The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-07-15

Lieut. F Pallesaid, killed at Hatchie; Capt
} + Hudson, Capt Leahy, Lieut Hampstead,
killed at Jackson Capt Haney, killed at
Atlanta Orriu Bull, Abuer Bell, George
| Kellogg. Geo Pound dstone, Frank Reid. VIII
liam Fields, John Bagley, Edward Miller,
Geo CRANKY, John O'MaIey, Alb Anderson,
Jacob Workman. Frank Catin, Robert Duf-
field. William Fairbanks, James Bunker,
Mr. Morrison, John Donally.
Killed of Fold's cavalry, lat first a part Of
this regimenO: VIM Lon, Norman Smith,
Charles Brntsprecher, John Lee, John C..
Barr, James Swift, (wbo was killed at the
Fort Pillow massacre,) -- fost Marcel
lus Frink, Pinckney Norton.
OF co. G and II, of the S9th, Corp " L
Ames, Samuel II Nick, Marshall q Lee,
Alvin Lars, aaron Crandall, William Gran
dall, John A Riley John Causfeld, Hiram
Badger, John Magintee, Joshua Long, have
fallen, with many others whose nanes | have
been unable to procure .
OF co. X, of the 90th, were killed James
Hanley, Timothy Kelly, John Duffy. John
Weston, Joha Barry. Edward Slaney, Sergt
Joseph Reirdon, Patrick Cox.
La Sale county furnished many men %
various other regiments, the record Of whose
cam paigns have been unable to procure.
The I'D had many men from this county.
The 39th had at least one company from this
county, commando by Captain Woodruff,
who was killed in battle
This is long roll of the dead, and on i
are inscribed the nAnes Of many OF the very
nobiest of the Young men of this CoTu5y,
and vet il is wholly imperfect and iaco.G -iete.
| have given these names, not because lad
all The names deserving to BE- mentioned by
US today, bat because | knew of no o.ler
list rs vet IS cOnIplcte this. And vet the
record OF many cvmpa hes from this county
Is wholly lett out. not being in my power,
aud many names have regu omitted from tie
list have gi1en, because It has beea posi-
bic to obtain accurate Information rs yet.
| believe, that as an act Of gsatitlde. the I.eO-
PIE Q. this equity .,liDaid erect an appropriate
monument, inscribed aijL the NAMES ot those
who have fallen in our defence. Hga0-cd
be their nie,n1~r. loved and cherished their
names ;l.ld from the world Invisible where
they have gone, whether in the vast inhntv
they dwell, beyond Gods ouimosi star. or
lingering round the homes they loved, and
rear the hearts that loved them thy mGglc
WITH US now; we bel.efe that they with us
rejoice in the glorious triumph Of the night
Ia the time TO cone when the ration shal. be
AT peace, and when Oh this day. ireemen
shall gather - celebrate the triumph Of
liberty. there wil they rene nbrr those who
stood So steatasi in the nation b ur "
peril. Who endured aih 80 cheerful patience.
an labored wiiL 20 sublime faith. and III
all the land the dei Il save, their names
shall be crowned With the Aghcsi hou1rs
and with lost:est praise. Sad.y auJ tpud.rlv
rcrn -mberiag the dead rej6ioins with ,hank=-
giving, That 80 many have survived the
deadly conflict aud met with ~ to day. again
with all our hearts We bid YOU welcome
: hJ ne. Ioue duties as soldiers are done.
b yJur duties citizens you have resumed,
F. and those duties ia this crisis, are no. less
. important tiaH those YOU have so we. per
formed Aud HJw in the words which our
! llte beloved President used IN his last pub
/ lie address i0.Lis coun,rymen, ,-"N With malice
B towards none, "i,h CHARITY for all With firm
! ms, IN the right as God gives Us to srG the
rjsht let u strive on to finish tie work
W. are IN, to bind up the nations wounds
/ anI care for h!m who shall have borne The
ha,t,e, and for bis widow aa9 his orphsn,. 10
: do all which may achieve great and lasting
! peace among ourselves, and " ii al nations
! And having thus chosen our coarse without
. guile and with pure purpose, lel uS rcuea
our lrus, in God, aud 20 forward without
fear and with It manly hear.
/ Ihereupoa NJ. H. L. MEADE, being ap
prspriatriy introduced by the President, de
/ liyered Il 4 following response:
CITIZENS OF Ia SALE COuNTY--We. .it
soldiers OF La Sale County. teutsr you oGi
/ heartfelt thanks for the no, piiaJ!e reception
which you III your patriotism and love- have
provided for Us. Aud we receive 1t, feeling
: tina; YOU APPRECIATE our serYIccs while NJ
were absent from YOU. ard tha. it conies
( from. the heart aud reaches the hear, otevery
soldier present.
This is the dav we have so lnng looked
for when We shoald meet our families anC
friends aud receive Ike reception which WI
knew yo1 would provide for rs. Many !:
/ the time We have SAID: "Oh if we could only
he at home, with peace throughout the land
| WLat joy to meet our friends as We meet Il
! dav.
One year today, the morning was ushcreC
| in amid the thunder OF JohnstonS retreJt
! ing artillery, beiw. On Marietta ana he Chat
tahoochic River. Then We celebrated th'
day as ve wish never to again in this cous.ry
Two years ago to day, we were following
I Bragg out o. Tennessee. But of all four b,
! this is the happieSt rne to the sollier. /
makes the heart clad 1t tells US we hav,
not lar0fed in vain Victory has at las
crowned our efforts, and we feel that by thi:
your reception. Won apprtci ,te the victory
we bring ycu Sore OF you may haze EEL
that after all the SiicriGce of life and treasure
our cause would prove n failure. But will
US there was nothing If the kind We nesc
had a abt to tie certainty ofour success
we never entertained opini II but lhat w
were able to conquer permanent and last
ing peace. And during the famine of Chat
tanooeay when i. tecame necessary to put /;
guard over the mules while they eat ;heil
corn to prevent the soldiers from stealing ii
when hard-tack was worth from p To so cent:
a piece when the soldiers went to the boa
landing and gathered up the scattered corr
from The sacks, to rarch to satisfy their raven
Gus hunger during this and similar trinls
we never had doubt. We FELT that we ~er'
abl- to drive and whip and utterly annihiiat'
the conieieracy. We felt that we were abl'
to vindica,e the great truths set fo',h in th'
Declaration Of Independence 'Thpt all mel
are cleated equal and endowed with certain
inalienable rights. The rights of life, lber,
and the pursuit Of happiness" This is on
ofihc great principles we lad in view.
is for the maintenance of this fact that w
Lave faced the STERN of battle and the priva
tions and hardships of the camp. And will
tie establishment of this fact comes the en'
of slavery, and lasting peace. which W.
will guard WITH our ballots as we have dor
with our bayno.s.
The soldiers of this republic have estat
lished for you and for themselves a gov
ernnent that commands the respect AMI ad
; mration of the whole world. say estit
lished. fer we never had government free i
fact until this war commenced. When yo
or cease to be protected in our right
| l., ,t.S Snrtfh 20 !
: Main as in Louisiana. then that govcrnmer
; ceases to accomplish its end and when
government ceases TO protect its citizens
oil their rights, and con,inue in this cours
it will sooner or later produce revolution
The revolution has come, not however by th
oppressed, bu, b. the oppressor gr rasping fo
mor. mower and from, this rav,,ution h.