, 1864-03-24
THE FREMONT RIFLES.
Their Formal Reception on ,Change Yesterday
Addresses by General White, Adlatanf
Ceu. FrlIer, Col. Black and Others,

Gen. FclIer, Col. Black and Vthtfss
AZ announced in the T1aDunE Of yesterday, the
,occn,,on Of thc s7th Illinois volunteers, better
tnorru as the Fremont Rides, took place at the
BOARD ri Trade Rooms, yesterday afternoon. at
enc O'Clock. At halEpast twelve tho Reception
Committee went TO the Soldiers Resi-. accompanied
bv a n1atoou Of the Ellsworth Zou4vcs and Vaas q
Deans Light Guard Band.
The procession, after being formed marched to
the Board Of Trade Rooms, in the following otoe1'
Guard Of Honor,
fComposed Of fourteen Ellsworth zoraves.'
Containing The Reospiius s: cosn,t.se ,ta Aa!Htant
and Colonel Msek:.
Vaas & Dean'sidghr G1ain hanu, h;.co,.
The s7th Regiment, In eigaI peSsd paed x5tb
m ,r,3rinr on Change which FAs efo"oea 49,
,nc1nhere and citIzene the brare SesetH 80 ~.
cesvcd with loud anc prolonged cncs, -. ~. ~ cn.
waving Of hats and hanaksS asusaS 1so1. John G. |
th-,.,.s,n Rad eomcvhat 6nbstocos W. 1o
.tcnncd forward and INTRODUCED an1o ioau
a., nssn ri, John L. Hancock, President OF LIE
Rosrd Of Trade, who said:
ooA srKrcu or COL HANCOCK - I
Members Of The TSs nh s4S 1eent of iii
nots r"lnn,ceIs known as !he I fTcmo1E Roaa Mass, @
s th 6, n9sle 81 s 0e aaas 99as
Veteran. This regiment, you are all aWaIc, va let
lie l d7y e SsptS5ste nGw aSS then
der. dspaltnIe % va presented wlh dag By ths Board
oi Trade asa manifestation Of the confidence re-
Tmhnt' TEts has theY have,. true 70 the trust Re
no~cd In the,o, tosnc through many hard fought
iIcid, and through many weary march, and i has
tatiercd and bullet r1ddled folds rs you now gce 1t
before Won asc the best evidences ofhow they have
T. bn aas o. on1 }1e aa nnsep 11Ss nen
arc here present. The rest arc now sleeping their
last sleep, come the banks Of the tur6ld Missis
Vicknbu1g, and otherr again In the "opcnlngs" Of
The battles Of Pea Ridge, Vicksbass. and Prairie |
been dtnned with dishonoE, that rebel hands never
dcsectased It. tIoad aud prolonged spPlanssl
baes Of pe
| Us tho instrument through which kind Providence
ehaIl 1cstorc this once quiet land to peace and
naeab ment by which Cod vii stsy the hand of the
tyrent and bre1k tue cha1ns OF those N bondage.
tCbeels.1 looi1 upon you With admiration. !
with open arms. stand ready 70 receive you lap
plauee.l will ask Gen. White, who Is hare pre-
cent, to reply.
SPEECH OF cRsEaAL WHITE.
Brigade. General julius White rose insesponse
to the invitation and Was received with a :" Hip,
Hip, Hur1ah." When the cheering had sabsidcd,
he spoke as follows:
". Hancock and Geateneu Of Gs Board
Of Tfode:.1 moy cay my brethren brethren Of
1 The 6O4Tu Ql 4T8QE1 VI eAAo OV05
Wien he meetings used to aTctaao an attendance
OF from shrce to seven per day in number To-day
you a1e-1 presume rnny ray without dispute
Inown a. distinct COMMERCIAL body in the United
Sfstee. ICheers.l That does not constitute your
l.. that tgiis rom he inception II tits war down
q to the present 1ime Ignoring AZ Il!
te! ietss4 os Iees sis5es;s huax IL toss
government, and constitution, and laws nndet
winch they nave been born and bred: They hare
poured ou their money hse Tases anS nave AVE. eom
to the deld to tight for the Independence Of this
government tApplaqqbe Thf .,op nooie 1se,mso Inc
think the fret II not the drst. then among the
e drst il which this Board took an interest es
pecal interest They hsre aided tnis REGIMENT y
3 The man who gave them that ahe, and with II :
- death. He died. Gen. Sherman told me, rs ma1
j. might be proud to die expanding h1s LII,
Whit disa sis a. military hero saosl de- ,Ioai
y. ] fhat one On Which 1eit chicago Il the head 9
= ed were men who would do honor to their count1:
a ard to the dag which hsd been presented by mi
Tasy hSrS es1 Ioo
all,the fields in the Southwest and prove taat u
confidence then 1cposed in them wns not misplaced
or tasE Of anotLer-to detail what has been the se
u. vca Of tits regiment 1t Is sutic,ent ior ne
tha, ts se & sHsa mat na fne St f Fl na Ga
proud orlhen- Confined chee.ing1 1haye M Sc, Sc
danctrs thst are incident to eolder's life. ha,
a. seen them march their thirty miles daJ ior "a!
or EEow it was great deal taster than they cond
Of induced under any cirermstaneea e. t. move T. =
lv eRhi eaRshine Pee, or lather Il having him ssteh =
Of be was aot loo well pleased with tbe meeting a
Ssa Is PGsea Pspse e. M
~ was the means OF turning the tide q v11ory IN o
H. favor. and deteat Generals McCqlloaga @ .,
.ler s"'neSn ane Il Sn' he he'e txo reeimeats
a' second brigade which fought MMscallo1shr M ~ =,
Aackntosh and defeated then IGnsef; a 1; M rhe e
Oh Of an enemy tye tines their numoer-not connt!
