The national Republican., 1861-12-02
" Strike till each armed foe expires;
Strike tor your altars and your fires,
For the green graves Of your sires,
God and your native land.n

God and your native land'
The burning fires OF patriotism must inspire
and lead you, or all is lost-just at the moment
when all might forever be saved. Numbers
give strength. Numbers intimidate the foe
and save the necessity often of fighting bat
ties. Numbers make our arms irresistible.
Numbers command universal respect and in
spire confidence. We must have so 900 men !!
Let the herdsman leave his fields; let the farmer
leave his fields, and let the mechanic leave his
Office, till we restore the supremacy. Let the
aspirants for office and place know they will
be weighed in the balance of patriotism, and
crouchng spirits, who have not the greatness
of soul to respond to their country's call for
help, let them stay at home, and let only the
brave and true come out to join their brethren
on the tented field.
Come with supplies of clothing, and with tents
If you can procure them. Come with your gun,
of any description that can be made to bring
down "a foe. IT you have no arms, come without
them, and we will supply you rs far as that is
possible. Bring cooking utensils and rations
for u few weeks. Bring blankets and heavy
shoes, and extra bed clothing If you have them
Bring no horses to remain with the army, ex.
cept those necessary for baggage transporta-
ton.
We must have 1000 men. Give me these
men, and, by all the help of God, | will drive
the hreling bands of thieves and marauders
from the State. But If Missourians fail now to
rise In their strength, and avail themselves of
this prOpiuous moment to strike for honor and
liberty, you cannot say that we have not done
all we could to save you.
You will be advised in time at what point to
report for organization and active service.
Leave your property at home. What if it be
all taken? We have $500 900 900 worth of North.
ern means in Missouri which cannot be re.
moved. When we are once free, the State will
indemnify every citizen who may have lost n
dollar by adhesion to the cause of his country.
We shall have our property, or it's value with
interest. But in the name of God and the attri.
butes Of manhood let me appeal to you by CON
siderations infinitely higher than money! Are
we a generation of driveling, sniveling, de.
graded slaves3 Or are we men who dare assert
and maintain the rights which cannot be sur.
rendered, and defeLd those principles Of ever.
lasting rectitude, pure and high and sacred
like God their Author? Be yours the office I,
choose between the glory of a free country and
just Government and the bondage of your
| children!
! will never see the chains fastened upon my
| country. will ask for six and a half feet OF
Missouri soil in which to repose, but will not
| live to see my people enslaved.
| Do hear your shouts? Is that your war. Cry
which echoes through the landy Are you
coming-afty thousand men? Then Missouri
! shall move to victory with the tread of giant
Come on, my brave boys! Fifty thousand he
roic, gallant unconquerable Southern men, we
await your coming
| STERLING PRICE,
Major General Commanding.
|
THE CAPTAIN OF A SLAYER SENTENCED TC
| DEATH.
! Neto FORK, Nov. 3.-Captain Gordon, ui the
SLAYER Erie, has been sentenced to death.