New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-18
LOCAL MILITARY MATTERS.

RECEPTION BREAKFAST AT THE AsTOR HOT W.
AND PRESENTATION OF A FLAG BY TBs
SONS OF CONNECTICUT.
The Eleventh Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers.
which has been for the last two months quartered y
Camp Lincoln, West Hartford, Ct, arrived in tbH
city yesterday morning by the steamer City Of Hart
ford. The troops disenbarked On the per Of th&
Fall River Steamboat Company, where they were
received by Committee Of the Sous of ConneeticuA
headed by Col Amy, the State Agent, and escorted
no Broadway to the Park Barracks.
AT 10 O clock. breakfast was served TO the men ID
the barracks, and when all had been provided Tor,
the officers, preceded by Dodworth's Band, marched
to the Aston House, where they were ene7tained II
" the Sons of Connecticut" The dinlng-hall vy
handsomely decorated with flags, the elegant cooa
prepared Tor presentation to tue regiment Icing "
played at the end OF the room. Mr.. Charles Gould
presided, and upon bis right and left were seated
Gov. Buckingham and staff, Henry Ward Beecher.
Brig. Gen. Tyler, Col. Kingsbury, p. T. Barnun,
K. c. McCurdy, Gen. Wetmore, and Others. 1
number of ladies were also present.
Grace was offered by Henry Ward Beeeber, aftd
which Col. Almy, Military Agent OF Conneciicu1
made brief speech, IN which he heartily welcomed
the 18th Regiment to the City Of New-York
The President, in calling the company TO ordee
after the vigorous attack that had been made upOd
the edibles said that the people OF Connecticut wa6
an orderly race, and noted for their punctuah.y.
always performing whatever they had to do at Tie
appointed time. In appropriate terms he WELCOMED
Gov. buckingham aud the officers OF the Ilth Rcd
ment, with their noble command, who were 30 900
to stand between their loved homes and the wsfs
desolation" He assured The officers that sll hogei
were centered upon their foitbfnness and courage.
Gov Buckingham, being loudly called for, rose amid
the most enthusiastic applause, and said that he rec
nzed in those present the cherished sons aud dsngh
tiers OF his mother State and It afforded him sweet pleasure
be among them. always true 10 his home, and
he felt from reception extended 20 himself and the resf
ment he accompanied that the OF Conaectcu Newt
York were vet true 10 old mother State Although C3
necticut had come up slowly she hso come up surely A
had done noby and would do until her whole d'y ~
performed The President hrst called for one rs0ss
sad Connecticut responded Subsequently regment shS
regiment followed sna at prs. mere az ~ .ho
infantry four cornPsnies Of cavalry and one oa.ie y
lary When the second order for troops was made Co-
n-csut had bat three thousand stand Of she h.s
10 her srsenas thousand improved nnes, maAlis4
within her own borders The regiment orgsniIsf
ly armed and equipped sDd bsg train complete ~
preared the field Though Connecticut came late II IL
ball She came well any aud foy prepared ior aSe
Relative 10 .he legislation Of sccut the Governor sd.
On the 1T day of May the Legislature met AFTER the aa
Fort Sumter and ther irsl TO make spDrod.
alton OF 600 tn supper, Of the and 70 pas ~
oltions Of the most patriotic character. AT Later ses4
+2o0O0o0 were voted or the same purpose a9a ~
power given tne Governor to rae tue regiments ceis
by the eXgeuces Of the country While he prond ~
position Connecticut took In the Formation Of the Govemm
he equally proud OF her present sesacrncng posoa
The Of Connecticut love their money they know
valre b1 they love iEeee aud free institutions better ~
Tense The Legislature Of Connecticut Ia It's EFFORT T. l3
the Government woud compare iavosby with any 0sAsf
! Load applause. -
Gen. Wemore was next introduced, ard allde3
20 the patriotic zeal Of Connecticut In furnishing
troops for the war, maintaining that she was N iS'
vance of New-York III that respect. Proud a
every ore might be Of the noble State Of Neg-lok re
CONNECTICUT was head for while the former had rad
red and regiments in the held the later nsd ioA,
He coneude5 bis speech by giving as sa;
+" ConHectest-Her name, her faTne aud ber sons 1is
daugb,ers."
