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Show THE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN SiiJStslicns o( tbe Record They Ha.u Uciie la History. llrroM fit imrlfin Mull it lllril hj ill S ildifTf of Othrr 1,101 and Ann. Cannonvii.i.i, t 'trih, April 4th, iS. 'Io V.f J !i or: rerniil mc lo prti n irw Iiikh in ilelTise of the N .it ion ri I (.unnl nf the L'nitrd Siflte, s wel 1 hut noble ImtiJ Uie I (.rand Atmy of ilic Krpuhlic. We hrive in the l intcil Stain itiil.tv two nulitriry fi ivil) or.im,.i)sm, the N.ition il (.uird ami ihe (.ran. Army of fie Kniubhc, C'onrrri'inn tlie I jtmcr methinksl he.,r Vti !ay, n It, it ate thfyf I'jtic in c, anon you will lentn none tliiitfc ul tli-jni, (or I Atri oi th o niton that il i lirnr tiie people peo-ple etpr.i.illy in Vt ih) xlioiil 1 txuler utmul this urt;.im ttion. l or the nonre I will it ale. Hut tiie Granl Army of the Kepuhhc hum in il6i; yuu know, however.ih.it il permanenrv wai not rs'iihlished until oiler the war, tv6 Attu yuu h.ive h-artl much of tins grt-tt (Mjan 1 ition. Itut tlnl you ever ton j ntler tiut it tuirrsful tmv& to itR Krrat Btrciith, anil tlmt i eMails were r.surrl, and its triumph now a in.it. er ol k'oiiuu rerird w.n uwin to Ihe Kirri'.iern ol ic toriout Rnri4H, icradu-aicAOlihR icradu-aicAOlihR National liimrd and leuUr airmv ol the tmie-l SiatrM I' or m.Hiy r-4ri ihe ( .. A. K. hat he. o cr.f hr.ihtiK the re uh ol th-? ir, in htrved 111 iv 4.11.1. 1 diree tiy the aul l t e N-.ll .Meil lioard; yet Iruin R'5 lo laiii.ivr til y not l.ikui every liuilur, is volimtrt-r-. H.ive ihey or the pub in- al latf.e reinlfTitd jm'u e lo Ihe ever l.iiiinul, t-ver Ui.il jcU'iiiUnioii who tuve lii-rn, .uid .ire suit arfitiiitc in v.un lor a til in oiiilinli ol Ihe.r vlof, tneir hrviry and 111-tr noUe ilreK' 1 s-Mi'C s-Mi'C ou ttte lime liMtiouu thai lip y wid w.ut no lontr lor dtte recognition, lot in these (iipinti tun nl pta u tnry h.ive (Iiai u hh 11 s-. enm tu lie oiiiy oprii rviitir pell, -a Inch in til.. p4tUn. e I the -'a ineein vole, ami in on ol ihe n. ! il leiiiniilieied Hut tiie J Vnn-.vlani.i uiilih4 H live coin, mm. wdif the tirst vol. .nircr troop in the w .r, titnviiiic U.i-hutoii April ivh, 1 mi. ..lid l;,e hist mot lo lav ilowri l. is lilu 111 U l.-n,. ol I Mr tl m (luritik ili- w-.ir, was al-o a nirml)c r ol Ilic jo. 11 I'i-iiii y vam i itiiliti.i, k llci in mm . 