The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-08-23

The following article from the Boston Jon,
is to the point and strikes with force. You,,
men read Il. 5'as4o''''i p 40
THE GRAND OPPORTUNITY.
We often think IS We look on the multitud
or hale young men without families, who a,
Ethrongipg our streets and filing up every pl.,
Of amusement, whether they.are conscious th,,
in rejecting the invitations to join the army q
the Union, they are letting slip grand opps,
tunity for which they may feel deep fenr
and chagrin hereafter. However they nav
have dulled the ssnsibilities of youth, th.s
hearts still warm at the memory Of the gr,u
ages and actors Of the past Can they read
the pages Of Bancroft, or Prescott, or Motl.,
or the stories ofthe memorable epochs Of Hr,
land and France, and not feel the wish thu
they too had lived in the heroic times when in
mortal honor Was won? And can they not ~
that precisely such times are now passir,
around them? Never in the history ofthiscour.
try, at least, we're there such abundant chancs
for gaining honorable distinction as are. no,
opened up to every young man Of strong am
and clear head and Of ambition fit for anythir,
in this life. Hf-2a1ss a'Aet 'hS'1
q And hereafter when the Union shall have ri,a
redeemed and reneped from tbs i6aptismof 5looS
ho,o ,ri1 these delinquents feel9 Wa they pea
to rehearse to their children ang Of The stirring pau
ages Of this drama which sri1 hen Hare alnx
superseded in interest fksstory off Revelation
'76!4 ssLid you ever see battle" "What por
of the army svas you in?' "WhaE a million Of
soldiers called 'fo,, ana you no, 90 at al,-sDhyi'
Who ushes, IN his declining years, to face batt1,
Of such questions? But It is not alone in doms,a
crcles that the hedvy penalty cfpresnt ,e~saas
,oiu haze to be paid. 5 We ssdy be sure that has
after, IN politics. IN busipsss and in tie Segards e
the community, a ,ride distinction, ,cil be drays
ssparating from all Others, tie young man Vlo Asl
no ualid excuse for staying a,cay from this ,raI
vet did 20. Common ,rectitade and common sna
require hat tAis should be so.s What IL
country in immineut peril and sawed only By IL
blood of thousand, yet those who turnedth their bGea
upon her to be regardrd a. toeH az those rho ro.
euerg risk in her serpiees Neer. Let no youy
man delude hi~selfon this point. c: sl
But We trust that there win be little Or 10
disposition to look at the matter in this negs-
tive point of view. So far % volunteers ar,
concerned, they should come forward willingly
stimulated by their convictions and hopes
rather than pushed on by warnings and fear.
There is enough that is positive to allure men
into the ranks now so rapidly forming. Is any
one ambitious Of merited honor? All Other
avenues are worthless compared with this
Does any one desire to be useful to the utmos;
in his day and generations? Here is the path
marked out for him beyond all mistake. Does
any one desire to strengthen all these qualitie.
which command success in life? Where can il.
be done SO well as amid the responsibilities,
active duties, discipline and self reliance Of The
camp! Ka:man only has the right stuff in hin,
. year or two's service in the field makes him
twice ss much Of . man for AL the Ordinary
pursuits and professions Of life. But ther.
are hardships to beencountered. So much The
worse, then, that you should deliberately throw
them on the shoulders Of others. But what are
hardships to live Americsn?. It is our glory
that We have lived and thrived on them, and
made them our benefactors. Sinking duty 10
about the hardest thing our countrymen can
ever undertake. . ...,....