, 1865-08-14
the 7aEp RECT. Ill. VOLUNTEERS.
,Hoard OF Trsde Ftr:s Ies:sna-nt.)
The., Return Hope--.Banquet at RsJan Hs@l
--sddre*ses Of Nelfome-ToAsts, etc.
SIX. rch OF the History Of the Rsst.
m nt-1hetF First aud Last
Rosters, etc.

Anont enc o'clock, BY WY OF The Illinois Cent?
\ u. haF.nE been ordered home for hunorab
oleenafes. They were expected At dly1ght b1
nerf aifes hour OF weary writing rolled e1owly b,
ere the welcome newB wAe received that the trai
On which they werc was IN sisht. AZ they II
preached the depot talute Of thirty-si1 guns N
ntcd from tfx.pounder just below the Rtst, u.
der chk1ge OF cspt. Jsmcs Smith, OF the Dss,
bc1n Light Artillery. At The depot the 1eeim +
wks met y 4 Committee Of the Board OF TsAdt
torsif ting Of Metsra. T. Maple, T. p. Lawrence
Geo. N. How, Alfred Jamee, ]. L. H1ncock. an
J. L. Scnppe, together with great numbers {
members Of the Board md citix.ns generally. ]
I WI puYpoSed that On their arrival the regimen
should frst march to the rooms OF tho Board q
Trade, there to he formalty received, but th
wetriness OF tho men and the l1teueas OF the hon
1t which they cams IN made this tmprseticabIs
and, headed by the L l'ght Gnard Bind and l,rp
eeltdeleca'ed body Of citizens, they were 1T onc
taken up 10 Bryan Hall. Their march throu9h III
ttreets wae rnsdc the occaslo1 Of one Of the mos
enthutiastsc orAtions rendered BY our cihxens I,
returning soldiers for msuy dsy. Thousand. a
people nbed The streets along which they passed
cheering, waving hardkerchieis and hsts, anf
feque1tlJ zustiug out TO the line to greet, Wit,
afeetrnate words and hearty clasps OF the hand
returning friends and loved once. AZ Bfysu Hs,
they were marched into the large upper hall ant
here Stacked armr. After lapse Of some twent1
minutes spent IN rccoenitlons snd conzrato1a
| tors between them 8Dn theIr 1n7ny friends. whc
| er.eied The building, Co.. Stockton announced ID
the men o. the regiment that afser the dinner
wh!sh would saort'y be sisea them they woud
I Tor The purpose Of allowing them 10 VISIT tnetf
tsHtlfss aud 4rlendB. At hist hont, however:
be dcttFci that al should punstua.ly assemble
here. os they expected 10 parade through the
eteets AID t1ke nt:pa toward immediate dpaI DIV.
merL lae men greeted the announcement that
they were 10 hsve th.s leaye Of abseucs with i
eooptd mp IN Camp Douglas urtiI dnal.y pata oa
They we're new marched do@n into The low:r
hall, whete res!ly magnificent banquet was pro.
krs'ey. The long tahlfs were covered With q
pronstc1 Of uesb, fruit, aowfrr, pa.try, and end.
Lee del1ca, ,teE worthy 70 grace my hapquet. It
p u plepss inst We eh9nld 1smark In this conuec-
the sso at he Soldiers Res|, uDdcr direction Of
ME- Wheeler. IN charge there for the dag, bnt
hey dtd rot afsise in tine 10 70 there and par.
for tie kind lpterest II n. d1epsyed aud, With The
committee of1he Bo2rd Of Trade, return therefor
th.1 hesrteet thsIks. The ladies' Of The Soldiers'
| Home, finding their services not nccd-d at The
Rest, cane up TO Bryan As!l. and, with The a.
sss.ance OF number Of lady friends Of the 1apd
who had volunteered for the occasion. were thc
m,nisterine spsites At tne banquet. Ceusd my
thtCg have added TO the sttr1etio-a Of the ban
quct ttxeN 81 prov .ded ~ Mf. k'naley, It Won d
have been the w:schcry of thelr presence. Fair
1
| about the soldiers, WIN eeetncd bashful oftcc.pt.
trg tbeir rn3ntstrattGrs; brilliant eyes looked
sottes1 enn eatf or command, ~ th : flashed blue
o. black, npoa the be- detrd.yeterin and the
hrol ked heroes, mead 10 wars a'a-ms, seemed
t!mld and shy Of the naeret'a1 o. d dowtnc
sleeve OF sitay curl tesen an s1tf6ei1 onej Of the
| H0urle who beLf over them. TtHt army N 2dtsty
vii. hoTtYer, not be lasting OF dangerous com.
| paint.