1 um ut lia uiiiure, Apiu Vj h. 1 hi. I he Hwlthei wlnllii-r nu'ir''s,"r,l "r rVuUr, are the peo.dc'a U pnulcnrr, Iln ir protector; ihey nre a slneid lor the p'-oplc ag musI oppri'ssuui, w hellu r irom rioiuui ui-ieniolH or a lutein rilcrny, 1 hi aoUlier can be n-hed 0.1, and tne popuUc knuuint: these lur, lollow the 1 11 ten-'f oi ilfir uiv hy day and tiy niht. ll our iv A n it. on k ihtiurhed alM ihe cl irton ot war is hfard in the ihstaiur, and "i.ools and H.nld,r s" in suunoed hv the trunin I s tilasl, or Ihe "lonu rod" ul the dm nn lint is. m l -, the ncolttieri tor immctliate a. ion, in Mith an event l. a..ir.l that the .National Ouaiil "wid he up and at Ui- m" in order to .rutert the liven, dt-lrml t;:r-honua t;:r-honua Mtid .(. orriy ol the people ol our I ition, nnd iiiaimaiii the Honor ol Anu rn a' dau,nicrs, America' pun. i lle i, Aiiicriia. tliK -"i,d Knuty" 1I1- inoleni ayiiihoiicmt; eipialily, puw.r and Ireedoni, our di-ar old h.im Mnd slnpe; tn-- hMiiij'Ky ol whose l.rt an ; t-pknikr of wtio-e strip.-,! com:nr. a pvjMcr well known, and uht ti hid dr-naix dr-naix e lo ail Koveriitnniis. svc that lor the people r.n.1 hv Hit- 1 e ple. I i l.e.N..i.t.aU.uard.s ever tva !y to respond 10 duty' tail, wiK-th-r 1.1 tu,- , lorest. un tli itiounlaiil, 011 Hie plan;. ; m all sons ol weilli-r and uinl.-r any and all loiiOiliou hlituiK widl howlm nio'i .ir othi-r hrc- lot., to the nfcht, to ihe Int. 111 front an I rear; tiovcr.n un t .rture and linnlhl't 4 thousand doitli-. in one. hy cruelly -mi mutilation; nil ol lliii not on the tuarcri to the sea 111 a ter- j a luimlrcd th.-u-. md slion, wliim oi eais has lieeu Lckbraied 111 hon,; und pt.s.-. j In ipieliuiK riots and tlispernni; entiled en-tiled mol-s liir? Njtion.il iinrd hut uh.-it ihe order ol an arm ot ovrrn mental autlioriiy, to winch i t in Ac i;ieniH ate and suutil-lhu suhjcci. Ihir 111K it preveme at these umlrsirabie pl.n es it conduct ha hcen 111 eveiy in stanteahove lepruat li. It Inn h ,wn i sell a hrave, orderl), well-dimplmed hotly ol un-n who knew how tu turheir m well a lo strike, wiiu have patience u well as hrmness, mural stmiiiili ,11 well a valor. Ihe oth.ers ol tlif .National duard have on every critical onaMoii mud discteli m, Ucl and roul j uliiiiiiiit; Itie men haL- slmvvu that hifc.i U 'tdienie anil Irvel-ln aUeihiesi in loe 1, ue ol jjieat pruvocUlull whikh mark-, the excrl.enl sohlier ol all histoty. In t'seiutinK tie lawful order ot tin ir superiors, su-periors, the mnilu ol ih Tinted .Suit) .s lu-e 1'it'ii cpo-ed lu Krd danrrs, and tu thuussiiids ot imumcs tui ji-i ltd lo thv. nro.si-,t indii.tntics hy the lurhu e IH aii.l lauh'ss. 1'nese datieri. ami insults tltey haav horn with j;r cat lor tiear.im v, therehy exhihilimj mii tx-ct-i.rtil --late ol discipline nnd iith so-Uh so-Uh lly .puiltie. in peiturmtn; the ati uiuis ana tmieeii tl in mi .lut es .issifct.ril ihetn, ihty have hy tin-ir p-e. Unce and couierieJ aitiuti cuiitnbu ed lo Hie 11. .iiuli iuiu-c ot tli' supr. macy ut Die law and lu Ihe ltMorati.,11 ul order, where ch.io-. t xi-.lrd .tnd civ il war was thieatrneil; lhe have woK,uly Miii.uned the h i;h ciiaracier ul ti.nr prU.