The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-06-24
WHOLE NO,754.
Serenade to Secretary Chase.

At l O'Clock on Monday niget, Jack
Lelaud's brass band, Of Cleveland, at
tached to the i05th Ohio, sereneded Sec
retara Chase, at his residence, corner Of
Sixth and E streets, Washington; and the
Secretary, having appeared to recognize
the compliment, and been warmly greet
eddy the large crowd attracted by the
imprompiu demonstration, responded as
follows:
If l answer your call, my friends, II 10
because your kindness requires il of me,
not because feel in the mood for speak
! ing tonight.
Our armies confront, at this very mo-
meut, the armies Of the Rebellion through
the whole long line Of operations, from
the Potomac to the Chattahoochie. Even
now they may be engaged in deadly con-
flict. Every day almost every hour
brings from the field some dear friend or
dear relative covered with noble wounds,
or brings news that some other friend or
relative not less dear has fallen in the
, fight, offering his precions life for the
more precious life Of the country.
/. My thoughts are with our soldiers in
the battle, in the bivouac, on Ne march,
in the hospital, or in their early. houoied
graves. A voice: els there any bad
{ news?"] No, no bad news; no news but
good news; yet even good news is sad
5 dened by the loss Of brave men.
. II was but yesterday that young hero
Of my own name aud blood was borne
: hitber from the field near Richmond, 10
K die. At this moment another relative
}, rests for awhile beneath my roof, from the
search Tor his brave boy. wounded in the
;, same battle. And SO il is with us all-all
|. have near friends, dear relatives, who
sleep their las, seep.o suffer in hospitals.
}, or, still full Of courage and hope and pat
e rioic ardor, press the enomy in heroic
!. conflict. Our thoughts, our sympathies,
;. our aspi, ations must be with them, ,wbeth-
n er they follow persisting Gran, to the cap
}. ture of Richmond, or impetuous Sherman
through Georgia TO the ocean; and we
l. cannot but feel too deeply for much speak
e ing.
Still let me cay word of the part of our
d own honored Stato-for suppose you are.
most of you, Ohio men, who stand before
me--takes in this sacred contest for Union
is her cons Who lead our two greatest armies,
now driving rebellion, as we hope, to its last
% ex iremity. need not name the other great
IF leaders she has given to the country; nor
j.. need remind you how, in all tho war, Ohio
has been foremost. No troops came moro
promptly into the field than bers none
from so great distance came so quickly to
the defense of this national capital in the
d dark days of 1861. aE
d No State, in proportion to its population,
il has sent forth so many regiments. From
, no State has go many veterans re.enlisted
- and lately, when Grant wanted the trained
u troops from the camps and forts within i'm.
% mediate reach, for service in the field, what
= other State than Ohio furnished her 35 000
y volunteers for duty in their room: lknov
df the worth of this oblation. count person
,e al friends among the sfficers and men. by
n. hundreds. know from what profesaiOna
l. from what business, from what employment
!" they come Evory useful and honorable
'e avocation has contributed its quota Th'
s. best men of the State make up the rank ane
i file. Regiment after regiment Of them have
already gone 10 the front.
d May We not then indulge an honest prid,
e that Ohio is our State Who can help say
ing, from the very depths of his heart, Goo
= bless Ohio and God bless her glorious SONS
" who take their lives in their hands for th,
u salvation of the Republic If other dutie
= detain some of US from sharing PERSONAL,
n their trials and dangers, let US go perforu
!. these duties that we, too, may feel that W,
e have done something for our country. Ther
r. may We join, without shame, in building tb,
!. monuments of our fallen heroes in wei
:, coming home tho bravo men who return
and in repeating to children and to child
v ren's children the great acts by which Uni
S, on and Liberty we're saved 10 North Amor
j. lea.
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