Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
Stirring Call to Enlist.

July 10, 1S62-We age doing nothing. | Absolutely nothing. In the middle watch of the nations peril, with the cry for help coming up to us, with sister states around us springing to work and parts of our own state up and doing Tn the tause. we here in New London and ,Windham counties are making no sign. We go and come from the office, the workshop and the field, the same as in the times of peace, content that we have enough ;o do, and the excitement of the war LCws to keep us from dying of apathy and dulness. Occasionally there comes, as did a few days ago, great thunder clap from cloud, charged, full of Woful tidings-we only step q mOment-look into edth hers r1le faces-say too bad and wait to ! car the next. There has been enough asking of that question, Why does not the government send troops to these threatened points," You who ask tFese questions put them to yourself and not to the government. No need to asl why the armies of Burnside, MC Clellan, Hunter, Pope and CurtiSs are not re-enforced when i YOU read the presidents call for 300,- i coo volunteers on purpose to rein force them Is this a matter in which you have any concern? Is the news of repulses, retreats, disasters and de- feats. which you have read with white l lips and bateG breath-anything more | to you--tnan your horse race reports | or dogfiight stories? Is your intertst | in the var worth a manifestation by some autwGrd and visible sign than | fault finding and complaint? If so. show it. It $ the duty of Connecti- cut, it is cur outy and our privilege to I ,a l. | moves in New London county? W no in Norwich wiil take hold of the mat fer earue5uy. determinedly, and with tftc resolu; on not to spare time, mon l Cy OF lcrs 1nsd effort till the Cal is answered and all our armies reinforc- | ed
 July Il. 1S62-A list of 40 promin- ent citizens, headed by William P Greene, issue a call this morning for
 a meeting tonight to divise measures
 for the enlistment of troops to aid in the prosecution of the war
 Probably Taken Prisoners.
 A Hartford letter gives interesting particulars concerning the First Con-
 necticut artillery. Among the men
 left at Coal Harbor and supposed to
 be taken prisoners are: Go. D, Cor poral H. A. Conant. New London;
 Martin Chapman, Waterford: Francis
 O. Mead, New London: Albert D. Ba -
 con, Danielson: Private Copeland and
 Luther Taft, Norwich.
 The Connecticut legislature voted to-
 day to pay each volunteer a bonus of
 $50, in addition to former bonus of
 s3O; making state bonus of $50.
 Recruits Secured in Norwich
 July 12, 1S62-Breed hall was crowd
 ed last night with one of the largest
 audiences ever assembled in Norwich
 His Honor Mayor Greene called the
 meeting to order. Governor Buck
 ingham was the first speaker, followed
 by Hon. John T. Wait, Hon A. P Hyde of Holland, Hon. J. F. Trumbul
 of Stonington and E. S. Cleveland Oi Hartford. Each presented the impera-
 tive need of raising reinforcements
 for the army in the field. The meet
 ing passed resolutions reafflrming its
 allegiance and Capt. Peale was in
 troduced to the audience for a sueech He said he had been called upon by l the executive committee to know if ht was ready to lend 9 hand to put dowr the rebellion. He replied that he had been called upon once before and ht
 was ready to go again. He believed
 it would be easy to raise 25O to 30l
 men, He had business. 8 family. al
 that any man has to bind him to hi. home, but he knew all wos of little consequence as compaked with the welfare of his country. He was will ng to leave all and only asked hii } fellow citizens to come up and hell i him. After the adjournment a mum Der of men came forward and enroll . ed their names and the recruits wer, hailed with enthusiastic cheering. A spirited war meeting was als 9 held in New London and a number O | recruits received.