The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-14

NV sPP'0Nios0 cuAuOiouTy tuo DOuOT U
sustaining lie noble Second regiment
now in the field-if it has not the chival
ry. the manliaesS, the patriotism and
brotherly affection to sustain your com
rades. and to maintain the regiment in in
high character aid standing, heilher tn.
President, nor the government, nor the
corporation can offer you inducement.
strong enough to do it. appeal to you
as 6Temsn. as New Yorkers. as American
Ici'izens. whether native born or adopted
chse's Iappeal to you as men devot.
ed TO the country-but l see thar l have
got two more Iobls ielloWa.
Loud cheers, with tigers repeated over
and over again, hailed the action Of two
young men who, at the interruption Of
Gen. Sickles' speech. sprang upon the
platform and offered themselves as Volun
teers. "
Gen. sickles, resuming-Take example
friends, from these noble fellows and
their comrades beside me who offer them
selves to fill up the ranks OF our brave
Gen. Mcclellan. General applause. j.
Remember that glorious young Chieftaih|
George B. MqNellan.
A Voicea-Three cheers for Nc Clellan.
(Most Justify given. ti
General Sickes--Remember that those
who have abused him he has replied to
but with silence. Remember that be has
nothing for his enemies and yilest de.
tractors but sColn. nothing but contempt.
uous silence; reserving everything that ID
good and noble in him for biz ARMY; his
government and his ouuhtry. [Appladse. J
Do no, let our noble young leader, be.
loved by his army. beloved by every sol,
der in the field, do not let him, / cay,
be overpowered ON the Peninsula by tile
hordes of the rebels who ip.unnum6ered
thousands, are gathered against lin, and
who would rather defeat Mcclellan than
all the other Generals in the field put to-
gether. The pride aud ambition of the
enemy is to crush him; lot it then be our
pride and ambition to sustain him and his
gallant army till he has utterly overthrown
and forever crushed out treason and re-
bellion in these United States. loud
cheers.
An old man named James Coyle, and
who announced himself as an old Msxi-
can hero, and at the present time engi.
neer at the Aslor House, came up as a
volunteer. He was greeted with vocife.
rous cheers. aud short appeal to his
younger friends to come up and do like
wise, was loudly applauded. .....
| Geu.Sickles resuming--l will have one
hundred men you yet. Every man
must esteem It an honor to Join that noble
regiment that made ils fame at Yorktown
1.-The I'd Fire Zouaves. (Applaase. J
They we're the first to enter those well
planned and historic works; they we're the
first 10 pursue the flying foe. and they
were the first to follow them to the field
Of Williamsburgh, where they had 10 halt
ouly to be defeated. (Applause.) Here
they bore no insignificant part iu the
bloody conflict, and fairly added new
laurels to their name. Their sutferings
in that carnage are know to all. The gal.
liant Peach and the heroic Feeney both
fell on those swampy plains. and they had
the satisfaction of knowing that their
corps bore its faithful part in every fight,
and was mentioned 10 every dispatch
that named the deeds of heroes. ZAP,
plause.) On the field OF Fair Oaks
witnessed its unswerving bravery; and al
though in The reports Of the struggle and
gallant charges Of that day there is only
one regiment Of this brigade mentioned.
let me say that the 4th regiment-that is
:ass :as q q Fire Zouavea--no. only pralicipat.
ed in the dangers of the conflict, but in
the glories of the victory. (Applauss. }
Nothing could tesist its impstaous tush
on the enemy, and it was not resisted
Loud cheers. The enemy was forced
to fall back before their steady and de-
.ermined advance, and III ten minutes all
the ground that had been previously ia.
ken from us was once t1ore In our hands,
and the Union aag borne BY the Secotid
Fire Zouayes aoated proudly over It,
(Applause. In the battle of the 25th Of
June, this regiment also bore q distiu-
guisbsd part. I do not know whether
any name has been given to that battle;
perhaps it lie battle without name; and
|yet there were no less than ten thousand
Of our soldiers engaged in it. and the
boldness, gallantry. and bravery OF the
Second Fire Zouayes will always form a
portion Of ito history. and be forever re-.
membersd. Nearly all the officers OF the
egimen, had been prostraied by diseaue
and sickness. Cor Brewster was unable
to be in the field. The gallant Benedict
was prisoner, while the two remaining
Captains had alternately to lead tha regi.
men,, through alltbe dangers and horrors
oi that day, until all the advantages that
had been lost and won on that eventful
day were again conquered, and we re
mained the masters Of the field. ZAP.
plates. we'll remember when Nc Clell
an appeared upon the field and again sent
US to the front. Again the Second Fire
ZOuavss seized their colors. and with one
cheer and one impulse rushed to the res
eae. Tbey struggled for and bravely re-.
covered all the ground which the rush Of
battle and the chances Of war had but
temporarily taken from US. (Applause.) J
And in the great series Of battles called
the seven days'battle. thm brave regiment
was in every one of the fights except that
Of Friday, known as the battle OF Gaines
Mills ID all of those they sustained
their we'll earned reputation and the hen.
or which their regiment had earned. =
With their ranks decimated and their
numbers diminished, ttef pride, courage