The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-14

their patriotic comrades now in the field
{ Cheers. SUPPOSE I We're to say to yor
that enc hundred of your comrades wert
assailed BY ave hundred in a distant par
Of the CITY,. how long would I have 4
Single pan in this audience TO listen Ia
me You would rush from this hall
every man, aud 60 to the rescue of your
oveiborne and ovsrpowered but gallant,
struggling and fighting comrades.--
(Cheers.) Ihave the honor to command
the regiment which you sent into the
field. ! have seen them battling against
odds. clinging to the colors You gave
them, always hohoring them. and always
standing by them. and fighting for them
gloriously on every battle 6eld Of tie pen.
insula. I have lost halt their numbers,
They have fought and struggled with me,
aud during all tue ordinary hardships o!
the campaign, l believe had not lost q
single man of that regiment--more than
could be said Of any other regimsht 10
The service. For endurance, for fidelity,
for courage, they have no supe,iors.
do not fear to say so, and | would be re
creant 10 my duty if l did not. Will you
not. tberefofs, as one man, devote your
selves to filing up the ranks Of that dec
mated, but gallan, regiment? 1 know
you will. There are enough of meh
here to night to GIL it. How many shall
| have here tonight? must have some.
The Secretary Of the Department is here
to take the name Of every man who is
willing to enroll himself 10 sustain bis
comrades OF the Second Fire Zouaves.--
Who will te the frst man? (Cheers.)
To this appeal a patriotic individual
named Alonzo Beers. sprang upon the
platform. and was caught 10 the embrace
Of Gen. Sickles. amid loud and long con
tiuued applause from the spectators on
the floor. as.. .. t.a-.a .1.d .la "
Ger. Sickles--Is this gallant fellow to
come alone9 Is he the only one among
youl
Tires cheers were here called for the
6rst recruit, and given with astounding
force. fa.7 .|H ciafit |
General Sickles resuming Suppose
were to say that an alarm Of fire sounded
from the City Hall this very moment,
you would rush 10 extinguishi it, tel
you, friends. your Capitol is in danger.
the torch Of the ncendiary is lighted.
This Internal rebellion meraces your lib
erties--your Capi,ol--ail that as Ameri.
cans You hold dear--I say, to the rescue
of the Capitol Of your country, and OF
your liberties. What are houses and
landss Let them all go to the flames
rather than sacrifice that Governmen he
questhed to you by Washington. wan,
a hundred men tonight; l want their
names published iu the papers tomorrow;
[ want the glad tiding 10 reach your com
rades in the camp, for them to learn ,ha,
when their friends assembled, one hun
dred at once enrolled their names to Join
them in this glorious contest. Ny friend
Adjutant Lawrence, is here to enroll re.
cruits. Don't let it be said that out Of
all those before me. but one or two were
ready to come forward. Another volun,
teer spraug upon the platform and. as
in the case ofthe other, the General EN-
braced him. amid tbunders Of applause,
saying, welcome, my friend; wherever
even two or three are come here together,
the spirit OF the Lord descends upon them
and i, is God alone that presides over US,
in this holiest Of causes. It isa jus: and
righteous war. A war for lie ms;;;te. mss;;;a;.tse
nance and preservation of all that true
men, who love liberty; hold most dear
and sacred. (Cheers A war to pre-.
serve the government which Washington n
and Hamilton and Jefferson framed and
transmitted to us. Can it be true that al
the men ofcourage and patriotism in this
city are already in the field? Why are
you hanging back? Is il for the bounty
| tell you al despise the man who will
not fight for the flag Of the Union TILL bis
pockets are filed. (Applause.) What
are you waiting for? For the drafting
process, is III Do you. then, prefer to
go rather to the field as conscripts than
as free men? Would you rather 60 where
duty call, you, dragged by the collar.
than rush to the standard impelled by the
native impulse of gallant, loyal and brave
hearts? loud applause.) tell you
were iteven in the oountry's direst need.
!ba. l would have no hirelings with me-
l would have no cravens join the ranks
of the gallant second. (Cheers.r We
want no conscripts, and we would rather
have no bounty men. I am sorry that
ever bounties were offered. l deplore il.
| think that the bounty system has stop
ped volunteering. Here ls, me cay a
word or Two abou. drafting. A great
many. I am told, are bsnging back be.
cause they think. when drafting begins,
that enormous prices will be offered for
substitutes. and consequently those who
would otherwise volunteer now would
wait till drafting begins. in the hope that
they will get as much Ss a thousand dol.
lars. as substitutes, from the ricE ilsh
who have no desire to 90 to the war, and
get the bounty for enlistment at the same.
1 tell all who hang back from this motive
that they are sadly mistaken, for when
drafting begins sh bounty ceases. / tell
you this: that every ntsn who holds back
for,more bounty and more money than lie
now offered will lose all, and will be draft
ed into the bargain. The bounties now Of
fered are enormous-- larger than was ever
before offered in the history Of any war.
What greater Inducements than this can
be offered. tbst in addition 10 the State
bounty and the United States 6ountS the
State Goyetnmept has passed an ordi>
nance Offering additional bounty Of Fifty
dollars 10 eyerv man Who will enroll his