, 1864-05-09
MASS WAR MEETING.
Action Of the Board Of Tr4de-Bryan Hail on
Monday Eyenlns-The One Hun
dTed Days CaQ,
VOLUNTEERS TO THE nEscr1c

on satufday at the meeting Of tho Board of
11noe, me subject Of calling maes meeting of the
caazens ior the purpose Of stimulating cnlstmcnts
n ae one hundred days service, was discussed.
~ 80. nlehet onered the following preamble and
se1o!auone, which were unanimously adopted:
nn ,1a "a The late call Of the President for S.
indication Of the Go7erement 10 ate shoIt - orE *
Of re lion; and AA'>e 7''sA' "0A->
onG na99ats Tie more recent appeal Of our noble
a,ate and urgent necessity that The quota q Of onr
state Ehould be nned At once; and
,,,sfaaa mEas ~. Ihe nonor Of The State has been
tent At stake in this matter, 1t IS therefore
Resored, By this Board. that the regiment now
forming II tbis city shall be allied and that We as
boa1u, do pledge ourselves to uEe our best en-
for The one hundred days eli.
ne Thst eR ea ae a
Monday eaening next, and hat the President i of
twelve to carry out ibis rcsois1tion. 0'N'''' -
The President Of the Board appointed the follow
ing committee to act 1s Committee Of Arrange
nents for the nass meeting at Bryan Hall On Mon
day night:
co'onsl John L: Hancock, Chairman; Ira 7.
c. Q. Wicker; Charles Pope, G. walker. hurry Nj.
wood. Colonel J. d. Ticker. ~ 'A'1'''
~ ID expected tnat Governor Yates, E. C. Larned,
+; e. ., Ss9r1f Adjutant General Fuller, George c.
Ransom, though wounded and on crutehcs, has
corsented to be present ard will also speak, The
eoanf nsg nso e Rsa1 from the gallant
is not TO be supposed that the loyal citizens Of
this loyal city will need word Of exhortation to
INDUCE them to come out in their strength to this
meeting. In the earlier months Of this rebellion
the mere announcement Tint Bryan Hall was to bo
opened for war purposes, wonld suflce 10 tl it to
served their esuni1y faithfully n 6er srmie. ME and
have done just that and no more than required Of
themsas soldiers and as patriots, hare come among
enthusiasm. There Is infinitely greater necessity
now. We he'd men. We 9eea living barrier 70
In future yeass it will be deemed as glorious to
have fought for the suppression Of this rebellion
as II wrs in the days Of The Frst Nane!eon to re-
cclve the decoration Of the Legion OF Honor There
ie little Likelihood that any men, except those re-
gu{red under the hate call, can be received. Now.
ths T. Rs 1f LEGAL to at Lt ao
heard there the words Of truth and patriotism, Lei
them depart each man resolved to do bis part to
no time for delay. The shock Of contcndns armies
| is heard on the banks Of the Rapidan armed men
meet in deadly conflict upon the historic neld Of
ton; Logan ia moving upon Rome, and thou,h the
glad sidines OF victory arc just beginning to he
waited westward and nor1hwazd, We know from
sao experience fAaL Tue t9uluEs Ol Ylc1otE arc hot
always the forerunner OF victory. We must be pro-
pared for defeat, andto that end we must organize
corps which shall relieve those veterans IN the
rcnr, now guarding rebel prisoners and garrlsoning
forts, and Other duty. which the one hundred day
troops can just a. well perform.
| The Governors OF the Western States hare offer
ed 10 rniee thcee troops, md to Illinois has been
| assigned the taek Of providing .0,0oa Ohio has
already raised her contingent, and 80 has Indiana
Wisconsin and Michigan and Iowa are doing nohlv.
The people In the Southern and Central portion OF
OUf StatG fuF ACtirG tho crisis which iS
| upon ue, and resolved to do their part towards
raising the folaicrs VIC need. Chicago alone Is
holding back. This great citY Of the Wc5t does
| not come up 1nly to The demand Of the hour. We
I hare starred lhiee regiments, but men come in
slowly. Let us see II We cannot create some en-
1hnsl1an & nlon thls subject Let ~ iSFssI aor ths
whiekey, and give one short evening 10 cur
country.