The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-28
70 COMRADES.
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most noticeable for white linen pants
beautiful tall feathers, a fife, snare
drum and a bass drum, of course on
each 4th of July. (This was the father
of our Major Tunis, one of the very
best soldiers / ever knew, and whose
early death was so painful to us ALL
After exhausting all my eloquencs, all
the satisfaction I got from the old
Captain was that he would assist
in getting up company, but he
wouldn't go.
There was still another old vet
eran" Of exactly the same kind Capt.
Searles After long hunt found
him, made my speech all over again,
and with exactly the same result.
He would help get up company ;
but he Wouldn't go.
Much discouraged, / started for my
Office to reflect, and take a new de-
parture. In doing SO, had to pass q
printing office; aud fresh idea oc-
CURED to me;which at once proceeded
to execute. Went into the Office,
took a pen and proceeded to write an
advertisements. headed it sAtten-
ton, which was about the only
military word knew. then proceed
ed to call a meeting at the Court
House that night to organize COM
pany to respond to the call; ! signed
it Many Citizens, (Which of course
you will readily believe was the first
and last time ever violated the
strictest preeepts of veracity.) In fact
no human being had anything to do
with it but myself. With the aid of
some small boys the advertisement
was soon posted and distributed all
over the town, and the attention of
the people was being attracted.
1t was easy to charter the village
band; but then came the work of
organization. = If | got a man of
one stripe of politics for chairman, the
meeting might break up in row. II
another it would be futile for want of
inspiration.
Finally hit upon a happy medium.
Isaac HI Norton was lawyer, whose
politics were neutral tinted He con-
sented to preside, but would take
no other part. One Of my young
friends readily consented to nominate
me for secretary; and my meeting was
provided with prospective officers
But would need some speeches.
Mr.. J. G.. Shipman kindly consented
to be present and talk but he could
not go. Mr.. D. A. Depue, (now Judge
Depue Of the Supreme Court, also
readily consented to be present and
talk. When the hour of meeting came,
/ went to the Court House, with pain
full doubts and uncertainties as to
whether there would be any body
there beyond those above named.
was much relieved and delighted to
find the Court House packed full and
the organization was soon carried out,
according to programme.
Mr.. Shipman made an eloquent
short speech, and advised everyone to
go, except himself
Judge Depue also made an eloquent
speech with the same generous advice.
Here my programme was exhausted
and no one had given sign Of will
ingness to go In some bewiidered
desperation, I started a call for
Norton, the chairman. He rose and
made a short speech, closing with the
remark that ne WAS there merely as
ga locker on in Vienna Another
dead calm and no one yet said go. 81
During these proceedings I sat at
one of the judges benches and 1 had
drawn up something which Iscalled
Roll. Il found it after the war;
and it was drawn mp exactly like a
(" subscription list. felt oppressed
with mingled feelings of failure, dis
appointment, shame and Indignation.
IN the midst of this calm, not sign
OF enthusiasm having appeared, some
of my young friends begun to call for
me. was too full of some kind of ex-
plosive emotions to make any kind
of speech. = i rose, with the roll
in my hand, shook it over the heads
of the audience and told them | was
not there as q S locker on in Vienna.
I was there to find out how many
young men there were in Belvidere
and vicinity, who had grit enough
to go with me and help fight this thing
out took a pen, walked to the
chairman's desk and signed my name
to the Roll. Then found for the
first time that had really abundance
of enthusiasm behind me and it broke
loose in full force at once. Before the
meeting closed we had men enough
enlisted to organize under the militia
laws. All the brightest and best
young men in the town came up and
enlisted I think our noble Tunis
was about the third.
The company was ordered to Tren-
ordered there eleven companies more
than he wanted, in the apprehension
that some would disGppoint him, and
most others being better wire pullers
than we were, the company was
mustered out of the state service
and paid off. But the call for three
year troops was on hand; and most of
us immediately enlisted for that. IA
Nnxx 10 1 1aa1 l~taoxun that thic story
of the com mencement of recruiting
in Warren County was half so long,
l would not have begun to tell it. But
you need not read it to the "boys, so
lit will do no harm.
Please convey my warmest and
never fading regards to all members
Of the Association. Tell them the old
man is enjoying lifes IS as buoyant
and cheerful as they ever knew him
could lead them in charge as we'll
as ever, and would be glad to do so. if
Che voice of duty again called; that
he expects to continue the same until
the last tattoo has ceased to beat; and
that he hopes the same as to each and
every one of them. Tell them, fur
Their, that he expects 20 meet them all
q on the othsr side Of Jordan, and
there reorganize the 10Th and then. II
the gates of hell are to be stormed, as
he really believes they are to be,
he knows of one regin emit that will
do it's duty as it did at the famous
En- Bloody Angle " when AZ was the
lOnly regiment sof the Ola bFn Corps
lthat succeeded iii crossing the enc
lmy S work. AS ever, heretofore and
hereafter, M
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