The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-01
A Stirring Appeal from the 44th New York
Regiment.

The Forty fourth Ne~ York Regiment has
adopted the following stirring address unaui-
money:
II the people Of The state IF Ne0 York:
We eau no longer kerp sieut. 4 sacred &c
youou u our country all ardent love Tor our
.omc--aud above all al abiding faith Ia God
~ Us 20 sprak. For ueafy tao Yea Ne have
Suffered all things, peiied all things. endured
al things Tor the sane our common cont v. W.
nave left our bu-ines- or kindred oar i.r,idrs
the esdes OF our youth, the sacr,d places of
prayer, AID ali the nearest aud dearest relations
OF lite 10 serve our couutly We have endured
hunger, ihifst. cod aud heat By CAV aud b
night ~e have oOrue the weight 81 our kuap
satks and the weakness OF our march Ne
have ~Oi ked ate aud early ~ the t.enches: o.
nave bv0uacked in the swaup-: We have suf
tered sickness lu the hospitals: We have nol
Oeen spared from pe-tilvuce that keith in the
dal knes- nor irUm the destruction that waSieth
a. uOunday- We have never sh,ank f.Om d.
tv: but rather have again aud again chreiiulh
sought death, even az the canuun's mouth. 60
save our Union fou dest uciiOn. our nOmr-
from disgrace aud you aud Your chIdren from
eternal shame When we came 10 the Geld W.
came sith your blessing You toll u TO 20 .
hat God would be WITH IA. a that Your mos
f-ryeut prayers should follow Va. Z .couraged
~ your words of patriotism, of hope, u latin
&C came 10 the VA.
After suffering thus much ia your behalf and
your children, sud the nations honor. dear alike
10 u all, viii YOU withhold from u nov Nouf
sympathy aud support. viii Won JON Wiz.
those more than traitors at the North Who CIV
/ peace When they know there l. 10 peac-. noi
can be none. Until this uuholy rebellion l. full,
crush, q? VIII YOU ally yourselves with those
AhO by words OF di-couragrm eut. are proioug
\ iug the var, and who are thus becoming iu tn,-
sight OF both Haven and earth, the ms duu u
nGi dvrcrs OF YOUR sons ana brothers 200 thr
/ n 10 Whs should YOU. WHO suffer none Of
/ he Gai grr-, none OF the prlvatioas OF field @.
camp, to l-~- patriotic. ics- faithful, les hOpeta
AID less conh tent 10 God and the holy cause
90 Inch we are engaged, than We who endure
aNs
Shall the future historian. in writing the rec
ord OF this great struggi,, declare With truth.
iuluess, that the people OF the North having serf
their SOILS 10 the field to peril their live. for
heir homes. their property, aud the National
tiovernmert-having poured out, al TIE MS
busi OF their patriotism, their treasure ar1
blood With the freshness of water Al length
through iud ference aud apathy. aud the love OF
ease aud luxury which the war engrndrred
sought the unstable terms OF MI inglorous peace
aud finally became Onlg subservient TO those
whom they attempted TO suodurs
/ That this shall hot be the record Of the o.
/ pire State, with our sympathy and hearty coop
GRAFTON, We, the undersigned Officers and non
commissioned officers and prvares OF the 47th
Regiment of New ! ok State volunteers, rep
r-seuliug every county from Lake Ere TO the
ocean, here pledge anew our Ives and cur -
cred honor. For We feel assured that II you
seek peace nov, upon any terms less tnau tho-s.
OF euiire submission on the part OF traitors H.
arms, TO The Government Of the United States
lhat that peace will be only temporary, ami thar
sooner or laier YOU will be Obliged 10 send ,onf
younger SONS and orOjhers 10 enrich this soil
already fertile with the deai-yOunger aud fresh
er blood 20 re-crimsOn these streams, areads
red with slaughter.
This noble appeal was signed by james c
Rcr, Col Of the Regiment; Eiward Knox
VI j)r; VI w Townsend. Surgeon George B
Herendeen. Aijltant; Fed. r Muudy, Lieu
tenant Quartermas,er; Il Fun, Assistant Sur.
geOn, and by nearly eve.y officer or private il
the Regiment irrespective Of party or former
political prejudice. AID this il but one OF the
many appeals which have been sent I'D from
nearly every regiment in the service. Let North
ern Copperheads read ani ponder.