The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-28
the ElsnTA REGIMENT.
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HOME FROM THEWAk.
Their Arrival in St. Paul and
Reception at the
Capitol. 20 10. e.
THE LADIES GIVE THEM 4
GRAND OVATION.

Still our victorious braves come marching
home from the war, with gsrlands hung round
their bruised arms. The joy of the people
knows no bounds a. the drums of the soldiers
herald their return, and even the very chill
dreu will remember-for decades to come
the holiday rejoicings and festivities that wei
come our brave veterans back from the war.
.-t THE KIeHrH REGIMENT
arrived on the Keokuk yesterday about three
O'Clock, having been detained by sticking on
the bar at Kaposia some time. The usual
alarm was given as the boat neared the city
and the people assembled on the Levee, In
great numbers, greeting the Regiment as the
boat landed, with cheers. ~
..--. THE PROCESSION. 81
The civic escort. consisting Of the Governor
, and State officers, Gen. Sibley and Staff, the
City officers and Common Council, discharged
members of the Eighth Regiment and the Fire
Department,-the whole headed by the Great
Western Band, met the Regiment as soon as
it was formed In line on the Levee, and escort
ed them to the Capitol, where the usual cere.
monies of reception took place The process
sion was over the same route as taken by them
heretofore, and its repetition is unnecessary.
t AT THE CAPITOL
q very large crowd was in waiting, and cheers
greeted the brave soldiers as they filed into the
yard, and stacked their arms. Colonel Averin
then introduced Mayor Prince, who made an
address of welcome, as follows: -eh
MAYOR PRINCES ADDRESS. b.,
O6icers and Soldiers of the Eighth Minnesota
Voluatesrs: Another occasion of rejoicing is
greeting your return, and as the deputed repre-
sentative of the city of st. Paul, proffer you
most joyfuily my congratulations. One more
regiment has come back among US, and, thank
Ged, with ranks less reduced by the ravages
of battle and of disease than our apprehensions
led us to believe might be the result This
Eighth Regiment having been stationed on the
frontier during the most formidable period of
the Indian war, was particularly regarded as
one of the strong bulwarks of our defence
against the Invasion of savage warriors thirst
ing for blood, and it was with feelings of
people viewed its departure from the
exposed position they had so long oc-
cupied, to other fields of action. With cor.
responding delig ht they now welcome you to
the State which has sent You, and 90 many
Of your equally gallant comrades to do battle
met the enemy, You have nobly maintained the
high reputation Minnesota has achieved for
herself in the war, which has ended In the total
subjugstion of the rebels In arms against the
government We ask You to partake Of the
good things provided for your bodily refresh
while 60 doing, and after your return to your
several homes, that the services rendered to
your countrys cause will no where be more
fully appreciated and acknowledged, than by
your fellow citizens here.
Colonel Averill then introduced Governor
Miller, and the regiment saluted him with
present arms"
GOV. nnLERs Address.
Governor Miller said: 1t gave him special
pleasure to welcome the Eighth Regiment as he
had been an associate of its Colonel in the
first regiment sent by our State to the field, and
he was personally acquainted with many Of the
officers and men. We expected of you, he
said, that you would perform your duty nobly
and well when you enlisted, and we have not
been disappointed. congratulate You on the
completion of your labors and on the destruc-
ton of the rebellion. You have marched more
miles, believe, than any other regiment In
the service, and have done well your duty.
He then complmented them on their bravery
at the battle of the Cedars, fought on the
ground where the Third Regiment were sur
rendered through no fault of Its own, and said
that the Eighth Regiment had wiped off the
stain of that transaction, by their brilliant vic
tory over the rebels, and he thanked them
for it. q ---.... ....
Much had been said in the newspapers about
the nomination of Colonies and Generals for
civil officers, but lie wanted the brave private,
who carried his knapsack. not to be overlook
ed in the distribution of official honors and
emolumeuts which grateful people had de-
cided belonged of right to the soldier.
After referring to the assassins of Lincoln,
who had been executed, he said the men who
starved 50, 900 of our brave boys to death de.
served the same fate. with malice toward
r. none, but charity toward all, he would go for
hanging them first and trying them afterwards.
TApplause.I BE then finished by saying that
snunber of 1.-THE handsomest and best women
in the world were waiting to entertain them,
and be would close. [Cheers. ..stas
q. - "a. lsqgr,a THE DINNER. a q
The men at once marched up stairs and fell
to. Notwithstanding we had heard it WAS
feared that there would not be enough provi.
sious, We are sure there were enough for .
thousand men-only ZOO partaking of them.
The boys seemed to enjoy the dinner IS much
as they could be supposed to do after living of
nav pork and hard tack from Lacrosse to this
point They all seemed highly pleased. n4'
THEIR BAND. A-t @9~ -
aae regiment had q fine regimental band,
WIN snVer pieces. These pieces are of French
MAKE brought over by blockade runners, and
were captured At Charlotte, 8. c., by the 9Th.
Tho BAND was only organized on the 18th of
Nay last but play remarkably wen: .
"rouE sHnLIs,.n
Tho Hremen had provideda liberal lunch
for theuselves, which was spread ON . table
in the back yard, and - soon a the colder.