Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-09
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War doings in Monroe-County-
Seat of Green County.
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make arrangements for raising Green Co.
company of volunteers. Our band in an
omnibus with banners flying paraded our
streets, and Judge Eunwiddy, from the
roof, annopssed as they went along that a
| W.. meeting wou'l be held i'll the Court
House in the evening.
The meeting in the evening was crowd
ed to excess, and the utmost enthusiasm
prevailed Major Bartlett, our new Post
Master, in the chair, who with Judge Dun
wildly addressed the meeting, stating its
object, giving Information and making ex-
plantations. The Judge announced that
Messrs. Ludlow, Bingham d Co., Bankers,
had authorized him to say that they would
engage TO suppoat and take care OF the fam
lilies of all who wished to volunteer, if they
needed such assistance.
Judge Bingham entered the meeting
when about half through, and Stated that
he had just come from meeting of the
business men of the town who had asked
him to inform the meeting that they WISH
ell to furnish all who volunteered, with
arms and outfit.
Mr. William Wallace, Sec'y Of the meet
ing, stated that he Would open a subscrip-
ton list at bis store tomorrow, headed by
himself with $4,000 for the further use Of
the volunteers and their families. Anoth-
or merchant called out to put him down
for $4,000, when Judge Dunwiddie said,
that he and three others he named would
pay all the balance.
Mr.. Flood, merchant, think from the
town OF Exeter, addressed he meeting in Il
spirited and telling speech; at its close he
sail he had begun to arrange his business,
ana place his family in a position to ena-
Die him TO join the company. He was
bound to be with the boys; cheer upon
cheer followed this declaration.
The national flag was unfured, and Mr..
George King, formerly mus.cal teacher in
Plattevile Academy was requested to sing
the Star Spangled Banner" which be
did with great beauty The effect was to
sober the meeting. and to produce feeling
of firm resolve to do or to die.
Rev. Mr.. Morris, Cong. Minister, was
called from all parts of the meeting, and
not responding at once the Chairman ask
ed, .sls he in the Court Houses" II
rose aud said, am sir,-but | feel some
what embarrassed, as a minister Of the Cos
pei in being called on to speak in meet
ing called for war purposes. But these
are times when every man should declare
! himself | do not believe in aggressive
warfare, but do in defensive, and this war
now thrust upon US is purely a war IN self
defence, and | feel hike expounding the
gospel on this point A minister we have
read of, who on an occasion Of this kind
said, ewhen thou art smitten ON one check,
turn the other also" and after that eight
| like thunder" Under the greatest provo
cation our administration has shown the ut
most forbearance and patience. They, and
our country, and We have been smitten on
one cheek we have turned the other and
have been smitten on that. Now, there is
nothing left for us to do but to fight and
eight like thunder Tremendous cheer
| ing. | believe sir, in the law of compensa-
ton, it runs through all nature, it obtains
in the moral and religious world, it is en-
bodied in the gospel system. In speaking
on this point he illustrated it by an incident
in his missionary life in Ireland. A broth
er missionary, who had been & Lieutenant
in the British Navy made an appointment
to preach in village where bully, pu-
gilist. had driven away and beaten several
ministers. He was dissuaded not to 90,
but he was resolute and Went. The place
was a large barn fitted up with rough
desk and board seats. 1t was crowded
when he entered; he carried his heavy RI
ding wnipinhs hand placed it beside him.
He, the minister, got through the prelim-
inaries without interruption, but he had not
proceeded far in his sermon before the bully
pushed forward, confronted and said, it IS
written in that book when thou art smtten
on one cheek turn the other also, and he
cave him a drive on the face. Donaldson,
that was the missionaries name, took up his
whip, seized the bully by the collar, and
held him at arms length, as with a bar of
iron--he was a powerful man, and said it
is written also in this book, ''with what
measure We meet, it shall be measured un-
to you." He then threw him down and
gave him an awful whipping. till the peo-
pie said that was enough, and he pronis-
ed never to offend again This wa, the
gospel law Of compensation, with which
we have now to visit the traitors Of the
South.
Mr.. Floyd has told us told Us that Nj
Tor Anderson did not surrender Fort Sum
Ter that he abandoned it as untenahle, leaY-
mo with the honors of war; but he forgot
to tell the meeting that he took the flag
with him, as also the flag Of Fort Moultrie,
and they are now in New York. He said,
when be was a boy in his native land, Eng
land. many a time he had gazed 1T the tat
tered fags, hung upin various church9s
and cathedrals, as yotive offerings taken
id the various wars from The enemy, and
hung there as trophies Of war. But you
nav 90 through all the doggeries Of Cbn-
lesion, and search but you could find no
flag. You needn't look into their church,
Is, for they never have pistv enough to
think of hanging any there. He concluded
Eby saving be- had been asked By some