New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-10
THE DAYS OF CBIVALRY REVIVED.
MASSACHUSETTS, UNDER AR Ms.
TIE GREAT ENCAMPMENT AT CONCORD.


- Ali. manning as We passed To rough Ro1 bury, when
n. red east gave prcrnise Of the coming sum-
sxsrtosh reoSer sJp- ola gun wearog French uni-
hsn and an Ish face, his way to Bos'on, 10 take
H. cas-, I presume, for I doub. If his patriotism
vould ave prom pied him 10 mareh-to Camp M.ssa-
eiusst,, Our train pulled up for moTeot, AMI
presepty the French head-gesr, with the lis1 face
nader il, b.amed 10 upon as With rs much blsafness
q, is compatible With Zouave cap, through the end
window Of the car and with twinkle 10 the eyes,
OFT Of which the deep was not all yet AL rubbed,
tkst said rs plain g. tspkl, could" Sure, thsts the
"ws, Soi,w We carried the msilsfo to-dsys
steamer, bu. bsA there been British steamer CON-
hc in with hostile thoughts intent inste III of ths
fitDely Cpnsroer, going out to take our mails, we
ecsId 10. have thown greater alscrty in helping on
tbis defender Of bis country. When in due tns
reached Psrkers, the gsao Of bright uniforms en-
rvebeo that famous restaurant, and az each officer
GENE csr grg in over the mxble aolr, his comrades
erected him with many cheers. 81 have left my
"vs'ch bsbiJ, if anything shoald happen 20 me,
es,o ODe Of tn.T1 in tender aside 10 the bar lender
will meet yen the eried field said another 70
. hisbd who was taking leave Of bin. Do you won
der that felt need have no fear for our hearth
vspes and OR afaIs7 Such Is the spirit tina. rules
TIE hoor.
As am not tO'oier, HlIeide1 10 bO'ns " tnoSo
p4he,bIotLts which are not uobecoming 10 mere
evIisn after night On steamboat and reii, before
Gpowed these younger snd more enthusiastic meo 20
Gasp Msssschpsetis, at Concord, twenty miles dis
tart. At the depot, when did go. found the came
saSsr. A long lain WIS crowded with eager passed.
ss,s, oil bound TO that "tented ied' y'here the
young soldier had gone before u, aao The depot
filled with temporary cars-mere platforms WITH ex-
,dat. Tho ,1yis of
n.p, women and cb,ldren, gao FASTENING 10 The
camp. Attic appointed time we were Oh; passed
Charles River; past Bunker HILL Monument; past the
spo, on the iosd from Cambridge to Charleston where
joseph Otis, who was q member, and, 1 believe,
Speaker Of the Provincial Assembly Of M4s:aclusets,
was on bic way TO Breeds Hill the day Of that famous
battle when British cannon. ball came and took off
the bead Of man near hm-sn Incident not hitherto
Hsbtioned in any history Of that day, bat which
hereby give to Us next histo.ian past the State
Prpsn; past the Insane Asylum; past the Cambridge
Observatory and Mount Auburn; past pleasant villas,
and white viIlsges, which have grown up within my
m. Dory; past railroad bridges studded with little
boys sBd gbs With great longing eyes; past barns
win doors and windows filled with eager faces past
the snbng Charles again. past ponds gemoied with
lies, and ssamps brilliant with the crimson obea,
the maple AID corbus chaogi ing already to scarlet
and purple past Seysides where the golienrof
nodded it's brig BIT pumss at US, all remiDoog of the
other tunes and uniforms, white and crimson, and
scAst and golden, and beautiful which were all
bastsnrg for to s,e. IL IL, az the trains go nos,
two hours ride TO Concord throug IA lovely country
suggestive Of reflections peaceful pastoral academic
and warlke, as you see, aud which ore enteftsts,
perbsps, with more or les calnuefs as he may be
se6t.d comfortably at a window, or has the privilege Of
stspaing in TIE passage.way with a clutch upon the
arm Of a at for steaoinets.
Bot the Camp is ashei in due season. Iu my
younger days knew musters,'' and this is
one Of them, only good deal more 50. Those geaui-
ing ans and brliant bits of color on the VIDE
feo the tents, the prancng seeds beneath the fiery
Iiders-wh, ever foIgets them who mas seen thsm a.
q boy remember-pardon me If | am little dis
cuisve, not TO cay seniies certain Colonel who was
The hero Of my youth. lie used to ride cream CO.
kred bose, with iuch tall doubt If even bis Ex-
c.knry the Commander n.Chisis Morgan of this
peeseIt Camp is a robler beast. TIE Colonel was
~bat might be called by detractor dumpisa Us to
light, but bouDdiess TO sesquicial,y in the other
duscion--so my aured jad gment Suggests, though
my youthful imagination was unchecked by such re-
a, ctoDs. TIE nobeoresm colorcd sometimes oucvst-
tee, % properly bred horses will on sueh occasions,
psturai TO his rouudness. But re was great to the
boyt, end no doubt to the men also. Ooe o. the
f.Tuer, friend OF mice, in after years saw much
travel. lie aet one day the Colonel and recognising
him a. one whom bis young feet had followed
many long and weary dsys, but with admiration
weaIisd, be introduced himself aud reminded the old
soldier Of many musters and of the glores OF those
zelda. IL have, he aid to him, "seen the troops of
many pations-Louis Philippe on the Bonevards,
Alexander IN st. Pe.ersburg, the Emperor of Aus
tia Wsilngton-but on none of them have | ever
locked ~th the same admira,iJ IN tina, have on you
upon that longiailed cresm-coloied." You may be-
hevs the Colonel was gra;ifed.
Camp Massachusetts, lie on extensive plain, Dor
sered on one side by pretty stream along the banks
Of which are tents Of troops extending nearly if not
quite mile. strategic writer could make you To.
derstand how the "elboss' Of this stream meet the
"elbows' ofthe camp, bat l will not undertake it.
On the opposite eide, upon the borders of lovely
pond, and on slight emlnenee, are the headquarters
of the Commander Chief Gov. Banks, bis own
marquee surrounded by the tents OF his S;s and at
little distance the epcsmpment of ks Guards, the In
dependent Cadets Scattered about the field in every
Csction but outside the lines booths Of every
ceivabe soit, for almost every Conceivable purpose,
that can minister TO the material or mental entetan-
mel, OF the thousands ofySitors Their less than
3cco troops on the ground, and they have come fom
the remctest parts of tie State. Even New-H 4mp-
shire is represented by Of her military Off ,es
and, dare cay, other States. have seen, to-day.
disorder, andf sometimes there is little ques.ion.bs
hsrity, ii only such is % al great gath
erings Of people ard arises naturally from the Gym
PATTY Of youth" The orders are believe that NJ
sale Of spirits shall be allowed the ground, but
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