Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-06-07

the stand He spoke briefly, for as he said,
the time for talking had past, and the hour
for action had arrived. lie said that it had
been his good fortuneto be on the committee
for the distribution Of uniforms, and had a
good opportunity to judge Of the general
character Of the Greys, and was proud to be
able to say that he had found them all gen
tlcmen of intelligence and good behavior;
men who were conscious Of what they were
doing; men who had volunteered to take part
in this confiictfrona principle, andwho would
do their duty fearlessly. His remarks thro'-
out were very appropriate for the occasion,
and were wen received by the audience.
Hon. ZixRr SrREErER was called to the
stand. He was SO very hoarsc as to prevent
him from making any extended remarks. He
stated that l2O companies in this State had
offered their services, only 80 Of whom had
been accepted. The Governor had been in
duced to call this company into the Third
Regiment because he believed It to be good
company; and the speaker believed that the
Greys would SO do their duty that the Gov
ernor would never have cause to regret their
acceptance by him. Mr.. s. concluded by
saying that he hoped the Grcys would not
lay down their arms till every rebel flag had
been troddcn under foot, and the Star Span
glcd Banner waves in triumph over the land.
D. ALLEN Esq. was then called. lie spoke
OF the sad scenes Of soldiers farewell how
poets had sung it, and painters painted it,
To the Greys had Freedom been entrusted,
and to inspire them were tho martyrs Of Po-
land, Sweden, Hungary, and Italy. At times
the gcntleman's feelings overcame him, and
to such degree that it was with difficulty he
could command himself sufficiently to pro-
coed. In behalf Of Messrs. JonN o. CARTER
and B. F. Wn,rE, he presented to Lieut..
FirzRoY SESSIONS one Of Colts navy rcyolycrs.
Lieut.. SESSIONS appropriately responded in
few words, directing Mr. A.. to return his
heartfelt thanks to the donors of so liberal a
gift, saying that il should be we'll used in the
service Of his country, and trusting that no
act Of his should ever disgrace his friends or
the cause in which he was engaged. a
The Chairman arose and said that sum
Of money had been subscribed that afternoon
for the purpose Of purchasing sword and
cpaulcts for Capt. SMITH, which would be
presented ut some future accession. In re-
Spouse the Capt. said that he should not con-
slider it SO much compliment to himself as
to the Greys, of whom he was proud. Ii.
said the blade should never be drawn except
in defence Of the right, and never shcathed
SO long as there is treason in the land.
Mr. PowERs reported in behalf of the ladies.
They had made 100 fatigue uniforms, 80
shirts and there had been furnished to
all those in need Of them, drawers, socks, and
shoes. gf.sf .s,..afs -a.-+., r.-..,s, /
A. j. FELT, of Bradford, took the stand
This gentleman is fine speaker, and his re-
marks called out frequent bursts ofapplause.
Mr.. +. is Democrat, and last fall he opposed
the election Of Mr.. LINCOLN. But he was
elected, and now he thanked God that he was
HIS IIcSlUcut.
Rev. Mr.. PoKrERrIELD said he had Eve sons
who, il old enough he would chccrfully give
to the service OF his country, and he, himself,
was ready to 60 at moments warning. g.
Mr.. JACKSON, one Of the Floyd County vol
untcers was called for. He said that he could
not find words to express the gratitude he
and his associates felt for tho liberality and
kindness shown them by the citizens Of &C.
dar Falls. La. $50. ,-... .,..-..5,,.-sg
w. II. NICHOLS, ESQ, then delivered the
parting remarks to the Greys. His speech
was an eloquent and suitable ono, and made
profound impression upon the audience.
The speeches were intcrspersed with vocal
and instrumental music. The meeting ad.
journed to meet the next day at "a. NJ, but
not before three rousing cheers had been given
for the Pioneer Greys, and three for the Star
Spanglcd Banner. We do not think any one
left tho hall that night, that did not carry
with him, or her, the conviction that though
the occasion had been an unusually solemn
and impressive one, II had yet been an inter
esting and profitable meeting.
Tuesday morning, at on early hour, the
town commenced filling up with those who
had come to take what might be a final adieu
Of friends. BY nine o'clock Main street, from
the river as far up as Second street, was
dense mass Of men, women, and children, of
whom there could not have been less than
5000. Mingling hithcr and thither among
the mass could be seen the Greys bidding
their friends farewell. II is not in the power
Of our feeble pen to describe the sad and
touching scenes Of that morning. Words
were few, but actions told the feelings Of the
heart moro plainly than they. Stout men
would grasp each other by the hand, and
while they would not trust themselves to
speak the thoughts that came rushing thick
and fast, tho eyes would suffusc with tears,
tears that were no disgrace to manhood
Fathers were parting with children; hus.
bands with wives; brothers with sisters -
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