Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-16
TEE DUTY OF THE WEEK.

The meeting, Saturday evening, as an eX-
preston of patriotic feeling, was all that could
he desired The citizens made ample mani
festations OF sympathy with the purpose for
which ii was held, and the speaking was in
every respect timely and admirable. The
interesting and effective address Of Colonel
Wilson, whose gallant enthusiasm i'll raising
regiments and preparing them for the field
gives fresh value to the service he is rendering
TO the country, was worthy of him; ana
during the week now coming the right feeling
Of the occasion should impress Itself ON the
muster roll Of the new regiment, to nm the
credit would greatly belong. The speech OF
our fellow citizen, Col. Bullock, was one OF the
manifest Of his life and the universal response
which followed his emphatic statement and
endorsement of the plans by which regiments,
ins the last resort can be raised, sufficiently
attested the correctness OF the sentiment OF the
audience-only awaiting perfection by beng
converted into deeds which the dark hour and
the imperilled cause demand. The criticisms
of Lieut. McCatferty upon the hesitating 10y
atty which suffers the command Of our gallant
officers to remain untitled, while those who
have couragcously gone before are appealing
to us to come and help them, only derived
their severity from the universal conscious.
ness that they were inst. 1t should not be SO
any longer The call is not less imperious
because the roar OF hostile cannon does not
fall upon our ears. The work Of enlistment
that night received an impulse which should
not be suffer ed to rest Some went from the
hall to leave their names with recruiting Of
ficers, choosing to seal righteous determine
ton without exposing it TO the hazard OF delay
The same patriotic spirit found expression IN
more than one OF the pulpts OF the city yes
terday, and many an earnest prayer went up
10 heaven for the holy cause in which SO many
OF our brave men are teaching their Glands TO
war. and their fingers to fight" On Monday
next the new regiment will go into camp. We
have five companies now started in this city,
all of them under auspices which seem to be
more favorable and encouraging to volunteers
than any which have gone before. They
ought all to be filled this week, without going
beyond the limits OF the city for a single man.
And if the prompter patriotism of strangers
leads them TO join in these ranks, we should
hold ourselves ready to see that vacant places
in any Of the remaining companies are
promptly and effectively filled. Whether
the numbers OF the troops on the banks
of the Potomac are few or many, wheth-
er the plans of the fall and winter campaign
have been fixed in the councils of the COM
manding generals or not, whether there is 10
be battle next week or not until next year,
it is certain that Massachusetts is able without
serious sacrifice, togreatly increase her forces
on that devoted rivera duty which she owes
to the country and to her own fame. With her
past activity iuan that has concerned the re-
public, and with her clear history luminous TO
all the world, her people cannot escape the
duty OF this strange hour without shameful
dishonor; nor can they go into the field with
their full available power, and carry them
selves with the manly daring which becomes
them, without adding something to her glory,
whatever fortune may descend upon their
arma.