New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-28
LOCAL MILITARY MATTERS.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE FIFTH
MAINE EEGIMENT.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE FIFTH
MAINE REGIMENT.
At 10 o'clock yesterday the Bay State with the 9TH
Maine Regiment board, made fast 10 Picr No. 3
North River. The regiment had been encamped for
several weeks at Camp Preble, near Portland, and on
Wednesay morning they struck their tents and started
for Boston. They left Boston ON Wednesday night
and arrived in this city above stated. Toe regiment
was received 10y Committee of several hundred of tie
Sons Of Maine resident in New-York, and were es-
corted BY hem through Battery plsce aud Broadway
to the front of the CITY Hail. where the regipeit
drawn up in regiueutal line. The presentation oil
banner here took lltce II consists Of reeinental
| ensign regulation size, of blue silk, bordered with
heavy, yellow fringe, and supported by lAncewo.
| staff surmouBtsd bya gilt srear The arms 81 the
State OF Maine and o. tho United Staies combined N
SHIELD appear on both sides. The motto OF tie Sta
of Maine, "Di.igo," and the numerical title Of tie
regiment apppar above the shield, and the fll,w<g
iuscri ton apI ears below Frerdom and Uuiou now
snd forever one and inscparalle." The ceremonies
commenced with q prayer. The presentation speech
| WIS read by the Hon. j. +. Williams, folloss:
| Gel. DahpeH, Offers and Soldiers Of Ns I'm
| Il gimesi; The citizens Of Newiork, who daiin IL
with You birth place upon the soil u That
gallant ate Which you have jnst left, beg yca 10 &c
e.pt a. your Rec1meh,al oolors this sanaard. They
have Witnessed with satisfaction the prompt and en-
thusi respnse Of their native State 10 tbe EXocu
tive call. They participate IL the p'ide OF tie brave
field Of battle They desire 10 adhere 10 the fortunes
of the land OF their birth, and 10 be psrsker In the
| glory TO he achieved by her eodiers in tbs grral war
fr national exiience Accet, Therefore, ihi. ban
| per from yoar brethren Il NewYork IN token that in
going out iron you they have not proved tbai they
were Of you. The MOTTO here inscribed Will LOT
only remind you Of toe nature Of tue contest In which
we are all snual ed but il viii in pTe your heats with
| ipe valor winch achieved the eedom you are Dov
| engaged In nainis ming. lreenom, whose voice
awakened tho echoes OF the priIaev, f're't-rulel
back deep night Of b.. baT an, diselei tbe rrsis
Of superstition, reared The temples OF vorshp, aud The
| hall. Of lesruioR, endowed the home and bal
| lowed the freside, established government
| on the basis OF equal rghts, formed com
rer,iAl relations with esery nation 90 the globe,
covered the whole land With cultivated field thriving
villages and populOu cities poured iuso our iap opu
lence and a and eubellIshed life with innumer, is
improvements and blessings, winch eAa ana ennoblo
| cur pature ill tie whole bad become tLeater OF
| wondors Oh which he admitting gaze Of the world
was liked in trembling bope of human progress, II not
| of the actual per eotibi ity Of human nature
Tue faithful Of u land, the hearts that trernhe Tor
the ark Of our political deet nie our futuIr onward
a.d upward progress, have committed ills great, tbs
iles,iba 10 treasure, 10 the armed bands who have
lett ard who now like you leaving the aNocalois
of ea6 In Obedience to tie dreadful call OF war. IL
for YOU De- ide whether tbs freedom shall Jet sur
vve or be covered with funeral pail and wiaPt IA
eternal gloom. The magnitude OF The cuuse VIII swell
your har's with whatever Ia lohy IL beniinen In
rIiring and holy IN hope, eDthusistut ana Iobe ~
o.jing Baptze this banner with all the Sentinent,
the enh usasm the hOpes, the Inspirations which youi
cause is calcated to awaken and let il be the flaming
pillar which eeekons you or; -
| The des,h.boA, dead.sst tie ilin bes along
Eysu wbee III. thicLrst Of war tempes, iowers"
Ifyou fail upon tie field Of honor, count not that life
AZ los; The few hearts hst will break BY tie banks of
tie Seo will still glow, 1t be III broken frag
nems, with pIiGe and exulLa'iVa. Soue gray haired
man will tell lao his ioucot aid best beloved son foil
while rushing with holy zeal into he thieksst Of tie
6ght-iell covered thick with wounds yet "seorned
| to yield groan in dying. Some mothers VISION
no pays that higher tiibue OF silence 10 the dead
will seo the bero smile upon the radiant cheek o her
diving boy. The memors OF tho dead who 40 shall fsl
will live bright 10 village annals, And many manly
eve will suiuse, when long hence lac shall revolve tie
events Oi this war and recount the brave who hay,
fallen. The annals OF the brightest pages oi
Lirtory. The OF every battle held IL committed
TO song aud prose and is sung aud read 10y contUens
OF men, far far removed by biD, by language, and oy
time Il ON both coItenGne pir'i.s-and iead, TOO VIII
al the emotion and enthusiasm OF which nature L.
