The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-31
Fight or Die.
National Bankruptcy
FREEDOM OR pESPOTlSM.


i nation bankrupt, i, Iation ruined. It
may still have name ana place On the
maps. but it is nevertheless practically ex-
t;net, dead. Ii MAY have large population
and ;ha; inherent strength which laGlbrrs
give. but, ike the strength OF Gagged lion, 4
n,au,oitl giant. or an imprisoned warrior, il
: us='-,s. It NAV have fruitfu, valleys and
fertile L.li~, thriving manufactures and lem
pOrary in.i.iiu-l prosperity, numerous rail-
roads and far reaching eana.s, mines of min
eral wealth ana all tne ricilts Of institutional
greatness ana macniicelee, an immense az
ny anu powerful navy, good government,
honest. God-tearinS. man-loying rulers but
If IL he tied, tetltred. and anchored in hank
rup,cv, wha, is i; good for? l. were better
that il should perish. ard lis name be blotted
ont forever. \ bankrupt nation, ike an III
Liyidual in such a dilemma. should 60 into
liquidation. Il shoui,: wind up lis rcliiieal
affairs, dispose Of lis assets o.. name. place
and power, and honestly. before God and the
people. Weld up lis executive life, and ask fu-
neral rites and ceremonies-a decent burial
from the sight of man. If We, as nation,
have Bible wisdom, We shall forsee the great
evils OF bankruptcy, now threatening us. and
hide from them. We shall use, without q
moments Lt.ay. our strength and power TO
crush the monster now gnawing al our yitals.
We shall, with the martial tramp # irresisti-
bic forces. oytrwhelni our .nemieS, end end
forever the great confiic, between freedom
and slavery.
We are endangerins mpre than liberty, by
lenger hating between two opinions. We
are imperiliing cur very existence-our ma
tional life. We shall soon be bound with
chains which never can be broken. We are
hlindly and rapidly floating into the depths of
bankruptcy. We must now fight, or We must
die. The nation NAV rW right y, our armies
! NAV cover every hilltop, and our rulers be
honest, patriotic. and pure; but nevertheless
; we must now fight, or 4 nation We must
die-thiS is inevitable.
The voice from our National Treasury is
fight or die.
The voice from the tribune of our political
power i>, fight, or die.
. The voice fom every workshop and every
manufacturing village in the Union is, fight,
, or We die.
The voice OF burdened nation of taxpay-
: ers is, fight. or We die.
Tne voice of every ships crew. sailing in
! peril of pirates, is. fight, or we die
: The voice af all great moneyed institutions
, of the nation is, fight, or We die.
: The voice of merchant. banker, and of all
Y business men is, fight, or We die.
The voice, trumpet orgued. from or cur
!. renry troubles IS, fight, CT We die.
4 The voice of every haltfrightened, gold
: boarding miser. Is, fight, or We die
: The voice of widows and the fatherless.
n and of thousands who are now mourning the
i loss Of income. is, fight, or We die.
= The voice OF soldiers, sick wounded, and
n diving by ti.oi,slnds in hospitals and South
e,n 5risons, is, fight, CT We die.
4 The voi,e of every true general. either
6 from West Point, or West-anyrhers, is,
e fight, or We die.
). Tie voice from New York, and every othsl