Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-01

be justified.
What opposition. what little OF foreigl
aid even in sympathy. what unprece
, denied enmity to union Jared our coun
try in 81. we must coitend in militar,
warfare with the confederacy. in diplo
matte and moral contest with Englan,
and France. in filahciai oae with al
| Europe. When a nation engages agains
foreign powers we trust in the combine,
strength of that nation; but. when tyr
anly and oppression brood upon GU
own shores and a nation is divided, ou
trust is weakened and we hope for jus
tice and right to conquer
| When the first gun was fired. our arm,
amounted to 1900 men. For our defens.
the country must depend upon the 10y
atty of its citizens to MI the ranks OF
| duty. Arms. ammunition and military
| supplies must be instantly gathered Tc
| enforce and perfect that great naval
| blockade. which was the other support
eff our cause. navy OF over 100 vessels
was built before the close of the contest
and most of them were built from orders
| received while the lumber WAS in the for
ests and the machinery not yet construct
| ed.
The growth of our army and navy, its
| equipment. marsEaing and strength are
] among the marvels of our history. No
| national emergency was ever met with
! greater promptness. courage and skilli
| / plead for these veterans, for patriotism
and honor. and | feel that these few
facts must impress upon you the situa-
ton of our Union for war. the loyalty of
our soldiers and the courage of those
who sat at Washington.
| Up. Americans. TO arms, Fight for
your country. your homes and your faith
+, erland WIN you let the serpent of dis
| loyalty creep wsh its Shiny folds through
your cherished lands, till his dragon
| head spits venom upon your sacred affairs
| that independence and liberty have sane
titled? Will you suffer disunion to sever
| the bonds of love which Bunker Hill and
Lexington placed in the~Amercan ma
| ton? Where Is the spirit of indepen-
dence and liberty? Up Stark. up Pres
| colt. Allen. Green. Up, Revere. up he
roes of Concord and Ticonderoga. On
Americans. to the defense of your free
| dom and your Union This was the cry
that was heard on every side, this the
entreaty of your countrymen. How no
bly, you answered the call
Patriotic ardor was aroused throughout
the loyal states when the proclamation
was issued and response to duty's cali
dawned upon the darkness of national
life, a Unions honor was heralded with
loyalty and devotion. Deep. yet temper
ate was the emotion that followed the
attack upon Fort Sumpter Thousands
fiocked to our defense with eager pride.
The hope of the ancient Roman world
was the Senate and the Forum: the in
spiration of the Christian world is the
honor of the church. the goal of the re-
The I,,,ritv If aovernmanf ana the l;hertv
of conscience, the pride of our forefath-
ers was the benefit of all these centuries
of evolution and the sanctity of their
cherished homes.
The home is the temple of humanttv's
love and every soul pays reverence at her
shrine. The free Ia borer and the slave
have equal rights for its possession. its
b,nniness md he bonor ihertv 4. ~.
nrincinle Of fomndation The Soutber,
insurraction soupbt 10 oyerthro,v fraa la
hor ana u,s hostile to salf defense Your
homes friends: your homes. veterans:
our homes were the objects of their at
tack and what they hopad TO destrovi
Do vou live TODAY in rho hapniness of
the sacred hearth in the,neace Of a com
mon home with no love for their defend
arsa
Tho annie tn tho 'nAa,,, stit,,tior of oi,r
foraf,iberc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tranonilfty,
IF horna,1ife tho defauSe of our liharf,.t
ana III. nromotinn Of riphteous hannjness
all of which ,,he governor of the mi
verse is nIeased 10 demand of his chill
dren Hrhis is the relirih,, Of o,,r nation
the shrine of our DEVIATION. From The
throesl of religions and, ,politicai reyol4,-l
ffon in rho light of Immortal eutlity
Adams Jefferson and their associates
drew IN this sImple creed This was the
insniraiio, Of wa shine,ton,s valor the
keynote Of I.incoln.s ereat love for The
people: this was the Justice of your
cause. veterans. and the PRAYER of our
country In its greatest need.
The broad exnanse of our fertile lands
with its swift rivers its forests and beau
tiful lakes. it's bold mountains and rugged
climate opened it's aven,,es Of prosperitv,
TO the endowment and advantage of every
worthy son and loyal heir The innumer-
able blessings of a new country, the UNI
broken treasures of orec mine and ocean
cave. the; Eel Dorado of F.unexplored re-
sions the hone in lands which mans
genius had not vet brought to light. All
this was the gift of our common fore
fathers. This was the forum of our ma
tional life and the pride of the people
Today ii Is a free and gracious home won
from the tolls of civil oppression. the
gift of noble men. You whose daily
tasks whose interests in all this com
mon resource and wealth are the sllpport
of your families and the strength of
your lives. do YOU not love their defend
ers?
The worthy immortal principles of
freedom. the generous patriotic trust
embodied in the authority of the people
nv ,the neonle and for the peoDle: the
voice of the humble laborers that min
gles with the clanor of mighty states
mon IN make our sacred laws are the
poyerpmert of our Union. Duty clines
"a country and flag the undving love for
liberty and freedom is the heritage of
tba adonfed fatl,erIand and the birt'hright
of American nativity, the Gift of America
to laval manhood. Americans, these