The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-11-06
TO ARMS!!

eminent has called upon the State of Vermont
for three thousand three hundred men,
Throughout the loyal North your sister states
have been summoned to send an equal proper
ton to the field, and already with earnestness
are they answering the call; Maine, from l.er
dark forests and lakes; old Massachusetts,
with undiminished loyalty and undiminished
vigor; New York with her giant strength.
of wealth and Of men, are all up and doing,
Shall We falter and fail now at the eleventh
hour?
Throughout the county there is an apathy
with respect to volunteering to the honor of
the State, that is not worthy of US. | cannot
believe that the call for men, the offers and
the situation, are fully understood; if they
are it is the greater shame to US that this
ethargy prevails.
Two regiments of veteran volunteers have
? been ordered and are now slowly recruiting
throughout the State. These are positively
the only fresh regiments that will 60 out
from Vermont With Inc veterans are also
taken men who have never been in service
and the bounties offered to each were surely
never more liberal. Two month. are allow
ed in which to volunteer and secure these
bounties- on the 9TH of January draft is
ordered, which will surely come. From this
draft exemption will be no easy matter, and
drafted lien are to be placed in the old regi-
ments, to fill them up. If this last call is
promptly filled by volunteers there will be
no draft, and no account will be made of our
failure to secure men under the late draft.
If we do not volunteer, whatever the def
cheney is it will be made up by the January
draft and besides this, the large deficiency
that stands against US from last summers
draft will be added, and the whole number
to be taken in January. This is matter
that the county, the towns and each individ-
ual man would do well to remember. Every
thing is in favor of volunteering nor and
in the veteran regiments now forming. You
go with men who have been in camp and in
the field, and to whom army life is not new
and untred existence This is no unimpor-
tant matter as regards health and comfort
You secure liberal bounties, your pay COM
menceS on the day of enlisting and, if you
desire it, a furlough will be granted until
your company is called together to join the
regiment. A liberal portion of the bounty
is paid in advance, and even If YOUR term of
service does not exceed six months, you will
receive, upon being mustered out, the whole
remaining bounty.
Men OF Caledonia County will YOU do any
thing i'll this matter or viii you sleep on !?
Veterans, will You return? Men will you go
with them? Wake up to volunteering and
talk about it, AMI act in it earnestly
The only objection that have TO volun-
tserlng is that three years is too long a time
Hundreds say Id go for one year. Well.
my friends, you can make it less than one
year there is no need Of this rebellion be-
holding another autumn, and, if you will on
y throw yourselves to the task and volInta-
rIly throw a force of three hundred thou
sand upon the wearied, broken, dispirited
ranks of Treason, next November will see it
completely crushed. The trial rests with
YOU; there is no mistake about H. Look
how their territory has faded from their
grasp during the past year, how victory
after victory, browning our arms, has driven
them retreating towards the center of their
diminishing circle; how their worthless cur
rency is becoming realized by the masses,
while angry curses and calls for help gradu-
ally grow louder and deeper. How England.
careless of honor, hut careful of interest and
wealth, is abandoning their cause. and It
last taking sides with tne Federal Union.
All these are unmistakable signs of death
if the rebellion revives and drags along for
months to come, it will be simply because
men refused, at this eleventh hour, to finish
what is now almost done Interest, patriot
ism, honor, everything appeals to US to rol
teer Eow and end the war-it CAN BE DONE
Veterans lead the way! fill up this 18th reg
iment and awake from the sleep that chains
you to these hills. Men of Caledonia. by
your example arouse the State and keep TN
furnished Your ancient honor.
SOLDIER.
McIndoe's Falls, Nov ..