Year: 1862




OF the rebel chef are not moro dsssvng ths
exscratioa Of mankind than thc gang who. land
Of the brave. While The nation Is sirainng a. every
nerve aad bleeding al evory pore, these hesftes crea
lures, for gain, to CRAFTY unhoiy passions-wrc,ches


who shrine their lasis in Heaven.


have armsr upon tn throat Of the nation thsa
THIS armed robeion. Like panthsrs. at set :" sun,
across tho nations darkened path they


Bound upon their startled prey.


And while this mighty nation this giant OF the west,
trembling beneath It's great weight, its arms growing
weary all its nerves and slnsws qnivcrngalmtsi while
life Is ebbing from It's yensif rod could be extracted
from tho quartz they would Dick by pocemea the rk
on Which M be stands or they could make merchandise
smear him OF hs strength. They follow


S ssss Hs s keen @;.ss sssSsd .ssp e death


IL we cannot overcome the open enemy In front lot
at least Danish tho masked traitor midst. 10 this
and you strengthen anew the and add 10 the cu
tion that all will be wo Traitor spies have besa walk
ing your streets, teastng at saloons promenadng
at your ovees and sleeping in your capital They have
been engaged in your departments making drawings of
your fortdcaons aggregations Of your armies all your
consultations your plans Of battles and order Of marches
have been communicated to the enemy. Your generals
have been paralyzed your armies defeated by the very
mon who are feeding upon tho boun OF your govern
holds the graves OF their fathers


Oh. for tongue TO curse the slave.


Comes DER the coanssls Of the brave


And blasts them In their hour Of might


Sir ono OF those disposed to question or dis
trust the ability correctness Of leaders. have
always believed that poor general with the confidence
OF the peopo, was far better than Napoleon Hann
bal with mutterings Of complaint and hafuttercd dis.
trust We cannot afford another defeat. Those who
troll armies will lily discharge their duty they
guided by aught ESQ than their matured Judgments
But have right to insist that shall use all the
means which God OF providence has placed in ach
No war has been more caussless; no rebellion with SO


little OF complaint srco tho angels fell no treason which
threatened 80 much destruction and imperied 80 much
OF happiness for the present hope for the future mono
involving SO much or crime against humanity, or sin
against Him who guides tho destnieS OF nations Men IN
arms were formerly our brethren and whlo in peace we
would treat them friends, in war let us treat them as
enemies. They seeking to wrap in flames the
temples which their fathers built. and in which
they worshipped They are trampng under foot
daned and Of which they boasted above all they have
despsed and ront in twain the 1owery banner which
their fathers and ours Planted in victory on Saratoga
and Yorktowns pains-that banner which noatcd In
triumph at Chippewa and New Orleans under which,
the plains of Mexico, the Palmetto regiment and the
where the gallant Butler fell They cannot divorce the
American people from that noble ensgn each stripe On


its starry folds goes back and entwncs itself around the
battle folds Of the Revolution Every star stands as
sentinel over tho grave where the patriot sleeps How
deep the crime OF those who have been reared to sing of
its power 10 trampe and despse it. Are not such
men the basest Of enomes who should feel our punish
ments and vengeance toOS Will you talk OF tho con
situtional rights OF men who stepped in the gall Of
such damning infamys In this war 1t matters not
what may be their institutions No matter
though they be the best earth, we can





ing their institutions, it is our duty to do So rebel
sells you horse for hundred dollars which you
agreo TO pay him, by solemn contract in writing he
oomos the horse and h,n demands that you shall
pay him the prco agreed II will not do for ths admins
traton nor for u.s. with half million Of men sleeping
on their arms to be apologizing with procamations
which senseess that shoud be dancing like har
lots in the antschamber Of this stupondous criminal
though armed to destroy and surrounded with the min
ions Of enslaved nationality To the nosndiary who
puts the torch 10 your dwong aud is dcspong you OF
IKE that YOU aid not
his dwelling destroy his property No, sir let us
stand in the dignity OF our national manhood And he
who violates constitution, tramples on our flag, or
perils commerce, is an onsmy. whom we should
strike whether it be- in tho destruction life pro-
' b.. bssn d.eresd that they should suer death,
and are now, should bs, undergoing the pen
sioSa rights as for tho msIs.cor in the psnenary or
the murderer under the galows TO claim the rights Of


