Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-01

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must have flfty thousand men. call upon
you In the name OF your country for city thous.
and men Do you stay at home 70 take care Of
US and your property MlIlions Of dollars have
been lost because you have stayed az home q
Do You stay az home for pFotecion2 More
men have been murdered at home than have
lost In Eve successful battles. Do yon stay at
home to secure terms With the, enemy? Then
/ warn you the day may soon come when you
may be surr rendered to the mercles Of that enc
my, and your substance be given up to the Hes,
sian and the JayhaWker. cannot, will not
attribute such motives TO you my countrymen;
but where are our Southern rightsf
I Friends, we must drive the oppressor from
our land. Now is the crisis Of your fate--now
the golden opportunity TO save the State. Now
is the day of your political salvation. The time
for enlistment for our brave band is beginning
to expire. Do not hold their patience beyond
endurance; do not longer sicken their hearts by
hope deferred. They begin to inquire, whore
are our friends7 Who shall give them an an
sWer7 Boys and small property holders have
In the main fought the battle for the protection
Of your property, and where, they ask, where
are the men for whom we are 6ghtingi How
shall |, how can explain7 ~ IA
Citizens of Missouri, call upon. you by ev.
cry consideration of interest, by every desire OF
safety, by every tie that binds you to home
and country-delay no longer. Let the dead
bury their dead. Leave your property to take
care Of itself. Commend your homes to the
protection of God, and meet the appreciation and
love of childhood, by showing yourselves men,
the sons of the brave and free, who bequeathed
to us the sacred trust Of free Institutions.
Come to the army of Missouri, not for week
or month, bnt to free your country;
atrika tiil the last afmad foe exniyea.
Strike for your altars and your aresi
Strike for the green graves Of your Sires,
God, and your native land.
The burning fires Of patriotism must inspire
and lead, or all Is lost just at the moment, too,
when all might forever be saved Numbers
give strength; numbers intimidate the foe;
numbers save the necessity often Of fighting q |
battle; numbers make our arms irresietible;
numbers command universal respect and insure
confidence. We must have fifty thousand men.
Let the hesrdsman leave his folds, let the farm
er leave his fields, let the mechanic leave his |
shop, let the lawyer leave his Office, till we
restore the supremacy Of the law. Lot the as
plrants for Office and place know that they will
be weighed in the balance of patriotism, and
may be found wanting. II there be any craven,
crouching 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 in the
tented field Come with supplies of clothing
ard with tents, if you can procure them; come
with your guns OF any description that can be
made to bring down a foe. If you have no
arms, come without them, aud we will supply
you as far as that s possible. Bring cooking
utensils and rations for O few weeks, bring
blankets and heavy shoes and extra clothing, If
you have themj bring no horses to remain with
ha
gage transportation.
We must have fifty thousand men. Give me
these men, and by the help Of God will drive
the hireling bands Of thieves and marauders
from the State. But If Missourians fail now to
rise in their strength and avail themselves of
the propitious moment to strike for honor and
liberty, you cannot say that we have not done
all we could do to save you.
You will be advised 10 time at what point to
report for organization and service Leave
your property at home. What If it be all TAX
emf We have two hundred million dollars
worth of Northern property in Missouri, which
cannot be removed. When we are once free,
the State will indemnify every citizen who may
have lost dollar by adhesion to the cause of
your country. We shall have our property or
its value, with interest. But in the name of
God and the attributes Of manhood, let me ap
than money: Are we generation of driyelng,
snlveling, degraded slaves2 or, are we men who
dare assert and maintain the rights which can
not be surrendered, and defend those principles
Of everlasting rectitude, pure and high and
sacred, like God, their author2 -..-
Be yours the office to choose between the
glory OF free country and just government,
and the bondage of your children. will never
see the chains fastened upon my country. l
will ask for elk and half feet of Missouri coil |
on which to repose, but will not live to see my
people enslsved. |
Do hear your shouts7 Ia that your war
whoop which echos through the land7 Are you |
comiDg7 With fifty thousand men Missouri |
shall move to victory with the tread OF giants. |
Come on, my brave boys! Fifty thousand he
roic, gallant, unconquerable Southern men! we
await your coming.
(signed) STERLING PRICE,
Major General Commanding