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Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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The 8th Regiment of Virginia Militia at Lexington addressed the U.S. President offering services for war, invoking revolutionary battles. Over 50,000 young men from northern states volunteered to invade Canada at no cost to the government.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 1812.
The 8th Regiment of the Virginia Militia, assembled at Lexington, have forwarded a spirited address to the President of the U. States. The heroes which compose it, altho' protected by their mountains from the convulsions which agitate other nations, request to be employed—Bunker's Hill and the Plains of Saratoga, say they, shall be our rallying point—and we will combat either on the shores of the Atlantic or in the deserts of Canada. Let our country call on us, our hands and our hearts are hers.—In fact, the disposition for war with England is such, that the young men of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and New-York, forming together more than 50,000, have offered their services to take Upper and Lower Canada, free of any expence to their government; and if necessary, a greater number will be immediately got ready.
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Lexington
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Jan. 26, 1812
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The 8th Regiment of the Virginia Militia, assembled at Lexington, forwarded a spirited address to the President requesting employment in war, referencing Bunker's Hill and Saratoga as rallying points, ready to fight on Atlantic shores or Canadian deserts. Broader war sentiment led over 50,000 young men from New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and New-York to offer services to take Upper and Lower Canada free of expense, with more ready if needed.