The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-01

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~ sun 1ei = 8 uns sollulned sentiment en-
anu oiyss.'hiAeu ueeelillna tlon. foll-
oA. u1ner enoes were largely lald
e's,u' aliu oil pe al arranging t their
1ils'1i ? " tuo o 1lie issue which Jney
A .i1 mus l soon % met. Inc country
We" y lull ol r .ll 1 ana reports OF the
enemy marching on TO Washington,
Dali sL tllnore ana other places. In every
iiainlee ana village there was intense ll
oAoi'eluelc. Inc Ne Ola drum and HE,
only useu On 1estlV We occasions ' We're ere
oroussh u, 1ortn 10 aWaken the martial It
splrclt' ana IN many instances were
oeaten ana played Dy Old men who had
served IN Inc war OF 1917, or the Next
can war speakers on store boxes and
street corners held forth in fervid elo-
quence, Plcturlng in vivid patriotic
language the glory OF our country,
whose very lie was endangered, and
urging men everywhere to enlist.
Inc same scenes were enacted all
over Cne soutn, ana soon two armies
CONFRONTED each other on the plains OF
virginia. MA south OF washington. | said
s'rmles' rather Two immense bodies OF
men, wlCnout arms uniforms, drill or
ulsclpllne' as "a" as a modern cooked
oee1steak' out 1ull OF a patriotism as
nlgn as IL was beautiful Ii the citi-
zens transplanted from the pursuits of
peace 70 lace the realities OF war had
ou1 1holstlnct IDEAS OF the magnitude
OF tne TASK before them' OF the fatigues
tney mus1 encounter, the dangers they
lnusU Aace' ohe suller1hgs =they must en-
dure' they were no less wise than their
rulers ana statesmen who ln'things be-
longing 10 peace and politics had
earned regulations for wisdom and
foresight, but regarding war they
were as mere novlces. The great w:
H. Seward secretary OF state, thought
'o'ooo men and ninety days time would
emu tne war. Enthusiasts and ex-
tremlsts, OF that large army who al
ways hight hardest when safe from dan
ger, kept urging forward the army by
the cry ION to Richmond" So loud
and persistent was this cry and from
sources OF power and influence that the
army was advanced and met the enemy
al Bull hun, when after bloody and
sangulnary oaptlsm OF lire our army
was repulsed and driven back on
washington. This defeat proved a
blessing IN dlsgulse, for it convinced
tne administration alton at Washington and
the people at large that the rebellion
Oh inc south was one OF gigantic d.
menslons' that their armies were COM
named ana led by some OF the ablest
anu nnost experienced othcers OF the
oAo army Ihey were on their own
SOIL convinced OF the justice Of their
cause ana hghtlng in defense OF their
MONIES ana rights, and that they were
American soldiers, and to successfully
lneet ana conquer their armies we
nust nave larger force OF equally
we'll orllleo soldiers, commanded by
equally able o1hcers. The defeat for a
while sllenceo 1he editors OF political
Journals anu otners VINO had largely
peen ieSpOnSlDle 1Or Gne QlSaSGef.