New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-10
A GRAND WELCOME BREAKFAST.
Speeches of COL Wilson, the Rev. DR.. Bellows,
Gov. Morgan, Richard Warren, Hon. George
Bancroft, Rev. John PierpOE:, James
7. Brady, Gems. SchOuler, AathOn,
Walbridge, Colonel Marshall
Leiffrts. and others

aud New York have marched TO the wal. Shoulder
shoulder their volunteer soldiers have gone long
marches and rushed into battle. Side by side they
have slept in bvouac, and wrirhed in mortal agony
on the bloody field. The friendship which gprang
up between our 9TH and her 9Th was echoed through
out the respective States, and the frAternal alliance
was cemented yesterday anew by the welcome ex-
tended by New-York to the last Tsised aud finest Of
the volunteer regiments of the Old Bay State. There
was not the wild excitement which broke out ON
that Sunday in April when the famous Massachusetts
9Th marched through to Baltimore but The cheers has
rang along the multitude which lined orr streets and
squares, the hand-clappings ard scah-wayings at
tested greeting the passing soldiers winch could
not be mistaken. In honor Of their passage, fagS
waved from every window and flew from almost
every house-,op and the statesman-soldier in
mand rode along the air was rent with cheers. The
regiment showed little of that gaudy panopiy of war
with which some Of our volunteers have bedecked
themselves. No scarlet clothes, or frippery of gold
lace no parti-colored plumes or gay caparsons dis
tinquished either mounted officers or men; hut clad
in the sober livery of the army regulation, with good
arms and equipments, q splendid transportation,
seryiceable horses and fine battery OF sm0oth-bora
and red guns they looked as if they meant hight IN
earnest, and would have 1t, too.
rived and were quartered at depot Of the Harlem
Railroad at Thirty-second street. Yesterday morn
ing at ~ the main body Of the regiment arrived
m a special train of 70 cars, drawn Dy TWO PVWeIIu
locomotives. One of these belonging 70 the BostQu
and Worcester Railroad Company was elegantly
ornameuted with flowers and flags, end bad her
wheels, cab and tender striped IN red, blle ana
white The other, No Of the New-haven Com
pany had her sInoke.stack striped perpendicultly,
AID her pilot.whees also painted IN she national
coiors. She was furthermore ornamented with two
,ded eagles, two iron hag-holders, two head
lights trimmed with bouquets, and with hyin8 and
iestoOucd flags. To the Boston engine Was AZ
tached steam calGope wnch discussed music ut
high pressure all the Journey through Tue frout
cur OF the train appropriated to Officers o. the
regiment and euitably decorated with iiags AID mot
toes by Mr.. Beals OF Boston. The tram Lad Deem
expeced al "A. m but frequent delays before reach
Ing New. Haven made it impossible to avoid
tanolng the train in the ordinary traffic Of the New
/ Haven road. The consequence was delay oil lIar
hours though ali Of which time the sehracrlnciG3
90 Sons of Mars ard reporters waited with cold
fingers, creeping flesh, and empty stomAehs Ior
those which came not
Wien tine staff descended from the cara there was
rush Of the crowd to the newiledged Colonel,
who certainly looked well Ia bis uniform, ana be-
Itrsyed no want of military sef-possessiOn. The men
were marched by companies, single HE, INTO tue
ldrpOt where the long tables were spread Tor ,<UV
men, The officers, after seeing their companies co n
forably disposed, went 10 the tntbaYenuc Hotel,
, yLeIa suaptuous breakfast had been spread since
: o'clock, and where army Of . Sons under the
l lead of Col. Frank f. Howe waited to take them
by tue hand. After while, the feast beng msdo
ready and the procession arranged, the guests hea
in by twos aud took places, leaving alternate
chairs for the regimental Officers. All helng
prepared Nolls band struck up HAL to the Chet,
and Col. Wilson entered the magnificent breakfast
. room arm in arm with Col. Howe, aud was re-
ceiyed with enthusiastic demonstrations. Along the
head of the room ran long table, and from It
three extended tie length Of the apartment. There
were cOyefs in all Tor about 800. AT the head
table were-at the center, Col. Howe; 81 has nght,
Col. Henry Wilson, Gov. Morgan, Gen. Arthur,
Col. Van Buren,, Gen. Schouler, Gen. IL. Wal
bridge the Hon. George Bancroft to the LETT, the
Rev. John Pierrepont, Chaplain OF the "a kegl-
Iment; Gen. Author, Col. Shepherd, the rev. Ut
Believe, Thurlow Weed, Col. Le!ierts, and i've
members OF Gov Andrews Stall. AT one side.'able
were ten members of the Committee Of the Sons OF
Connecticut and all down the lines were the officers
Of tie I'D interspersed and iraternnng with eiui.
n0nt civilians.
hall its sides being lined with splendid mirrors OF
French-plate glass, beauilinl white columns, and
: pissters; its floor paved with slabs o. brown and
. white marble, and its ceiling frescOed IN medium
Itine The room is Ii hted by many large windows.
aud food of light was let in upon festive scene,
in which CAV uniforms and softer euits Of black were
blended il harmony Of color.
THE BREAKFAsT.
The subdued chatter OF knives ard forks which
had arisen before the Col. entered the room, vas
huehed as the venerable Chaplain of the Regiu ent
asked GCd blessing the meat, aud sale journey
: and return. The hungry then went TO work
with q WILL and at about III O'Clock, Col. Howe rose
and introduced the Rev. DIR. Bellows in q brief
speech. After complimenting Massachusetts, and
Gov. Andrew,
Each blast upon whose busle horn
i Was worth thousand men,
the efficient Chairman of the Senate Military Com
n.ittee (COl. WILSON, was alluded TO, IN terms that
drew from the audience three rououg cheers. Not
content with his bounded sphere of usefulness AS
Senator of the United Sates the ilastrious states
man Col Howe said had placed himself at the bead
of regiment in order TO add to his well-wOn laures
of tue past the glittering garands OF war.
, Dr. Bellows then rose and said.
SPEECH or THE REV. DR.. BELLOWS.
| COLoSEL WILSON AEp OFFICERS OF THE TWENTY
SECOND MASSACHUSETTS, REGINEST: The sons OF
Massachusetts 10 the city Of New-lork are piond
: and happy 20 welcome you here to-day. Iley ard
2 always proud of their own origin In the old Bay
State, and anxious 10 let the Empire ctate, Where
they are seeking their fortunes and striving TO prop
apae New Enplaud sentiments and principles, know
that thew do not forget that they spiang from the sa-
cred soil near Plymouth Rock, and Bunker Hill, and
{ Dorchester Heights and Concord, and lexington
They did not know that anything could make them
more proud of their lineage and their history, ill
the 10Th of April 1861, suddenly made their Massa-
cbnsetts origin dOubly dear aud sacred III their
thoughts. Since then. with every installment, each
better than the last, that the dear old State has
poured through New-lOrk, TO swell the treasury OF
patriotic blood in the veins of the army OF the Po
tonne, we have counted our own blood purer ana
prouder, and almost worthy TO be shed in the cause
Of national liberty. Eternal honor, Sir, to the
patriotic brave and liberal State you have 80 long
represented in the Senate, and now are Mastering
TO represent in the field. We have heard you
gullahtly defend Massachusetts with your tongue.