The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-21
HONE FROM The WAR.
The First Minnesota.
Ito Arrival in the City and Re-
eeption at the Capitol.
THE BANQUET GIVEN TO
THE HEROES BY THE
LADIES OF 81.
PAUL.
,om the Daily Pioneer Of Tuesday.

From the Daily Pioneer Of Tuesday.
st. Paul was yesterday the scene OF another
of those glorious jubilees. which WIN remain
fresh in the memory of those citizens now
,;vinp-to be told to coming generations, per-
hans, until the tongues that can repeat the
story are all dumb in death. A glorious Juoi-
lee truly-the welcome of grateful people to
Tho victorious heroes of the First Regiment,
Who " come marching home" from the war.
Not the old First-the historic First" They
A.. now gone. 1t was the nesc First Regiment
that we welcomed yesterday-for of that brave
ORD GUARD, baptized in the name ana
blood of q score of the worlds awfulest bat
tle-felds only about . dozen were yester-
day with the Regiment
THEIR UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL
The first notice the citizens had of the ap-
proach of the regiment was telegram received
late on Saturday evening, stating that they had
arrived At Chicago But few knew OF this IN
til the papers we're circulated Sunday morning.
and in them it was stated officially from the
Committee that the Regiment would not arrive
until Tuesday morning.
Yesterday morning, however, telegram was
received at O'Clock, announcing that the NC
Lellan had Just left Hastings and would arrive
in st. Paul by one o'clock! The news soon
spread over the city, and the ladies at once
went to work as only the ladies Of St. Paul
can. Hurry up" was the order OF the day,
and same fast working was done. But BY one
O'Clock the tables were spread with dinner
that would compare favorable in quality and
quantity with any on which thrice the time had
been spent. For their exertions to entertain
the regiment, and the noble manner they sue
ceeded. the ladies' deserve unmeasured praise
from our citizens.
THEIR ARRIVAL.
The Mcclellan appeared in sight about one
O'Clock, and the usual signal was given. Capt.
Holmes, of the Mollie MOhler, generously ten
dered the use of that boat to 60 down and meet
the Mcclellan, and the Second Regiment band.
which had come from the Fort to participate
in the jubilee, together with few citizens
went down ON her. the boats meeting and COM
ing in together.
When the Mcclellan touched the levee large
crowd was in attendance, and greeted the reg
iment with cheers as it filed of, and formed in
line. The civic escort then appeared, and the
procession started, without delay, to the cap
itol, in the folio wing order:
1. Great Western Band.
2. Gov. Miller and staff officers, and General
Sibley and staff.
4. Mayor, City Officers and Common Coun'
). The Fire Department, in its usual order,
bearing fine banner inscribed:
...................
Welcome to Minnesota's first Offering.
First to the war, first in the hearts OF the
people.
............ ..............s.
Also. q number of small banners each in.
scribed with the name of battle of the first re-
giment.
6. The discharged members of the Old First,
in command of Gen. Peller. They mao spPI0.
pirate badges, and bore a banner inscribed win
the names of the battles of the Old First.
Z. The Field Officers of the First Regiment.
8. The Second Regiment Band.
9. The First Regiment.
The procession moved over the usual line OF
march, and the boys in blue were everywhere
received with cheers and enthusiasm.
AT THE CAPITOL
large crowd had collected. and cheer after
cheer arose as the Regiment fled into the
yard. As soon as the arms were stacked, c.
d. Gilfllan, ESQ.,, introduced Mayor Prince,
who made the following address of welcome:
MAYOR PRINCES ADDRESS.
Officers and Soldiers of the First Minnesota Vol.
It is with feeling of thankfulness to kind
Providence for your safe return to your homes,
that welcome you on the part of the city to
such Inequalities as can be afforded you. The
name of the organization to which you belong
should be sufficient passport to the affections
of every true Minnesotian. Theonly regiment
from our State which has been permanently
connected with the Army of the Potomac, the
First Minnesota, through the fiery trials of
more than three years of doubtful and terrible
conflicts, was soon found in the front of battle,
and won praises from every tongue and every
pen. No true history OF the great rebellion
which has just been crushed, can be written.
which does not place your regiment among the
very foremost in heroic achievements and in
patient endurance of the multiplied miseries
incident to successive campaigns on the soil OF
Virginia The original organization came back
to recruit its shattered ranks, several months
since, and was received BY our fellow citizens
with the rapturous applause inspired by its
glorious deeds. And to-day We are again as
sembled to repeat the plaudit of well doue!"
and the expression OF our gratitude to the
Great Being who has restored peace to our
country, through your fundamentally and
that Of your gallant companions in arma
Mr.. Glfllan then introduced Governor Mil
Ter, who addressed the Regiment IS follows:
Gov. MILLkR's ADDRESS.
Fe0o0o Soldiers of the First Ainnesota Regiment
such Is the meritorious history of all our
mMtary organizations, that each upon its re.
turn 70 the State, has been, or win be, hailed
with pride and qualification by the citizens of
Minnesota, and by their Representatives. And
before me, thousand welcomes to The State
whose reputation they have 90 nobly sastain,
ed and perpetuated, upon more than score Of
bloody and sanguinary fields.
know from personal observation that when
the history of this terrible and, thank Cod .nc.
cessful war, for the integrity Of the Union sSaIl
be faithfully written up, the old First Ninneso-
t., Twin occupy position upon in pace. 80.
ond to that of no regiment which went forth
to do battle for the Institutions of our fathers.
and ] am persuaded that those of you who
more recently entered the ranks, wanted but