New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-27
PROM NEWPORT NEWS.
Arrival OF the Ninth Army Corps nj New
mort MISREPRESENTATION of Coiors TO
the Ffny.nrst New.XOrk-Prcsentaf
speech by Col. Il. II. sheP"rd-Re-
suouse NV Lieut.. COl. Lie Gendre.
FROM Our Special Correspondent
HxApouARTRRs 9TH ARMY CORPs.

HDetCn
spouse by Licut."Col. Lie Gendre'
From Our Special Correspoudsnt
HxApovARTRRs 9TH ARMY CORPs
NEWPORT News, Feb. "a, 1868.
| From the mud of Stafford County, the 9th Corps
have come to the dry so of this point, where good
marketing is abundant and cheap, and the inter
course with homo rapid aud regular. The tone Of
the Corps 10 remarkable for it's cheeruness and fear
lessness; viii, their expectations of the future
center around their adOred la,e Commander barn
side), whose return they anticipate. Gen. w. F.
Smith late Of tho 9th Corps, is now in command
and with Generals Wilcox, Getty and FerorO, and
their stats, yesterday made part of the pageant al
the presentation Of colors the sis: NewYork
Col. Robert b. Potter, commanding on behalf Of
the Civ of New-York, and Of the company who
A discussed from O'clock a.t night until this morn.
ing oiuner which would have done credit to Tue
Astor in a room whose decorations would have
boporsd tho Prince of Wales Reception Committee.
As il is the grandest affair of the kind that has
been participated in by the 9Th and US there ID a
general desire by the officers to have the proceedings
in shape in which they can preserve them, l send
them 10 you. The speeches explain matters better
than can, 30 / make no introduction 10 them. The
regiments and officers presented splendid sight In
the bright sunlight Of the afternoon, aud Gen.
FerrerO who has the 5lst In his brigade, presented
Col. G.. f. Shepard ia handsome manner, who
spoke ss follows:
OYYioRRs AND SOLDIERS OF THE FIFrYFIRsr NV
YoRK consider my'ef happy In meeting you again sf's
the lapse Of sixteen months aud In being the bearer OF
ns,ions color presented TO you by the City Of NewfoIk
the city OF your hines for in the sogoase Of the insep
When you LEFT Newiork your friends the public, sntici
psted for you glorious future; but Remembering the I'm,
amount OF garrison d9'y 70 De m hsy could
be Is glorious proved One regiment from State,
spge action while whs' left Of the battle flag which
bad tue Of presenting to you before you marched ON
you have won. How glorious your past hss beeoahow
glorious your future will beet Roanoke kewbern South
and Other re.pepdcnt legend. .s The old .s has
much swey that viii not hold the Of all your
achievements sud hit the new one too 1t Is the same
hag the strs aud stripes float ia this econd that foa,
Ia the first Your h's 10 The btde OF your regiment this
mortal youth which belongs 70 nations. standard She
has only hes-ued her color, and deoked herself ia new
aimeut The old dag looks q, her with mothery smile
and rot particle Of Jealousy AID heref IN
moher her children; and ale looks tic old flag
low example Of brsvins all dangers wishing her long life
and hoping 10 Keep up the reputation Of toe ilmily.
Your mat Colonel the "a liant ferfeo. /. Brgsdier
General and have The pleasure 70 announce 70 you Nat
lave recee;y received toe promise Of the Government THAI
Vour nsll BE- made AID by the Of
1Iod AID the will tho Pfes1t hoIso see that every
Of your commander becomes CsSvra ~ iA,t De
coming poysrb tAa' lie trail o. 'he Ne"''A "" I" '"o
You pTobiby hear great deal about sectional strife q.
home Dich you osquet bu, you need feel no alarm
great many patriotic persons ike yourselves are Ia tho
field end unpsthohc stsyefe home do not have
on Ia the pasns OF grumbHg which REGULARITY pecu
liar to every nation woId Bot the sst,
The noise the wheels when wagon moves The cOncIp
ton If the want the troops be enforced Ia
NewYo with although the gnmblen say Ist DO U
suppose you ana your ss,-ht couPsIou IA ,ho army Dtea
svenge the fallen or to reeoorce the living hs
ny o.e in on roioa. Empire STATE No. Indeed II the
inse home dared 10 estt the nothr wives sisters
and etLes Of the sry would carry the matter at the
pint Of their dsri 10 -needlrs.
