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often the only way of safety. He who would calmly sit down & see his wife & children abused, insulted & slain without using every effort in his power to protest & defend them is a cowardly wretch that deserves neither home or wife or children. So he who can calmly & suprisely see his country destroyed by the hands of traitors & yet make no effort for its safety is not deserving of a country. I tremble when I look at the approaching struggle & think of the effects of a defeat of our arms. I think the move being made by the governors of the West is a wise move, for then new men will enable as many veterans to go forward from the fortifications & take part in the struggle & in case of disaster they will serve as a nucleus around which to rally our shattered hosts. What tremendous