Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-28
For the Worcester Daily Spy
THE REBELLION OUR DUTY.

Transferred from the busy and exciting life
of the camp to the peaceful pursuits OF home,
may be INDUCED while L say word more
to your readers My only object is to awaken
the people OF Worcester county and city to
the magnitude of the work before us, in
crushing out and annihilating the rebellion
against the federal Union. l have seen Just
enough of secession to make me hate it, and
to hate it thoroughly. 1t is detestable in every
form it is presented-it has no pleasant or
sunny side; it is Shiny monster
-"of such hideous mien
That to be hated, needs only to be seen.n
have thought the people hereabouts did not
fully realize the magnitude of this rebellion
and the necessity of prompt and energetic
measures on their part to put it down, and not
only this, but to give aid and protection to the
really noble and heroic Union men Of Maryland,
Tennessee, and Missouri. Those brothers of
ours in the border states are lifting up their
arms to us in duplicating tones--they are
driven from their farms their wives daughters,
and mothers; their stacks of hay and grain
are destroyed or confscated for the benefit of
traitors. 1mploringly they look to our gov
eminent for aid | have heard their words
of supplication-I have seen them after they
had turned their backs upon their native
homes to seek protection in loyal states,-and
to see these sufferers from rebel tyranny is
enough to kindle ones patriotism and nerve
him for whatever sacrifice may be necessary
to protect them and punish the rebels.
The call for protection is often heard, but as
yet the government have not had the means
of extending it. A few weeks ago was pass.
ing between Washington junction and Har.
per's Ferry in the cars. Among the passen
gers was government officer and loyal citi.
zen OF LoudOn county, Virginia. The Virgin
ian related to the government officer the state
of affairs in his county. Said he The senti-
ment of the county is Union, but Union men
are persecuted.-we can't live at home be.
cause we have no means of defending our.
selves. The rebels are armed, and all we ask
is arms to meet them'' He stated that if the
| government would furnish the arms and give
| him authority to act, he would go back into
| Loudon and organize a regiment that would
|
men of the county, The officer promised to pre-
sent the case to government. While on my way
to the Ferry the cars stopped at a little village
for wood aud water A disciple of st. Crispin
was busy at work in little shop opposite the
roads, and stepped over to get draught of
water. The man was strong loyalst and at
once commenced to denounce the rebellion.
He said there was nest of rebel vipers in the
neighborhood, and the Union men had deter
mined not to submit to their prosecutions any
longer. He inquired if government could fur.
nish them arms. He said if the loyal citizens
could only get muskets and ammunition thew
would feel SAFE. A loyal citizen whom | met
some three miles from Frederick city told me
the same story, and said troops ought to be
stationed in the vicinity. This demand has
now been answered, and regiment stationed