Year: 1862

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proper2 No, it was simply paying back
very small part of the debt we owe to Ken
tucllv. I see men around me here to-day,
who can remember when about so years ago
and although most of those standing here
were not blest with memory at that time
but there are grey headed men here who can
remember half a century back when the In
dian savage was devastating the Northwest
ern frontier, then the citizens Of Ohio called
upon their brethren for aid as they now call
upon US, and was the call responded to2 You
remember my friends that Kentucky sent her
armed hosts by hundreds and by thousands
into the Northwest, and into Fort Recovery
which lies within short distance Of this place,
and to Fort Meigs on the River Raisin, where
the bones Of Kentuckians have whitened the
soil of Ohio for more than half a century, and
now you are called upon to pay back a little
Of the debt that you owe to Kentucky. But
my friends, it is not only in Kentucky that


there is a cry for help. In East Tennessee


and throughout the whole Southwest comes


up the cry for more men to defend the ban


ners of the Republic


I The President has told US that 100000 more


men are needed to crush out this rebellion and


terminate this war. It is true we have sent


our friends Hberally, and responded nobly to


the call of the powers that be when they ask


ed us for men to sustain the government. The


blood Of our citizens has been poured out like


water upon all the battle-felds Of the Repub-


lie and yet there is need of more men.


know that some of us are complaining


that the war is long. Why is not this thing


finished? Why is not this rebellion crushed


out Some blame the Generals in the field !;


some the Secretary of War; some the Presi-


dent, and some blame Congress for not put


ting down the rebellion. Why do we trihe


with the rebellion? I am just as anxious to


see this rebellion put down as any man, and


I know you are all anxious to see it put down.


Long ago, it was said, "let US have a strong


fight, but let US have a short one" and that is
my sentiment. The President has told Us that
if we will give him three hundred thousand


more men, this war can be terminated in six


months, and I believe it can. I am willing to


put this additional number OF men into the
field, and then say, now Mr.. Lincoln, we hold


you to the record. You have promised, and


we are willing to give you the men to crush


the rebels, and we want you to use them as


men ought to be used. Cheers, and Good. J


You will all agree with me that we have been


too lenient to the rebels-have been touching
them too lightly. The time is come when we


must handle this rebellion without gloves.
ITGood.l It's high time we make the rebels
feel that we are really in earnest. I am not


going to say anything about what ought to be


done or what ought not to be done, with re-


gard to the matter of slavery, but will tell


you what I believe ought to be done under
/ the present circumstances, and think every


intelligent man in the country will agree with
me that the man who leads an army into the


South, ought to lead it there for the purpose
of protecting it. do not understand war
which does not hurt anybody. Idonot know
anything about an army that one-halt is call
ed upon to fight the battles Of the country


and the other hall to take care of the rebels
property.


III were q commander Of an army in the
South, would make use of all the means
which God had put in my power for the sup


preston Of this rebellion, whether it be in the
shape of a black man or white man. [Good !
! III commanded an army Of ten thousand sol
diers would take care of the lives Of those


men, and if found negroes ready to work


and throw up entrenchments, I would make


them do it while allowed ury white soldiers
to rest until it came time to charge the enemy
with the bayonet then would tell them to
charge CCries Of good, and cheers) If 40
miles Of entrenchments, or 40 miles Of lines oi
defenses were to be made, if there were black
men enough to build them, I would make
them do it and let my white soldiers rest un-
til the day Of fighting came. Good, good


that's the way to TALK I do not think that
there is any man who can say aught against
that. I do not care whether he belongs to one
or the other of the political partiesin the State
, OF Ohio, (and God knows I am talking in nc
f political sense today but I got up here tc
| appeal to you, my fellow-citizens as Americans
to know what you are willing to do, wher
? this Government is struggling for its existence


IF ,yo,, want IN see this war carried on brave.
ly and vigorously, until the flag Of the Repub
lie shall wave again over the "a United States
: as I believe it will wave, you have got to mak'
S a voice 90 up from the freemen Of the North


which shall be heard and obeyed in the ball
= of Congress. Let the people speak and sa!
to the President, we are giving you men an'
= money for the purpose of carrying on the war
E and we want you TO carry it on in earnest
E and in such a way as to put down the REBEL
ion-not only the regular armies ofthe South
: but the guerriIlas who are securing over tn
e country in armed bands, and not even havin
= regular commission from the so called South
= ern Confederacy, and who are burning an
# plundering the homes Of Union men, to sue
I I would have but one rule-the rule whlc
y Cen Dumont gave to his soldiers. Sho7
n no quarter, and take 10 prisoners" [Cheers
a This is the only rule by which you can pu
d down this guerrilla warfare in the South
y There is no longer a regular army to fight
d regular battle, but gueTriIas infest the coun