The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-31
spnEcH OF JnrF. DAVE.
To Returned Prisoner. at Richmond.

FR1EKDs AND FELLOW. SoLDIERs:-I vel |
come you to your rGtiVs hnd
When have heard Of the suffsriugs you
have endured, and the indignities to which
you have been subjected while helpless pris-
oners Of cruel captors, my heart has yearn-
ed for you with q fathers deep sympathy
and sffectiouats solicitude; it has burned
with indignation at your wrongs; but It mas
also pulsated with unspsakable pride ana
EMULATION at the for titude you have eVln-
ced under the severest trials. the integrity
you have preserved amid the most lnsidl-
Gus temptations. and the calm trust you
have never ceased to repose in the righteous
ness Of your country's cause 1Cheers
A color bearer among you. when captured.
secreted his battle flag in bi bosom. and pos
ssssed it through long captivity, until the
proud moment arrived whom, standing on
the deck Of Confederate vessel, he gave
| it's folds amid the cheers Of his comrades,
once more 10 the light Of his native skies
lApplause.1 With no less jealous care
through the long weary months oil vile
i'm prisonment, you have kept entwlned
around your he art OF hearts an unfadiug love
of that sacred emblem, and your faithful
Guardianship earns for you the admiration OF
your Government, and is hailed by the
plaudits of your countrgmeT'
You have passed through many bitter tn =
ais. You know there are many IN store Tor
YOU. You have followed that flag with nu
ialtering steps on many a bloody field
You will fellow it again with 10 less en-
thusiasm, as each day makes it more prec-
ious and sheds q new radiance on it's bright
folds, To the spirit that has carried you
forward to so many nights in the past, VIII
be added the inspiration OF new wrongs ano
outrages that will strengthen your arms and
nerve your hearts to a resistance that 10th
ing can overcome in the future. You
: brother soldiers have awaited your coming
n with painful anxiety. You will tell them
by the camp fires. of the horrors Of you
long captivity. You will contrast yonr sui
= (erings with the generosity with which thel
e nrisopeTs have been treated at our hands
and though you have felt many times, thi
broad distinction, you responded 10 the sen
n timents of your comrades at home, that W
must never forget what is due ourselves a
70 a ciuilizei people, though tho enemy Law
nothing to claim. Your words will excit
them TO an uucouquerable determinations
70 They will excite you to the highest pitc
= of martial enthusiasm by accounts OF the
y glorious deeds in your absence. Toselhe
Won will be stimulated to renewed exertIor
until YOU plant your banner on the high
A Of So,kkern Independence aud deck it wit
the fruits and flowers of an enduring peac'
% [Applause.
7. You will find your families suffer lie
IS than you have been led to suppose. Yo
>. will And much Of our territory devas'ate'
but the people still true to the spirit Of a
Applause.l You will find the old State
'e Virginia, bearing her bosom to the stor
y with lion heart and eagle eye, defiant as e
err. [Cheers.] After short respite yc
IN will be called again to the front. l kuo
you will come. Applause.
o. May God bless you all.