, 1864-07-27
CUR RETURNED BAT1za1ss,
fcmranics 4 INC 3, Chleaso Light krtiIltry-
Eanqu.l at the Irtnont-Brl!llant
Reception.

Atl3j1tzy, wcso welcomed home East evening at the
fremont uouAe IN brillisnt style. The formal re-
cep.ion hao taken place on the preceding evening,
bnt words and dumb stow, however c.oquent, do
NOT 1ppca! to the inner man as does an orstionin
which the scnsibiliies Of tho stomach are ap-
walco 10 IN common with those Of the mind. It
hae bccn ssld tha. au Engllshman can be best
reached through The medium Of good dinner,
1he charge is doubtless t.ue but it IN insult to
ADetieats to tuppote that they are incapable Of
apErectattcg good cheer. The boys Of Batteries 4
and did not, We arr suro, feel iusultod By their
reception last cyeuing-We have no doubt that the
g,est majority thought It to be the most agreeable
t'Woros arc but wtnd,''-so thought the Chicago
friends Of the noble men who hare returned bong,
amer thrte OF iloors service in tue cause OF
Il mee but 1:ose out is often better. aud it was
Determined that our returned veterans should hare
IN opportunity ofcompa.ing the mcrits OF the two,
theS might BE- s abie 70 settie il Gase Drake, of
The fremont wire appcaled to for Their aid In set
Ting the matter in dispute, and they vtre promis-
Gccented US nnai. Need we attempt to detail their
dec Ion? Does not every body who has ever visit.
ed the fremont: ihow very well what they wonld
0ss tban fhe nses winch 60 often dragged tie eau.
non Of tauertts A and d into a position where
they con1d vo1nit forth the death ha the rche1a
tbcs @ tins showed tier knowicdse Of hnmani hi M nt.
tue. a slipper was declared to be in order, and
came of last evtnlnE.
AT the hour Of nine the returned members of
companies 4 and B assembled In Lower Bryan
Hall, End marched thence In procession to the TIE
mont whuc. In company = tth invited GEcsts, they
were covered with the good things Of the season.
and Il e vine flowed freely. The room was gaf!y
decorated with the stars and Stripes and the two
cle.eo 10 the Gd1s aier tie eapture 81 Fofi Doa:
clfop. The tables were oTnhueuted With model
oi Fort Donelscu, chiness temple. temple Of liz.
Ah,ut itur hundred sat doyn to supper.
The clair was taken ~ Captain James Smith,
formerly Captain OF Battcry Compa ny a. he WAS
cge1.nirs. ooiopei sHeet, cooni % Loon,is IT,
Ez1a II, lor, na6. / n. Arnold. Rrisadicr General
Turchtu, Hon. Thomas j. Turner of Freeport, and
Hon. ]. Wentworth. Seated at tho ssrne liable
were Rev; =, c9Ily.y, Hon: 3; S. Hayes, !; g.
GPSss GfSs q so nsn esa, p Mos aa1
Major Cornelius, Lieutenant BycFa, Captain Bar
laehc, A G. H., J. II. C:arksop, Hon. Thomas
Aoyne 4; StoIt, Esq @ ard Bfs Gea: s ksr-
q. P. Asr7is. Rey. 5. B. Tu'ue, Lieut.. Col. Schad
ncr Of the 18th, Alnjor Skinner Of the sth Veteran
Reserves, ten or twelve Aldermen. and several
other gentlemen connected with the various de-
tmtnts Of the city government, Provost Mar
thall Jnmes, Major Stevenson, and many Others.
The cltth hsyitg been removed, the chairman
announced na the hrst regular io8st:
1He Pr s!dsn nj. Mx Coznsa0ndtr.t tn Chief Of Gte
4zmy cad Nary Of tie United StGfes.
thuE1c-- 6LAf 6flA1licQ HAQ1Ef.'l
Ketptnecd to by Hon. I. N. Arnold. he only re-
grttted that Old Abe wss not preaent to express
Lis gratitude to the gallant soldiers OF Illinois in
bad me 1e sM that 10
baileilcs 4 ana 3 oF ihe Chicago Light Artillery,
1han that vi Abraham Lincoln. Those of The bat
Or iev, il he whole stste. The hearts of aie ;6e
people have been with them. They 1asy !iyo a
hundrcd yrare ane attain 70 posts OF distinction
but he thought that the pruudest cpithet ths!
hG lid n 4EAA mn
| bets Of the Battery. Long l,eflte the campaign
ended at yicksburg, he heard the President say
Ecn in 1hc VALLEY Of the Mississippi" and it hai
| been there broken. aud some Of the hardest blow
were struck By the men who listened to h:m
| BE thought II WAS n7tte1 Of much grasi6catlol
| to them that the commander who had led them 81
| often, ard 60 successfully, was now croWnfus tn
pride OF the r,ctor5 at Vickgbure BY almost achev
lnc the subjngstton Of Richmond. lApplause.
proach Abraham Lincoln hnt viii dnd IN him
| ready friend. 4 short time ago he saw tatteret
and weary soldier eitlng On the grass In Wash
He believed that their Efforts would be successful
aud M the Pirate Alabama sunk beneath th'
guns Of the keafsarge. go would this p1ratical re
6elllon sinA into destruction before such lora!
noble men. as The men Of The Batteries 4 and 3
| In conclusion, he proposed the health OF the Bat
ter1es, which was drank standing, amid grea
Lerk: Cen: Grant. Commander Of The As7nls
| 1roF14 fMuzEdkGf6{N.'