-ssiuti and ttn-ir utxia ion. Hibtory drimliu lo rrp-at the wonti-runs wonti-runs tale ol I'ueniiup) l.i-, and puels smK ot ihe lr.iiisit-ii.lent speitucle ol Haiak lava; (ml Uie llue coat ol Amt-rica can poii.lw ihtuii.dpn.ie and Katlslacti ui 10 .1 hundred h- l.,s ot no lis bpiei.did .iclin ement ami hkiIi.iI dosing I, -ok ut 1. Usui's liaunth-N baitahou in (he vaih-y ol the li t; Horn. A li He h.nm oi iluie hnudiiil lloup. ri, toutrouled lu overwhelming mimi.Ms hy .1 crm e uud rraliy toe, ami 111 the m-..rt ol a Ira. k- Irom the in-spuing k - ol men a: .1 1 1( k h tne iM.Oi.im, 1nur.1l mipnise ut a .it-at piitriuuc cause. ri tveryuuna Miliucr, snapt-d in the tiuuuioid ..1 ui-.u-phuu .n.d pise!tL-d ul h M'usc ot duly alii, i, In Id him lu In p, si aH M1Ul l.o. rss ol Mci l. litre the tracdv ot i,.l.iU..w par.tllfled, .tnd there cm i.l-no thn.ht ih.tt manv ul uiom: lir.lVe nun whu IjUoWed li e pLeius Cu-tcr in that mail ! I fli.irj e lul.y rc-.iliftl thai a fatal 11 isi.ie n...i han mj ;,. n( Ih.tl Ih- y iveiu riolli,- ikivali m tic.ij.. V-t, with Ui.it sublime m eiitv .md ime -.ohlieriv hil.-hiy In. li h.ncihal.eiued tiie ttdimraticu of the World m ail ,(;t.s, 110I u'iir.iri t.ultil or lalurc'laVid'tnrir nninliiti-tt and tl's'i'KUicd Lihiks uvre iutiud, uul m-aitgitd uver ihe platiu j where they had fallen in knot le Hir it, but piled in a htti- tir . heap-d id rent, rider and hore ground tno prostrate pros-trate lorm ot their ):n 'lnt Ira lcr. S-u h h ive been the suldir-ri lor a huu-I huu-I dred vr have foiuht the M.H- of nvililion in it m o--.tir mar. !i toward I Ihe let tine nn, and 111 m ot l.icm'. v-y I many, inrludinic the t r v- t.u.trr hi I served their timr in th-- Nati mat I iiiatd. l akinif it all in aM, m1 it TV l '' h.i( in it composition a lar,-e l-m'itnt rutl', War. civirdtiiiirhai- f "- O main- r, v ' ihip are so many I' lr k.''" w.oih h m-i Ihe Mildier In his onward pit:i. M -r t.diiy ha for him a tlr-'te in hmhmI. It com-a arrayed in I ti-i ihty and 1:1 11 inann-r winch tne il. "ii m hi pr i':-:ful and luxuriou home m.i 11 " idci ol. It 1 imp( nh e lo fcive loo mu h prominence to ih.-e hi toticil un. and the (ailur of not .i'monsiratin,.: th" anie by liftim? up our u in cur nan defense. Ins led the (.mr sman wher-he wher-he ii, amo (pi te hu' no unknown. I I t M-rriorf have no hesitation In aii-I aii-I tint Hi National ;u-rd 01 the t'mtel Maten fter brin m.Tu ed tor Inn dr ot y-ars (,avi but j i.i I. -n horn, mi hr j thrir wartr- iciVniiuIr we are h-tu I and lu remai 1, an I i t m -ne a p- tvnt power at in tone in the not dn'a-.t future, nnd wi I he rc ytvu-d and te.e:ed by all tlic people. V 1 1 n M. IH ss dptain, Nati .ta (01 r I I L i .h. |
