Washington telegraph., 1847-01-27
DEPARTURE OF THE PHILADEL
pHiA TROOPS.

IEf Al lhE vi l llt Iiii.AbELs
pHIA TROOPS.
The Philadelphia North American sf
thu Bad inst, in noticing the departure Of
the Philadelphia volunteers for the fendez-
yous at Pittsburgh. uses the following
beautiful language. Il will bo read BY
erery one with INTEREST,"
The companies paradad at O'Clock, n
their respective afmnres, md mifehed 70
Bfaal AMI Willow streets, ai O'Clock,
amid heavy iall Of snow, which mnia II
anything elsa than a holiday beginning
AIaaal Tie depot the snow and mud maae
walkiug or even standing, almost insup.
r ahle; vet thousands were there "a bi
I'D ayea II friends aud relatives theY
maF netef maei again. Hundreds Of 1.
ma.as wen there too, REGARDLESS al aaua
af WHl OF fnud-fncb.r li anY aud EVER
exposure. So ihey ht grasgad the han
anu pressed the lips Of near and dear aRes
who we're about In leave them for uihef
aud mafa exciting sccue,.
a4ay incidents occurred that mighl IlF.
uish salIaas far umantc. Here was
poor widuw, with her little brood Of ehi!.
afsn. pressing through the crowd 10 catch
anea II her son as he passed 10 The
eaFz. aul aas then lost % her sight. Il maY
.ha .afeFss. fhera the young and lfnief
sf., hauaihti ul some one OF the taluu
ieers, her anxiety struggling with her mod.
esiyi wishing Jet hardly daring 10 ap.
praaeh lle nauAs where be who had wun
aai had her heart WAS waiting The order 10
depari=-ltating her bot The delicate in.
preston which love dagueueo'ypes upon
wunan's heart lor souvenir Of the happy.
ihe hapeial pat. Then, ion, there VIZ
younger bralhegs asl sisters, watching
VIII FegFeiial eyes die departure Of III
lfaiu lhal hafe liom them brother wha
hal bern adopted hy their country aud En-
fnIiel among is defenders.
W nv una woman, apparently qlIIH
lseh.e. leal.as a little boy by The haal
pushing her way to one ui tb9 cars whni
were To t5ansP II the Philadelphia troops,
She gained pacs near the entrance, and
though the crowd pressed hard upon her,
ani The officer. percmpiodiy ordered alto
''cIeaF the way, she maintained her nIgrc
and a- the Troops. two by iwo catered her
eye Kept keen watch, aud scanned each
lace. AZ length n fair looking lad, Nho
could have plg,el bm a iaw weeks over
,he threshold OF eighteen, cam, alung.-
The m9.her gnspci bis baud, imprinted
kiss upon his smooth cheek and exclaimed.
"Gunl hye Henry---l am sorry you aro
going, but DO yonr duly. boy, and don't for
gcl yonr country. honor AMI yo0r pnnr
mother tear h.ied ihc young mans
eJc. bat the mother was Ike marble, aai
walked aWay with irm step. though her
hcaa--ihe crowd saw no, lhal-mghi
lave been breaking.
As one oI lhe companies came up Broad
street beautiful gif! stepped ou, l,om ihr
..ia.wa.s, took lhe aGm ol one ol the vol.
In,errs ani hcDt il ui he entered the cars,
The youlh turned as bis foot pressed the
/ iirsi step, hu, hc could not speak, and the
ta1 parted wi. houl exchanging worl.-
Nearlho fiot the train We saw "a young
woman Standing an hour or more on pile
Of rough plaster. waiting he orfisaluf the
. city troops, aud at length they came. she
/ taol one io1k a, tie company where her
husband marched, and sitting dJwg upon
GO snow, hij her face in her apron, aud
continued in that position until The lrain
started. Her mother was by her side, bat
lhc half hour We stood near them mol o
word wns spoken. Her face exhibited
neither grief nor fear; il was the index oi
LnI one Naid.-lrsOlation.
An hundred moro incidents might be
ehIon ccd that passed within that short
honf oi hustle aui pepamliun--somo even
morn affecting HAN those described. Yet
amIJ all these. the volunteers bore ibom.
selves manluiiy. Many OF lbem doubles,
looked arnn their friends with an luminous
preseniimeni that il was ,hr last ltns they
should ever behold them; bat at the same
l.m lie laurcl.wrealh, the prize which The
soldier over seeks bit seldom gaines, vas
bslpre Ihrir eyes, and they turned 'usif
hacks upoa the cypress!