Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. Excerpt from book: Section 3CHAPTER III. The People of the TownsThe Press The Pulpit Edward Everett Fletcher Webster offers to raise a Regiment The Sunday Meeting in State Street Mr. Webster's Speech Meeting in the Music Hall Speech of Wendell Phillips Meeting in Chester Park Speeches of Edward Everett and Benjamin F. Hallctt Meeting under the Washington Elm in Cambridge Ex-Governor Banks, George S. Hillard, and others Letters received by the GovernorExtracts Reception of the Dead Bodies of the Killed in Baltimore Mr. Crowninshield goes abroad to buy Arms Ex-Governor Boutsell sent to Washington Letter of John M. Forbes to Mr. Fclton Letter to General Wool To Rev. Dr. Stearns To Robert M. Mason Offer of a Ship Load of Ice Purchase of the Cambridge Provisions sent to Fortress Monroe ami Washington Governor to President Lincoln Attorney-General Foster The Ladies of Cambridge Call for Three Years' Volunteers Letter of John M. Forbes Letters received by the Adjutant- General Extracts Letters from Dr. Luther V. Bell and Richard H. Dana, Jr. -Ex-C'overnor-Bom vell arrives at Washington Letters to the Governor State of Affairs at Washington Letter from Mr. Foster Cipher Telegram Judge Hoar at Washington Letters to the GovernorThe War Department will accept no more Troops Charles R. Lowell, Jr., Massachusetts Agent at Washington His Instructions Letter of Governor to Dr. Howe Appointed to examine the Condition of the Regiments His Report Colonel Prescott Letters of the Governor and General ButlerSlavery. The people of Massachusetts were deeply moved by the departure of the three months' men, and the attack made upon the Sixth Regiment at Baltimore. Meetings were held in city and town. Speeches were made by the most distinguished orators in the Sta...