Tn, gruners also tsk shout leaving New England out
u, cold Bat the Empire state - toe ns ,ai
AVE her mountains blast out her graSite dig up
waters Of the lake. and Of the Atlantic Ocean TO meet and
now over place where the state OF New fok now -
before New. viii let 70 bel hold NowEng land-aDd
taa Is more than the copehesded boguseyed snsppng
ploDthod rstte-tailed Democrscy can do. 49,
Tho grunb.s also that the west or the Northett
will fly OF the Union. But do not fear such thing
They have the example Of whist the South has had 20
"a they iouod t they had tho wings Of tho ostrich inca
able u iftiog them from The ground ana whel they az
ter Incapable OF ocouotion There natural Add naen
ocu Ties in getting away No sioe can ever cease to
sny more thar {, be the sou Of bis mother by
declaring HAT he 4, not her son or By striking her JUS
long AZ there be foGT cardinal points to the compass nst
% long tie North the south the Eat AID tue West vi" 10
main in country. go 80
But ~ tns'e srumblipp viii have their -, day
,SS v T h! ps, ious and BED for country for
year country which fe' yGa the te 81 A% asg . e
MIA la Oregon and Ohio ia Maine aud M.sissppi for your
which the offspring OF ashhgton aud the heir oil
save the VIII de kopubo and Tehcse 10 sduiriDg crowd
baed cries when you show the re Is That ds,d
nsg rents through whose gaping windows the warm red
blood looked forth dhsDce 70 tie assasns WHOM you show
your honored that by succeeding your wounds saved
your yes and cay thus dear 10 mt was my county neD
Oh then o. you hold yo, high wsddns feast the gunbleI
viii be tpeece ditconeDt will give piece to songs OF We
tory and the now luse.wsrm. ASHAMED Of themselves WIZ
hep rsse the hi ;nphsnt shout county my whole
MAJ mayer, are day put up for you aid lies back Of you
and gesce ahead Of you 10 90 aud God bless you
Acoep, then COL lie Gende Lieut. Col. Lie GendIe
10 command n the absence Of Col Potter Oh l.Aye thsse
the metropolis evidence OF her care ioI snd
pride in the wonderful Icg LDeDt the sent ioIth' :,
You have followed closy Sir In The footsteps Of your as
tinsUi,hed feow.couutrJ man. Lafayette lie ioash, iof
you Lgh ,.f Amoca ao ,ns he are
type. OF that true cysy OF enlightened france "ch phu
together the Frepchm.n aud the American no matter into
me,.lqds diplomacy msy ondssyof 70 throw ,As.
on wben you declare you love our America As you
yea ' nag and u's ns,e guidon may ood GUIDE on
must explain that the Regiment had been mar
,s. 70 tlo Stars and Stripes in NewYork aud that
"s , Wv nag was present and pointed 10 BY the
spesHe,. utter whom the Regiment 10 PANIED, upon
sscu 9iatOn TO II; and that the aag alluded 10 by
H. N "a as reply, was blue regimeDtal
regiments, by the Common Council. and now 1epo.-
lied III the GoverBOrs Room al tho Civ I'LL IA
LIE Gendle responded as follows: ' -'""
Col SFkPAKD: After your e!oqu.ot r,,o.,L d. ,a l.
% -. -, lsHef ,escey nbls to ,prtk
sincerely regret that Col Potter who Ia. .o az
and molly ia Lese ant vet, ANS u the 5lst ~
victory, should nov bs detained " home by -
bic instead u 4a Tor HE oao,t. -
and receive from your hands th. S Though Van
BY the CITY Of hesY6rk to rcplsoe foIne iy.n Us
by aud teaiIed veteran withs,, "a.
from the held its condition preventing It's beng Longer car
ri,a A. you knew have been fora ions lin, e.,a,
h. asDtfa Ia