The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-01-27

the vis( Nudes and su1s,iag \ 2 10
re Aie cs ~ - r.
thd whol So MI - bs
Oh hrch p5S r. Intail, Ugh
p [d1l Ire ~ =, . Rmees mid
winter and ended IN mid Sdm8Sr; often
cut of from communication, and conpell-
Cd TO grind corn aud wheat taken from the
enemy themselves hslf starving. Nor
dfaAs faSies lSt ia az and sYert.
Pea Ridge stands out pre-eminent among
the battles fought in the early part Of the
war.
How much the success Of this cam
pagn is due to tho perseverance, endu-
rance, ceura;s- and discretion Of the hero
ic commander, the country knows and
thxpwftrytnowb 6xeA Then reg4s|
Ink, blsw cIioale pIsk5as, who're nssnss9|
have received honorable mention in con;
nection with that. cAmpsi9n. and are
sharers in the glory achieved By that ar
my. 1t must be particularly gratifying
to you and them 70 join lhis night in y
social reunion. msmoratixe, in part,
ofrtAat past Of which We are all SO proud,
and which has given to the original of
thiaT portrait The highest military ho6orsi
10 the gift Of the President, and placed
him in command Of one Of the most i'm
poaaapt military departments Of the ooun-
try.
could speak long of his qualities Of
head and heart, but what could tell you,
madam, Who have been The sharer Of them
SO many years, and have contributed SO
largely to their generous development
| believe / reflect the sentiment and ex
perience Of all for whom ! speak, when |
tell You the most pleasant and profitable
period Of my life has been spent in hum
bic s6orts 70 serss my couatry under his
direction and guidance. a7 f.3i
Let me not, however, postpone the
further and higher enjoynents Of this oc-
casion. Accept then, madam, from the
members Of the staff herespresent. this
portrait OF Major General Curtis, and
with Il the INSURANCE. that whstsver uf
sanEi6ceis necessary to, sustain our Gen.
eral in his patriotic and honest endeavors
to efusk tins unnataral rebellion--w what
ever Of danger may be, presented in shield
ing him from personal injury, they win
strive to prove equal TO the responsible
ties. ~ ..
In behalf Of Mrs, Curtis, Gen. Strong
very appropriately replied, in the follow
ing terms:
Col. OHrpMAN am requested BY
Mrs. Curtis to express to you bar CRATE
full acceptance Of the portrait which you
have just placed in her hands, and to say
to Jon and your associate donors, that the
mode in which yeu hare chosen'to testi-
fy ysur respect for her, and the words Of
warm rsgsfd FOR her husband with which
you have been pleased to accompany IL,
receive, 10 tley der, wv. her sincere 40
acknowledgement aud thanks. -
| This daty parformsd on bshalf Of, -
grateful recipient for whom have spo.
ken, Win you, Colonel, and your ascot
An npon the staF Of Major General Cur
tis, allow ne TO shsrs, and to express wish
you on this accession, my sincere apprsci-
alton, also, OF your honored chief. ".As.
lnmaking this rsausst LIDO not intend
70 avail myself Of the opportunity of rs
ferring atlenRth Of in detail to the Gen
sra's valuable and faithful services al
ready sssdsssd tofhs country; sone soi
these you hays slightly glanced at in your
remxfks; his friends and countrymeu
will patiently wait until the record Of Ai
past, as we'll a. his future acts Of pstriot.
10 devotion to his country shall have beer
transferred from tho grateful hearts and
apPassding lipsacf ths loyal people Of thil
generation to the enduring pages Of bistp
i ~. ] will, therefore, for q brief momep
dwell upon . subject Of another elias,
which this occasion has forcibly broagh
to my mind, and which ! fancy Tmsy b,
q permitted to refer to here, and a thi
time, ia what may be regarded almos
!, the family. circle; for the group .befov
4 me is one almost exclusively Of kisdfet
and staff officials. / cannot forget Tia
there is one form missing from this cir
ole, which ono year ago W. part OF thil
Mppy .hoasehold. and one tao which VI
!! ful e. sehesrfslness, sweetness, health
and hops. VAS temporarily monde
Of il then, and l shall never forget II
sweet half filial tones IN which that lpyel,
girl used to salute me in the moniag. .
noon. aud sventide. Alas. death ha
hnGhsd thas ydss. 4s.HAbIE" ID nolmoe,
I ofsnsh, her sweet spirit i with The robea
throag ,ef tho RsdseuAsr ia his blssses
4 kingdom above. This retrospeet whiel
I the occasion ofthis gpthsrisg hasp somp
ed, viii. I TRUST, not b considered aout Q
i place. i seams p me NEST nSstt that Shsr,
4 wa sannsk 6l 70 Be reminded q We q,
4 to-pight Of this breach which has heeI
mSdS BY death il this family group, q!
i whenws ssa6enbss tso,. that tie sad q
dings 81 the death 0fthis cherished dangh
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