The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-21
VICE PRESIDENTS.

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Col. Cross, Sd East Tenn. Infantry;
1t. Col. Maynard, 9Th East Tenn. Ini'y:
LIT. Col. McCaleb, Sd
Maj, Murphy, 1st Mid. Tenn Cavalry;
Dr. Fusion, DeKalb county;
Col. w. b. Stokes, De Kalb couaty;
Abram Myers, Esq, Davidson county.
SECRETARIES.
j. w. Cready, Davidson county;
Il. A. Dodd,
DR.. Moore,
On assuming the chair the President
complimented the ladies in glowing terms,
and recounted the many brilliant achieve
ments of the lst Middle Tennessee Cav
airy, who were present and drawn up in
line by the chivalric Major Murphy.
The President then introduced Mr..
Myers to the audience, which was vari-
ously estimated at from three 20 five
thousand, and v ho, in the following ap-
prOpriate remarks, presented to Col. w.
b. Stokes a magnificent Stand of CoIors.
MR. MYERs's SPEECH.
Col. Stokes, officers and S2lfiers Of tie First
Middle Tennessee CaDaby:
AS the Chairman of the Committee
who procured this stand of colors, have
been selected TO perform the pleasing
task OF presenting them to you and your
command, in behalf of the City Council
and loyal citizens OF Nashville. | can
assure you, sir, that the loyal people of
Nashville will forever hold, enshIined in
their hearts, the many valuable services
rendered by the daring and prowess of
the First Middle Tennessee Cavalry.
When the hills and valleys swarmed with
traitors without and Nashville was over
run with spies and outlaws, vainly en-
deavOring to destroy the best Government
ever devised by man to have this flag of
our fathers hurled from our midst; this
starry emblem, which has served as 3
| beacon light TO the American Nation for
upwards of eighty years-tor me, sir, to
attempt to give q detailed account Of o
regiment like yours, men who are seldom
out of their saddles, or the heroic deeds
of those who surround you, would be =
hopeless task, indeed-one which l will
leave TO future history. II is enough for
me to know that they belong TO the Vol
unteer State and are Tennesseans.
The people of this section OF country
are not apprised of the full extent of their
obligations TO you. They have no ade-
quate idea Of the endless services rend- =
cred by you aud your patriotic soldiers.
They have seen you and them distin-
guished in many well fought battles; il
will be only when this gigantic rebellion
is crushed that the citizens of Middle
Tennessee will be able 20 realize what
incalculAble advantages they have deriv-
ed from your command. In your efforts
TO assist in perpetuatng free government
on this continent by taking up arms al
an early day of our country's peril. you
have made manifest your unselhsh pat
riOtism, aud we have good reasons to
thank God aud the strong arm Of the
Federal power that you will live TO see
your labOrs crowned with success.
need not eDjoin upon Tennessee to beal
these bright banners aloit nor yet TO de-
fend them amid the carnage field o
strife, but like the hero of the Hermitage
think hear them swear by the eternal
neither this stand of colors, the Grea
American Republic, nor this modern Car
thage shall be destroyed.
Then, sir, accept these emblem3 of on
country's glory as a small testimonial
from the loyal residents of the city o
Nashville, TO brave, untiring and vic
toriOus Regiment, upon whose banner
the word fail has never been written, an
when this unhallowed war shall cease
carry them to your homes, and you
children will point with pride, on thes
then perhaps tattered and war. worn ban
ners, and shout my Father belonged I
SioEes' CaDalry,
Col. Stokes replied in a speech of thir
ty minutes, in which he thanked II
City Council and loyal people of Nash
willie through their committee, and Al
sured them that under an c!rcumstanc,
they should never trail in the dust; an
proceeded to give brief history of h
regiment, from its organization in Jun
1862. He said he claimed nothing f,
himself but must be pArdoned for son
vanity in speaking Of the brave boys
his command. During his remarks
was choered with a hearty good will b
the soldiers and citizens of old smitI
AT the conclusion of his address be hanj