The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-13


he taugues % ihe march, and the charge
and shouts ~ battle, sou viii remember
iua, you have in your Keeping, not only
your own personal reputation, bot tho hon
or of our native State, and what is inf
uitely more inspiring, the honors OF that
Jlaol-bouahl and beaeGcient Republic,
whose clllreu your afe. Any irregular
ity "a your part would saldcn tie land
,luti loves YOU ans tlicrng IN tiie pres.
cncc ol tl.e fo, would cover il with i'm
measurable humiliation. You viii soon
mingle in The ranks with ihe gallant sol.
umeers from Ike North AMI West, and viii
you win admire their moderation, their ed
inilabic discipline, and ilia, deep de,ernin.
alton, whose earneslncs- with them ha 80
language Of menace, or biusier, on passion.
Wien the men from Bunker Ill., aud tte
men from tie "dalk and bloody ground,
uuestranged from each other by the loy
arts Of politicians, shall stand side BY 9ue
On Tie same National battlefield, thsheat'
Of freedom will be glad.
Carry with you tie complei' assurance
that you will ere long have 'ol oiiiy iuc
moral but the material s'pport oi heh-
tucky. Not many week can eiapse before
This nowerful CommosHealth will make an
exoltant avowal Of ner loyalty, and Will
stand erect befoys the country, stainless
and ,r,e as Ae truest Of her sisters OF the
/ lrp;on m the scales of the momentous
avens now occurring, her weight should
be ana viii be felt. Already she is impa-
tient. and will not much longer under the
pressure OF any policy, submit 10 shrink
away into the mere dust Of the balances.
Have no fears as 10 the vigorous and ul-
timately successful prosecution Of tins war
aud feel no alarm either as TO the eXpend-
I iture il must involve, or as to those start
ling steps, seemingly smaeking Of the ex-
ercise Of absolute authority, which the Ad-
minislration may be forced from time tc
dme 10 take. While doubtless all possible
economy will be observed, it is apparent
that no considerations Of that Kind can be
permttcd for moment to modify the pol
lev that has been resolved upon. When
the life Of tie patient is confessedly Al
stake. it would be MS unwisc as il would b'
mhumaa to discuss the question Of the ply
sician's fee before summoning him to th'
bedside
Besides. all now realize that the system
Of arithmetic has yet to be invented whicl
could estimase in dollars and cents th
worth of our institutions. This terribl
emergency with all its dangers and dulie.
was unforeseen by The founders Of our Coy
ernmont, and by those who subsequent
administered it, and it must make laws 10
itself Tie Government has been like
strong swimmer suddenly precipltaied ini
the sea. and like that swimmer It has vi
hcsitatiugly and most iusuGabIy seized VI
on any and every instruneniahiy wlt
+ which it could subduc the treacherous Gu
rents and waves by which it has found
self surrounded. All that WIS irregular
t ilepal III lie action Of the President h;
/ been fully appreciated by Congress, on 4
{ broad and incontcstable principle, that Law
) and usages Of administration designed
, preserve the existence Of the nation shou
{ not be suffered 70 become the instrumen
4 of ils death. SO, for the future. ] do Il
b hesitate to say that any and every mca
!, ure required 10 save Tie Republic from Il
d perils that bcset it, not only may, but oug
!, to Be taken by the Administration, promI
0 y and iearlessly.
j Within 50 brief a period no such cigar
S ie power has ever been placed at the d
: posal Of any government rs that which i
ii rallied 10 the support Of this within {
Is last few months, through those yoluntec
5, who lave poured alike from hill and Y
n lev. city and village, throughout the 10y
e States. All classes and all pursuits ha
e been animated by the same lofty a
d ouenchless enthusiasm. While, howev'
Is would make no imyidous distinction
= where all have so nobly done their duty
II cannot refrain from r-marking how &C
l. spicuous the hard-handed tillers Of the S
Y of the North and West have made the
d selves in swelling the ranks Of our Arm
IN We honor commerce with It's busy mar
p. and tire workshop with is patient toll a
Is exhaustless ingenuity, but still we wot
be uniaithful to the truth OF history did
S not confess, that the most heroic champiC
u Of human freedom and tile most illusiril
r apostles Of its principles have come in
Bi The broad field Of agriculture.
b. There seems TO be something in
OF scenes Of nature, IN her wild and beauti
a. landscapes, in her cascades and catara
u and woodlands, and cxhilaratiug airs Of
Up hills and mountains, that embraces the
be tiers which man would riyei upon the P
u. OF his felow-man. 1t was at the hanc
d. Of the plow aud amid the breathing cd
n of the newly opened farrows that the ci
nd acter of Ciacinnatus Was formed, expan
I'D aud maiufed. Ii was not in the city
Isl bot ia the deep gorges and upon the sn
les clad SUBMITS Of lbc Alps, amid the eag
se aud the thunders. that William Tell
re- tic foundations Of those altas Of hun
le- liberty, against which tie surging tide
.ry European despotism have beaten for {
ou iuries, bat, thank God, have beaten in s
ses /, was amid the primeyal forests and mC
ls, tains, tic lakes and leapiHg streams Of