The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25

happy and free then this beautiful
flag shall be carefully deposited in the ar
chives of the gallant young State who has
sent forth her sons to battle for unconditional
Union and universal liberty. Cheers.
Mr.. Parsons, Of the firm of Parsons d
Co., who donated the flag, was then intro
duced, and made few patriotic remarks, /
after which he introduced his son, who |
sung the "Red, White and Blue" the au-
dience joining in the chorus.
General Ewing was next introduced, and
made a short speech, in which he reviewed
the gallant conduct of the regiment al Prai-
lie Grove aud elsewhere. j
GEN. EwIHG's SPEECH.
AS citizen of Kansas, no less than as
commanderof the 10Th regiment, am proud
Of the honor done it by this presentation.
The gift is tribute to its worth and splendid
service, bestowed ty the suffetages, chiefly,
Of the ladies Of St. Louis, and, like flowers
thrown atthe feetof the successful actor on
the stage by fair and unseen hands. it is all
the more gratifying for bsing uusought. Il
is, however, an honor most appropriately 10
be Conferred on this regiment, Jy the people
Of 81 Louis, rather than on any other reg-
ment for which votes were cast. You all
recoiiect that two years ago, when McClel-
lan's broken and shattered army had been.
forced back to its galleya upon the james
river and McDoweIl's splendid legions had
been swept from the plains of Manassas as
chat from the threshing floor. When dis
aser on disaster to the national arms had
shaken even. tie firmest faith in the triumph
i"f our cause, the Army Of the Frontier, at
Newtonis, Fort:Wayne, Prairie Grove, Cane
/ Hill and Van Buren,, cheered the fainting
| heart Of the nation by swift succession Of
J victories, which fell on it like sunlight
Through rift in the lowering sky.
That campaign was the last struggle for
The possession of St. Louis and Missouri,
and through it the 10Th K4usas bore con-
spcuous part On the 6sA of December,
1862. when Hindman with full 90. O0O men
marched past General Blunt and encouu-
tered IIerf6n at Prairie Grove, the Kansas
division left Cane Hill and followed him,
marching twenty miles 10 the battlefield. nj.
most constantly on the double quick. By
8 o'clock Of that day, five out of six of
ITerron's infantry regiments had been rout-
/ ed !; and Hindman, with his overwhelming
numbers. was about to envelop and destroy
Herron's most gallant out exhausted army,
when the Kansas division swept on the field,
iepgaged Hindman's left, drove him back,
and turned the imminent disaster into glo-
ErioUs and fruitful victory. OF the few reg
@iments Of the Kansas division engaged, the
IIOth was one, and it lost on the field more
than fourth Of its men. Had any one OIL
these four Kansas regiments failed to strain
every nerve 70 reach the field, or to fight
desperately on iC. the Army of the Front
Ter, The only efficient defense of St. Loui:
+ against that greatest of rebel armies eve
marshan91 north of Red river, would have
been lost And Parsons, Stein. Mcdonald
Magyuder and other rebel leaders, quondan
Icilizens OF St. Louis. would have feastet
at The holiday boards CT their friends her
and given over their enemies to pilage b,
their butternut soldiery. Thus the loYa
people. Of St. Louis owe in great part thei
: rescue from spoilation to this regiment q
Kensas troops-and the loyal ladies of th
p CITY, by thus handsomely compimenting
this regiment, 10 which they owe so much
l have done as great honor themselves a
= Ito it. -,.- ,-
j The people Of Kansas will hear of thi
: Gift with pride and satisfaction as merite
e compliment to a regiment than which
/ claims none more orderly in camp, MOI
faithful on post. or more daring in battl
u And, especially, as marking the near al
J proach of that anxiously expected da
.e when the spirit Of libsrty, for which Kal
J eas fought border Missouri in 1856, shs
t. fll the hearts of the people Of both Stat
le alike.