Litchfield enquirer., 1862-07-24
The Grand County Meeting.

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The Grand County Meeting.
= No one could have attended the grand conyen,
sion Of citizens from all parts Of Litchield Coun
~, on Tuesday, without being filed with graft
sude to COP, and |. noble pride in our noble old
County, to see 30 large and respectable gather
ing Of loyal men from every hill and valley of our
I broad county, intent upon furnishing aid to our
atricksa iaad in the day Of its peril and gloom.
,ss Ne dssls, il such . convention, so large ID
approximation sf numbsrs, so'respectabls insfhe
petition sf its members, 30 responsible 10 its &C
don, 70 hearty and sympathetic the ardor Of its
lasmbers, 70 Do the yery best that they could fol
sths Interests Of oar common country and the hon,
OF of our county, ever assembled before in this
county -certainly, never upon 80 momentous an
occasion, or with 50 grand and noble purpose.
~ A convention composed of the best and most
patriotic and true men Of Litchfeld County, as
vas this, could not but exert an influence most
narksd and most beneficial upon the great in
ssrests now st stake in the land of our fathers,
and upon the feelings and sentiments of every
loyal, patriotic man In our midst 1t remains
new for Us to carry out the spirit and plans of
the convention, by bending all our energies to
the noble work we have undertaken-THE RAILS
ING or a REGIMENT or VOLUNTEERS FROM
LroHT1ELD COUNTY.
We have selected one of the best and most
popular men in the county to help us in this work,
by recommending him, with hearty and sponta-
neous unanimity, for the command of this Regi-
ment but Col. VESSELS, excellent and popu-
. lar as he is, cannot raise the regiment without
QUE most earnest and strongest and heariest aid.
We must all buckle to in the most earnest fash
ion. This regiment must be raised, if at all, by
&Seer hard acork, and the personal influence and
sxertion Of every one of US in the county. We
cannot afford to loiter or lag for moment. We
cannot lie idle minute. York ;oork! acorE !!
every man of US Until the last company is
fled, and the last man sent into camp.
A full regiment from this county is something
more than our quota, it is true but we have re-
solved in County Convention, to raise County
Reginssnt, and II must be donei Evidently, we
are in earnest in voting to raise the regiment, let
MS be in earnest in acting, and the Regiment will
DO filed ere the Harvest. We have work to do
in each town. It is easy to arrive at our quota,
+. In each, by comparing the number of our popu-
Atlon in each town with the number of men to
be raised from all the towns combined. Let us
I'LL up our full quota, and, if possible enlist a
few more, in case some Of our sister towns should
fail TO reach the mark. One thousand and TWEEN
~ men is q maximum regiment, eight hundred
and sixtysix the minimum. Let lis base our
calculations upon the former number, and if we
half do our duty, and half carry out our spirited
resolves, we cannot fall below the latter. ~
~ Now is the time VIC must begin to make stern
sacrifices, if we have not made them before
, Now our county cries for MEN to defend her, and
our County stands up and answers -" She shall
+ have REGIaENT Of men!" Now, if we are to
do Or dare, or die for our Country and our
Cause, ssoa, row is the time now we shall prove
the sincerity ofour loyalty, our patriotism, nay,
OF our very honor AID pride ITSELF or we shall be
sunk lower in establishment than the depths of
sin, sorrow and shame can carry usl Let US
have meetings in every town, in every village, in
every school district-let us urge on enIistments
lot Us give Of our money to those who go, let US
go ourselves-whoeyer is able-bodied and strong,
and vigorous and manly. Con SPEED THE
WoRx 9a'aa u aesF 5gig ~ ,1at
~ "a 81, 81 -s II al
r. ~ The convention wisely perhaps, voted down
the proposition for holding Mass Meeting Of the
'Uoaaty, ct the present time. lift is necessary,
We can sAsily hsys one hereafter, whenthe hurry
gofhayiss and harvsas;ng is over, and msetagain,
Ssnd even nsrs numerousiy, IS a, County, snd
compare notss-bSt let II Be after the Litch1 field
0osnty Rsgimeat i raised to its full quota, and
wesrifl bid them Rail and Farewell, a Con
SPEED on their departure for the warl Our whole
heart and soul mussbe in this work, or fail
our willing hands aud willing hearts to the labor,
God speeding NJ, We shall send forth the mobiles,
band Connecticut has jet sent out to the defence
and protection Of our Common Country. ,;
GOD SAVE THE UNIoNl
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