Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-24

Ay! down to the banks of the far Rio Grande, The soil of the South is dotted with graves
 Of nameless, yet noble and cannonized braves! o Liberty throned in thy temple on high,
 Say is it not sweet for ones country to die? Say FOLEY and ORToN-Gf spirits can hear) Was the gift that ye laid on the Altar too dear? Is Land like our own, snatched from Ruins
 abyss, 6 No joy to your souls in the eregions of bliss
 And say, o COLUMBIA! canst thou forget E Till the sun in the west forever shall set, 7 The brave boys in blue who fell in the strife Where nation in arms was struggling for
 life
 No! justice forbids it! A hundred times no {! While grass shall grow green, and waters shall flow, rz7''s-'.sss=' 5s' We'll cherish, brave martyrs, your glorious And your story shall ever be Freedom and
 Fames!
 Mr. Cothren's Weleeme' speaks for itself.
 Soldiers of ancient Woodbury It has been my pleasing duty, at the request of the ladies, who now receive you, and speaking their sen timents as we'll as my own, to give you hearty welcome home. This beautifully decorated room, these tables grooming under the weight of refreshments, tbe happy faces of worth and beauty you sec all around you, all testify, with mute eloquence, the deep fervor of this your joyous welcome home. We welcome you as patriots, who for love of country, went forth to endure all the privations of the camp on the tented field. and to meet the shock of battle, to save your imperiled country. Some of you went forth from the humber pursuits in life some from higher walks-all with great hearts, throbbing with the desire to save and protect the vital interests of liberty and humanity You went forth as only lovers of your country can do, to battle for. the right-perchance to die. zrr..I9
 We well remember that fair May morning in 1861, in the very opening of the Great Rebellion, when the first com pany of our Woodbury patriots, in the red uniform, went forth with earnest zeal amid the hurrahs of the men, and the waving of the handkercbiefs by the honored women, bound for the front, to pass to battle, promising as they went, with solemn VOW, to go to the de- fence of our nations capital MrougA tue streets of Baltimore, where just then the blood of Northern martyrs in the cause of liberty, some of them drawing their hearts blood from the same source as my own, had freely offered their lives in the defence of their country! l see here now remnant of that patriotic band, who went to the war from my grounds, and with II own children The members of Co. B. of the glorious old Fifth will lNver be forgotten.- Boys, with earnest emotion we greet you with full hearts we welcome you home!
 Nor can we eyer forget while reason holds it's throne, that beautiful morn of the Christian Sabbath, when there were anxious hearts, and hurrying to and fro. When the peaceful stiffness, usually devoted to prayer and praise to God, was broken by the notes of war. the 8 shrill cry of the fife, and the fierce rattle of the drum. When religious services were sus- pended in all these churches and every citizen was ready to aid on the waIrior, marching to the relief of the then beleaguered capitol of his country. Oh, these sad and hurried partings from wives and children, from kindred and friends, when Co. 1. 18th Com. Vols, depart ed for the war that beautiful summer day l. While terrors thickened, the Heavenly Father seemed to smile on the saddened earth. Well do I remember the sad foreboding with which one of that patriotic band, one ever to be re- membered, parted from his wife and children Soemnly he said, the tears st roaming from his eyes, shall not survive this war--never again reside in Woodbury, but it is my duty to go and will die fighting for my country! Sadly prophetic words. He died from wounds re- ceived at Opequan. Do his comrades need tha, speak the name of Sergeant Walter J. Orton
 Another noble spirit I must mention as hurry over the record of our heroes. Young with all the'better aspirations we know in life of high intellectual social and moral qualities literally educated, and beloved in the home circle, he felt it his duty, leaving all his advan tages, to go forth and do hla Hhnr, ia .eal--~~-a |, vaiion of his country. lie met hls fate, ane ascended to God from Cedar Mountain, dying instantly on the field of battle. ..t ss n. And there was another noble spirit, reared and educated by the honored man, and soldiers friend during all this dreadful war, who, thi: evening, by the appointment of the ladies, SC fitly presdes over these ceremonies. He served as private in the three months campaign, and again in the glorious 1 lth Conn. Vols, rising by merited promotion for deeds of valo, on the battle field, to the post of Adjutant. and A. A A. Gen. of his regiment and Brigade, and gave up his young life, in the great cause, dying from wounds received at the battle of Goa Harbor. pure and patriotic soul passed thus to Heaven. ,sl. te e-s-aF 2. 'el'
 All were worthies. Time would fail me te speak their merits, I must hurry that you may enjoy other pleasures in store for you. Others besides those have mentioned in the two com panies went by squads and alone, joining all
 the various regiments of our State, but they al went for the same great purpose, and did well their duty in the hard field of conflict to which they were called. .f. -s..3E fy 4:fas.
 Soldiers of Woodbury! Survivors of 43 pitch ed battles-Survvors of 193 enlisted men, who left their homes in our midst to vindicate the honor of our country, and preserve our free in stitutions, we greet with grateful hearts youl glad return Saviours of your country, forever hail! & +,.,-.Gt. No time is left me to name in detail the glorious battles in which you have trumphed Your country and the friends of liberty have not forgotten them. You could not well for get the successful battles in which the ilIustr- ous old Fighting Sixth Regt,' participated You will never forget the bloody carnivals o death and ghastly wounds at Goal Harbor where you lost IS of your number; at Opequan where you lost 26 out of 78; at Fishers Hill where you lost 29 out of about 50 men in killed and wounded, who went into battle. You can not we'll forget how you stood like wall of l fire around threatened Washington Tor many l months. You will never forget your marches ander the illustrious Grant, your forced march es in the Shenandoah Valley under the glorious Phil Sheriden, nor how you snuffed out Jeff Davis last attempt to erect his throne in the Capital City of the Union. ' You will never for get the most splendid march in all history performed by you, of over 100 miles in 22 marching hours, ending in Lees surrender, the close of the war, the establishment of peace o1, l,,S n