After the 1sp.e Of time sufficient to en,hle nj,
Pretitcn ii he Board Of Trsde, in1altsd M he he
formal cefemontes Of welcome Reu, srt1ug til It
u bad been intended that the-e shor1n take p,ace
Tsascns we b1Ee altc.ds tta1od, the pinzra nme
h.d been changrd, be proceeded to deliver the
following address Of welcoCe:
oEr1cERs AND SOLDIERS or TIE 7s1d: 1t at.
for6- NE r uch plfas71e to welcome you home
Af ain, and 10 e1psess to you. on behalf Of the
Board OF Trade, our thatk. for the mlnner ia
rhiSh you hase Performed yonI duties i. eo'Giers.
cicauue the national honor We are proud Of
yeur record record that vii compare iayorably
With that q any regiment IN the .es?ice-a record
oAny well coptrttcd A.1d. 4. we look
nOw upon your tbfuned nk1, and tcmrm
ber that Ct the thousaud men who went out from
that n ms.n, youf b.pht n In ARMS beng either
difhblec BY wounds or siclnefe, OF haEiuc passed
| aw,y from the teeDes Of earthly strife and COM
tat ate IcM at rest with the elaln OF our dtfend-
erf; We realize, to scme extent, what hare been
Your toif, suffer nRs aud pr1ysuUns for n and Tor
your country. Bat ~htle We arc led With esdut es
ne rejoice, AID We know yon II ]oite
that IN returning to ns yon return nnd,ns your
Efforts ctoK1 Fed With abundant rucce.s, pace il
restored. the moet fear:u: wsr Of modern hmc. u
81 on END. tie greatest rebellion that The govern
McntE Of the earth hAve eFer seen Is eubd4td,
Republican institutions Ire vfnalcated, aud to.
day 1e etand before The world =. the st.onges.
government IN cIiftcIce, and ali Ibis because our
people one rnsn and declared that trea .on
shoald dir. That tho voice Of the people should
he supreme and that those who toueh, to ''r1le
GhN6tH a q Nnd1 1rar
bcndE to wAtder up and down the earth, or er6er
1rsite.'s Lr fetun's doom.
We were told We eon:d not subdns The south.
This VIC row know YVES nHk nue- By the right
hands al d strong sfms cl 3ot fselvee and Jour
hTo'hcT soldiers, this has been accomplished.
They have been endhusd BY respect 70. the laws
&uc government 1i our country. We did not SEEK
10 tnslAyet but to free them; End IN freeing the
whitct Of the sou,h from des spotte N ald ansrchy
ereiscut 70 .hetn hut which they, like th cd 1srs
cAtlt IN Ec3 pt. had come 10 reE1Fd a tight and
necxeEk1y, the government ard you determined
that frftcor1 mu.t not be strained in its quality,
aLd he black pantoo, tejoic:s 70 day in being dl
vested Of htH *hackleE AID tid 10 70 ffea, FEES
md with some little ease on the pa,t Of his whlte
aapep oi Z eoeisty, & sach hes your asa se5a
and your return 70 Us 'adtn with auation's honots
ard blessing. and to-day VIC. whose nnme you h4vc
home ard 10 wish ,ou noa God speed In the
CIVIC wLlGs ofltfe, upon wnich Jou are about TO
enter.
toldiets pritc and patriotism WHEN ycu were
drawn mp IL line presinus to your marching to
the 11ont, We ntse many in wsom We fe.t a oe-p
interest aId Eho hare uobly offered up their
Of al my 60, now recount. 1t is long and
sio.gns ~ ~, Dop!s selidsn!ing martyrs to
Our Bo1rd mtct11ge which 20 Chen teeouEded
| 70 ihe tloque zee Of cnr ho.ored fellow.meu5es,
Lieut. Col. Wright, vii w,mees his fesvor md
theIc vii teii how Be le1l, md its pssp.
ful etor5 Il y part he record Of your fame. H,e
nj, and Iette:e When its honor w1s ns-
sailed. tll Wheu he could 70 LONGER
f.st.sn his 9atiiet'fm, he bueslSd On tae so!-
Ycu did we'll when Jon made him second in com.
nard Of your noble osgacization- Ha loyeu you
as c11lnrtn, 80 whsn most ron needed his e.
cn tbe fortincstspns Ut vIcksbnrg. reettved that
wound witch sent him hons to die. Chetl.h his
msnoty = Ne shall GO, s snd Ak Hsayen.s be-,
nor fall 70 mention Bacou4 and French. and Per-
ki.s, ED large numb+r ltom the ranks. who
tieep lhelr latt elet p acd who have esrned their
cpun1Jse honor, and place among The bright
ntma thu. will lire In our memoz1ea aud in
| your.
