St. n'jof ■ 45SZ Ouke University Libraries To the men of G Conf Pam #582 iF®f; im^ m ^wnhw^^w. 'YXLO-W-ClTIZENS : -<■»•>* " » ) decide. jnever before been called upon to Last summer, myself but the time has come, the die is east, Irid some friends were engaged in raisinp|^hea we must be submlssionists and cow- company of State troops, but seeing so nrds or soldiers and fi^ht \kJ nanv in the same cause, the impossibility If .ill succeeding, being one of your rep- lesentatives, and being advised and re- luested by friends, not to resign ; I gave »p my company to make up that of Capt. llorehead, which is now in tl^c service. mesj" 4nd l^J all that is good, all that ia comes honorable, all that is great, will be your: to command. Can you, will you, longer rssist you: duty ? Can you. will you, wait for fur tH;"r appeals ? It is your country's call, and North Carolina has sent far more armt than any other State, (o the use of the South— she has sent all ojher troops to i Virginia, and left hcrgolf unprotected— j.^oh. if there he on this terrestrial splicre. our eoasl has been invaded, and the enc-;Aboou ornn offering, thnt Heaven hoMsUearJ my ai'C upon us. Our Governorhas called It is the l^st lilniion wliioh Liliei-*v draws I have served you' to the best of (ly abilit)' as a civilian, and I now desire and has received none, and now wc are serve n I}' country as a soldier. Who'left to ourselves, to fight our owu battles, ^ill conic and go with me ? Many of our defend our own homes, or be overiun and Jravc friends have gone, but Old Guil-|ruincd. ord has not yet done her duty. Lastl Youiis men, I call upon you, because luinmer, I asked you to enlist fur the warj' vou arc strong, you have no families to lut I now only ask you to go for six orjleave, you have all to g.iin, and nothing vclve months, and that for State dcfcucc.lto lose. Xen of families and of property. Ion all tlu'ii suid, tl at wliiii vmir liarvcsl [ call upon you, bccau-i- your all is a: sathcred —v.lieii our Slate was invad ipon the Confederate authorities for help, '•'■"otn the heart that brc.iks and bleeds ia hc^ ' cause.' Then come one,comeall,old and yo.iiigl ct lis link our destinies together, '' gJ 1',^'ou would fly to the rescue, and where glory waits us, strike for our home; and our fires, and go to victory or th ijrave." 'Who would be a slave, wh would live, conquered by the North ? Men of family, and of property, who-' nterests .ire at stake ? Are yours ? \A li . stuke.'and very soon, if Ave do not have :.!■"•€ fi-htin'g our battles ? Certainly, i K force sufficient to drive the enemy back. | "U^ny o*"}''^". tut tl-e young men of Ha, .^, ., ,■ ,. J c .. i,.,^,,,. r,r^no,-»v will lii> suiMit frniM vou liLpl<^o>"i-''y- Why 'is this? Are there liv's " .strike lor your'nltars and your fires. l)oui propcirj wui no s«i pi iiuui \ou uivi j j ^ ■ pli-iff lud'orp the whiilwind l.css urecious to'thom and their counlrv. Now, your harvest is over, and you have |'^">'" "^""^<^ '"' »"i''"i'i". - , ,. , ,,'•',..,, , , ^- Will Villi erv loiK'or " voun" men o-n nar. yours .' tins cannot be, lor they ■ •• icen hlcssed with an abundant one. NoW' >> "i }ou ciy ion„( i, jmuij, mi.ii ^i . ,7 L coast has been invaded, and the one- '--""l Ss'^' f"'' "« ' " ^"'"'•V ''"^■•' "<==*'''-'' "'' by are upon us— eight hundred of Caro- 's«"^- Come forth your.'^elvcs anu do your l^a-s sons arc now prisoners in the landlFrt anJ ''"fi"^'- "o longer,, the burning • the enemy, and our homc.^ our proper- l^^'S-"* '« •''••«' "P"" >"'^"-" ^"" '"'^ *''<='"^ and our loved ones are in hourlv dan iuntil you came .and share the toils, the icr. Then 1 ask you, h.as not the timc,P"^'--'''fns, the dangers and the honors, time, when you said you would 20? Now "■''!» "»os« ^'"^ ''='^"« S'"^ ""d ^reyct go- the time, hero, is an opportunity. Thcl'"S- ^i''' t'-"^'"- ''^•C'^ '" ""^'"^ l'^""!^'- '«' cgislaturo has given the Governor pow-i^efcnd our common interests, ouf corn- to accept volunteers for twelve monthsimon homos and uur' common '-sunny less time, for the defence of our State ;;South." id this is the last opportunity you will *Then let all those tIio love us; love avc of JQining such a company. the land that we live in, as happy a re Then, ifly fcllow-citizcns, I call upon gion, as on this side of heaven. '''Tf you Du once more, as Hiosc, whose an cestorsjfiill, you fall blessed martyrs of Liberty, Bsistcd mine in achicvins the liberties and your memory will be-cherished b3'all l« have so long enjoyed — as those who ro to be free or s]aves with me — as those fiving the same liberties, the same rights, kc same interests at stake ; will you suh- lit, or will you fight ? This is amoraen- die lovers of Freedom, now and -in ages yet unborn. If you survive, your namesj will stand u|>peF«m»st in Liberty's story. You will be hailed on your return as the defenders of yi'ur country, and with tlip i