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The rebel leaders.by a system of universal eon-! the scription, have swelled the confederate armies 1 until their numerical strength far exceeds per that of the federal forces. The army of the the Potomac, the noblest and most invincible tbu corps ever marshalled in this or any other to 1 country, has been obliged, even in the midst ani of a series of victories, to fall back, in the meface of the overwhelming numbers of the en- exe emy, to a position of strength, where it anx- Chi • iously awaits reinforcements; while the rebel ly ] commanders, boasting of their troops, are ma planning, not only for its surrender, but for' the capt'ire of Washington and the invasion Di' of the loyal states. Vain delusion! ^This rebellion must be crushed, and the l)U* government sustained at whatever sacrifice. H^° W e hail with the highest satisfaction the unl order of the President of the 1‘nited States, * which has this day reached us by telegraph, f°r( calling for 300,OOU men from the enrolled militia, in addition to the 300,000 now being ^ recruited. 1 to ’We have not fully realized the magnitude co:i of this contest, nor the invaluable prize at w*r stake. There is no middle ground. There- ,l0t suit to us and the country will he freedom or rae despotism. We venerate the memory of our j l*!a revolutionary fathers, who fought and bled i “nt and sacrificed their all to purchase that free- | am 1 iloin and that invuluable I'orin of government i l‘ni which they have transmitted to us; and when llie that freedom and that government are im- wa! periled,shall we shrink from the conflict fore-' a ed upon us for their preservation !JFellow citizens, the appeal is to us, and we ncs are called this day to consider what sacrifices ‘ we should make, and promptly to act in re- l*ie sponse to the call of our country. waGov Fairbanks then called upon Elder ' Godding of Hurke, to invoke the Divine I C*IS blessing, after which Hon Calvin Morrill was -01 loudly called for. Mr Morrill took the stand ! °^: and for a few moments made an earnest, elo- |.-e quent appeal in behalf of our imperilled j country. Mr Morrill said he was now, and ab( had been ever since the President called for ,. . hoivolunteers, urging upon every man who could go, his duty to enlist. The President 1 ad • ^ now called for 300,000 more troops, and the ! ^ 1 call must be met. All n.inor questions, all j ' political issues must sink into insignificance 1 ’: to the one great question of pushing on the : war to a successful termination. I ^I When he took his seat, Rev Mr Bullard of! ^ 1 St Johnsbury Centre, was called for. lie a-i •■ rose and said his that calling was on! of peace, lie hail considered it his duty here- Pi 1 tofore not to war with carnal weapons, butte light the good tight of faith. Still he did not thi consider himself inconsistent in urging men ha e to espouse the cause of their country now, o-i tor he believed it was the cause of liberty, of a humanity, and of God. He now advocated 1‘ the crushing of this rebellion or the drivin; e of every rebel where the devil drove the keys •• Rev L. II. Tabor of West Concord, aros s in answer to numerous calls and made a stir*'s ring speech in his own peculiar and eloquent ^ style. If Mr Tabor can talk like that when e he is ill, (as he alleged he was at the time).we hope he will have an opportunity to speak [ ti S to our peop.e at some other time when he is | [' well; and may we he there to hear. j (s During the above gentleman’s remarks 8 black clouds had been gathering in the Northwest, and there was every indication of an immediate and heavy storm. The town hall was thrown open and every seal and staml-c ing place was soon occupied by the eager andn attentive crowd. In the meantime speakers,\ afternoon and evening, brought to- frQm abroad had arrived across the country1\ the following call which was issued from Montpelier, ami about the lime theI storm broke upon us the president of the dayII .tli-i tiiig at St Johusbury.\ tu-s meeting of the citizens of this \ «.-f our State was held at this pi:'.ers at a late hour Saturday i-v.u llm ('oLVi'ity.—A Mass Meeting illtrodllM,d „ thenext sjieaker the Hon Hor-i.u/.ens ot I aleilonia and Essex coun- ec......-....r____t....the Court House grounds,1 *“ Maynard, member of Congress from Ten- Aiv.il be held i ---------- ,,1 .iinvburv on Tuesday, August 'th, nessee. Mr Maynard arose amidst deafening«ck in the afternoon and 7 in applause, and addressed tlip audience for sairly one hour and a half in n most eloquent. jnearnest and forcible manner. We will not [»‘id; fa1 answer to the -.dent, to subdue a rebellion that .the overthrow of the government, attempt the briefest abstract of what lie s11 '-is imminent! Our national ex- but his candid manner, earnest, sad, deter-1 m ■ ,- .n jeopardy, and the time hasarriv- mined countenance, anil his burning, patriot-1 lt;■it is tor the people to decide luAl1' ;c mumble, and made i.: li-puiiucan form of government shall• .''