The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-18

and who have recently conducted successful IN
foreign country, remote from home resources.
The United States have bad large standing army
nor large permanent military marine. Is the republic,
therefore, feeble in military sonseS Far from II Tile
fact that We not hardened b. for the support Of
Immense army and navy aud that hKed and ord
nary force apparently small, viii add immensely to
strength when the hour shall IN periods Of pub
lie tranquility the strong hands and bold hearts Of the nation
are not withdrawn from the cultivation Of the arts Of peace
to become burden the the country and
CONSTANT soteo Of peril to its Institutions. They
gagged in the many useful pursuits Of fn agriculture, In
commerce. in the learned professions ia retaining this
tnen oi ours 10 cultivation TO civilization, to ireedom
and thereby carrying the flag and the fame Of the Union
TO and every cline. It Is nevertheless true that
our citizens although peaco-loving, and pursuing peace
iu pursuits it were, "born to arms" and 10 the
spirit Of sereant courage which teaches their exercise
and OF patriotism, which anmetes their in the
OF the country Hence it was you have suggested that
in the war Of 1776, at Bunker Ill., Bennington at Mon
mouth, at Saratoga, at Yorktown, at Kings Noun
tain, there ceased to flock citizen soldiers TO repe
invasion that in the of 1912 whether the river
Thames, at New Orleans in the North in the South,
determined and effective armies wanting to the
Union that in the Of 1916 the farmer the merchant
the mechanic the lawyer the physician the statesman
lousy rushed to the field at the public CALL in such numbers
that the question with my friend me- then Secretary of
War; Gov. Marey) not whence he should derive sol
ders, but whom OF the two hundred thousand OF eager
and enrolled volunteers should be accepted and hence i was
tat the czen soldiers IN conjunction win small bnt most
gallant scientific and thoroughly drilled regular army
which nucleus they formed noby sustained their
try's arms, and made every field Geld OF victory.
1t is beautiful the energies of martial people, with
such capabilities and for war; devoted TO the arts of
1t would be fearful to them exerted ia great
struggle OF A nation, however, which readily
to the field five hundred thousand brave intelligent
hardy accustomed from boyhood to the saddle and TO
the use OF the rifle and the msket is not in condition to
invite aggression by any supposed want of ability repe It,
have detained you too long but you will pardon these
thoughts the mind spontaneously occasion
like this You unmindfu Of the dignity and import
of position citizen soldiers period when the
United States have become of the hereafter
to direct the destiny of The social position and eleya
ted character of the members this battalion the respect uni
versay accorded to them home, fail to animate
with fresh impulse the volunteer militia of New Hampshire
tender to Acknowledgements for the service you
rendering native State in this and in other respects and
beg you to accept my cordial thanks for the qualification
which your visit affords personally. shall hope 90
each and all of before your departure, in less
formal than the present occasion will admit Wishing you
the highest degree of enjoyment you anticipated
desire TO avail myself of the privilege often enjoyed before
grasping you individually by the hand
The Veterans leave at ten o'clock for Mount Vernon In
the evening they attend the ball given in their honor
Carusis Saloon