The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-07-25
DnRESS OF HON EDW ARD EVER
ipD EFT.

,,a war meeting held at Faneull Hall,
r,,,or last week, Hon Edward Everett
40 The following patriotic address:
These generou. cheers, fellow citizens, CIV
~, 70 me but to the cause which | came
..s 10 advocate, assure me that there is no
,..5 Of argument before this patriotic assem-
tr cheers in this patriotic community, in
..,,ort of the duty, the necessity of reinforc-
d, he army of the Potomac. loud cheers
,ry argument were necessary, you have
..s,i It sufficiently from the eloquent lips of
ne gentleman who has preceded me.
Men NAV honestly difer-do honestly DIFF
..-on many questions which come up in
i. . course of this wicked and cruel war, but
d. one who has drop of patriotic blood in
,yens, can hesitate as to the duty and ne
.,.,.y of flying 20 the relief of our brethren
~ encamped on the bank of James river.
Worn by the heavy labors of the campaign,
,.c;na.ed by the diseases of the climate and
he campaigning, to use the expression of
rye Of the French Princes, (who have, may
~ in passing, expressed the highest admira-
ion Of the discipline and courage of that no.
. army and the conduct Of its gallant chief)
...r Two months with one eye and ear open,"
,..d.ng at length to the force of superior
,anbers, rapidly concentrated and hurled
.5on single points Of our necessarily extend
:. Ines, they have been compelled, after
,-grs Of desperate engagements,whic would
ave done honor to the veterans Of the first
Napoleon, to assume defensive position on
.e banks of the James. That they may
al.ntain their position, there, and, recover
a. from the exhaustion of the last frightful
-,night, be able at the proper moment to
move against the rebel capital, powerful le-
,:orc-ments are necessary, and that without
.r.ay. If these are granted, if the call of the
resident, who has with such praiseworthy a.
lcr.ty gone to acquaint himself, by personal
..,yc.;iJn, with the condition Of the army,
md returns TO Washington filled with admir-
4:on for its spirit and endurance, and its in
',epid and accomplished chief, if the call is
5eyed. aye, if the voice of our brethren
which night and day comes waited to US or
:ae wings Of every breeze from the South
which has come up to US in mute and plant
We eloquence this morning from the death
Il. Of one of the bravest Of that gallant ar
my--is listened to as it should be, the dark
though glorious record of the last fortnight
Will be reversed-a new and bright page
arned in the history of the campaign, Rich.
aond will be occupied by our brave troops
and the war in effect ended. But if these
,eeded reintorcements are withheld which
LEY must not, cannot, shall not be--tha,
gallant army is doomed to disastrous re,
cea,, perhaps to still more disastrous ca.
,,:ula,ion, and the termination of the war
With all its sacrifices and suferings, indefi.
..,eIy postponed. Such, fellow-citizens, is
~c alternative before US. VIII you-can
va hesitate?
In times like these, and when check, per.
@ips an unexpected check, occurs to break
@e almost uniform current of success, the
i-o.!c mind Of highly impressible commu
~,y IS too apt to yield to feeling Of dis
:yaFasement For this, in my opinion, there
on the present occasion no sufficient
ground. An almost unbroken succession of
sorols achievements has, from the com
aeEcement Of this cruel contest, crowned tht
'1or's Of the government and loyal people o
lie country. These efforts and their success
lave been viewed with astonishment and b,
ia4.d minds with admiration, Throughout
lie civilized world. On a recent visit tt
Washington | was told by the minister o
--e OF the great military monarchies Of Eu
''!e' The representative of sovereign who's
@'t puts IN motion 5000 veteran troops
"a' the Efforts OF the government of the Uni
''0 >iates for the last year were such as NJ
.,eF government on earth could have mad
' he same time. In the prodigious armie
"'~' nave voluntarily rushed to the field, bet
- PAID, and as well clothed and fed as thos
" Al! other country; in the immense train
VI artillery and supplies of ordnance store
II ootA arms Of the service; in the vas
airline force not so much organized as Gre
'eI and thrown, like wall of fire, aroun
* center Of the revolted states for fftee
inbred miles, or which, following the cours
Il GUY mighty rivers, have carried the glor
IS cd flag Of the Union from its home o
'-F mountain wave far up into the very hea
u 'Ae -and-in the generous provision ft
'-T wounded and sick by our sanitary con
-'ss!9ns and relief associations of ever
''1''-e' especially through the efforts of II
"'0.e women Of the loyal states-in the ma!
~''1n'1> care even Of the prisoners, who
''e fortune Of war has thrown into our poy
''>oo' Of whom l lately saw at Camp Dou
- near Chicago, as we'll fed and housed
"'T N0ops b! whom, under the gallant MI
gan they were guarded say, fellow-ci
ms IN these and all the other incidents of
-''5A'y contest, the United States have,
'~v course Of the twelvemonth, exhibited
~'''a and political courage, vigor and
'''"-.'y 9t resource, dragged as they were u
APec'edIy into the war, never surpassed
''s' equa.ed, by any of the great militia