Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-04-22

When the eighth Massachusetts regiment
was passing through. New York, an affecting
incident occurred. Col. Monroe being loudly
called for, appeared, surrounded by Gen. But.
Ter, Quartermaster General John Moran, Col.
Kinks, and the rest OF he staff. A. w. Girls
void, Esq, prominent member of the New
York bar, stepped forward, holding in his
hand, magnificent silk flag, mounted on
massive hickory staff. He addressed the com
mandant OF the eighth regiment as follows:
Colonel Monroe-Sir: you are from Mas
sachusetts God bless her" Her sons every.
where are proud OF her history, and while her
armies are commanded by such officers as are
now at their head we have faith in her future.
As a son of Massachusetts l beg to present
this standard as a token of my appreciation
OF the cause i'll which you are engaged. l
confide it to your keeping-"Stand by it,"
Colonel Monroe responded with the follow
ing appropriate and eloquent remarks "As
a son of Massachusetts | receive it from son
OF her son, and l will defend it, God help
me. The cheering which followed was
deafening-nine cheers were proposed and
given for the flag, and at that moment eight
hundred hardy troops just arrived from the
sacred precincts OF Bunker Hill, vowed SOL
EMMY TO defend that flag with their lives and
honor The flag is made OF silk; heavy Grim
son tassels hanging from the spear OF the staff.
On Thursday last, in the afternoon, a gen
tleman who was evidently secessionist, en-.
tered Windusl's saloon, on Broadway, New
York, just after the ovation to Major Ander-
son. His remarks concerning the present state
of things were received with anything but
favor still he persisted III denouncing every
thing north, and praising up the seeding
states. AT length he approached the barkeep-
err, and asked him if he had any southern TO-
bacco! "No, sir, was the reply "Have you
any Sunny side, then 2" he asked. "No sir"
answered the innocent barkeeper, "but we
have some excellent Andersons solace A
roar OF laughter from the bystanders caused
the secesSionist to take TO his heels, and was
the means OF showing the innocent barkeeper
that he had unconsclously perpetrated a par
ticularly good Joke.
n gentleman informs us that an eastern
manufacturer went with him to take look ut
the fine body of Massachusetts troops arriving
in the city. The first three persons lie saw
were men he had left three days before hard
at work in his factory. They excused them
selves for not having given HIM notice OF their
quitting. "Never mind, boys" said the man
ufacturer, "yo2 shall get your pay all the
same, as long as you are fighting for your
country"
A Quaker merchant in this city, yesterday,
said to one of his clerks :-"Wel, friend -,
is thee willing to enlist &, q have thought of
ii, replied the clerk, "but hesiialed, because
feared to lose my situation" of thee will
enlist" replied the Quaker, "not only shall
thee have thy situation, but thy salary shall
go on while thee is absent. But if thee will
no serve thy country, thee cannot stay in this
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An accident occurred Saturday morning 10
Sergeant Augustus II. Davis, OF the Charles.
ton Artillery, quartered AT Faneuil Hall He
vas at window endeavoring TO fish up
morning paper with string, when he fell to
the sidewalk dislocating or severely iniuring
one ankle and badly spraning one OF his arms.
He was carried TO his home in Charlestown,
but announces his intention to Join the regi.
ment as soon as he shall have recovered His
place in the ranks was Immediately filed by
volunteer.
In reply to "A question as to the conduct of the
men, Maj. Anderson said to a gentleman con.
'nected with the army, "Until man is half
starved, half smothered, half poisoned, and
on the verge of eternity in this state, he can
never know what men had, or understand the
measure of the valor that made surrender the
last thought with them"
We learn that several ladies' have signfed
to one of OR surgeons their readiness to 90 to
the aid Of tie Rhohde Island regiment should
any hospital services be required.-Plovidence
Journal.