| ssce ptible. Who witfout emotion har ever read OF
Ieo,das with his 300 bo,dug the pass of Ihermopulr
against the myriids Of Xexesi or keddmg on the
field Of Morgarten at the head Of handful OF
| Swiss Jtasanis driving back the legends
Of France . Do you think Sir John
Moore would regret that be heroeally fought and
poby tel under the walls oil CoTunn, Would Nei'11
| regret the quarterback on which be sank Would
Wa1,n grieve at the sacrifice his own BEL -deyOtlng
heart forced upon him Vt Bunker Hill Nathan Hale
was hung as spy on this very island. lie suffered
alone, apparently Win 10 70 Nol
| "he lives in the that Immortality raves. But
Won will fall The nation will not TALL. Ijbery
will not be driven from her last ay um. You 70 nc
comIaled with every auspicious omen. Civilization,
Liberty, Religion summon you TO the HELD They afc
inieTe,ted ii your They seem 10 hang sus-
pended ia the balances Of war. TIE illustrcus dead
whose hands the glorious fabric Of our free gov
e'nIneDt watching with the inenbesi anxiety tie
| issue of this contest. Voices like that wlicd Wa
heard from the grave Of Acbilles are urging Cd tie
IA rioIo for the preservation OF Liberty, Nationality
and Civilization ITSELF Tie true-heared Of all casles
and crceds, Of ali political associations AID OF all party
names, have sworn by Him that "sitt 9Th nqou tie
throne and hyeh for ever and ever, that the sword
now drawn shall never be returned to lis seabburd
until our glorious banner shall wave alike III triumph
| a. Charleston aud New-Orleans, over The walls o.!
Fort Sumter and down the Mississippi until IT shall b.
recognized aud bou0red upon every Inch 81 Territory
over which, IN he proudtst days II the Eepuble, II
| wayed-aUd Until the leader IN this ueiafiOur aLd
uujroyolsd rebellion shall have exIi et their oelsss
wnee criminals make the last eXpisiiOn 10 the 10y al
o. thrice lovely when a. length the SOLD er re-
tus nome into lite The coloH uniured, NE cav.
alcsde man, and now tie buzz is hushed, and bark
| The soft peace-marcb beAts-homs brothers hosns
| Inc caps and helue,s all garlspded with green
bougbs the Last IiundeTing vi Tie 1slds. 1ho city
4 g.es fly open Of thoItelvet; I've r-mpats ARE all
| hiied With men and women-wih peaceful mou and
| womeu WHO re ID onwar1s kisses and welcoming
upon The air which they make breezy with afectionate
| gestures. FROM all the towers ing out tie ner.
PEAL the joyous yes, ere Of bloody day. sGstay.e'
by influences and Snoyed BY boie like these, 60 ,or'b
Ye<etender OF your coantry and may I've ~ ~aoa