What is the tone of this passage?

salem speech
by joseph story

i call upon you, fathers, by the shades of your ancestors by the dear ashes which repose in this precious soil by all you are, and all you hope to be resist every object of disunion, resist every encroachment upon your liberties, resist every attempt to fetter your consciences, or smother your public schools, or extinguish your system of public instruction.

i call upon you, mothers, by that which never fails in woman, the love of your offspring; teach them, as they climb your knees, or lean on your bosoms, the blessings of liberty. swear them at the altar, as with their baptismal vows, to be true to their country, and never to forget or forsake her.

a. pleading
b. persuasive
c. admonishing
d. humorous