Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-03-10
The Voics of the Western Army.

The lst Brigade Of Ohio soldiers have prepared
an address to the people Of that State, from
"hich we make the following extracts
People Of Ohio But one alternative is lcf.
sou. You must pronounce this a just rebellion
You mus5 say THAT il "gs right and justihabls 1.
destroy this Repuhlic ttGt kupublic is q
weak, helpless GJyerruont, ponerlcss to sustain
iseli, ana 10 be destroyed whenever conspira-
tors enough can be allied for the purpose OF
yOu must chow to the world the pOner VI seli-
preservation in the great example Of Couiedsr
SIed Republics. That It hasa quiet dormant
force, which aroused, has gigantic strength and
energy. That II not only can protect iu citi-
Lens 10 all Of thor rights and privileges, but
can sustaln itself rs well against toreign attack
as Internal treason.
Ne ask you now to stay, support and uphold
the hands OF your soldiers.
Give some OF the wasted sympathy so lily but
freely bestowed upon the old political hacks and
demagogues, who seek pleased msrtyrdom il
Lnculn's Bastlles, to the suffering but brayey
enduring soldiers who in the camp, the field and
the ho,plsal, bear real hardships uncompla n
II,
keep it there--insult not your soldiers by send
ng to them the vile carnations of the traitors
VINO are riding IN office, place and power, over
the ruirs OF the Government, and making them
thoir stepping stones. Insult us 10, BY letters,
speeches and papers, which tell us We are
engaged as hirellngs IN an unboly abolition
war which make mob idols OF the hour
OF those whose hypocritical demagoguery takes
shape IN cOwardly, covert treason-whose con-
slant vocation is denunciation Of their Govern
mSut and its armed defenders.
The army OF the West is in terrible earnest
earnest to couquer and destroy armed rebels
earnostto meet force with iorc--earnest in its
hearty dctcstation OF oowardly traitors at homo
earnest in will and power to overcome all who
desire the nations ruin.
Ohlo's 100 ,000 soldiers in the Geld, citizens
at home, potent in either capacity, ask their
fathers, brethren and friends, by their hresdes
and in their peaceful homes, to hear and heed
this appeal, and to put an end to covert treason
at homo, more dangerous now to our national
existence than the presence of the armed ho,ts
of misguided rebsls in the field.
On the hearing and adoption Of this Address
by tls lst Brigade, Sd Division, 18th Army
Corps, Col. Waller also reported the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted
Therefore, Resolved, For ourselves, we are
resolved TO MAINTAIN the honor aud integrity of
ovr Governw ant from the st. Lawrence ~ the
Gulf, and between the oceans there shall be but
one supreme political power, Ne are able to
defend our birthrght; the blood OF our sires il
not contaminated in our veins we sro neither
to be nsutea nor robbed with impunity the
Government we defend was formed for noble
purposes we are the executors OF a living, o
dying testament written IN the blood oi oar
fathers, which we will re-write in our own to
preserve our Government is to US a law. unalttr r
able in our HEARTS as tho decrees OF Heaven
we stop not to now point the finger Of scorn u,
petty traitors who vsinly seek to immor.alirs
themselves by arts OF trcason-too eowardly to
sin with m uphftcd hand, too dastardly to
stake lifc for lile as more honorable traitors do
let them bear in mind that there is a time
coming when the honest indignation of loys!
people will hurl them h.adl)ng into an aby.
us bo,tomless as the pit"