The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-23
HONOR TO THE Brave !

"a, SATURDAY. last our citizens. without distinction
&c ,,,tv oaye a. sumptnous Dinner to the-returned
of;cers and soldiers Of. this County. On arriving
At the grove, near the residence of Mr.. John hutch
;ns. where the Dinner was spread, Perrin busoee'
ESQ. in the name of the entire community welcom-
ed the gallant company in attendance to the hosP-
talities of the place after which the table was hlied
nm. Mai. Stokes at the head, and the good things
were attended to in the most respectful and earnest
manner. - ,reyo -. .
Tbe Dinner being over, Maj. Stokes, for himself
and on the part of the returned Officers and soldiers,
rendered their hearty thanks for the cordial and en-
thusastic reception they had met with. tie said the
North Carolina Regiment had been assigned posi-
ton in which they not so fortunate as 10 meet
the foe, but the men of that Regiment had won
name by their patient submission to orders, by their
heroic endurance of disease and the prvatons OF the
camp and he had no doubt, from his intimate know-
edge of their spirit and character that if they had
been called into action, they would have entitled
themselves to as brilliant aurels as those gathered
in battle by the soldiers of any other State
The venerable Gov. Iredell was also called up to
address the assemblage. He responded in SEN
sbe and patriotic Speech in the course of which he
bore testimony to the high character OF the North
Carolina Regiment, and bestowed deserved compli-
ments upon the gallant Stokes He said that to him
it was always pleasing task to talk about the SOL
diers of the Old North. He had taken deep inter-
est in their welfare; and he was glad to see this
day so many of them, now that the war was over,
mingling again among their fellow-eitizens, who
were grateful for the services they had performed,
and who would long remember them, for the patriot
ism and heroism which had prompted them to the
&c tented feld.''
Capt. Singeltary being called upon, declined to
speak, but by graceful alusion to Maj William ].
Clark, as the hero of Lallys command" that dis
tnguished young officer brought to his feet,
amid loud and long-continued applause. We never
heard on any occasion, more touching and eloquent
address than that of Maj. Clark. AS he spoke of
" Company ''-his own brave men--of the fatigues,
the carnage and the battles through which they pass
ed, with the train from Vera Cruz to Mexico; and
when he told how they all had fought-how many
of them had died for their country-how anxiously
they looked back to old North Carolina for encour-
agement and sympathy in the midst of their heavy
tolls; and then pointed to the survivors, worn and
broken, but still proud that they went and still AMI
mated by soldiers spirit and soldiers heart
every bosom in that assemblage swelled with emo
ton, and every eye was sufused with tears. With
modesty, he seemed to forget himself
in the praises he bestowed upon the men under his
Besides Majors Stokes and Clark, and Capt. SIM
getary, were happy to see present on this occa-
sion, the brave Lieut.. Bryan, Mai. Wilder, Capt.
Buck, Adjutant Whitaker, Lieut.. Yarbrough, Lieut..
Harrison, DR.. McRae, of the Surgeons to the
Regiment, and others, who had borne themselves
we'll in Mexico.
The Dinner was served up under the superintend-
ence of the Volunteers friend, Mr.. John Hutch
ins. 1t every thing that could have been desr-
ed. Such tokens of respect to those who have aided
in upholding the flag and in sustaining the honor of
the country, credtable alike to those who tender
and to those who receive them. May prosperity at
tend every returned Officer and soldier of this good
old State and may their future fortunes be happy
the past year has been to them eyentul and memo
rahleI