New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-20
MEETING Ar THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
TIE Great Demonstration This Afternoon.
ARRIVAL OF THE EIGHTH REGIMENT OF
MAScAruUSFTTS.

ARRIVAL OF THE EIGHTH REGIMENT OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
The 900 men connected with the 9Th Regiment of
Massachusetts Volunteers under commander Col Inn
othy Monroe reached this city early yesterday by the
New Haven Railroad The train comprised seventeen
massage and three baggage cars and drawn bytwo
porer,ul engines 1t IL composed Of Fix companies:
Newburyport Artillery Newburypor Light Infantry,
Gloucester Artillery, Lynn Cry Guards, Capt. Hand
fon. Lynn Light Infantry, Capt Frazer Lafayette
Guards Marbchead Capt. Orne, all oil Essex county,
numbering twelve hundred men. The enthusiasm wac
very great all along the route from Boston, the ears
being frequently delayed throughout the entire night.
The men breakfasted al the Lafarge St. Nch0ias, and
and Aetor Houses fthis city.
They are an picked men, those of Gloucester and
Marblehead being stout and sturdy hsherheu' toose
from LYNN and Newburyport chiefly shocnaker'
Many of the members of the two Lynn companies
served throughout the Mexican campaign. All Of tho
men were in the best of spirits. The regular organized
members of these companies brought their own fsmas
muskets with them through choice. The Lynn City
Guards : considered the crack company of Essex
County being accustomed to long and arduous drilling
for the past six years. They report that the Eastern
newspapers can give bat faint idea OF the Union en-
tbusgsm that peryades the public mind in the sections
from whence they came.
The cars which brought them through from Boston
were surrounded at every town and village all through
the night cheering, firing sautes, and siuring their
proyision-bags with Refreshments through the car
windows The men looked very tired and dusty after
their long rde but seemed in cheerful spirits aud quito
eager to get forward to their destination. Owing 10
the eaness Of the hour of their arrival but few per.
sons had collected at depot meet them, and few
were in the streets through which they marched They
passed down Twentyseventh street to Fifth ayenuer
and through Eighth street TO Broadway. Three com"
panies were left breakfast at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
four Al the Iafrge House. and the remainder stopped
a. the Aston
Brig. Cen Benz. F. Butler and Quartermaster John
Moran of Boston, accompany the eth Regiment tIe
staff of which il follows:
TIMOTHY MONROE Of Lynn, Colonel
EDy'D W. HiSKs Of Lynn, Lieutenant Colonel
AsDKEs ELg OF Gloucester, Major.
C. ~ MgRETT OF Lynn, Sergeant Major
T.. A. ISGALLs of Lynn, ouartermas,er.
II. Z. MoSROs Of Lynn QuaermasteTs SeIsesos
r. o. AsRg- Of Lynn, Paymaster.
Dr. b. b. BREED Of Lynn, Surgeon.
WAREES TAPLgT Of Lynn, Surgeons Mate.
JOHS H. CoIE OF Lynn, Regiment Clerk.
large number of recruits had hastily left their LomoB
before having been able procure uniforms aud hea
appearance consequently not precise WILL be-
when they reach barracks. The regiment seems COM
posed of sturdy healthy men, of the sturdy stock that
gave such good account of itself at Concord LexinS
ton, and Bunker Hill.
The different companies met at about Ill o'clock at
the Park, where regimenal line was formed, ands
breaking into column they marched in patoons dowIs
Courandt street to the ferry, followed by excited
multitude, cheering, shouting, and waving hags and
handkerchieis As the last boat pushed off, the weki1
rang again with huzzas for the brave boys from the
! Old Bay State.
At the Jersey City depot, an affecting incident ocs
Cured Col. Monroe of the Eighth, being loudly called
for appeared surrounded by Gen. Butler, Quarters
mas.er-Gener1l John Moran, Col Kinks, and the rest
of the staff. A. w. Griswold esq, prominent menu
Der of the NewYork bar, stepped forward holding in
| his hand a magnificent ilk flag, mounted on massye
hickory stai. He addressed the cOmmandant Of thes
| Sth Regiment as follows
Col. Monroe-Sr, you are from Massaehusetts;j
"God bless you" Her sons everywhere are proud %
| her history and, while her armies commanded bY
such officers at their head, we have faith in
/ her future. As son of Massachusetts,, beg 10 pre-
sent this standard as token of my appreciation Of tie
cause in which you engaged. confde it to youE
keeping I" Stand by it."
Col. Monroe responded with the following aIIror
| pirate aud eloquent remarks:
Gas o son Of Massachusetts, receive il from SOD
of her soil, and will defend it, God help me-"
| The cheering which followed was deafening-nind
cheers were proposed and given for the flag, and al
that moment 500 hardy troops just arrived from the
sacred precincts of Bunker Hill, vowed solemnly "
defend that flag with their lives and honor.
The flag is made of silk heavy crimson tassels hangs
| ing from the spear of the staff.
Atl2I o'clock the train, consisting of twenty esrsa
moved off amid the cheers of the multitude crowdinG
the depot, and the God speed" of all Union men.
Quartemaster Moran OF the LIST Brigade while in
the act of stepping into the cars received telegram
recalling him to Boston, the War Department have
| telegaphed for his entire brigade.
nEn prIrpI, ElIrRTH REEIMENT