New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-17
ADDITIONAL WAR NE V.S.
A PATRIOTIC AMERICAN ABROAD.

The following are extracts Of a letter from Mr..
William X. Strong Of this city, to friend, dated
"CnRo Egypt, Feb. 2l, 1861.
We reached here Sunday morning last, after
an absence OF nearly two months; and when tell
you that we had TO look accumulation OF let
ters and papers that had arrived during our Absence
and that cates from home reached up 70 lhe "a
day 01 lls January. you can form some lnea OF now
the tidings they contained struck ON my mnd, whose
temperament you know we'll. saw IN these papers
thdt rebellion and foll treason bad con lehced us
work. learned that the fabric thar NY faiher baa as'
sisted to rear, amid tie storms and sies cf the Eev
o1'oo, was as-olled by traitors called TO mlnd tne
story OF thai aihnrs life, often toli NE IN my boy
hood by himself; how he stood i've battles Win
Gen. Washington, commencing ~ " bite Pla ns ana
tenunatinga' ~ Germantown. Aner serying through
tie memorable camrnign Of 16 and ~, with almost
-bOeles feet they mari ed over the frozen Nights Oi
Jersey aud along the icy shores Of The Delaware,
be fell by Gulle, wound which rcsulcd in the loss
of his leg, and prevented him from con'inuing to
serve in clrlse he loved well. Ills sacrifices
and su!ieIiugs were freely made, and pati ntly
borne aud from such pryationsan such cos arose
irdeueneuce: and ont o end in consequence Of all this
blood and treasure came our Union Of colonies aud 81
everlasting bond OF Union which u made na'iict ia
our glorious Constitution and which has glven Ms q
raiioral l;ic lor She last seventy years. And now
hc,e in ths oldest Kingdom OI The ea,h, seven ton-
aud miles from America leain that trcasJn Is re ~
the mid.t OF my beloved country; tiat mri'oalmno'
have been laid upon the American Union; tpal Tue
trsitor0us blow has been struck; that states nave
pafed secession ordlanfes, taken pOsesson o. io:i
forlifcations and munitions Of war; beongngt 10 t9s
Ce eral Government and thus hurled defiance m thg
teeth of oar Union and Ill who sustain i ma
also learn that inquiry Is pat forth by iatenDg ups
sWhat can be dope % save the Umon!'
There is but one answer 10 be given IN such
case and that answer is-Buots and bayorets can
save it, And they must save it; yea If II costs lan
"A million OF lives aud q lhor sand millions Of treasure
Il cost Ii and tea-nre to establish il, and when Is
assied bv external foes or by traitors in our midst,
II sbouIJ he maintained by every neediul effort and
sacrifice. | cannot bring my mind TO believe that We
are such nation Of fools TO destroy or permit the
destruction of the best government on the EARN, be-
caue these traitors in any other way cover our
fair land with the abomiuabls c'use OF American
Slavery. 49,
- win Join hands and heart, and purse, and life,
and honor with the ousc egions which you VIII see
rus ng 10 the standard OF Our American Jplon lor
getting, in their love Of glorious lag and the de:
iues of our beloved country, a differences Of r2hu-
cal opinion and party bareds With long pHl, q
strong pull and pnll altogether, We will raise the
star-paueled blnne over every foot Of soil embraced
by the Union