New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-17
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE MAINE
REGIMENT.

parlue in obedience to orders, arrived lec yesterday
az 2:l5 p. m. On tie Pier NO q Were assembled
about 800 sons Of ne piue Tree State, to receive and
vel come the iirst regiment from Maine, bonod TO the
sea OF war. The del CATION wore badges on some oi
which were Inscribed the following words: - Ire
Ncw-fOrk sous of Maine Welcome TIE D,fe1ders oi
Lirerty ard Of Con tit1ii nal Law on others he
word Welcome" over the arms Of the State 0 Malne.
Al he steamer State If Mtne approached the per- hcr
decks swarning with men with riddy brown Ia'es III
dark grty uniform and gey ,al =, carry NJ ihe On3ut-
est OF nAhets aud bayOn,ts. cheer aiier cheer went
mp iu dealrnrg chorus, while from the decks OF tie
steamship Cuunibaa l2-pOunder thundered an aplro-
pirate raluation.
AZ soon as the boat made fast to the dock, the
2cbtrEstion Of the troors commenced. They fled
from The toat in double file 10 the gate Of the per
WREN they wheeled to the right by seclOns and haled
until the gates were thrown open The cllnens oil
Maine having formed in ten files outside the gltts
where the imnelse crowd were kept III order by Alr
Superintendent Kennedy, and stroog l0ce oi Metro
polan Policemen, the proc,e'loI moved down Nes1
street TO Battery place, where the "a regiment ~ !.
| s. NJ. Col. Tompkipr, were drawn ny IL llaons TO
escort the Maine men NJ Broadway to the City Han
Tie sidewIks were crowded with people INT TO vel
come the down Easiers. SDol- -'ludOwr, mp 10
the fourth and if't stories were full OF -ales,
large proportion OF whom Were ltfes, Who wa'ed
The ir bandkefchefs inu sanity. Hats foated hdtti'
call, in the air, vhe ihe oy souud that TEL on The
ear war a prolonged hurah. Om arriymgat ibe West
ern gate of tie Paik, tie ID Nev-l Ork Regin
, Cry Hal.
The Miine Re.irent then marched in double files
acro.s the Park ia 'front.' OF the 'ew-fork ID, hned,
faced front and rested. Here an into .esiils Ger
, emony took place. The nauNes of Mnne psldrR
in New-lork being anxious 20 give e,pres-On to the
deep interest ihry in common with their fro~ itiens
of Maine feel IL the cu,e oi liberty, ce,ernind 70
pr seut 10 is regiment the emblem OF tat canse-an
American h.g. The nag l. made Of the beet material,
and frnged with gold IL i, nine feet by Fix, contain
ng Is silver -tafs and is supi oted by an ash pole
| from Ar0O-iook County, Maize. su. ,nbiing tie
agsiaf il eagle in gold, aud suspended from II are
cords aud asfels OF red, wl.e aud blue SIX. lhe
pres, ,n,aioD was made to Col. Charles ID. jameson
/ by Mr. Hawkins, "A native OF Maine, who spoke as
| iulows:
ADDRESS OF nLxTER 4. H'WNNs, NATIVE Oh
sAIsr, oN FltsrNTfSG ThE fLAG.
Citizen Soiiicrs If fte State II H1ttes We, your
brothers r,si,line in New-York, welcome you to the
state of Hdot lion. Nren the constituted mead oi
our Government called upon yonr State TO fuInish
single r-iimcut to eus IN TIE Hws OF our country,
and The Telegraph announced 10 that, with gna-
nBi,y unparsl led m the Lirory of the state,
you had vOG SiVV,t"' anc ten re- lutnts OF troops
beside coat gnard Of steamers and $3.50 600 10 equip
I them our hearts beat vita pnde TO think that we
could hail from niine Cheers. TIE Star
Of the East yields TO none Of her sisters in
patriotism. II her roll does not produce grain
ike the West vet her rouniaias and lill, swarm
with a noile race Of uen-f'ee and brave the
cs-le that cir les around heir homes men who have
eled te iorerts, buill ,ies, towns, and villages aud
dot,ed their State with The white cottages Of free L.
bOr who have covered The sea with ships and carried
the Stars and Stripes aud the OF country
10 The iunhcrt ends Of the earh. Cheers Aud
nov tan such State that see her silofs dragged
from tie decks Of their ships and sold INTO slavery
her captHIns scOurAed IN Southern ports and within
j hi Of Fed raj f0ne..os7 Can such State zee her
hardy lumbermen, while in the forests Of Virginia,
thrust into prisons b,cause they would not tum
sgainst the old flag and the most ben,icent
Government that ever sed tie human race ?
