The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-07-12

fought. where brave men fell and where brave men
died that his country should live. Applause |
Those battles were fought not simply for us-not
simply for Tie people ef this day and generation
not simply hr the people ot this country. They
were battles for all canning time; Tor mere may
saw, we fought the battles of the oppressed OF hl
nations-we fought the battles OF every man N
Europe whose heart throhs for tcec nationality
we fought the battles cf nv own coun,rrmen, She
brave, but dowu-,rodden l0sh; and w fought the
battles Of the millions oC tniling soriS ia England
in Scotland, anil m Wales. Wherever over the
lands of the old World there exists human being
who Looks to this country as the home Of the op-
pressed aud the land uf the free, u was his battle
we r. fighting aud lighting, as have SAID, not
only ,ho battle Of this age, but the hattic OF All
time. lAppausc.l Yes, these battle helds viii
live. The names Of Gettvshurg and icksburg and
the other places whore this flag huttcred, and was
fought under and borne forward victnrtouslv, viii
live. And now that all Is ended we stand here 10
return the tilg 10 YOU, from whom we received 1t.
Toy ur kind care aud custody, we commit It. Aud
if ever in the catur--which Heaven avcrt-it ever
the Tag shodld again b. insultedit anywhere on
this green earth, a foe should da.e to drag its
folds 10 the ground-l need not say TO yuu-tur the
history of the Tooth attests itthat whatremains ct
the Tooth, would again rally round the nag, and
with their lives attest anew their devotion to IT,
I Applause. commit, therefore, to you, the bat
! tle-nag OF the Tooth q. IL There is no stain up
on its folds. Applause. In the name OF the gal
liant regiment who never suffered dishonoi to attach
to it, hand over the flag to your care and keeping.
The flag was then formally returned. Its silken
folds bear record of the leading contests through
which the Tooth passed. from the time of rcceiv-
ing the banner, about eightoon months ago, unit |
the close of the war. Here is the record " Lime
stoue," Siege of Knoxville" Rocky Face"
&c Rcsaca," "Dallas," "Eutoy Creok," " Atlanta, ,"
-" Columbia" " Franklin" Nashville" "Town
Creek" ." Wilmington
VI. Il. Waite, Esq, the appointed recipient, thus
responded in behalf of the Board:
Coloaol Storm aud officers Of he loOa-on behalf
of the Board Of Trade and citizens, we accept the
flag; aud we pledge to you that the same honor
that protected it and defended il when before the
enemy shall protect and care for it now that peace
has come upon as. This flag was the present OF
the citizeus Of Toledo to of the regiments which
we are proud to call our own. As a citizen Of To-
ledo am prond to say that Of The regiments which
have gone forth from our midst, no regiment to
which had been committed the hOHsr Of the North
west ever faltered in its duty. All, all alike re-
ccive from us the praise they so richly deserve
The Tooth Regiment we call specially our own. il
started from our midst-it was made up more
particularly Of and Immediately around, our owl
town. We have watched its course-we saw i
when it was called, green from the camp in whiol
il was organized, to meet the enemy that thcT
threatened an attack upon our shores near Ciucn
native saw it take the front-wo followed it it
its progress to TeaueSsce-we went with it tC
knoxville--we watched IL at the siege, and trav
eled with il ON its march when it went to Sher
man before AuaRta--we saw X enter the city o
Atlanta and reap honor as X went--we saw i
follow Hood and range itself with Thomas, anC
we felt proud in its crownng act at the battle o
Nashville, where il covered our army with glory
The soldiers are now no more; they are citizens
And the Proudcst thing the Americans will hav
to look back upon is the ease with which our sol
diers become citizens. And the proudest rccort
of the Tooth is not only in their having fought
bled for the liberties of the people and the main
tcnance of the Union, but in the fact that who
their work as soldiers is done they have easily be
come aud are again citizens The fears of tn
, people when the war commenced were that thos
| who weat to the army and become soldiers wou
, never again become peaceful and good citizens
These fears are already dissipated; already the
are citizens; already they have gone to peaceful
. avocatiOns-- turning their swords 10 plowshareS
l and accommodating themselves u agriculture
and other pursuits as before they went to the tielt
You have said, sic, that this was y war in whic
the world was interested. The world has locke
; upon it: and when the shock of battle commence
= the world held its breath; ior never before had
= million of people ON each SIDE met together
=, dGadly conflict And well might the world hay
. held its breath for the result. Well, the shock
: the battle is cune and gone--the world agsi
S brcatheS-the nation, unframed, sil Eves--tt
q old castle of liberty remains as it was each room
:, eich apartment rs it was before the war bogal
- The work Of the soldiers is done the work of Il
J. statesmen now commences. The house is her
Y tue furniture of the different apartments ia still
be arranged. The work of the soldiers was to SAY
the house-thc work of the statesmen is to arranl
=. the furniture. [Applauscl. And nov, Sir in Il
name of the people, again thaQk Yo&. thar
D the Tooth for this gift, aud say again that wha
i ever OF honor the Board of Trade can bestOw up,
iAp rlill relics al. lin n.t = thu heantinl 1euI
i lroudest niche shall be died by the coors of Il
J. Tooth Ohio Volunteers. Applause