Year: 1862

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have they murdered your wounded men?
And yet, in spite of all these facts. I am
to be met right in the loyal. devoted, pa.
triotic State Of Indiana. the State that has
sent her sixty thousands of strong arms
and brave hearts into this struggle in be-
half of the Union, one-tenth Of whom are
already in their graves. by men who have
the effrontery to tell me that we have not
pursued a concilistory policy. Let me tell
you. my friends. the truth is that we have
been too conciliatory. The greatcrro has
so far been, that we have not given force
and efficacy to our efforts to restore order
by taking the property of every rebel there
was to be found in arms, and using Il for
the support of our srnies. Applause.
That is the doctrine we must come to be-
fore we Can possibly succeed in putting
down this rebellion. Why. in the city Of
! Washington one half of the churches are
used as hospitals (and in one Of these 1
counted twenty three of our own brave
boys from the State Of Indiana) and YET.
there is to-day property enough in Wash
ington belonging to rebels to furnish hos
pital accommodations to every sick SOL
dier in our army. These rebels are draw
ing rent for all this property. and they get
it regularly every six months. Now. if
the President should seize this prop
erty. in less than twenty four hours the
salutary effects of this measure would be
felt all over the land. Rebels own prop
erty in almost every part Of the country.
John Slidell is the owner of immense tracts
Of land in the Northwest. Now suppose
that all the land and all the personal prop
erty and all the railroad stocks belonging
to rebels should be promptly taken pos
session of by the Federal Government.
your nex.-door neighbor who is about
half-inclined to favor the cause Of the reb-
els will look up as he runs his eye over
the morning paper and say: "Why! this
Government is really in earnest; it does
mean to crush the rebellion after all" and
as you walk these streets. you will be able
to see the effect of this prompt action on
the part of the Government in unwonted
expressions of loyalty. and the silence of
those who have. heretofore. taken every
opportunity to find fault with the policy
Of the war. Up to the present time, We
have been playing with the worst rebellion
the world has ever seen. Our policy now
is. to march up as one man to the support
of the Government. and let every man
know. once for all. that, whenever, he re-
bells against it. he forfeits all his property
and every right which he has as an Amer
lean citizen. Loud cheers -


My fellow citizens, il will not be long
until you will be permitted to see the good
result that will follow the adoption of a
new policy. You will find. not only .
new order of things at Washington. but q
new spirit in the army before ten days. II
will not be hereafter as it was in yirgiaia:
when the Union army marched from Rar-
per's Ferry to Winchester, and back a.
gain paying. all the way. two prices for
everything they got. and paying for it in
gold. You will find the army subsisting
upon rebel property. and when that is seen
to be the policy of the Administration,
then you will see the moral nerve of the
people displaying itself in the most hearty
and enthusiastic support of the Govern
ment. And another thing you will see:
the slaves who are taken from rebels. after
they have earned their freedom by work
ing upon our Notifications. will be coloni-
zed ont of tie proceeds Of rebels property.
[Great applause You will see, before
long. that that is the policy of the Admin
istration.


What we want now is. an uniform and
decided policy which shall be the same
everywhere. Have you ever heard OF any
such thing bridge burning since Gener-
al Halleck issued that order to hang seven
men who had been guilty of that crime?-
No; that prompt measure put stop at
once to the burning Of bridges in Missouri;
and il is only because we have not had an
operation throughout the war firmer pol
icy that the rebellion has not been conqued
Cries of That's SOL ass-sa 80
/ [Gov. Wright here spoke at some length
of the probability of foreign intervention n.
but, we omit this portion Of the speech for
want of space. He alluded to Mr.. Bright
in the following terms:


Now. few words about party" Go
back. and see the positions Of parties in
time OF war. There have been two clas-
ses of men-on the one hand Jefferson,
followed by jackson and if you will per-
nit me to say what / honestly believe by
Douglas; on the other side Burr. fol-
lowed by Calhoun, and still later bv an
other who would be Wright enough il it
were not that he signs his name with q
3D." instead of Q "W." Laughter. +
l like a bold mana man of nerve. Per-
haps the greatest difficulty with me has
been that have always been a little to
quick. We should not form any opinion
too hastily; but if there is any man upon
Gods earth for whom have not the least
particle of respect. it is a certain public
man in Indiana, who, for the last fifteen
months. during which the country has
been involved in war. has had no opinion
whatever upon the subject. He wants to
see how the thing is going to end FIRST. aud
then, If the country goes to the devil
''Ha. ha! / told you so;" If it Is saved
IL am the best fellow in the lot." Cheers
and Laughter. .sxss ,s.7


l did not expect TO be able to please ev-
erybody by my course in the Senate of the
United States. tried only to do my du-
ty and please myself. have differed in
my views from many of my countrymen
for whom / entertain the highest respect.
Among other things i voted against the
bill to abolish slavery in the District Of
Columbia by compensating the owners of
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