Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-07
The Presentation Of the stand Of CsIsrs 70

Inc fresemteuon es the Stand o. Colefs 70
the New YORK Seventh Il esimens.
We takefrom the New York Times of yester
day evening, the following full account Of this
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PREszSrAIIoS on STAND OF CoLoRs FROM rHs
CRY or WAsHIHeToN-CoMPLIM DrH-
HBR TO THE CoMMITTEE-OccUPATIoN OF THE
NHw ARMoRY-SPEEcHEs OF Hon RoBEnr
ouLD, COLONEL LErFERrs, &c, &c.
The. eeremony Of presenting the Washington
stand OF colors 70 the Seventh Regiment, rational
Guard took place yesterday afternoon, in front of
the City Hall in presence Of large concourse Of
citizens, and constituted Of the most interest
been witnessed In this city for long time. Agree.
ably to the regmental order. the Seventh assem-
bled at the Armory, In Seventh street. at O'Clock
and formed In Lafayette-place at O'Clock p. m
The Regiment was formed IN order Of march.
ing at ~ O'Clock, Company 8, Lieut. Col Shum-
way, on the right, and proceeded through Broad
continued ovation. IN. ?. 7
On the arrival at the Park a dense thronp of
citizens had assembled to witness the ceremo-
MES, but by the excellent arrangements Of the
police, the eager crowd was kept within well
defined limits, leaving the entire in front Of
the Hall, from Broadway to Chatham street, en-
trely clear The more favored citizens, men,
bers Of the city government, with their wives
and daughters, occupied eligible positions at the
windows and on the portico, from which an ex-
cellent view could be obtained. The colors were
Washington delegation awaited the arrival of
the Regiment. 80 f.e,.4 - =, ~
Shortly after O'Clock the Regiment was drawn
up in mont of'the City II all, forming three sides
Of a hollow square, and shortly afterward the
deputation came out Of the Governors room. led
by Mayor w God, Brigadier-G Hall, Officer
Narrower, of the Washington police, and his aid,
bearing the coors. They were followed by MEM
beers Of the Common Council, Representatives Of
the press and others. Col. Lefferts advanced to
the front of his Regiment and courteously re-
unfurled to the breeze, Robert Ould, q s. Dis
trict Attorney for the District Of Columbia, ad-
dressed the Regiment as follows: .
MR. GUILDS ADDRESS s- ..r
Officers and Soldiers of the Seventh Regiment:
My colleagues and myself are commissi oned by
the Federal Metropolis Of the Republic to bear to
Its commercial ptal the colors whose folds have
just been given to the breeze. This Is no mission
sion Of regard from a city which the treasure Of
the nation has adorned, to another whose progress
and growth are the wonder of our age--not merely
grateful return, on our part for the kindness 30
promptly shown even under unpropitious fates, by
the citizen soldiers Of New York, in illustrating
the commemorative pageants Of the Federal
City. 1t is true that ali this would be reason
enough for this ceremony; 1t is true that any
hearty, outsPoken word In the distractions Of
these latter days, which xpressed the love which
warns our hearts toward you, would be its own
full vindication 1t is true that any memorial
which served to testify the es eem Of one portion
Of our people for another would always be appro.
than this u.i Fl. 49, -
Washington not only sends greeting to you, but
In the present ceremony announces and records
before the country its high appreciation Of the
soldierly virtues Of New Works favorite volun-
teers. 1t is tribute to an order which must and
Will make itself recognized, even in country
where no orders are known to the law-an order
which IL, and deserves to be, higher than all
others-the order of citizen soldfers-of men who,
without expense to the State which they protect
and without serious detriment to the pursuits
which they follow, voluntarily enroll themselves
into corps for the purpose Of maintaining the law
sion from abroad. | say that this is the bis hest
style and best type Of the citizen, and none can
gansay It, 1t is to illustrate faith in this idea
as well as to manifest our grateful appreciation Of
your past kindness, that we have come to your
great city with these colors to-day. Behold them.
