was loyal during the war.
4 Voices, Not oDe.'' You may search
the records in vain at Washington. You
Cannot find vote Of the Democratic party
registered in one solitary instance given in
! favor Of prosecuting this war. You cannot
find vote in favor of furnishing supplies
to the army, or for supporting the Admin
isiraliOn during the war II you cannot
answer that question, want answer an
other question. Can you point out one
man that was leader of this conspiracy
against the Government of the United
States that was not a leading Democratic
politician! defy any of You 10 point out
one single man that helped organize this
conspiracy againstthe government that was
not q cOnspiratOr against the nation. Task
you to point out one speech made by Pen
dlcion, fer whom you have voted for Vice
President: one sentiment uttered by Val
landicham, O. your candidate for Gov
ernor to-day, that WAS in favor of the loyal
soldiers OF this country. want youto show
me in Ohio ore single act of the Demo
cratic party, as party, that favors this
war.
THAT IS the record OF the Democratic
party during four years of bloody war.
Willie your sons and brothers, while the
husbands of many of you. ladies, were fall
ing thick and fast under storms of shot and
shell that was constantly being rained upsn
their heads, did one Of them congratulate
the pOoi soldier on his victory! Or one
that mourned with the widow ormOther for
the loss of her husband or son: Voices,
Not one. No, my conutrymcn, during
that whole time their conduct was worry
different. When we gained a victory they
found secret place to- utter their curses
upon the heads OF loyal men. When we
lost victory they found crowded places
to laugh and tell us we never could subju-
gate the South. Thus they laughed at
your misfortunes and mocked at your Ca
lamities. When you saw in your tele-
graphic dispatches that victory was
gained, that Vicksburg had fallen and Grant
taken 27,0OO prisoners, you would see all
loyal faces smile, and all loyal hands clap
! for Joy. What would you see the Copper
heads do? When the dispatches an
nounced misfortune to the Union arms, you
would see them sit down and read and
laugh. and call to some Union man, +" See
here, Mr.. Jones or Mr.. Davis. do you see
that? You never can subdue these
Southern people I told you so. They
are monstrous fighting fellows" (Cheers.
Their countenances would brighten, be
cause they thought their rebel brethren
wcro about to succeed. That was the con
duct of these rebel sympathizers from one
end of the land to the other. Yet such
people come round and tell you un.ess you
rescue the land from the governing party
it will be destroyed, and your labors gone
forever.
AFTER the rebellion had failed, and was
obliged TO succumb without accomplishing
its great mission of dividing the country
it could not give up its infamous designs
without concocting crime more to be con-
demned all over the earth than rebellion
itself. They conspired against the life OF
the head of the nation, and one of the most
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