Responded TO By Col. Sweet, commandant Of th
Post He said that these three years Of the war ha
hetn proud ones for Illinois. Not only did she sem
that Great man. Abraham Lincoln, and huudEed
ofshousaDds Of soldiers, bat one Of her citizen
| became the commander Of the 1nt2httest army o.
the laee Of the easth:, Tonight VA PE,oud nigh
tnfned ont 70 welcome her EetuIntne Sons 70 tht
field. By this rction theY did the soldiers honor
but they did Themselves more honor. lApplause.l
fnT1ftr S1f ID
t representative Iceu In mnte senses than o3e. He
il representative AneE3cs1. but a'ao be IL rep
e9 nrona Ths
Commande..fu.th hitf would be attained BY Wes
te1n Ean. but genius can never be restrained
ptnap nres ot es a1h 3 But 4e LIS
was joyful, in many respects he felt atst
ead when be beasd-us they Ind all hcarl- l-of III
hs Tsss ,se o
Grant, Lies Of care would be reen round bis tace
for lie lost not on1y good General bot hsn
too vel known 10 be rep repeated. but two sentences
thut be has spoken nney exhibit hts determine
Of immediate
II propose to neht il ont on this line II Il take!
Eli summer" Thst'e the Wilderness. (Load ap
plause.l And IN thf+ spiHt Gen; Grant oply re
taLRulne Of the speedy victory OF the North !!
this struggle, md was equally certain that ,whei
this Wiz vas concluded other nations wo2ld b
ous arms OF the Federal army would certain
" teach England and France to respect the Inv;
Of natione- 10 the peace men be would gay
not be reached until General Grant h.d sub3uet
every traitor. lie would rive them il conclusion
The soldiers undcr Grant" tApplause.l
Our GEtttt, Bafttr.<s 4 and B. Chicago Lfgs
Gtusic-Home, Sweet Home.)
RefEonded to hy Hon. Thomas Hoyne, and Cap
tins Wood and Rrunsey, Of the batteries
Gan WeSS nn1& gpese1ha ps1a
Ii Thanked ifem ior their Kind reception; b
could not express his 1hanks; but could assur
ns3 asaca 1ss or Is ee e n Of sss5 @ S
Rumtey satd they len the front and came 6om
expecting thst the people woIid be glad to Sc
met with sueh : reecption. They tslt ths hns
ness and should long fcmem t,er II. Hon Thoma
Hoync rejoIcct that they had received the boys :
y oWed 1s ano npd nd mo- not on our ' ctize1
sneteni se TT sslin.t dHns et ihst though deeds
s1a e adonFh 5 p tut ssose III eso sousht % %
bubble reputation e'cn in the canron's mouth
were inferior only to the angels in subMmity. Fl.
sodom Of GomoTrah, and three such men as arc I
be 1ound in the batrenet before him conld eare
nation from charge Of pusillnnmity- (Cheers
ifom experience, fer m expeFieuees ID
theIre must be equal to m epic poem. And tho!
| who hare died have oheyed the direction OF Il
thsir shields, hi, rathe2 than BE- dlsslaced, b,
LETT their bouies upon the altar Of freedom. tt
citizens have followed the gallant batteries in the
wires brought the Intelligence Of the full Of Don'
son, with il, eco prisoners. Their lame would la
forever. and upon their monuments he you'd M
h snE p'Pa o. Thsn saa tnss
atore1." tApplause.]
I T.te Asmy Of he 1eEHtstee and tts Co7sts1n
{Mreic-C Columbia the Gem Of the Ocean.)
Responded to by E. 4. Storre. BE would III
TO ste the history Of any army which compari
with the glorious history spoken hy thnt to.st.
proud to respond to such nob:e toast In the pre-
| encc ot noble men who had ever been found in Il
seaTes aistoly ~ Tor % IN eTa@ps @ @ ef p.taotism, t %
they will find 1t In the works Of our GLORIOUS arm
and such men Is are found In the ranks Of 7
men before him: II conclusion be proposed "fI
| g.tr1es Of the Northwest its architects, and Of
sPsfhts sth Ss ise'zss Esso,sa aABbsspss Bss IL Batteries
Drank standing il Solemn silence.
f9 p S Spr, mess va e.
rams in valor. with tneir Stained and rent o1d batti
Gag still doat.ng proudly over them. They resur
ioyous feelings there were mournful MEMORIES
Three ye.rr ago. full in numbers, they lett ali tha
they loved 10 battle for the right, and the prayer
Of friends have ever followed them. But The de
etro1 er has not passed them by. Many tamilia
faces hare long since passed nom their ranks, mn
cepces, as they think Of husbands and fathers AMI
brethcrs who have falep. The battlefield, til
tale Of the death of nj many w. But vi
speak eadly Of the 1alteu: No stain lies on thel
naneR e:ch fell nohy battling for the honor OF hi
couptry's flag, and freedoms starry emblem ha
hecn each cne7s winding scat Then let thel
| drink heartily TO the immortal memory Of the nj
bic dead. In years to come when our childrt.
ehall hear Of The blood trniled held, the names
gallant fallen oncs will be as green and az fresh q
they are today.