they bear upon their folds the figure Of the i'm
mortal chieftain Of our Revolution, with motto
which, In phrase, condenses his life Pro Patrie
ct Gloyta. The centuries which, at the invocation
Of Napoleon, looked down from Egyptian pyra-
mids upon the standards and eagles Of France
never saw SO glorious figure. Look upon 1t
tue jaws OF black despair, and right nobly. and
like a GOd-appointed hero does he do It, The
arms Of your beloved State are there too And
great as Is your noble Commonwealth, Leading as
she does all her sisters i'm the march Of i'm prove
ment. and holding in her borders a mig ty CITY,
whose advancing stride, before the close Of our
century, will place II foremost in the world: still
even her proud escutcheOn finds new glory la
being quartered on a flag which bears the figure
Of Washington. Though your hardy mariners
have Ploughed every ocean-though you have
cleft mountains and blasted highway for YOUR
commerce through the barriers Of nature-though
you have united in happy marriage internal and
external seas, which Sod had not Joined toy ether
though, like the Creator Of the world, you have
laid under contribution every cline and made
nations everywhere the tributaries TO your great
ness, still, there is not, and never will be, any
higher glory TO. you than that you are the coun.
Alongside this flag, supported, as Is its fellow,
by staff bfoug htfrom the sacred shades Of Mount
Vernon, is another, more familiar to your eyes,
but not the less to be honored Ii is worthy OF its
mate. 1t is the Gag of the Union:
Ills the star spangled banner,
Oh, long may 1t wave y ..- ''.'l
Ger the land Of the free and the bone Of the brave
1t Is the flag Of our fathers the ever living rem.
resentative Of the terrible ordeal that tried their
manhood, and the symbol Of their suferings, their
patience, their fortitude, their heroism no their
triumph. 1t Is also the witness Of our progress
Thirty-twO stars are EN- bazoned its azure field
and others, like those orbs Of which the astrono.
mers tell US, has not yet reached our planet are
soon to be added to the constellation 1t is Sc
cuIey planted along the shore of two great oceans
Asia and Europe, looking east and west, ever be-
hold 1t. 1t is the sign, too, Of our power every
where. On far-distant seas poor hunted Koztas
are safer beneath Its folds than Austrian kaisers
on their thrones 1t is the flag Of w ashington and
jackson, and Taylor and Scott Many have gone
down to death on the battlefield giving il their
last earthly look and last earthly blessing 1t has
covered many patriotic heart whose last life
blood has been freely poured out in It's defence
hlanr earnest and fearful prayers have besieyed
heaven for its safety and continued success, from
washington himself down to the poor stricken
widow, who had given up the husband Of her
youth to her country's cause and he does not read
our history Alright, who not that I'm response
the Divine hand has been laid with blessing and
conservation upon its sacred folds Rest assured,
at least, citizen soldiers, that the mission which
he has designed for ii no mad ambition can
thwar'. know Of no human trust ever commit.
ted to the hands Of man, which Is boiler than the
cause OF that nag. 1t has its claims upon us In
peace as well as In war, He, indeed, is a poor
soldier of the Republic State, who feels that he
discharges his whole duty, in hurling back for.
eign aggression or sitting domestic turbulence
IL the obligation Of a Roman soldier was sacra-
nent, OH soldier Of the State, and by virtue of
that, soldiers Of the Republic what Ia yours, II ne
law and the right are captains over u.s. everywhere
The soldierly virtues Of disci pline and obedience
which Won have learned 30 well, do not belong
only to the parade and the battle field They are
the grand traits Of the good citizen in every sphere
OF life. Without learning them in some way we
are worse than sounding brassn The true col.
lier ID the bulwark Of his country, everywhere
and at all times He 10 the stern foe to all fac
ness and the friend Of the law He 10 the hest
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