The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-11-24
LEGAL & OFFICIAL.

How, then. can expect permanent advantages
over brave and determined, though interruptions
and reyengeful enemy, who makes every person and
thing within his control wholly subscrvent to mill.
tary purposes i'll their most vigorous and efficient
in the customary business cares of life, and only fur
nish the Government small portion of our surplus
men and means, to contend against this formidable
foe, who makes war his sole pursuit.
The rebels are in the midst of destituion and want
almost unparalleled, and are without a CLEAN Of
hope for their encouragement in the future With
more TO fear from success than defeat yet such is
their blindness and inatuation that they can seem
10 raise armies at will from their sparse and pow
rty-srickenpopuation Shall il be said that New
England State, Astounding in wealth and msn =,
constitute the best troopsn the world affected bitb
erto adversely by the war only in those sad bercaye
mehts through which our fame and honor have boon
purchased, cannot now bring some 5000 volunteers
into the field, after sixty days effort when the COM
plete and immediate subugation of the rebalI;on \;
depending upon such resultsy+
The wanton massacre by therebe in cold blood of nm
armed and defenceess prisoners and the suffering and
deah oil our brave troops from starvation
while all their soldiers in hands by captre or other
WISE are not only humanely treated but bountifuy fed
ana clothed call for determination the part of our
people, that sufficient be furnished for such i'm
mediate progress in the conduct Of the shall rem
der our foe poweres for repetition Of these atrocities
Duty TO our loyal brethren and their families through
out the South who and have been suffering untod
horrors from persecution and for more than two
years past now demands all our energies In this hbaIf
Mercy to the misguided rebels I'm and their suffering
families, makes the same demand upon u.s. Justice 10
the leaders of the rebellion these efforts. Let us then
Forgetting
parties sects and creeds rise up and saw that
at whatever cost, this rebellion must be put down
and that allotted portion of volunteers required for
this task shall at be forthcoming Let there be- as
far as possible, suspension of customary business
pursuits, until this result made certain We know that
the rebels make department of business industry
and capital contribute wholly to the advancement of their
traitoous wishes and designs and reasonably ex
pec to meet them with of or hope
for their overthrow, If farms and merchandise en-
gross our attention and care, If we would spare our
neghbors and ourselves aontinued succession of affecting
bereayements In coming years. in the past must ex
ert every energy and every in power for the
successful accomplishment of the work assigned u.s. If
we would maintain untarnhed the honorable record of
our State in the past, and look for its glory the future
we must put forth the of whatever extent or
magnitude, that will at bring troops into the
field Our numerous wealthy citizens the officers of
our moned institutions render the
substantial aid never to be forgotten aordng financial
accommodations to such towns and plantations as NAV re-
que temporary loans to enable them to pay the respect
i've bounes voted to their volunteers And not loss val
liable Will be the services and influence these
men, If they are instrumental in persuading soldiers To
invest these funds, portion thereof with the STAFF
and United States bounties in government bonds or
some equally desirable securities.
BY order of His Excellency ABNER COBURN, Cover
nor and Commander-in- Chief
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