VteE.bnfs. S,tehez md FrsnEnn, so cal ap n
yonl m.ncs and ouse, soue Of lhe more pr5mi-
nent eyehta n yous history Of service. AN n,s
=
Of tbe t.. pptnRe Of war, vi aTscofd OF which
ron may be p:cua, ard Of which assuee you We
TOO arc proud.
ciuxene can only AK you tnht Joa see to It that
your duttxs ciizere Ars as IA thsat1F :rfosme
IS ntvc en- y1ur duties a. so'diets+ our ln.1re
AZ a Ist1pp II, to great e1ttut. tn the keeptug
OF cur retutIed eo.d,eEs. Watch well polsucal
sptrgutuE, 1ntxo dtrec. yop1 halloe nj will result
in p!aesna OILY good sd patriotic, s,I. men IN posi
oB II ttcy get IN plsca and power, but II 9ur tel-
die,r do their duly auch ps7ccs Will be beyond
eannoi Ct include theao 1eusrks without ex-
prefs,pp 10 ypp Glf, u the cnmmsnttus officer OF
| this ree1u ent, my copEr1ulaunns on the honor
o. n,1,es wss s91 h'gs KaYR t Ssy Sy hss
| has been wo1|h1iy placsd upon your shoulders,
and even thoueh1t be At q late dsy. 1t Is, pre-
he sss . md
cetee N you A. sheir bt friend.
AphiG. l It'd gcu welcome home. Yrut fami
INK. yoae % We hona you md ths erer sa1e essy
the ntmc Of the 7:h n g1ment IL no.t happy re.
menbrarcr: bearing IL mind that IN honorinR
JouIRelveh, yon lave also bonoEed us.
Afler tEe customary t.mutIc-by the band, )" Mt
Randolph pr cetded to eordnct inst portion Of
the e1erentee which, according to the original
proer. Eanle hsa heen ett spa1t 10 follow tbs Gin
ler here. Ihsse "sre tossts, IN the following
"1hs 2 s.;asnt e n< United s!ats..r-
l
which tnit gentleman tpoEe in terms or lhe nigh
eet ptslse Of AndteW Juhneon. aEd expressed h:l
confidence tbtt he might safely oo srustsd Wit
the work Of Ttcensil uct!nD.
"Car Gbtsls.'-He sponded to hy Brevtt B.ig
Gen. Stotktep. ne s2id ttat not To him but Il
tht men Of tie :. 1.giment WIS cue the credit "a
what they he'd acE1t we'd. They had gained ali tb,
credit all The honor. Nil tho IenoEn the regimen
was .n1lied to. :, ,he1ever ne had orat red then
10 20 theY had gene; wherever he led they fr1
low I'd, tGd never hid he seen Or heard OF on,
thl.k,rE htr duty. Mr.. R1ndolph had spoken o
hin Is fhe hest ftu nd Of the rcflu-nt lie wonlt
only sHy that re had alwsys had at heart the IN
tfseet Of the reeir ent, both eolk cttve!y and tn
oly7ou1 j.. an1 now ,h.t they were sbout to sepa
rate he wou'd wish to them the bezt OF fortune nj
c1tizeIf, md fzy to Them 1cm the bottom Of hli
hesst, "God epta you" For himself and hi
regiment be Ietu,Led his vs1ne.t thanks to ii.
Eeart Of Trace for the generous reception the!
hnd tiser 10 the regiment (Chrc1s for the Boart
| Of Ttaoe) He also re1tf1el In tarGs OF hlcE
nrsisa 10 ihr Ehf1etlan Commfsf1on, (Cheers fol
lie ChtA tian ConEissiorl and IN couclastau sx
l pfeeeEd tho gratitude Of bimsatf xuc bis com
ma tc The iii hearted il dee who htd 80 kind,
xsttsd On them n tho banquet. "a sncces.fon ol
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