, 1864-09-24
wadn Awakea, Rally!

The general purposea AND powers OF WIDE
Awake organizations are too well known and
thoroughly understood by ever. loyal man In th.
eoantry to ae*d zscapta3ation hess TO attsmpt
tsptoiosicai. s ETery BODY fnoss thst WIDE An Ike
Clubs src among the must oe's~ 1sy to insase easy
he hs s &c., yet ea'ep's,0s os.s resssea By IN
appeal 70 bis feelings Ct sJmpa;hiee Ins gE1noens
spite o1an external actsons, the, glare o. re
t,rches lighting up the suthus.assic lac:s o. tas
6sarer ies eqeeI eebose q tee d rs sDsc
rators. Inspire feelings al beneficial n1ture, aud
may even sueeess the idea that the mighty a:,y>
e,a@ y the t. Of ,n'o Bog he rsss nsnn ouf
Copperheaa autsgonis.s hare reeoznlzed the good
rerul1pg IRON an appeal to The sensauoaal iicn!
nes ana re dnd he nvne1nle a.no aa4 th.Ir III
ultimate electtnpeenpg agencies. Ine oln4l-
ehrats, bye the bye. have gone . step tartnet Y
teeiI appeal to ihn c,ted orer ahisSv
haE.-hut that's cegrsssion.
The e11e enc,es Of he present s!tEstiou, short
y i ter pos. eapaaIy Wau
the enthuslakm they can 1mpars 10 otS poiitical
gatherings, and want It right Amy. Tatehl ghs
o1 The M @
fdo1s demonstrations. and as an Institution pecu,
llarly American It is ntce ssasy that theY bs raised
y q be no
rnrsed, disordeiiy rs6be, "inYtnclbe' to nothing
save civilization; but let the demonstEa lon OF
sss sspe voees b ns S s. a Ien
they rhoud he Engaged n solving alphabetical
problems, mu.t be replaced BY The s;5ons. mtsh:y
boring : du1ipe @ inc short -campaign via
Ell ct 'ea To:e TEE r. Lincoln. @ ?ohnsoa, osle.by.
bearers Of liberty and national salvation, Wide
Awakes were needed In 1sG0, they are needed
ia. more greatly now. Never Waa the country tn
M sreh ] me1nsntoae issues. The acts Of ASerlcsns
IN the 6:h 0f next November absolutely involves
National life OF leath peace OF destruction. THIS
would haye bean thought impossible; still. not
wlthstandipp rebel tenactY, FOREIGN infamous snp-
port and Northern coppe.head treason. the rebel
non
she1man his captured the stronghold. Atlantis, ard
Sheridan defeated the bordes In tie Shenandoah
Valley yhenef tey hoRsdh to fEks rot sns cap
Notwithstanding the blood OF the gallant dead,
there IL q band Of ttnitors in the North,
non1ished at ths hearth OF Liberty who
would strike tie da.rcr to hr1 heart aid elevate
treasun.tainted rebeldon.; Twice has the monster
eerbeEus been deeapitatej, and now seeing some
life in its remaining oathsome ca'case, they woold
abortion to regain Vitality and strength. Such arc
the men whom Wide Avakes have to oppose. g.
d5e a4s her eS % Saman
beIag, not & Copperhead, to- join in one grand H.
te1minab bic torch ltrht procession sufficient reve1l
ing light could not be th1uWn upon the subiect.
70 meet thSn, led Wide Awake c3uos be formed
everywhere, from the Altar TIC to the Pucidc, n1d
on Lirc1ln's reelection tie ecowl th.t wilt over
spread trcaspu's cuunte1aucc will need every avail
able torch to be shown In It's proper ma ignity to
the world. -. III
Imnedia.e1y On tho REORGANIZATION Of the clubs.
the neces eary funds. and this appeal must be an
swered lbtr1l,y. Nature has not distributed all
her bouptIes slike, and to those to whom she has
actiye 1aboi. stores Of tho earthly one thing aeed.
ful are distributed, and the happy poasessoZs Of
such must bear their share in the burden.
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