Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-04-22
them with brief and inspiriting speech,

H., A.. g.. Ll.,1 no., sI,od In tlis war nj in.
s"Sra,,,;e,, SInulG Tho arch enemy ask me |
t'n 49, on~'s r sbonlJ ,ivn him in the
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"''o' v Two beams standant,
One beam crossant,
One rope pendant
scouhulei Ut 'ne eh" 0i
reJoice that you nave so promptly oueyeu
your couutry's call. In the spirit OF patriot
ism you have voluntarily ehilsteu anu iel1
your families and friends 10 oattie lor your
country Your ranks are iuiI, ana l reJoice
that there are yet men 70 spare. ask you u
initiate the bravery, the PATRIOTISM ol tnose
men who fought IN me Ievoluuon OF 'iose
who fought IN lol2; OF those VINO pore us
standard INTO Mexico and never !ost pa.'le;
Initiate their example ana you VIII colh!nauu
the respect ana gratitude Oh lliions VI hee-
men. You nave assembled 10 near tne l,'ione
OF grace addressed IN your oehali, wnicii was
what our fathers uld Wheh they pieuSeu .,eii
sacred lives for their country cause lhey
knelt before the Goa Oh Dattles' IL Is uios'
proper to look to nm at TINS tlue' anu may
God oiess ana prosper you All
Rev DIR. Hill then offered fervent and
impressive nraver in tho following words:
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Uou' WIN si.Iesl uu t'ie oieu''e VI NV
heavens, VINO arr .ne Iuier eiions ,he n"tions,
"o az ''ie Hou vi ~ 'iio "ou Vi
country uarkhess anu uis'tess' "lieh eileliles
IN pattle are arrayea against her' "heli t,eacu-
cry Ineiiaces he' wHei' i'et very capi'"' 10 Al
peru, 10 whom, " oou, su9 9r, we nooA ,o'
nercy anu pIo'ect.oi. out 10 Ahee. opaiS no.
v God, the huhillalloh OF yleldihg 10 tlose
whl lie IN wan, ana save Tor US the ii'i .et
lance OF our lathers; GRANT III liils Crisis t'at
the limited States. and to that aged servant
who has SO long led the armies of his country,
t'iat we may continue 70 look 10 Tlelh ~ s 81
,hosa Of omr trionds who hive como m law
themselves upon the altar of our common
country, who have presented themselves to
lake leave OF Their lamilles ana lrienus. May
haf,I1 tLon, ~, thoi, WOW In tb;s honr NAV
there be the rrsolve to be true to the great
principles in which they have been educated
'lue W l"e N'ou t'i'' n"s P'. It.. "po. 'ne.n
nav thee f., shield them in their hour Of neril.
Stay the lhand of sickness that may be upon
the righi hand and the lett. crown them
10 ~ , TidS ~, t;rpa1u,ro
for this great work. but citizen soldiers who
go to fight the battles for mothers and sisters
anu wives VA en- .ey are H., ran
soiulers anu t,iey sI'oliiu l''li may '''o 80
country Gnard those who lead them: we
pray for The officers, for him who is to lead
this battalion; guard them all and when
tileIr woiA Is uohe' may 'ney oe i, ~ .l' ~
brave We ask thee to be with them. and
prosper them, and to the great Captain of our
salvation VIII we ascripe all me glory Amen
Major Devens, commander of the battalion,
made few remarks. The hour OF duty, he
said, had come He expected to do his duty
himself, and he expected the same of every
man before him. He spoke OF the duty of dis
ciplne and the restraints of military duty as
being necessary and essential TO safety and
comfort Officers should be accustomed to
command and soldiers ready and willing to
obey. He called to mind that they were OF the
militia of Massachusetts, which for more than
one hundred years has been distinguished on
the battle field, and he knew the brave men
before him would not allow that banner to trail
in the dust. He alluded to their great com.
mander, Ger Scott, who had said to him on
the 9th Of March that better and Drawer men
$50! 500 ,sexer n,nulapded, and Ao had fought
to Mexico, and he hoped he might be able to
say of this battalion that better and Drawer
men he had not known. Major Devens' re-
marks were loudly cheered by The soldiers.
MAYOR General Morse then made few re.
marks of a-patriotic character. The Marsel-
laise Hymn was sung in a spirited STYLE by a
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Confiie' WIN guys 10 Tie war WIN tue Einmet
Guards, came forward to sing the song of "The
Red. White. and Blue" He prefaced the
sono h,, Soma srir;to1 o,,d oIo,,,,. -.
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saying mat "hether lie was destined 10 see
his Worcester friends again, or whether he
should fall he boped IN have n chance IN str;Lo
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soou "e"'y w" i'"'i Il 'sil anu nan 1AilerA
can, for the brave old Nag. The chorus to the
song was taken up by the company present
and vas reca;vod win ortrnoiosn, ,rho ,o,,,
~ No"
paiiies were tilen uisilisseo ana the meetlEg
soon after dispersed
The officers and many members of the hat
+ol;or y,oro ro,;r;o,,,s oe ,,,o,,,, .o,. e,..,
''''' "',' VI ANU
anu generous lhough'lulhess on the part OF
their personal friends. AT the armory of the
Guards, Adiutant John M Goodhue received
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De vi Gum IAN
ces winch are explained IN the eloquent re-
marks of Hon. George L. Hoar, by whom the
presentation was made. He said
A5;,,t,nt C,ooJL,,a W. e,IIo. a:,; ,,
"'o't H1 w ~, = ouI ieiio" cltlzeilI MI.
Timothy w. wellington, desires me 10 pre-
sent to YOU in his behalf This sword and This
belt.
The giver bears the name and inherits the
blood of one who stood among freedoms first
martyrs on the green at Lexington on the 19tn
of Auril l775 and now that that honored an