Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-09
DEPARTURE OF COLONEL WILSON'S REGI-
MENT-N0BLE SPEECH OF HON. ROBERT
c. WINTHROP.

six O'Clock, filling twcnty.fcur passenger and
two baggage cars, ard drawn by two engines.
One of them, the Despatch" newly painted
in red white, and blue, bore the caliope, and
went through to New York. The music. with
the drum accompaniment, was novel, inter-
esting, and peculiar attraction. An hour later
second extra train, with twenty-five long
freight cars, having the wagons, horses anu
cquipage, passed through. Folleti battery
which belongs to the regiment, numbering 100
men and $40 horses, passed here at l A. NJ on
Tuesday Previous TO the departure OF the
regiment from Boston, in the presence OF a
large and enthusiastic multitude of people, the
Hon. Robert c. Winthrop, on behalf OF the
friends OF Col Wilson and his command, pre-.
scented to him the Icgimental colors. Mr.
Winthrop spoke as follows
Colonel Wilson, Il am here at the call of a
committee OF your friends, by whom this beau
tiul banner has been procured, TO present it,
ia their behalf TO the regiment under your
command.
am conscious hog small claim have to
such distinction; but | am still more con-
scious how little qualified am, ut this mo.
it been u mere ordinary holiday ceremony, or
had | been called to it only by those with
whom ! have been accustomed TO act in po-
litical affairs, | should have declined it alto
gether.
But it was suggested to me by the commit
tee, that the position which bad occupied in
former years, in regard TO some of the great
! questions which have agilated and divided the
| public mind, and the relations which l had
borne to yourself, politically il not personally,
might give something Of peculiar and welcome
significance to my presence here to day-as
| affording another manifestation, more impress
! Siye than any mere words could supply, that
| in this hour of our country's agony, and in
view OF the momentous issues OF national lite
| and death which are trembling in the SCALE all
| political differences, and all personal differ.
| ences are buried in Il common oblivion, and
that but one feeling, but one purpose, but one
stern and solemn determination, pervades
aud anilnates the whole people OF Massachu-
sets.
To such suggestion, sir, could not foc an
instant hesitate to yield; and most heartily
shall | rejoice if any word or any act OF mine
may help to enforce, or even only to illustrate,
that unanimity OF sentiment which ought to
make and which | trus: does make, a million
OF hearts this day beat and throb as the heart
of one man.
Sir, YOU will not desire-this crowded as
LIN ~, s;rtLa, in IIiSrIsroin,, the
simple service SO unexpectedly assigned to
me, | should occupy III CHI of your time in
formal words Of argument or OF appeal. Still
less could such Il detention be agreeable to
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your none regiment II Is ho'liihs uloie' a'lO
nothing less, thah sentiment OF uuty 10 oui
whole country OF ueFot'on 70 lis Union U
allegiance 70 us rulers oi loya''y - us coH
' stltution ana oil uhayihs loVe 10 tilat ola hag
oil our fathers' winch was associated WIN Tue
ear Eellleilt ol OUT
rug iesS' thai =" determination that neither
iI'u" nor iofce' heither secret conspiracy nol
open repeploh' shali suppiaht that nag on The
uo'ne VI our capitol, Vi permanently humble II
any wncfe oeHeath the sun that the Amerl'
ga" oHioh shdlt not NC rent asunuer, nor these
cherished institutions oil ours be cast down
anu 'F""lP'eu III me uust-uhtii, at least, we
nave "aue me pest the ofaVest, tile most
strenuous Struesie 10 save theh winch The
o''Ss'"s OF heaven upon our own strong arms,
anu Ill answer 10 the prayers OF nation OH
us HheeS' sn"il nave enabled US 10 make.
massachusetts, need not say, has array
Gu ner numerous regiments at the call OF the
hatlohai government, ana under the direction
Oh her own uhtirlhg eAecutlve-tor purpose
OF suhJugatlon or aggression ; in no spirit CT
revenge OF hatred with no disposition and
"llh no Willingness TO destroy or impair any
constitutional right OF any SECTION or OF any
citizen oil the republic She would as soon
wear yoke upon her own neck, as SHE
woulu a'd III imposing one on the neck ct Q
slster state She SENDS iorth her armed bat
tallons the Hover OF Essex and Nlddesex
Oh N0rioiS anu SUFFOLK, OF Doth her capes ant
Oh an her hllls ana Valieys-lh no spirit bu
tll"' VI nei o"" h""oIeu nlotto EhSe qaet
em ,on'y ~ eH'orce ne laws ohl" 10 sus
tam tle government only to uphold thu
sI''rs anu stripes ; oi,iy 10 alu III restoring tt
t :ie "iio'e Peopie Vi tlie lahd mat quiet en-
10y lnen. Vi noerly, whlch nothing but tht
lai.niu' observance Vi me constitution OF Oul
Ht ..II can secure 10 Us ana our posterlty.
ol'ion lor tle sake OF the Union our
coun'ly, our wnoie country ana nothing but
our country ,'hese are the notices, old
s'"ie' n"cAheyeu anu threadoare, as they may
haFe Scei'eu "ieii employed as the watch