Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-10-18
Misecllamtous.
Remarks of G. N. Bradbury,
Esq, on the departure of
a Company OF Volunteers,
from Springfield. Me.

from Springfield. Me.
On Saturday, Sept. 2sth, the Spring
field Company Volunteers, Capt. Harvey
now numbering nearly one hundred men
accepted the invitation of the ladies o
the Springfield Union Sewing Circle, and
met them at the Union Westinghouse
They came with music and banners, ant
with full ranks. The Home Guards
Capt. X. X. Merrill, composed of the la
dies and gentlemen of the place, perform
ed escort duty on the occasion. The cx
crciscs at the Church were varied and in
teres,ing-cyery ono present seeming de
lighted with the proceedings.
After prayer by Elder Marshall, o
Hancock, that glorious old quartctte
The Star Spanglcd Banner was givcl
by the Union Quartcttc Club with excel
lent effect. Towels and Testamcnts fo
each soldier were then presented by Mis-
Minerva G. Woodman, in neat spcecl
in behalf of the Union Sewing Circle
the Tcstaments being the gift of l.. W
Drake Esq.-Rcv. c. f. Mcsser replicc
for the Company.
After the new song, Union, God ans
Liberty" came the speech ofC. n. Brad
bury Esq, to the soldiers, which was lis
tened to with marked attention through
on, and repeatedly cheercd by the yas
concourso present.
Mr.. bradbury remarked as follows:
1t were fitting, perhaps, at time lik,
this, to speak lew words in reference tc
the conditions by which we find ourselves
surrounded, and how looks the morning
of our future-cnquire somewhat as tt
our duties and how VIC may best serve oul
country in this hour of her deepest peri
how We may as true and loyal citizens
most cffectualIy maintain the honor OF oul
country and Of our glorious flag, the star,
and stripes 1t has often been said that
the time for mords had passed, and the
full time for deeds had arrived and tht
saying is true in one sense OF the word
but, my fellow citizens, 50 long as We find
a traitor in the camp-so long as W.
hear Of spies in our midst, who would
barter their country's birthrig ght for les,
than mess of pottagc, so deep is then
party hate, and SO utterly destroyed then
love of country, we, who yet remain al
home, must claim the poor privilege o
words, to encourage, ii possible, more
fully the heart of the citizen soldier, a,
he goes forth to deeds Of high enterprise
in his country's bchalt-to keep burning
in all its wonted intensity the fire Of pat
riotism in our own hearts and the heart,
of those of us who remain; and above all
we claim the poor privilege Of words, that
We may ever be ready to give the "devi
his due by telling traitors of the trca'
son that's in thcm-by warning spies il
this war, that Dante mentions still a low.
er deep where certain characters are con.
fined-by informing seccssionists that the
WAYS of the wicked lead down to hell aud
by pointing westward and southward, We
will suggest to the whole batch of ilag
contemners and country haters, that the
doors of Fort Lafayette have not yet
ceased swinging on their iron hinges
(cheers) nor are the gloomy cells within
yet full of victims. (Chccrs.) These
appear startling words, and, i'll very truth
they are so. But where nation is fight
ing for its very existence. it must be al
lowed the privilege Of choosing its own
mode of defense 1t is nations duty in
such case to use every means that the
God of nature and of battles has placed
at its disposal, If it fail to do thus, it,
citzens-thosc who suffer in property or
loss of friends, will require strict ac-
count of its stewardship-and if this fail
ure result in the loss of national honor,
or national existence, the world will show
but little pity for the scli-murdcrcr. Nor
ought it. The frs. great law Of our ma
ture is self-deicnse-as with men, so with
nations. Let them always be ready to
defend themselves, to the best of their
ability, whether against foes abroad or at
home-open enemies or hidden traitors.
Particularly if the government be one OF
the people, like this of ours, everything
depends upon national honor and national
existence. Let us see to it that both be
preserved inviolate.
believe it is fact. dsst never before
in the history of the world was such rap
ID progress seen in 'nuneers-in wealth.
l.. 't;tates-in extent of {tsfitory, as has
been witnessed in this country of ours in
the last fifty years. And to what can il
all be attributed, but to our form of gov.
ernment-Rep1biican the government oi
the people? Yes, this Tree of Liberty
planted by our fathers-watered by the
patriots of the revolution-preserved by
Jackson, when this same South Carolina
mother of traitors, attempted notification
has struck its roots deep into the earth
reared its trunk high in air, and with
its branches has given shadow and food
to people from the whole earth. Oaoard
and up,card has been our watchword
until there seemed no heighth We might
not reach-no eminence to which we mi ght
not attain. Under our Government the
poor boy from the plough has worn the
ermine of the judge-roused the heart oi
the people by his lofty eloquence--sat il
the halls of Congress--represented his
country at the court of kings-and al
last, the splitter.of,rails sits in the Presi