Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-15
From Beaver Dam.
BEAVER DAM, Dodge Co. Wis.
June 9th, 1861,


Mr.. EDITOR - Well knowing that
you IN common with the readers of
your valuable paper, are now, and
from this time forward will be watch
ing with deep interest the career of
the truly noble and patriotic delegation
which has volunteered and gone forth
IN this the time of its country's need,
from your village; and knowing that
from this time forth the sympathies of
your citizens VIII so forth in unison
with those Of our own city, towards
and on behalf Of that self-denying COM
pany of young men which our two To-
ca.itles have equally contributed to
furnish; knowing this, / take the liber-
tv of giving you an account of the re-
ception with which your friends were
received here.
Being informed by the telegraph
early this morning that your boys were
ready and waiting at New Lisbon, our
citizens raised by subscription about
sixty dollars wherewith to pay the half
fare required (the Rail Road Company
having generously donated the other
half and Captain Catlin, armed there
with, met your delegation at that point
and escorted them to this city, bring
ing with them our old friend and fell
low citizen, Bacon, your old friend and
hardy pioneer Judge Wood, the Rev.
4. Thomas David, than whom you
could have sent none more worthy or
patriotic, and from the demonstrations
made by your boys, Judge none more
esteemed by them. Hope we received
them with due attention and enthusi-
assn, at all events we did as much in
that direction as we were capable Of
a company Of volunteers and citizens
with music and banners, marched to
the depot and upon the arrival of the
train, welcomed your friends, now ours,
cur old friends, now yours, " it'll such
cheers as only come from the heart,
as are never INDUCED in by hypocrites;
marched thence to the Clark House,
"Where the weary are always at rest, -
and where the writer doubts not all
the wants Of the inner man were fully
ministered to. SucA is the reputation of
that house, / have no hesitation in
stating such to be the fact, although
had not the pleasure of dining with
them And here let me say, that so
long as your friends remain here they
may depend on as good fare and as
kind attention as the place affords. AT
three ?. NJ, we all met in Concert
Hall; thirty-two Grand Rapids boys
answered to their names, and some
seventy Of our company enlisted here,
were present, when the occasion being
propitlous, your much esteemed Rev.
friend and citizen, was loudly called
upon by all present for parting ad-
dress, and right worthily did he re-
spond Of course | cannot report his
address or even attempt it, but must
be allowed to say that it breathed pat
rlotism in every sentence, abounded in
elevated thoughts and admonitions. and
was received by his hearers with cheers
and enthusiasm, by your boys in par
ticular as the parting words of dear
cherished friend; believe me when [
say this was particularly noticeable
lie has the high esteem and lasting
friendship Of your volunteers. One
idea [ must mention which [ doubt not
will be warmly responded to by you
all. He admonished his friends to re-
member, that in case any Of their
friends fell in battle, or were Frustrated
by disease, that it would be the great
est consolation to remaining relatives
and friends in Wisconsin, if the re-
mains of thosa deceased could be re-
turned to their homes here in the West,
''Do not fail to send thefn,'' said he,
sand if funds are wanting, we speak
ing for Grand Rapids and Beaver
Dam) will gladly pay the expenses."-
Such are the words Of humanity and
patriotism; such were the words of
your young clergyman. Again, he ad-
monished them against intemperance,
the bane OF a soldiers life, and elo-
quently exhorted them to habits Of So