CRY, pecl's Two Thousand Indians. appeal TO Color
Black End 70 e5y ;zh ofsl ~ 1hess ana
sd bedding + as1s III tas At ss,; b
yord and del from The Geld in.orousy, snd these =
~ ps1sued tuern TIL night. 1checrs Net asy =
Ful. fsats Of he regiment know, Of my own kno
neral edge.
Borg, General White then spoke Of other achieTene1
,.nf Of their marching eighty mics and beating an
r,nt cuy in 1wenty-eix hours,. aud Of other equ'
rous glorious deeds. ne ~elcomeo tns" staa1J ~
bout and wns proud 70 kuoE tao' toe5 1aa 1a4n 'oA
SIZED 1eerkd to scfse IN da'encs o. 1ne1 s"'a1s'
concluded amid hearty cheers.
AppaEss OF THE An5urASr GENERAL
is Brig. Gen, White then introduced Adjt.
pa. Fuller, who wae received with loud cheers.
nd taking the rostrum, he eatd.
.har- He would mike no long speech. hut few s1sn
,nd words of weleomc Mea q the 9Th Ilino1s'
talks eta,h b,cE sn vonr homes The Dosrd OF TFade
ting since the commeaeemeAt Of the Wal. have n
re fully performed The solemn VOWS taken when
hold took yonr deln,tate ior ne n, 2. - ,
erts " tha cnrn1.Ss lnraI Tnrn ani 1yo1ueo Of tho
Tbs ton, lid you welcome. tChee1t1 1eScr
yees Tic pleasure Of meeting this regiment oeioae
turn can say tnat ifcm me nIaS tas5 " az .,Ios -
head CGaE1 pns El1a and anrs then have watc
,ns1s 5sss Sh paAaseS II s!a
,idcc. OFT Of the 9 men who len this cstyln
ster tsmber ,s0l there sre only sgme s;U xetans
,' t Others have gone to that bourne from Ehsnc!
hisan traveller Ger rc:uns- Why should not these
n the have onr afcctiunst Hase they not tntown "
rome 1aSe posauons. NE ~ .a.s W a,1 nnr Iiresy
a9ss al 3hog hoEg shs wsssa ssaa sslts
0eEI Re e Sess ent history d he
'om 'ae ID 4Sa1uSE lie regimen 4 eselas!
t coa- Chscaso one but made up rom the aower Of
,s1ls- r7a'dee. Cook county furnished ~ mea, '
1S On TsuT. inke, IaSale McLesn, Mercer, ROCK lsl
lc:ase Stark and yetmliion counties. This ze:lnen
the il tic consae Of It's wandednss. marched o7
the sfes miles chcets and oy steam anu taai
,aeion @ a # E1frme1 e hes
au tax Of marching forty lallea from Chss
II vnIot.ne The enemy and 1stutninE-ant IN ~
= +,.-{ s;x GnuTt. [Fraionged checrs.l Probably
tne Ehole history uf the war docs not furnish ~
atioun patalIel case Looking around the seaEec ~
a l1r1c ert1 COL Frank T. Sherman, Of the 18Th tl
fo,n and paid that regiment glowing culoT On l.
nader l1.sicr nleeed bright, Intelligent look1n
yester ebout years Of age On The desE
ON The inwEtEss Is OecaF iio:Ee, g ~ RI3To .jtf
nation4 me- p9si ni nj br carried or but in.iet
reaper esMtins 1mmunit:on, which he brareiy did,
grand hying ahot ard shell for seScn !ens noass.
ren,ra uprlsuse If the individual history Of oar
~ s.i boys in lie dc, we're u1itter,> we would IN
y every one Of them was nero. q,
aonS 20 ID fact that the unliea
slgni IL milton Of .Checrt.l Before part
Of del world advise the boys on thesr at1agat no
arrange anfnS neis III sa;sns sar and ateaa
rom all IfeTe il no eocety In The Country to which
nagaih- cannot be admitted. Should they meet |
in their ranhe. and, thank God thcy are .
ming extinct Eunsfh him terribly, terribly y
n,o of ajcnc., ILaushteE1 Treat him, with sasn
| tcmpt and arho1rcuce. lCheera:]
re mare God b.css the Board Of Trade, that n9e'
hn ker- ratsictlc Association has cptWlned 1tsen
In the hearts Of the loyn Northwest by he 9ur1nc
OF pa Mnsa ~ @ n@s t.i Slnd hleest1 loyal W,
central ~ IN n,-r - TheT have noh}v easta1ned Il
y those IIc,s in lhc fed and the patriot nj Aomc
wards | cIct rcnt and MI powerful example, lCneers
49,. ,na cvetY battlefield thcy were md arc 70 pe
: ~ 3us | nrrrire and encouraging onr sick and "
nesea ~ ecidIcre. The G:y however ts not iaf o!.