The New York herald., 1862-01-09
Presentation OF Flag to the Seventh
Regiment, from the Ladies OF San
FranciscO.

SPEECH OF SENATOR N MDoUGALL, OF CALIFORNIA.
The armory Of the Seventh regiment New York State
Militia, corner of Sixth street and the Bowery, was
crowded to overfowng last evening by the rank and
beauty Of the metropolis in order TO be present at aag
presentation to that regiment The flag in question Is
the gift of the ladies of San Francisco whose fair hands
have wrought the material Shortly after eight O'Clock,
the regiment being drawn up in hollow square in the
armory, Senator ScDouga, Of California, advanced in
front Of the platform, and proceeded to deliver the
presentation address, the rendition OF which he
frequently applauded. He said
CoAuANDER, CITIZEN SoLDnRs-I have been charged with
the pleasant office Of representing the ladies of the city
San Francisco on this evening bring to you this token Of
their high regard and In the fuhment Of my commission
do not know whether to am more pleased or mcst
honored Through beauty pays her tribute to arms
If dignity the ladies', whose servant am, know
shall thereby exas myself and think shall that
fail In respect to you The land in which they live is
beautiful from its smiling valleys to Its pine clad noun
tans and the ladies such should nhabt that land
They pay this tribute to you having been Of the
first to answer the call to arms when treason nursed in
the life of the republic The promptness and let say
valor Of conduct attracted the admiration Of the
loyal men and women throughout our entire land
There are none more loyal than the ladies OF
the far off land from whezec / come. Those
ladies have instructed me TO say OF this standard
its tree was taken from the summit of the Sierra
Nevada Its silver was extracted from the bosom Of the
mountain it's gold gathered from the beds Of
beautiful rivers although its cloth woven In orr
send me now their greetings The Pacific TO the Allan
tic SPEAKS The people of California yours and
Of common country. That country to be main
taned If need be- by great sacrifice For this Is de-
manded wisdom in council and conduct in the field IL
may be that the necessities Of country may
cali for the Of all her true and loyal May call
for you know that you will come when 1t doth call
In the full faith Of that conviction those who sent
directed say you accept this token Of their high
regard. They know IL will not be carried backward
from any stricken field History has taught us that
conquerng peoples marched northward from the
equator From the Caucasian Mountains westward from
Scandinavia, southward-not north
The Northern heart is firm and true,
The Northern arm Is strong,
The Northern foot goes seldom back
Where armed foemen throng.
War is . noble art vaor Of the submest Of vir-
tues. None onter into valhalla and drink mighty
mead from the skulls Of heroes those who pass
through the sacrifices Of battle To strike for country
aud at the time to strike for freedom great pr
vlege. When it has been done and well DONE he that
hath done II into the acquaintance OF those men
who IN the early ages were magnincd into demigods.
Health heart strength triumph to theSeventh regiment
Of New York wherever they CO. and wherever this stand
ard Is advanced.
Colonel Lesrs Of the Seventh responded in appro-
pirate speech to the presentation which want Of space
precludes our giving In full.
Addresses afterwards delivered by Richard O.
German, ESQ, and Frank spnoa, Esq, when the pro-
ceedngs terminated