Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-27
WE WELCOME YOU HOME,
BRAVE IOWA FIRST.

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Other lesser displays we're thrown across
the streets at different points.
| A the entrance Of the Court House yard
WAS a handsomely decorated trio Of arches ap
propriateiy insci ibsd.
The companies formed insij- of the Court
House yard ,and the M9nner,hor sang lively
air, after which Marshal Henry announced
Judge Dillon, the speaker OF the day, who
came for ward and addressed the soldiers as
| follows
! SOLDIERS or The lows FIRsT:
BRAVE AND GALLANT MLS-Ws, your fellow
| citizens, nave met 90 This occasion 10 greet
your coming As loyal c izens, and urave
| soldiers. We hail You, We welcome you to Jour
homes once more With open arps, with
warm and feeling hearts, We meet you. Hap
= ny are We To you once again How happy
-. ,ongue in its in6rmity may not, cannot tell!
H., M be told rather. by musc's silvery
,,n,,u. ,v the loul-voice cannon, by the
,hronpsd and ..troug'ng macs OF men. women
a,a .n,,dr.n who have decorated and no line
the avenues of your march. eager to testify their
.nnreci.t,ou Of. and obligation f'r, your heroic
conduct. Your generous s-lf-sacrifices. your On
f.h.r,ug fidelity to the flag, and noble devo-
! uou to the cause OF your country.
| To VOC. 10 the regiment to which you were
.tach.d.-Iows's gallant F,rst-beiong the
singular honor aud felicity OF having writteD
il Imp.r,shubie characters. or the hotiy con
tested and ensanguined field near Springfield.
t,he. Introduction to the HILLARY History Of
Iowa Well may the state tie proad, II tne
text and body of the volume yet to come, shall
| auswer to the brl!liaLt Introduction.
You have acted history; and you have go
sc,e it. that you, and your children, and the
people of the whole State and Nation. csn turn
!, the record. cot only without q blush. hui,
| with the pisasurable tt 81 ngs OF just pride
When Inc history Of this most extraordinary
Rebellion cones to be written, few pages Il
any. will chine with q brighter and pursr lus-
tire than the accou Mt Of the battle where LYON
leading Won against fearful odds 10 q desperate
,ic,ory. noby fell IN bis country's deiebce
AMI upon uoue of the passages which describe
mat most unequal contest. will the mind so
fond.y d W ell aud linger ae upon those which
set forth Your conduct both before aud in the
battle.
When The news of Sumter's bombardment
and fall was flashed a long the Wire, and rous.
d and -lectr,te the Nations heart, You we're
among the very fret IN the State to rally in
the cause Of your mperiied country. ion
waited not TO see " hat others would do. You
saw tina by this wicked aet. this wanton in.
suit TO the flag. this bold defiance Of the right.
tul ,.thori,y OF the Government. that the mea
sure Of its t0rbearance was full, that all hope
of 10 ,eeful reconciliation was at an end, and
that this z CANT Conspiracy agairs, the bes,
gpvernmeut that in The tide Il time ever BILE.
svd and u otect. any portion Of the race ol
man, could only be put down ~ the up lifted
arm aud chastenisg hand of q o injured Nation
power.
You appreciated the desperate character Of
these migrate consIirato,s. who had turned
with unm,xed and deadly hatred against ths
Guvernm.n ut which had not only protected but
educated, supported. honorsd and trusted
them. Active, able, ambitious. they we're
neverth thel<ss. men whom 40 osth aud 90 eig-
ma ure could bind, and Who Ito borrow the
6ue expression ct Brrke) we're terly des,i
tuts OF that faith which holds the moral ele
men.. Of the world toge h,r"
! Throughout the contest thus Tar the people
have been 10 advance Of the Government
Taught by disaster, the lat er Is At length.
believe, fully aware Of TIE life or death char
ac,er OF this struggle forced upon US BY the
rebel leaders. A NV dioy~osts Of the disease
has been made. 1t 10 nov seen ~ be no self
limited ualsdy which will pace over. as prog
osticatsd o, Mr. Seward, in Einety days; Dsr
} is 1t one which will yield TO rounded periods
, end iae rhstosic. We are no longer sstoundsd
bv prOmses or even declarations that the
: twoops at Washington are designed for deisu
: siv.> purposss only. TIE people are tired oil
. bossh that we can raise three men to the enc
= my's oAs, when Il i found - matter Of fact
that In every field they have three, or - in
IT where your repown vas achieved, foss,
th. one NJ. Attorney General Bates somG
70 es ego. io view Of the patriotic responsl
uonths ,tsy. comparing the con ition Of the
u the eou. = that Of the bee in the fable
Government. 'sessS T. kossyi These dslos.
said L vss speA spsllsd. aad NJ. Bates NAY
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