Year: 1862

of the South, and they freely told him
that we had too much freedom here at the
North, that they wanted a stronger gov
ernment in which the many should be
ruled by the few. And they have set up
the vilest despotism the world ever saw,
with jeff. Davis their Arson King at its
head. Unless you crush them out. they
will crush you out There can be no peace
on the basis of separation. The South
would at once begin to intrigue with the
West for its trade-bad men would rule,
and VIC should break and crumble in pie
ces. We must resolve upon nothing short
of complete victory or complete annihila-
ton.


Gen. Wilcox then alluded to the militia
ry power and resources Of the South, and
said they had fifteen hundred thousand
fighting men between the ages of Is and
40. He did not suppose they could bring
all these into the field, but the fact is
there are boys in the Southern army not
l6, and men over As years Of age in their
army, and he did not question their abili-
ty to maintain a million and a half of
men in the field.


If the South raise one million of men
we must raise five millions. They now
have one million nearly ready for the
field. They have more men under arms
to-day than we have, and we'll armed too.
Every man, woman and child in the South
is engaged in the war, and it must be so
here. Every man and boy is organized,
and is drilled every day in the reserves.
He has kissed his wife, embraced his
mother, said the parting word, and is
ready to 60 on the instant, and it must be
so in the North.


Gen. Wilcox said he never was so conf
dent as now of our ability to put down
the rebellion, but he was also never 50
impressed with the necessity of making
every man a soldier in this conflict:


Let us set about the work manfully
If you want to build railroad through
these valleys, you raise millions of dol
lars, employ thousands of men, aud arc
we'll aware it is the work of years tt
bring it to completion, but when you tall
about war you seem to think all you have
to do is to get up meetings, and have ;
little bluster about E Puribus Unum
and that the American Eagle will then g
screaming down through the South ant
scare all the rebels into the Gulf of Mex
ico. This is all mistake. Though tn
rebellion in the outset was a fraud upor
the Southern people, the leaders hav'
managed so as to at last unite them al
against us, and they are in earnest
Hitherto we have been throwing grass ant
apples at the rebels, now we are going t.
throw stones. He had said in Washing
ton that this had been o brainless war
the remark had created some surprise, bu
he now repeated it. But now he rejoicet
that all this was changed. Halleck wa
man of brains, and under his guidanc
everything was moving grandly. Thougl
the country do not see all the machinery
it is nevertheless moving, and grinding
the rebellion to powder.


Do not think that because you do no
hear that the army is moving, that n
movements are being made. The grist i
not lost, because you do not see it after j
leaves the hopper until it comes out at tn
bag.


In conclusion, Gen. Wilcox appealed t
the ladies. He besought them to pu
their beautiful and delicate shoulders t
the chariot wheel. If any man hold
back, let him meet your scorn, and n
scorn is equal to that Of virtuous an
noble woman. Ask every man you mee
what regiment he belongs to9 If he b
your brother, dry your tears, and bid hir
90. If your husband, steel your hear
and bid him God speed.


esg David Stockwell, Of Moretown, ha