New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-11
NOBLE APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
The Peoples Regiment the New.York 44th) h

Inc Peoplee heBlment ltno NeW.Iofk 44inJ hn'
spoken, rank and file, upon the great question Of the
war to the end. The following Address was signed
this morning by every member Of the regiment:
To ne People Of the State Of Ness- York:
We can no longer keep silent, A sacred devotion
to our country-an ardent love for our homes-and
above all, an abiding faith in God bid MS speak. Fol
nearly two years we have suffered all things, periled
all things, endured all things, for the sake Of ou
common country. We have left our business, onI
kindred, our friends the resIdes Of our youth the
sacred places Of prayer, and all the nearest and
dearest relations of life 10 serve our country. We
have endured hunger thirst, cold, and heat. by day
and BY night VIC have borne the weight Of our KNAPP
racks and the weariness Of che march. We have
worked late and early in the trenches; We have
blvouacked in the swamPs; we have suffered SICK
ness in the hospital we have not been spared from
the pes,ilenco tina, waketh in darkness nor from
/" the destruction that wasiein AZ MONDAY" We
have never shrank from duty; but rather have again
and again cleertuly sought DEATH even al the can
non \ mouth, 10 cave our Union from destruction,
our homes from disgrace, and you and your children
from eternal shame. When We came 10 the field, We
came with your blessing. You told NJ To- co. that
God would be with us, and that your most ierveni
prayers should follow us. Encouraged by your
words Of patriotism, Of hope, Of faith, We came 10
the war.
After suffering thus much in behalf Of you, and
your children, aud TIC nations honor, dear alike 10
us ali, Will you withhold from now your y path .
and support Will You join with those, more than
traitors at the North who cry Peace, when they
know there is 10 peace hof an he lone III thls I'M
holy rebellion Ii crushed VIII you ally sourseives
with those, who, Uy words of encouragement. are
prolongiDg the war; and who are thus becoming IN
the sight OF both beaveo and earth the iosidious muir
dereIs Of your IONS and brothers 10 the field Why
shonid you who suffer none oil tue dangore none al
the privaiions OF field camp be lees patriotic e,s
faithful less b0 efnl, lees col lldet in God and the
holy gausf in which are On pp geJ than q who
endure all
Shall the future historian, in writing the record
of this great struggle, declare, with truthfnness,
that the peopls Of tie North, having their
the field 10 peril their lives for The safety Of their
homes, their property ana the Naiousl Government
having poured out, at the feet blush Of their pa
triosnl, Their treasure aud blood with tho freencss
Of water, at length. through indifference and apathy
and the love Of eGse aud Injury which the war ell
gendered sought the unstable terms Of an ny lori
Gus peace, aud finally became only subeerviept to
those whom they attempted to tubdue
That this shall not DO the record Of the Empire
State, with your sympathy aud hearty co operation.
we, the undersigned oitcerr non-ooInmissioned Of
feers and privsles of the 4ith Regiment Of New
York State Volunteers, Representing every county
from Lake Erie to the ocean, here pledge anew our
lives and our sacred honor. For we feel assured
that if you sock peace now, upon any terms lesr
than those Of entire submission the part OF trail
tors in arms TO tho Government OF the United States,
that tina, peace will only be temporary, and that,
sooner or later, you viii be obliged 10 send your
younger sons and brothers TO enrich this sol-alrea-
dy fertile with the dcad-younger and fresher blood
TO recrinson these streams, already red with
slaughter.
james {. Rice Colonel; Edward q KnoI. Major, ~. w.
Towu,end, Surgeon Geo. b. he.nteen Adjt if,d. H.
Mandy Lieut. q. VI. n. Fun Asst. Surgeon Ia = Lar.
bee, Capt, W Davis. Capt ,. A Nash CapL Chss w
Ghb, Capt Wn. Il bourne Capt Jsoob for, Capt e. =
Royce Capt q. carlton spencsr A.t surgeon Bent "
Ois,bo,iy. j., Lieut. Jesn.on lat Li'@. ha. u Li.
Hn.,,ed, lat Lieut. X. u. Me,omo Cd. log Lieut. Ch''
Kelley it Lieut. Jas Russell I'd Lisgt Jno J. HARDEN
burg "a Lieu, Anthony q 0fss.s )f "a LisGi Is: "
Tbon., "a Leaf H-rfy J. Boehford "a Lieut. l. Dun
ham I'd Lieut.. D. ~. hcIsy I'd Lirui-f'th hersobs ~
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