Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1864-01-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

" Mnull, in ih place. 10 honor Of large del
rg ii from the 1T Regt De-. Veteran V lun
teer4 who visited this town in company with his
1eellent and pat'iolie son David W. Maui, NJ ,
D., Surgeon Of the Regiment, aud now ranking,
ae believe as Brigade Surgeon.
Surgeon Maull presided.
There were present Of the military Col
rhos. Smyth, Adjt shaeifer, Uspts. Dent,
Sparks. M4cklen and Price Lieus Lewes. Davis
aud Simpson, and Surgs. Maui, Mccullough and
Owns. These gentlemen were accompanied by
the Rev Mr. wiswt the Presbyterian Church
Wilmington, who was regarded, for the evening,
as Chaplain. The civilians who were IN attend
auce we're 1t. Col Jacob Moore and DR.. Mar
shall, late OF the 9TH R"gt. Del Vols; It. Col.
r. Harris, late Of our 1T Del; Hon C. $.
Layton, and oursef
We do not remember tn have spent more
pleasant evening" which was characterized by
"The lsast Of reason aud tho how ofsouiip
and where patriotic devotion TO the Union pre-
vailed.
Several patriotic songs were sung, and with
q eat effect. We could hut notice that at the
| house OF one Of our towusmen Of Peace proevi-
ties, the lights were extinguished whilst these
patriotic songs were being SUNG yet, to catch
the air, the widow was thrown up, Rely~ Mem
suggestive Of the act that some people "cboose
Darkness" &c., whilst they are open to receipO
which they seem to have hut little sympathy.
A beautiful table was spread, with many inVit-
ing delicncies at which Surgeon Maui presided
with dignity. After ample justice had been done
~ those delicacies, and to The feminine skill ex
hibited in their preparation, "our host was pro
posed by Capt. Price, which was responded 10 by
few graceful and appropriate remarks by Sur
geou Maui, who then gave "Judge LAYTON" to
which the Judge replied ia brief address, in
the course of which he alluded with effect, to the
gallantry aud heroism of the LIST Delaware Vol
unteers that they had won for themselves imper.
ishable renown by their loyalty and devotion TO
duty, whilst they had shed unfadiDg lustrs upon
eur own State and that he was hAppy to belieysy
that no regiment in the service stood higher. OF
more honored for bravery and patriotism. The
Judge then gave Col Smyih, the gallant Colo
rel Of the LIST NelaWars." To this, the "gallant
Colonel responded by an ingenious exhibition of
"miiitdry tsofes," excusing himself from speech
aud substituting in his place, Our Chaplain, "
the Rev. Mr. Wswell"
To those who have had the pleasure Of listen
ing heretofore, TO this eloquent gentleman, We
need not say, that lie fully sustained his enyiab,e
reputation He had been a resident, be said, in
this State, about eight years that when he came
among ny, he found great deal Of Stale pride,
our citizens speaking with pleasure of The State
et DeinDare and landing the acts of her sons, as
sons Of Deidwdrs, emphasizing Dsldware in style
which the speaker could hardly understand. And
when occasionally he visited the North-ihe
place of bis brth-for sometime he did not
choose ostentaliOusy to hail from AHie DeiaWdre;
but for sometime past, he had become feelingly
alive to the great merits of Delaware and her cit.
liens, and in view of the patriotism she had
, displayed in sending more troops into the field,
in proportion to her size and population, than
any State in the Union he, too, felt proud of his
adopted State and when last he visited the
D North lie took pleasure and a just pride, in hail
ing from "the State Of Delaware"
7 The remarks Of this eloquent Divine. were not
calculated to freeze the company or society,
indeed they were much warmer and more invig
Grating than a large mass Of Mustard, in use
among US We would that all our Presbyterian
ministers and brethren were as patriotic and
devoted TO the cause of the Union, as the Rev. G.
, +. Wswell
Lieut. Col. Moore was next called out, who,
in his usually happy aud facetious style, inspired
the social circle with abundant good humor-
lletoO, paid merited compliments to the gallant
ny of the noble LIST Del. DR.. Marshall WAS then
called, who excused himself in few neat re.
marks
We have heard few clinical remarks made in
reference to the LIST Del, brought out by last
Monday evenings entertainment, 10 the effect
that the lst Del. had not exhibited muca bravery
III the held. 1t might be sufficient refutatiou OF
80 foul and slaudetOus an imputation, to say TIM,
this remark came from miserable coppsrhedd
/ But the LIST Del, aud the whole State of Della
: ware, whilst they and We mourn the lamented
gallant dead, can point with becoming State pride
to Antietam, to Fredericksburg, TO Chancellors-
vile, TO Gettysburg, and to Brisiow Station
great battles-and many skirmishes in VIII CD
:, their blood flowed like water, and where very
many of the flower Of the regiment lay down
their lives, in deieAse OF the honor and integrity
8 a.. Hi.
. with less than fourth of their original compile
ment.
We 10 not feel it to be at all necessary for US
:, thus to speak of the LIST Del This regiment
u with its noble deeds will live in history when thu
y names Of their tradueers, If not buried in the
= gulf Of oblivion, will he only remembered, to b,
!, scOrned and detested.
With becoming modesty-yet. in this connex-
u iOn we would here remark, that pe had thu
"a honor of holding membership in the Sd Div
4 I'd Corps, and elbow to elbow, with the LIST Del
- in three successive engagements, we eau will
truthfulness, sustain the reputation which the
Of hove won by their heroic deeds of VHlor on man
I'd bloody and hOtly contested battle fields.
i AT a late hour, the guests retired from th
d. hospitable mansion Of DR.. Maui 10 their homes
es and to their slumbers
ed On Tuesday morning the military guests, an
Rev. MIR. Wiswell, returned to Wilmington. Ma
peace, joy and happiness attend them in all ate
y liie.- Georget0wn Union.
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~ pleasant companion of the Preside.
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