Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-09-05

| ers 20 to the field with no short aims
Their hopes are not placed upon the tenn
porary success of battle, and the i'm.
pulses which govern them are not those
only of personal fame. Remember how
small their chance for it is. No such
considerations would have carried them
from their little home circles, where each
absence makes u horrible blank. I'm
pclcd alone by a generous patriotism,
they fight for their country's fdture-not
its present or theirs; they have no other
reward than the glory and safety Of the
country. Such men | have seen in the
field. l know how choerfully they bear
hardship--how silently they accept wounds
and death
Go to the graves of these honored
dead, and tell them the flag they loved
floats over their regiment upon some glo-
rious feld-will their sleep be disturbed ?
Tell them that their names will be handed
down with honor through the succession
of gencrations-wi the blood again thrill
in their veins, and will their eyes glistcn ?
Give them, then, while they can enjoy it,
the satisfaction to know that their efforts
have an object Already you hear the
tramp of eager thousands Fastening to
the prepared battc--your fancy in the
restless night brings you back the voices
of their farewell Except in dreams of
the night how many Of you will ever hear
them again, those household voices.
Remembering thesc-remembering tho
boarded treasures you have thrown into
this gulf for your country's goodwill
you hesitate People of Massachusetts,,
will you hesitate to strike with vital force
the unnatural enemy who has compelled
these terrible sacrifices ? (Cries Of No!
NoD Shall this blood be shed in vain?
fNo! No) Baptised la such blood will
you not name FREE that soil where it was
She'd? (Yes Yes y Shall plough
share guided by the hand of a slave throw
up to whiten in the sun, the bones OF pa
triots who fell in this struggle for their
country? (Cries of No. NoD
Crowd your patriot soldiers to the field,
happy in their privilege to be there;
make every fight victory but let the men
who fall on those red fields die in the as
sured belief that their blood was not
merely spilled upon the ground-that it
went to cement the corner-stones in this
great temple of universal liberty, (great
cheering and when the roar Of the bat
tie with all other mortal sounds is fading
their cars, let them feel that their souls,
too, are marching on to join that noble
army (cheers) of.martyrs which every good
cause demands. Justify their sacrifices,
and at once, by a great act, place yeur-
selves on one of the grand pinnacles Of
history. And if on that summit the halo
which surrounds you is tinged with red
dened light reflected from many bloody
field, it will not come from your setting
SUM- but will be the light of a new and
glorious morning which will illuminate
the world. tremendous applause, which
was kept up for several minutes.)
The bouquets that were thrown upon
the platform were passed to Mrs. Fremont
in the balcony at the conclusion Of the
Generals remarks. Three cheers were
given for Mrs Fremont, then three more,
and finally six rousing cheers for "Our
J Jessie" were given with stunning effect.