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I }lt;;*■ Ik* «*»+lt; •*****]Prenmrtax l°r *r*Ur fcW Bi,mn^ tiffi€A i0_ withit tbe “* few da-Tt °° S*tar' old Greeni wit..'« ______r„.ttLHI7* urfr“l’rAW u. avpo.nio.fDt. Coi. Reese I T*’ R«t Crawford dehrcred eloquent “J ^'notf -iH^es at the Court-House to j lfa k ire’ w ■ large and enthusiastic crowd wGretntb^ro.fr»» r-* °lt; *'cmw * jVj 5not altrmp1 * d**acnpti»* of the epeeahea J.uu*4 ] Oar people are remit to tru el t.^4 repel the I oc *icir »*r waged against u*. If net were halt-tore• foinet ween two opunous, bo«r«w» the last jj, ,ubt ii.uat have Leer. ratnorcd am they listened i teiu, the connceing facts and argtttne.t* of die m; speaker*. Consptcoooa in the ero»d, armed and j ^ equipped, warn the Stephen* Lignt Guard, George ( O Dawson, captain. This aoMe hard ot s’ohm* ^ (feera, eighty in number, ha* been gottpn up1 ur, u thin the lmat tew week*, are Terv w».fl drilled. . ofl aad bate eoiurted daring the ta-. The Ker. Dr. 5 Crawford proposed, in shaking hand* with the ' pe soldier* who mre going forth ta battle, to leare . in their hands a rcraeotbrauce of our fnor.dship, ^ a token of our esteem, a moouiien: of our juetice, I «lr and anew of no better war to cm*** turn remark a ot :ii«n to giro to the soldier. Ilia example was folk *■«ti by ti.any— acme of oar wealtbieet citi/.eos gate oue hundred dollars. C;M. W Lew.s, Esq., was now called for by the I eo crowd. He ator** amid*! appl»u*«; said fhoy had applauded too sood. H« bad nr speech to ( Enak»— that it would lx uM?ie*s for hint to add a de word to wont bad been eaid. W!.«n he udcirlt;%A*ed n.i them upon a fori.tr ocens.on be was tbeu a man it.j Ot peace. He a m now a man of war. Or* of bis of bob*, the yetioaesl volunteer pernum io the couii- of It, had collat'd iot the ear. lie Lad told him if J bo he fell in battle and bad no brother old enough to to lak« hts ptas*, that be wouid take n and ate areuge Lis deatb. Tb s h« eaid not by *vay of 1 is I hunting, but a *101016 duty. ' * , MtEi»n Sunday, avo.riling to appointment, the , fa r H- u*t#.o preaebed a serraor, for the .ece^t of J , e Stephen* Light Guards. W* wisu that e\ert 'Mrthe r „________^ ,.vt;f e .rgian, ir.d. :d tbe entire Soottj, could Lave 'ijr beard I .!•« ‘ort. V •-• bad hear d Hr. l!ou*tor be- ,‘'efore, but bad no idea of the ability ot the man.— I ‘We witl quote but a ample Aootimtut : *• 7 ho fa- J naticiam North is made op ol frc^^eiiism, sboii- , j tionism, free loTeiaTi and black r«pubbc*oi»io.— 1 si3' TInsmhtturo is now a fierce tnaiignsnt Uni, which ev*-bir diseased »b« bo y poHtic.” ' UrMonday, the day set apart for* the •Stephens , i.iglit Guards to'sir* Jeare of the*r friends and I is i retout forJtkLtbopd, will 1 aq » maaniixroii. 1 nf,s One would bare thought, judging Iron, liie spec ! cf „ talers preaent, that tbe people of t is county were 0j-j out en mum*. Tbe lalt;iilt; i lt;•: Ureene, with charar*. I 1-fR,
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Augusta Weekly Chronicle and Sentinel
Augusta, Georgia, US
Wed, Jun 12, 1861
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