.aim J, or whether it shall be over- them feel more than they had ever felt be-,*n t v m odious and cruel despotism 1 fore, no doubt, the wickedness, ueedlessness i SlGive one day to your country! and atrocity of this rebellion, and the cost at- 'i.iir wives, your daughters ami your „hicU the speaker and all bU m-laborer, in 111-i- .it expected from lion Horace ^ie bonier states had espoused the cause ot; j1 !. M. (of Tenn., Hon Portus Bax- their country. He did more—he put good i * M.1 Hun Justin S. Moirill, M. (., cheer and determination into the faint-heart-! ** 1- !'. I’-lamh Hon Raul_ ed, and patriotism, and devotion and self-sac-!ritice into the hearts of all the men and wo-1 “ nen who heard him. 41Jn the evening, Hon J. S. Morrill,member | -yf Congress from this district, addressed an |audience in the same place, in his usual dig-! . 'hy. L. II. Delano, Esq, Suili- nified and convincing manner. He reviewed j j• ki:ui*-v. Esq. John Russell. Jr. Esq, the conquests of the past year and demon- .• mi i li. Mattocks, S. S.^ l lumipson. gtrated most clearly that the government had J' h T.T1S fjbT’ “a* pros™*in w**tl,is retalliun’vcry v•W.(‘r...i»te. Esq, Hon Thomas Wason, great progress—and all that is now needed (] r:. Esq, Moses Davis, Esq, lion is more men and stronger faith in the gov-I W... f1 I' TIMKi'astn Fairbanks, president. Vice;’s linn James Gilchrist, Wm. . I'.mj., Rev M. B. Bradford. Hon •r' Uarvev. Ira Brainard. Esq., Wm. B.r I'.- ... Ward 1!. Norris. Esq., Hoi ‘ v McMillan. Hon A. E. Juilevlj.('retlion Win. Chase, J. C. Tibbetts, ernment.D. Bell, Hon Sereno Mont- this stage of the meeting, Hon C. S.r\. 11 mi Brigham Pike, William Hovey,Dana read the following resolution,and calledHon Moses Kiteredge, J. M. Eddy, ■• Ids la-on, Esq. Hon Calvin Morrill. ullon Hie Hon b. B. Colby to respond, which : ^ ■ NH;,. Hon David Hibbard, Rev he did in his usual eloquent and telling man- 1 v !; labor, lien N. W. French, Hon Ste- ner: ; jH •wc. ! 1,-m Jonah Brooks. Resolved—That we cherish the remem-1 lt;\T,H.dl. Marshal. brance of Lieut John W. Ramsay. Sergeant IH. Eaton. C. M. Stone, Secretaries. Alonzo C. Armington and Corporal Ephraim t ‘ • -.-Ey part of the day people began P. Howanl.who gave their lives in the recent t int i town, anion whom we noticed battles before the traitors’capital, gallantly : ! fighting for the “world’s best hope”—the do- :■ ^:.lwWrt» b.n«n flying,1^ „f ^.pulur ^eruuten't. To .heir'.■ • patriotic town of Hardwick, and loyalty, patriotism and bravery, we render a 1•smai;,-r loaded vehicles from other just and sincere tribute of admiration and■Before the appointed hour people love. j(t asKmble about the stand in the After Mr Colby had sat down, Maynard v.i a-.lt;l by half-past two there was again called for. and he enchained the ' J’ ' -.r more men and women audience for half an hour or more by his1 ti.. re. As the speakers announced thrilling accounts of what secession had done , j:ay iud not arrived, the meeting was lt;•’ hv !’e°P,r of E»st Tennessee, his home. |r,ier be the'l’resideut.who address- Uu'‘“R lh‘' evening K. C. ltedington, Esq.- ■’ -vrge assembly somewhat as follows: read a vcry patriotic letter from Hon H. P. r1'; 11 ■* CltKtxs 1—We meet to-day under Poland, who vras unable to be present.oToary-circumstances—we are assembled The following resolutions were read and■ ' ordinary purpose. It is nut to advo- unanimously adopted:,,lt c'a.njs of any political party, not yet We the citizens of Caledonia and Essex 's the policy of the administration.— counties, in mass convention assembled—‘ which at first was like a little Resolved—That we heartily approve of the jMi L -M r thin R niin’it hand has proclamation of the President, calling upon ■■ b.jrgu than a mans hand has ['he Stat€810furnish^qooadditionaitroops j • d expanded until it has overcast the for lhe support q{ the government.I .'!, like a blackened tempest,threat- i?eaofrrrf—That we pledge our lives .andoverthrow of the government, and fortunes to aid this government in extinguish-, •■'ruction of our free institutions. »g an unholy rebellion, originating in false-1 1 ; T-.ure i, not ove, drawn. Indeed thi, hood, und « war with the dearest interests of; ........ ,, mankind.w .or indulging in flights of fancy.^helliona reality. The 1Resolved—That American constitutional i ! liberty as ordained by uur fathers under the permission of the Almighty, shall arise from j
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