No, never, 20 long there Is left on her
hills able ~ Inuskej wicd sworl. Che r..
That glorious old flag made the irai, aud paG sto-
Of Tpuli and Alers tremLl, aud for Iece; it
has stayed tie yrauI Il Aurfra, and rescued freeman
from is cluches; il oas made the lion Of England
ruesi nend Il has os,od in tIinmI over the capi
fo ~. 'itxIo; il Lar oIcued IN, ports of japan to he
eonll, zee of the world il has become tie dread OF
despots aud the hoIe ot man the world over. When
the oppr sed behold it nOatOg near teir shores the
deep blle sky Of The Union Is 10 thcm radiant with The
stars of hope aud the waving hUes Il red anG white
are like the rainbow Of promise ihe chillrcnf God,
and carry the meaning ihat the dcugc Oi dCspOsism
fhIl never ag.in oyerwhelm the eauh. The noble
bird that IeIches over that standard nurures aod
protects his young with seeple,s Vi an,e, ard when
Oul Great fes come near creep ito is neat lie
destroys them; and viii we destroy these yipcis.
Cheer. raiors have been in the highest aud most
sacred place. oi comfy CONDEMNED by lie v"ice
Of outraged and indignant people, they noU, like
Caialine aud lis oOnspi a;oTs, wpuld ruin country
they cannot rule. Like Catali,o, thoy have been
guilty. Of def, robbery uuIder PIRACY, and treGsob;
III
earth "A warning to The enemies Of mankind for oil
futufe tine. lCheefs.l "" have war upon any
secton Ssio. Won arr simply going sgainft cIiTr
ias--to wipe from The far escntch.On OF our
country the greatest cime that history records--
;he attempted ruin OF geat, g.od, and fee
loNcir'n,n Tie tygans Nonld plant tIe
iron he- Of deepoii,m upon The whole land; but the
doom OF traitors awaits item. From he bile of
maue to the ylleys u California continent OF free
in arns burning tor TIE order - charge upon
the enemies OF ;leir ,OuDiIy. lchCcT.l Iie Vest
rilu'ss the Fast aud shous " Forward uLder rhe
ard stiips aud 10 the music of the Union. lhi-
couLtry geai j., j. too sinaI ,or two lOyer,.-
rents. We have been, and b. tie blessing o.. God.
we viii ever be one iaiion, piosTes0us ~ home. ana
Iespocod abroad-thc laid Of the free aud tie home
Of the b-,vo. The whole civilized world eays God
speed 10 IN. Aud We your brethren, n.idiDg ia New
lOa say God speed u Won on yOar g.t aud {) l0uh
Grand Nouf il dear o. ~ ae i il yonr
brothers who still dwell among the grari'e lnlli of
ihe DIigo State We in,rub; tis banner 10 vol
because il your hands know il will lead ia the
battle ,r The right and not siar will be clced and
bAe the Slhiians Of old will either bring n tr
umphat buck, or you Yourselves will he borne back
wrapped in ils yictoriona icdf. IChcers.l
Col. Jamison replied thai, in re- Giving il, in be-
half II the ID Re gimcnt o! Maine Volunteers great
responsibility WIS a.samad for maintenance wond
by me maintenance Of Constitutions, libtrty. Bat
they would take The responsibility. They would ray
unOer IL; ttey might die under IT. but they would |
never surrender.
After the pre.entaticn the New-York regiment FLED
past, preceded Ly the delegation OF Maine men, aud
followed the Maine regiment. Tbis order was ob- |
served through Broadway and Warren street to the |
rirr where The Nev-York regiment fled TO right and
mcut marched on the pier IN double iiis. The New
York ID REGIMENT then returned 10 their euoampmel;
on the Battery with the thanks Of the officers OF the
Maine reimest. No time was lc-t In enbariaon.
Tie CoaiZacoaleos which detained by Gen. Saud-.
ford to take TIE "a Maine Regiment aboaNi lay ready
with steam up. Gen. SarslfOri detailed Major iamil-