Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-22

Welcome Of Colonel nIullisan 60 Cincinnati.
Colonel James M. Mulligau and suite ar.
rived on q special train at the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton Depot last night at
about nine o'clock. After a few words Of
welcome to the city by Mayor Hatch, he was
conducted to an open baroucbe, drawn by
four white horses, and followed by another
drawn by two. In the carriage with him
were seated members of his staff. In other
carriages were Lieutenant-Uolonel jams
Quirck, Majors More and Morton, Adjutant
Cosgrove, Captain Moriarty, Rev. DR.. Butler,
Chaplain of the regiment, the Mayor and
portion Of the Military Committee.
Captain Laughlin's cavalry company and
band of music were in attendance. When
the procession arrived at the Burnet House
the enthusiasm Of the masses on the ground
was immense.
Colonel Mullgan is tall, we'll built gen.
tleman, of thiTty-one years, with hair turn
ing gray, face closely shaven, with the ex.
ception of a mustache is a ready, fluent
speaker, and has an eye indicating unmis-
takably the prominent traits Of the Irish
| character.
ADDRESS OF HON. HENRY sTANBERY.
OoBoNEL; It is my pleasant duty to extend
| to you hearty welcome from the citizens OF
| Cincinnati, and to assure you of the high
consideration in which they hold your re
cent services in the State of Missouri. In
these days of great expectations and slender
performances in which we have heard so
much of what was to be done and so little Of
what has been done, it is refreshing to meet
an officer who, without any parade or -four
ish of trumpets, has done ALL nay more, than
could have been expected. [Cries Of "Thst's
so"1 The popular voice has made and un-
made more than one hero during this war
We have had quite too much of public ova
tions TO military leaders who have never
fought q battle; but in this instance the
ovation comes after the battle, and, allow
me to say, it is well deserved.
During that terrible conflict of five dayi
at Lexington, your gallant soldiers and theil
commander did all that men could do. W.
know, Colonel, it was not your fault tha
you we're overcome. The great resDonsi
bility of exposing a mere handful of me-
against such fearful odds, does not rest upoi
you. The public voice acquits you, at leas
of all accountability; and for you and you
men there is but one feeling, and that is o
pride and exultation for courage under ad
. verse circumstances, and valor undismayet
in an unequal contest
, And now, one word as to the future. Th
country you have served SO well, looks to yo
with confidence for yet greater services. Yo
| will 90 with our best wishes to join agai
the armies of the Republic, and again to NEE
. the enerny-not, as we hope, with the odd
| ARbl0SJ you Vi teu W Out, Dub upOu u ldl
= and equal field. Then, with such soldier
/ and such leader as fought at Lexington, th
I result will be certain; and when we mex
= meet you, our congratulations will be nc
alone for battle well fought, but for vic
tory won.
REPLY OF COLONEL MULLIGAN.
: thank you, gentlemen, for the eloquenC
and many compliments bestowed upon m
: command at Lexington. / knew those ga
, liant men through nine days of trial, and
. their behalf thank you; thank you in b.
q half of those men now in their graves;
c thank you in behalf of those wounded, no
n crowding the hospitals; thank you in beha
! of that dispersed Irish brigade, now onl
q waiting to be reformed to set their fac
a against rebellion, and to once more plant Il
% stars and stripes. s.s,E
In behalf of all these, return you m
thanks for the eloquence and tenderness
!. your greeting. When Chicago gave me
IL welcome attributed it to the associations
y a quarter of a century, but when Oincinna
l. with all her wealth and power, comes al
je extends to me such a welcome as this, fe
ss that no act of mine, or of my brigade, is col
,r Uensurate herewith. =
III And l can only say that when fortune shi
or again place me in the saddle, at the head
my gallant boys, hope to thank the peop
by the deeds may yet live to perform.
81 feel humiliated in Cincinnati, the home
AZ Lytle and McCook, the heroes of Carnifa
D. and of that other hero in whom the humiii
y of the man runs parallel with the splend
10 of the soldier-Rosecrans do not belle
le that this splendid Republic was created to
'l- 80 soon destroyed. l do not believe that g
's' gave our forefathers 20 much wisdom
naught. And hope that the time will SO
n. come, when, as one people, we shall mar
rk forward 10 splendid nationality. l si
pe 'let him be aceursed" that despairs OF
IL Republcl
D. hope that, each of us deing his du
B. peace, white-robed, peace, may hover ov
in our ard. But much as Itpray for peace
Dir do not pray for it until the laws are vim
ye. Gated, the Union sustained and the Consti
or ton restored, and such amiable gentlem
be as John G.. Breckinridge -who Catalil
like, exchanged the honOrs of an AmeriC
Senator for BrigadieE Generslship in 4
ss' rebel srmy-have met their deserts, l ht
the time may soon come when we shall hi
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