The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-10

NEw Brunswick, April 7.
The Reception Of Captain Joseph "A. Yard aud His
Company.
About half past two o'clock, r. NJ this day Captain
Yards company of u s. Infantry arrived ut this place
and handsomely received by the City Guards,
der Lieut. Commandant Arnold and a number of mount
ed citizens After passing through several streets they
formed in front of the Whitehall Hotel in Albany
trcet and addressed by Col j. C. Zabrskc, (who
had been previously appointed by public mcetng)
follows
CArrAiN YARp-The honor of addressing you and
your patriotic corps has been conferred
me The time, however, since my notification has been
short to prevent either preparation premedita
tom but sir II man when called upon on occasion
like this should be mute, the very stones which you
stand, would rebuke him. To contemplate New JERSEY
in gone bye is calculated to inspire Jerseymen with
just and noble pride Her soil the battle ground
of the Revolution Her devoted poured forth Their
blood in torrents to repel the enemy from soil and
to sustain the great cause of humanity, for which
they battling ah d I i bar T hrh w
| putation. But it pains me to say that when The
national Executive called upon New Jersey to fur
nsh her quota of volunteers she did not respond You
sir have had the honor: your energy
and patriotism belong the high distinction Of organizing
the first Jersey corps for the present war congratu
| late you upon your noble achievement
Fellow soldiers you 20 forth to foreign soil to sustain
the honor OF your county ana yhdicn,e tnat Juse
| and treachery. Unlike the Roman eagle and British
lion, which advanced but to subugate, and conquered
y wherever she advances justice triumphs and liberty
prevails Our revolutionary srcs fought with noble de-
voon and irresistible determination. They fought
upon their SOIL for their homes and frcsides
Under such circumstances towards sometimes trans
formed into of valor. But you called upon to
do battle upon foreign soil your patriotism, therefore,
is above suspicion 1t must be regarded as the purest
and exalted that actuate the human breast or
| dignity our nature.
Soldiers, when you far away suffering the priya-
tions necessarily incident to all campagns-when you
are forcing your way through the deiles and
| NpHicO-Or.
the serried ranks of the enemy will follow you In
imagination with prayers and ardent desires for
cess and you will derive great consolation from the fact
that whether field of battle contendng in deadly
| strife, mt your domestic frcsides, the sam,
Almighty power controls your destnic To the God thai
| made you most chcerfully commit you
| Capt YARD replied in substance as follows -
Col The fatgucs Of the day, and the perplexity at
tendant upon the movement of my troops to the point
embarkation make IL necessary that should be brief
II is less than forty days since received my commission
| since which time have enrolled; and organized thi
| corps Of patriotic Jerscymcn which command. If
had believed nehalf that many Of my fellow citizsn
hive declared In reference to this war would never
have put forth the smallest effort to raise company
neither would now take step toward Mexico But
when know that flag has been insulted soil in
vaded and unoGending fellow citizens cruelty slain
ready to make sacrifice that country demands
We not unmnfu Of the ties Of country and kindred
We have fathers and mothers, too. We have wives tc
love, and children whom regard with the tcndcrest
affection But likewise have a country, that calls
| for services and have promptly obeycd We
shall chcerfuy forth to do battle for that country
believing that the God of battles is with u.s. and that W,
will surely triumph and whether fail or survive, W.
| bow with humble submission to the will Of Heaven.
thank you for the complimentary and patriotic remarks
| you have made.
| After which, the company partook Of collation. pre-
pared by mine host of Whitehall II Moore, which
given by the citizens Of New Brunswick. The company
remained night at T. j Strangs hotel and left on
| the following morning for Newark q. {. w