The national Republican., 1861-07-06


has commanded the respect and the admiration
of the nations Of the earth for more than seventy
years that flag of ours, say, has beeu drag.
gled in the dust--has been insulted and out
RACED and betrayed and, in one section Of the
country, has been supplanted by rebel flag, [
Q rebel Government, not inap.
symbolzed by a crawling, Kissing
snake. ..,f "a.
Such are the men and such are their acts,
who, at this day of our nations history, have
proved themselves traitors to their country
traitors to the cause of free government--trai.
tors alike to the cause Of humanity and Of Chris
tian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., in short, to the best
interests and the fondest hopes Of mankind.
No wonder they now supplioate us to let them
aloner Was there ever an assassin, public
robber, a traitor, or common felon, who did
not desire, most Of all things to be let alone2 |
US to compromise with theml You are com.
missioned to give our answer. You are com |
missioned to show them how we shall "let |
them alone" Two hundred and fifty thousand
armed men in the field are commissioned to
dictate the terms Of compromise with them.
These, fellow .citzens-citizen soldiers-sre |
some Of the causes--thesc are some Of the
threats and some Of the acts-these are some
of the wrongs and some Of the outrages-this
is the treason and this is the crime which have,
as it were, in a moment, summoned a nation OF
freemen to arms. 1t is to the defence Of your be-
trayed country---it is to the support Of your be.
trayed Governmental is for the preservation
of the Constitution and Union Of your patriot
fathers-it is for the vindication Of the national
flag and of the national honor, now trampled
under rebel feet-t ia for these, and much
more than these, that the good and loyal cti.
r Al d. a.lloJ 90 ,o
to put down treason-it is to put down rebel
lion-it is to put them down for once aud for.
ever, that you are called to put on the armor Of
war.
1t is for the defence of your country, my fel.
low men-it is for the defence Of your homes
and your firesides-it is for the defence Of your
wives and your children-it is for the defence
of all you hold most dear, and Of oil you hold
most sacred on earth-it is for the defence and
for the maintenance Of all that is worth living
for, and of all that is worth dying for, that you
stand here in this presence to day, attired in
the habilments of war.
Such, fellow.men in arms, is your great yo.
cation. Such is the great errand-an errand
of patriotism-an errand Of mercy-an errand
of humanity-that calls you away from your
peaceful ayocatious-that calls you away from
your families and from your homes, to under
OF the march and Of the camp and it may be,
perchance, to meet danger and death on the
"red fields Of blood" In defence Of these, it
may be, perchance, that sad tidings from afar
may break with crushing power upon many
stricken mothers heart. But your country
calls; and duty and honor bid you 60. Your
country calls and patriotism and humanity
bid you CO. Your country calls and God and
liberty, civilization and Christianity, all bid
you go. Your country calls and your own
wives and mothers; your own sisters and
daughters AYE, and prattling childhood, too
all, with one accord and with heroic fortitude,
rise up and bid you go, and do valiant battle
for God and your country. Go, then, gallant
men; 60 hopefully; go cheerfully; 60 joy.
ously knowing we'll that you 60 in defence Of
Just and righteous cause-knowing well that
you go in obedience to the mandates Of q high
public duty. Go wherever that flag, just now
80 handsomely and so generously presen ed to
you, shall lead you. See to it well, that in your
hands it shall suffer no defeat. know, full
we'll, that in your firm grasp, it will sustain no
dishonor.
Go, then, my fellow men soldiers Of free
dom; go to your countrys rescue. Go; and
wherever you may be called whatever Of duty
you may be called to perform; whatever Of
trial or danger you may be called upon to en-.
counter, am assured that you will not dissp.
point our hopes, that you will not disappoint
our expectations Go, do honor to your cause |;
do honor to your country do honor to your
State; do honor to your own good names. Go;
and may the prayers of a grateful nation and
the blessings of benefcent Providence go
with you and be ever round about you. Go,
my fellow.men act we'll your parti this great
drama Of passing human events. Go; act
well your part in this hour of your country 3
sorest trial and, when the victory shall have
been won, as won it will be when the enemies
OF your country shall have been routed and put
to fight, as routed and put to flight they will be
when this blessed Union of ours shall have
been saved from the assaults Of the despoiler
as saved il will be, and when peace shall again
have been restored to happy and rejoicing
people, as restored it will be, then may you
all return and lay down your arm ms, to be resumed
no more for the rugged work of war. That you
may all return to your homes, to your families,
and to your friends, in health and in safety
that you may all return to meet the warm well
come and the kindly greeting and gratula.
ton Of kindred, and friends, and neighbors
that you may all return to look once more
upon the old familiar faces and upon the old
familiar scenes, you have left behind-to look
once more upon the beautiful mountains of
green and upon the smiling valleys Of our be.
loved Vermont, always the "home of the free
and the brave" and to receive the welcome
plaudit OF gallant and faithful servants and
soldiers of the Republic that you may all
return, approved Of your country; approved Of
your State; approved of your own consciences
and of all good men; with the crowning mercy
of Heavens choicest blessings upon yourselves
and upon your households, is my final and fare.
well benediction to you ALL
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JOSEPH SHAFFIELD'S