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of our universities must command a large share of
public attention. The working of these alterations
in the system of study, to which allusion has already
been made, as well as the result of those changes
and modifications which have been effected in the
government:and general regulation of the university
by legislative enactment, will be sedulously ob-
served; and, coming into office as I do at a period
when these alterations are in active operation, you
will allow me to express a fervent hope that they
will be found not only, as the vice-chancellor has
said, consistent with the principles of the institu-
tions on which the university is founded, but may
also be instrumental in still further increasing the
reputation and usefulness of the university, and in
extending that vast influence which, as the legiti-
mate guardian of the highest education of this
country, it has long exercised, and I trust will
continue to exercise, in the formation of the national
character. (Loud applause.)
The Duke then shook hands with the principal
members of the deputation, and the proceedings
terminated.

GENERAL .!.211CLELLAN'S ADDRESSES

2'O TEE ARMY.

The following address has been issued to the
Federal army by Gen. M'Ciellan :

" 'WASHINGTON, JAN. 1.
" Soldiers of the Army of the Union,—Though on
last New Year's Day the horizon of our country's
happiness was somewhat darkened by the rising
clouds of disunion, yet those were comparatively in
the minority who did not believe that, ere spring
had ripened into summer, the threatened storm
would be averted. But this belief, this hope, proved
fallacious, and summer was not here before the
furious tempest seemed to be sweeping away the
very foundation of our liberties. Almost up to this
time the Government, relying on the justice of its
cause, and a knowledge of its real superiority in
power over its enemies, refrained from any vigorous
vindication of itself until the belching batteries of
Charleston harbour rained their iron hail on Fort
Sumpter, to its reduction,
" On the 13th of April last the nation held its
breath as the lightning flashed in all directions the
dire intelligence that the Charleston batteries had
opened fire upon Major Anderson and his little band
of heroes. And the nation's heart thrilled proudly
as the wires kept telling, from time to time, that
Major Anderson, amidst showers of shot and shell,
was still bravely battling at his post, and that,
above the lurid flashes of his cannon, could still be
seen floating the bright flag of our fathers. But the
hope thus awakened was gradually quenched, as
word presently came that some of Sumpter's guns
were silenced; then, that the fort was on fire; then,
that the walls had been breached ; and, finally, that
the banner of the stars had been pulled down and
the post surrendered. Soldiers, on that eventful day
you were citizens, pursuing the various arts and
occupations of peace; but as the flag of Washing-
ton, of 1776, of your, own hearts, came fluttering
from its staff, amid the smoke and flames of Fort
Sumpter, you became heroes. A few hours later
came the call for 75,000 three-months volunteers,
and you nobly left home and dear ones to rush to
the, defence of our threatened capital, some of you
coming even without arms, content if only your
dead bodies should hinder for a moment the advance
of the foeman. As the full extent of the peril to
which our country was exposed became known,
however, this number was found inadequate to the
accomplishment of the great end aimed at. More
brave hearts and sturdy arms were wanted, and
regiment after regiment was speedily added to your
ranks, until you now number over 500,000 men!
The length of the enlistment was, also, too short ;
and it was announced that perhaps service for three
years, instead of three months, will be required
from you. But this only increased your ardour, and
you have determined that your breasts shall be
bared for the protection of your country as long as
she shall need.

" Soldiers, when summoned from the mountains
of Western Virginia to take command of the Army
of the Potomac, I felt overwhelmed with mingled
surprise and gratitude for the signal honour thus
conferred upon me ; but the pleasant burden was
doubly increased when, upon the retirement of
Gen. Scott—the war-worn warrior of our country's
battles—the full command of the armies of the
United States devolved upon me. Hesitation and
self-distrust might well accompany the assumption
of so vast a responsibility, but, placing my trust in
God, and for the rest confiding in your loyalty, dis-
cipline, and courage, I put my hand to the plough,
and, Heaven helping me, I \sill never look back
until our country's flag floats triumphantly over
every foot of her soil, or my body lies stiffening
upon the field of strife.
"For some months past you have, by constant
drills, skirmishes, reviews, and other means, been
prepared for the grand contest, the opening of which
now depends entirely upon the movements or de-
signs of the enemy, and may, therefore, come at any
moment. The inexperience and treachery that in
the opening of the present campaign caused your
reverses, have been, as far as human judgment could
direct, successfully combated ; the first by con-
tinual practice, and the last by continual vigilance.
"Soldiers, our cause is just, and God is on our side.
The decisive moment is rapidly approaching, the
notes of the bugle may soon ring in your ears. And,
soldiers, when the bugle does call you to action,
then let every man, taking his comrade's hand,
swear by the days of '76, and by the dear ores at
home, to press onward, right onward, to victory or
the grave ! Remember, also, even amidst the darkest
carnage of the battlefield, for what you are fighting ;
remember that you are not mere executioners, but
generous, noble-hearted warriors, battling only for
the laws of the land, and not for gain or conquest.
"Soldiers, when you have accomplished all that is
required of you, when your bayonets have enforced
obedience to the Constitution and laws throughout
the length and breadth of the land, and have rescued
your brethren from the deeply-laid plans and artful
machinations of a few designing traitors, then you
will feel the proud satisfaction of having faithfully
preserved the hallowed Ark of the Covenant, left to
us as a precious inheritance by Washington and
his illustrious compeers. And in future years, when
chance or fortune may scatter you throughout your
own and other lands, men will point to you and say
He is a brave man; he was of the army of the
Union.'
" Soldiers, comrades, I have said enough. I feel
proud of you. I know you are brave, you aro
patriots, you will conquer or you will die !"