Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-09-11
Major-Gen. Fremont's Speech
IN FANEuJIL HALL.


Of Major General Fremont, Gslivered il
Faneuil Hall, Boston. 1t will be read witt
interest: s.Iu
At Is minutes before clock, Gen. Ere
mont entered, and took seat upon tn
platform, accompanied by Major Haskell
Capt. Nichols, Capt Hamlin, ,(son of tn
Vice -President), members of his militar
staff. In personal appearance Gen. Ere
mont bears little resemblanceto the engra
wings OF him which we're SO extensively cir
culated a few years ago. Age has left it
marks upon his face, gray hairs have chan
ged somewhat the youthful look, but tn
OLD vlgor OF expression remains the same
Mrs. Fremont occupied seat in the balco
ny at the right of the platform, and attract
ed much attention from those who wer,
aware of her presence
The applause on the entrance Of the Gen
eral was deafening Handkercbiefs wer,
waved in clouds, hats thrown up, and chez
followed cheer, terminating with round O
nine, given with vigorous effect
Col! Il. q. Parker presided, and intro
duced the General without remarks
Asthe General arose two magnificent bo
quets were thrown upon the stand, and re
mained upon the desk during the speech -
Gen. Fremont spoke with great deliberation
without notes, as follows: .HH
SPEECH OF GEN. FREMONT.
l feel deeply the honor of having beer
asked the appear before you. l am graft
fled that you think can say anything which
will aid in the object Of these meetings. =
But rust that this object, SO far as It re.
ia'es tc-tfc en.u.ment of the volunteers re-
qulreS, has aIeety been attained. The
evcnis o. the last FEW weeks have made 50
apparent the necessity for immediate re
endorsements, that l hope nothing else has
been needed to- procure prompt re-
sponse to the call Of the Government, and
to that mute but strong appeal Of your friends
in the field, who to-day constitute our bull
wark against tho surges of rebellion.
The chances Of war do not admit Of de.
lays. The enemy is pushing it forward with
renewed vigor, and the loss of few weeks,
or even few days, may involve disasters
shameful to record and impossible to retrieve.
In this condition it will never do to let diff
terences Of opinion as to how this war should
be carried on interfere with its vigorous
prosecution. First fill the ranks, and leave
to those who stay at home the obligation Of
shaping the struggle to its proper ends.
But Massachusetts needs no other incite.
ment to her duty than the certainty that she
has one to perform. Under this impulse
her people will come forward promptlv and
nobly, as they have always done. Cheers
4he wnl be always true, as IN this contest
she mas p peen poetlcally true, to her historic
record. The infant that here in the "Cradle
of Liberty y strangled the serpent, is ready
in its manhood to destroy the hydra and
when see, as lately have had the oppor-
tuui'y 70 eee, what kind OF men they are,
eacn one niiing pace In society, Instructed,
inte!igeht men, Eeads and supporters OF
iamiiies, contrlputlng by steady labor to the
weahn Vi the otate-when 1 see such men
going oy thousands ana hundreds OF thous;,
anus 70 tne neld, my anxiety Is not In regard
70 tne numDer VINO go there, but 1t is that
Ineir reauy opedience and affectlDg conf
oence IN me Government VIII be net by Q
corresponding care Tor them IN the field, and
that these concentrated energies will be. di,
rected 70 results worthy OF the sacrifices they
are making. lApplause.
Inereiore, ne e, indulge myself in the pleas
nre OF 1eeiing that the obje:t OF this meet
ing IS not SO much to urge the necessity for
further troops as to furnish an occasion fol
announcement and sympathy to those now
leaving Tor the held-the assemblage Of
iriends on shore to greet the parting ship
and so, with good speed to them, l turn,
with your permission, for moment to the
duties resting upon those OF us who, for the
time being, are lett at home.
had just now expressed my anxiety that
we should obtain from this war results worthy
of the sacrifices we are making. How this
shall be done and in the speediest way, is
the question which threatens still more to
convulse the country, and is making of the
nation one great council of war. And it is
, right that the people should in this way
jealousy debate their vital interests. Not
only is this their inherited right, bought by
the first revolution, but it is also their sacred
duty to keep themselves well and currently
informed concerning the progress Of this
revolution, and to make known their wishe:
concerning the manner in which it shall be
controlled. so as best to secure domestic
peace and restore it upon imperishable
foundations. Loud cheers. 1t is in this
way that the vitality of ourinstitutions man
ifests and maintains ITSELF Applause.
In ordinary wars soldier il limited to the
silent execution of his military duties. But
We 'afa IN & = p'idst of a revolution where
Eey5rg ciazAu soldier. Rome had hel
iaw5 specal W eli u var. Here the natior
is stirred to the neart BY . struggle for ex