The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-04-03

man, woman or child who do not feel tneir
hearts swell within them, when tney VII
ness such demonstrations as the present
and I will add. that he or She is unworthy
To live in a land like this. with Its innumer-
able and untold blessings surrounding them.
They are only ct to live among savages.
Fellov .citizeps--The effect upon the SOL
die, in the field, who has left his home
comforts. and all that is dear to him in life,
You must imagine for yourselves. L can
not and will OF attempt to portray II. The
feelings of his heart are too sacred for me
to enter, and | pass it by l see in this
demonstration goodly portion Of the ladies.
Their hearts are always in the right place.
They are not only willing to give up their
husbands, their sons, their fathers and their
brothers. but they are willing, alter doing
all this, TO give the proceeds OF their handy
work to cheer them on in their glorious
work. We hear in every breezs the omi-
nous sounds IF future strife, that will most
certainly make widows and orphans of some
OF them Yet they say, as the Spartan
mothers of old said to their sons, go and
return with your shield or upon IL; and may
God protect you'll
Allow me then, IL conclusion, to again
return you the thanks of those for whose
benefit your gifts are designed, and also to
invoke on you and yours the choicest bless
ings OF that God who governs all things and
ordereth all the events of life, in accordance
with His good will and pleasure. L thank
you, ladies and gentlemen, for your kind
ness and attention.
SPEECH OF Mr.. DENNIS.
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This must be a proud day for any one
who can dot his birthplace in the county
OF cod Wayne And how much more
must It be for any man who has made it bis
home by choice. / recollect that some
years ago when we had the first fair in this
county it fell TO my lot to write out the
copy of a placard for that fair, and the first
line contained the words, "OLD WAYNE
AGAINST THE WORLD - and liis demonsira.
ton that we have seen here to-day fixes her
hight TO that proud title.
l have lived here good many years, but
l never felt AS much at outs with the city
of Richmond IS | have TO- day. Your
streets are not wide enough and are not
long enough. What glorious sight it
would be. if we could only take this grand
offering and walk it down Pennsy lyania
how the hearts Of loyal men would be made
glad By such a sight as we have witnessed
here to day. l have never felt prouder and
more elated at being a citizen Of the city Of
Richmond than | do when l read the &C.
counts Of these contributions by the farmers
of Wayne county to the families of the sol
diers in the Union army How the soldiers
have been comforted in learning of such
outpourings Of generosity by their friends
at home as this. We know all these men
why we know nearly every stick of wood
in the load There is nothing like this TO
encourage and hold up the hands Of the
men who are engaged in putting down this
unholy rebellion against the best Govern
ment under the sun. The sick soldier who
is Ian gushing on the bed of sickness thinks
of these things, and his arm is strengthened
III the hour of battle when he recalls these
generous donations that are poured out by
his friends at home. l can only say to you
that these expressions OF sympathy are not
forgotten. If you only knew how bitterly
they burn over this idea of butternuts at
home, who are too poor to live and too
mean to die, (cheers). you would imagine
then how things will stand here, when the
day OF reckoning comes around. Never have
| heard expressions so bitter as the soldiers
make in regard to the " fire in the rear"
which bothered General Scott so much
when he was in Mexico.
But the skies are frightening up. Things
are not so gloomy rs they were a little
while ago. Gold has taken tumble -
Treasury notes and United States securities
are coming up. All that ingenuity, all that
traitorous sentiment could do in Wall
street, New York. which is the den Of seces-
sion. were not enough to destroy confidence
in the power Of the Government and the
wisdom ofSecretary Chase, The capitalists
Of Europe are offering US their gold, hun
dred millions OF dollars at time. This
don't look much like we would run out OF
soap. (Cheers)
Gentlemen, am no speaker. and l beg
you TO accept my ACKNOWLEDGING for
calling me up here, and | thank you for
your generous attentions. l expect to soon
return here to live again and then you can
use me for any thing am good for.
Col. DENNIS was loudly cheered as he
descended from the wagon, and many calls
to 20 on" from the crowd indicated the
qualification with which his remarks were
met
Captain Finney, of the 57lh Regiment,
was seen near where the speaking was going
on, and the desire 10 hear soldier, fresh
from the army. prompted those around him
to push him up to the top of toe wagon.
where he handsomely and briefly acquitted
himself as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen: II is not in my
province TO make speeches. l never made
one in my life; you will therefore excuse
me from making one now. | will simply
say. there is nothing that braces up the sol
dier SO much rs TO hear of such proceedings
as we witness here to day; to know that his
family is provided for at home. and that he
has the sympathy of these for whom he
perils his life and health in the distant camp.
Ladies and gentlemen, | thank you / can't
speak. but FL do the fighting. cheers
I Elihu Cox, Esq, one Of the first movers
in the enterprise OF supplying the wants OF
soldiers families in the way that has proved
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