Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-29
Reception OF the Forty-secOnd.

4 ne AZ luulaua, Lieutenant OolODei Mcln
/ tyre. numbering two hundred and eighty arrived
at A N Yesterday. During the morning,
escorted by the l7th. Lieutenant Colonel Jordan,
preceded by the National Guards Band, accom-
panied by the Governor and staff and numerous
citizens, and amid the ringing Of bells and firing
Of cannon. il marched aud cOuntermarched
through " ashingtOn street. At the dinner hour
Soldiers Home reached where abundanily
rythng of good cheer had been provided.
through the Iiberaliry OF citizens aud especially
by the exeFtiDns OF ladies.
At O'Clock again the cannCns fired aud the
bells rang, and the regiment and escort again
marched and countermarched through Washing
ton AZ 3 o'clock IL was drawn up in front of
the Capitol to hear an address of welcome from
/ His Excellency.
After payer rs the chaplain His Excelency
appeared tie sAluted in true military STYLE
and proceeded 10 speak. He said the Two short
/ years OF the regiments service had covered il
with glory. II returned now 10 be honored of
all citizens. But while according To the living
the just need of praise, the deld-those belong
| ing to the noble army OF martyrs-must not be
forgotten. They had sealed their faith with their
blood, and while their bones laid mouldering in
rebel soil in the hearts of their cOuntrymen WAS
erected their monument more enduring than
stone or brass. The Cause in which they had
! laid down their lives WIS nothing less thin the
maintenance OF the Union, the preservation OF
the life of this nation, the assertion of the midi
/ vdual liberty dignity and honor Of etch citizen.
1 That caus. worth all and more than It would
cost
His Excelency went discussing the idea OF
the sccessiOnists that the Union Of States was
but "a CO partnership; that each member thereof
WIS sovereign aud independent; and that. any
time it proper, il might assert that soser
eighty aud Independence opposed To the Fed
! eral Government According TO them. Indiana,
| cor ed Of he q an N
1916, was an original sovereign ami independent
| State-this State carved o. territory which
belonged 20 the old Thirteen. Such a doctrine
need only be stated 10 be de>psed
The other idea that carry out which
the North was fighting We were not many
peoples. We were One. We were not an aggre-
CATION this continent of petty sovereigutie-.
bat We were a single and mighty nation And
il was to maintain this integrity "a a nation lh q
| those who heard him had taken up arms. If
this nation WAS divided all was lost If the
South succeeded, other divisions would follow
divisions upon natural boundaries until we
should become disintegrated-Tent into frag
ments
| Aud what have the Union armies already
accomplished toward restoring and perpetuatlng
this national Unioul When the 42l left lnd
ana. il for Henderson. Kentucky. Ken
lucky was then held by the rebels Now she
is torn from their embrace So of Tennessee;
of Missouri; OF Arkansas; o. Maryland; OF Louis
lana. and OF part of NJ Mississippi State by State
We are bringing them back Alexander H.
Stephens, the Vice President OF the Confcieracy.
had c0mplalued IN the bitterness OF his heart
that no results followed Confederate victories.
The battle OF Chicaniauga WAS claimed
victory for them. vet nothing had follow 81 from
il. It bad. in fact. been turned into renewed
disaster for the rebels. But the fruits of our
victories were everywhere seen.
The : Or twing a close. Hitherto
had tailed to comprehend the magnificent proper
tuns Of the rebellion We had risen now to the
hight of the great argument. We putting
forth our strength fer peace. IL Is true, but tor
peace and victory; Tor there could be no peice
! until the rebellion was utterly crushed. And We
must "x'irpate The causes OF it IL had taken
root Tar back in our history Gen. Jackson had
/ failed - strike it, roots. which ramiie.i even
throughout The North. They must be extrpaed.
he repeated. even il the seserest surgery
quired.
His Excel ency reviewed the history Of the
regiment II organized At Evansville It's first
important battle was Wartrace. Tennessee. The
next was Perrvsville; next Stone River: next
! Chicamauga: next Lookout Mountain; next Mis
sIonary Ridge. Al Lookout L was claimed TO
be the first regiment that ascendel the mountain,
advancing by Stephens Gap Since the reg-
uent LETT tie State il had lost in killed, 81 .
wounded, 3o2; captured, 90 IL had made
of his could add 10 its glory Its deeds of reck-
+ less during surpassed those of the DAYS of chiv
arv. The men had proved themselves worthy ct
their Revolutionary sires They had emulstel
their achies ements, and. he said It With reyer
ence. had exceiled their trumphs
And these heroes had re enlisted They were
resolved never To return to the peaceful walks of
life until the last armed rebel bad vanished. Re
turning they were received with honOrs and graft
ulations Thew enjoyed now n consideration and
an influence they never had before Let them ne
exerted TO oil up their thinned ranks. His tx
ceI!ency was anxious that the veteran regiments
should mtinrain their organizations. He was
ANXIOUS that they should preserve their identity
and prolong their history. To this end they must
toe recruited And each man must feel himself
called upon 20 act
In conclusion His Exceencv. in behalf of the
people of the State. welcomed them home He
could not express the feelings which sweiled al
hearts with resar,i To them They had nation :
gratitude The Government could never reward
them tor their noble sacrifices and gallant deeds
Their rewsrd must be in the approval OF their
own cpnsceuces and the esteem in which they
would be held to the lates, hour Of their lives
Colonel Baker who raised the regiment. and
first lei il TO the field. followed. speaking in a
pstriarchal and good humored style. He urged
the men 10 conduct themselves citizens and
aud gentlemen during their sojourn at home.
Let them demonstrate 70 those who ieared tney
had become demoralIzed by going TO war that 4
man can wear the uniform of a soldier ami vet
be gentleman. Let them show the peace men
among u. who we're terribly afraid they would
come home loaiers and ruwGie>. how very much
) mistaken they we're. And let them take care,
too. lest in fact they should become demoralizel
by contact with the aforesaid peace men
His Excellency again coming i'rwsri. and
taking ~ Colonel Jones idea. aid ne had no
! fears of the brave boys becoming demoralized by
the peace men They would return TO the held
a. they had gone before-soldiers: but they
would come back to do the right kind OF voting
aud good deal OF IT,
Lieutensnt Colonel Mcintyre AMI General
: Wilder followed. and with three cheers Tor the
Union. the ceremonies closed.