The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-31
numerical city Of the Union, is, fight, or We

commercial city Of the Union, is, fight, or We
die.
Tie voice Of the millions Of slaves, bleed
ing and manacled, is, fight, or We die.
The voice Of LIBERTY, from the Poles to
the Equator; the voice of the gound WORLD,
groaning in sin and hoping in God; the
voice of High Heaven, as plainly as ever
Numbered from Noun, Sinai is urging US
now to duty.
Will YOU hear that voice, President LIN
coin, for whom thousands are now praying
on every shore, in every land OF every Lhrls-
tan nation?
viii YOU hear it, Secretary Seward war
horse Of liberty-whose ear has never yet
failed to hear the cry Of the poor and the
oppressed
VIII YOU hear it, Secretary Chase, over
whelmed and almost bowed down with I'M
parallcled burdens and cares nobly, heroi
caly and successfully battling with nations
financial troubles
VIII You hear il, Secretary Stanton, while
million loyal men stand ready to pour out
their hearts blood to save US?
viii You hear it, Secretary Welles, and
spread every canvass, man every gun, and
use every effort. to gain for yourself and our
matchless navy fresh glory and honor?
VIII you hear it, Secretary Bates. and
boldly and speedily act in behalf of thousands
of Union men in peril of life end property
all through the South, and especially in your
own lberly-seeking. rebel hating state
VIII YOU hear it, Secretary Blair, from
whom we have right to expect an open ear
VIXEN 50 much is threatened and may be lost
for ever?
VIII you hear it, Secretary Smith, from
whose home on the pralries thrice ten thous-
and mourning hearts are now crying for
natio IS salvation
Will you Generals-in-chiet, hear it, and stop
saut-fnding? viii you admit-as an ex-
pertinent there are several other places
in the country beside West Point Will
YOU 60 anywhere as directed? VIII YOU
light in front, and not ten miles in the rear
Of your army? Don't, for once, be afraid of
hurting the rebels, who have already cost US
quarter of million Of precious lives.
Leave your dignity and YOUR importance for
some more appropriate place than the battle
field, and be quite willing. we pray you, that
one or two other generals should do a little
something for our country as well as your
selves.
VIII the Army hear it? Yes, we kaow
they will, fol they are already ahead Of the
Government, ahead of their generals, and
would be ahead Of the rebels, if they were
permitted the opportunity.
The great heart of tie Nation cries out,
Put DOWN THE REBELLION. CRUSH THE
ENEMY Stop THE WASTING OF LIVES.
SAVE Is FROM BANKRUPTCY.
VINO asks for the army to 60 into winter
quarters? Nobody but peace loving secess-
ionists. VINO asks. or DESIRES anything else
than the complete and immediate overthrow
OF jeff Davis and the Subjugation of the
whole band of Confederate traitors? No.
body but this same motley crowd of SYM
pathizers with treason.
To act now, to act Immediately. means pros
perity and life. TO neglect or refuse to &C,
now. means bankruptcy and death. To act
now means all that can be desired under a
free and happy Government. 10 refuse to
act now, means a speedy, shameful, and in
famous plunge into despotism more base,
more tyranncaI, more. oppressive, than can be
found on the civilized globe plunge into
the bottomless pit of government whose
cornerstone" IS "the sum of all abou,ina-
tons 10 act now, secures for ever our
priceless INTERCHANGEABLE institutions of our
fathers. 10 refuse to act now, dlsgraceS
their memory-noble sires-and the memory
Of every true-hearted hero whose blood has
Vet scarcely dried upon the battlefield.
J. Ind pendsm