Col Kingsbury, in response TO repeated calls roo
and thanked the Sons of Connecticut for the eraaf
reception given his command. Neither ne nor -
officers were public speakers, and he hoped tAss
many friends would judge them by their deeds, sna
not their words.
Brief speeches were made by Lieut.-Col. Mathew
son. Col Howe, the Hon. L. h. Woodbridge Of he
Vermont State Senate, and were loudly applaadei.
Mr. Woodbridge said
expected Sir that our Governor would he present ut
this OCCASION and respond for noble little STATE sd
know that nothing but imperative duty has taken hin o
The sentiment Sir 10 Nermont end teng TO toe manor 0S
am alw ays proud TO spesk IN hex teha and In Dong
ST. am reaec,ing honor upon the GOOD cd stse Of "a.
! Love their land becsuse IL is their own,
And scorn 20 tell aught other reason why.
For yol know Sir that the New Hampshire gea's -
settled by Connecticut stock and !he brave old hn'n ~
came RON Litchhed who with his hardy moun'sneen
serted their tights against the Gown sri Govern On Il
tsught the then ancy Workers. BY the selous Sa
were iu earnest But ST., at the proper moment ~ ne t
~ ,re nsotism local difficulties ignored anf Hhsa
the first gun OF Revolution eserberaed sgaist tHe os
~ CncoI River we ind the Green Mountain Boys concern
ing and maturing plsn for the CAPTURE oil
moris through the wicket gate to the quarter. Of
splace and hear the 90 surrender In the name
die At Jehovah and the Continental Consress-an tn1n1
not then very well recognized in a British camp -,
tte luther on. sir, ind the Green Mountain oorf
.ns sound the standard Of brave General Strong ~
other hero from Connecticut rushing Plattsbush
meet aud conquer the enemy And sir, when thls pv
rebellion was forced upon Us ,f nouna e h y,n 80
Potomsc You may have seen yeseTd r per esinsitf
csvalry-the first cavalry regiment nom Ne" hnssnd.
selves Sir this rebellion crush but in the proNds
OF God have war with EDsisnd-ogr mother uht
a common language. common religion ard may cay sN
The sentiment Of Vermont Sir, is thisIf have Was
law in Selling the traitors Mason and sden -
would make every honorable amend Ii we are u d.
would preserve national honor any hazard II WIZ
the diro necessity let comeand when the hs. buge R"i
yibrates among her green hills twenty thousand VeTmoyn
will rush forth resolved to do die for their county f
the third time, Sir, will teach England thar her rsi
roar omnpoent and settle forever question thai =
paw heneeorth shall never rest uPs Oh inch OF NSh
lean soil.
Mr. Coddington being called upon, referred to The
sum voted by Connecticut, $4,000 900, to carry q
the war; and remarked that one street in New forH
had furnished $4,000 coo for the purpose TIE 'pe
then alluded to the election OF Abraham Lincoln @
that had there been secession, Lincoln . ff".ios-
would have been completely tied down ~ n.e -
and House OF Representative, SO .nsI IN Nae hem es
Ifndsr .noL circumstances he could not but reg -
action of the South as an attempt az National ,nS -
county threatened with war WIZ. IN IA
sontb warned Great Britain with her cotton bu. the Ns
filed her stomach with gram aud he never saw sn Ls
man vet turn his back his stomach. lLsngn'ehl 49,.
sneaker drew vivid picture OF the eslsmes slish ne
You'd bring on the South-maintsinng that she had
.yeTytbinr Independence from the North Slavery ron
Ssna and secession from the Devil. Lanshtef and spp
In conclusion he predicted that the eaue He and oso@s
siastly and kenng picture 20 the nation Apy Enr
The President then introduced ne he,, ~
Ward Beecher who was received win APP is"s
Mr. Beeeher in response, observed that ne eoaa s,seT
ri .ibboT had thar he was speech make No
making on the contrary, wss his business sN.sinsl
av AZ he was peace de was born IA Nj
'i ia I1leT,es the true Newt gland spTn s,.N,s.
rntb struggled with error liberty with bendae ,,ne -
Eng ,nd 20 take side. WIN we ns lo
loved Ccnncccutand he inherited ell ~ W III before Go<
bsr Tor he was born tberehe could say the H. "a Ny
That e Low ed the Union more. hpPl had nrcdax