fs liberty and the pursuit OF happiness Let not gene
rails be issuing orders TO degrade the manhood OF
troops by rescurg returning fugitive slaves. Let
them not be exercising their talents to determine how
they shall hunt slaves rather than capture rebels Let
them not treat loyal black man worse than traitor
master See just before the battle of Manassas geno
rs occupies part Of his time in writing orders that no
slaves been suffered to bring intelligence and give
ing many Of brave soldiers might not now be sleep
ing in death that dreadful fold He must have read
the history Of his country 10 but little purpose he
would have known that two Of the most disastrous do
nao because ue the
| enemy 70 the camps OF our fathers. The slaves
who porled their lives 10 forry our MANNED soldiers
over the Potomac at Balls Bluff you would return
TO chains and stripes while claim TO protect the
sutonal rights Of the traitors who had wounded them
Some among talk of compromise and peace. None
desire peace moro than Let these not impor.
tune We have not provoked encouraged this
Ls them 60 10 the rebels who stole our guns unmbered
them, fred upon fort and dsgraced the dag Let
them 60 TO tho who are floating tho back nag OF
treason almost in sight Of ths Capitol Let thom go to
Of disunion the grave where the bonesof Washing
ton are moudering. Let them 90 to Richmond and ask


float the Stars and Stripes in its stead custom
house and post Office Let them 20 10 Charleston and
New Orleans roll themselves in sackcloh and ashes and
ports Let them do this, and will have peace We ask
for more will submit to less Let them do this,
and the sword OF every Northern soldier will Be re-
turned TO its scabbard, and he will longer pray
TO teach his hands TO war and his fingers to
| fight. We know their terms Of compromise. Tho
traitor Davis, taking advantage Of his position
while here to mature his oonspraces, In the other end
OF this Capitol wanted Us to roll up end lay away the
bssn made glorious three wars and the wreath Of its
victories yet green 1t had carried American cvili-
the source Of the Father Of waters across the great
wastes beyond; from the summit OF the Rocky Noun
ains its protecting folds covered land washed by two
oceans. Roll II up and lay II away Why II had
ioatsd commerce every sea, the emblem Of
our nationality and power in every port Its folds
gudly it hung to the masts in tropic seas Roll IL up
and lay II away Never. II was powerful TO protect
Martin Koszta thousands Of mles from this capital and
Il shall be powerful to protect the loyal citizen wherever
he may be found like Johnson Tennessee;
ana Holt, in his Kentucky home, If this be not so
lot US perish, and as nation be forgotten; better
our history had never been written; better
the Declaration Of Independence had never boon
penned; better the bloodof the Revolution had never
been she'd II s wonder that the thrones Of England
and France and the despotsms OF Europe In sympa
thy, and as far as they dare in action against They
know this to be the last hope Of freedom the ms
OF the oppressed they know


That esrth's struggling millions turn hither In rl.


To the land Of the beautiful, land Of the free,


They that the great American people are In SYM
psthy with the downtrodden with thehewers OF wood
and the drawers OF water, the Eastern continent
They know that the revolutonsts may wage the battle
for the rights Of man, and unsuccessful find city OF
refuge here. United, they know that powerful
defend our own, and protect the rights of others;
divided, power is gone and become as feeble as
the republics In South America. They know that the
political exile the captive his dungeon the soldier OF
liberty whether the summit OF the Alps or in ts deep
raynes, In the gloom Of Hungary amid the dssoatons