New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-19
MONUMENT TO LADD And WHITNEY
Gov. Andrews Address at Lowell
gen. BUTLER ON NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
Interesting Dedicatory Ceremonies.
LOWELL. Saturday, june II, 1865.

new who fell in Baltimore the 10Th CT April, ls6i which
was postponed from the 10Th Of April last, took
place here to-day, with imposing military masonic ana
lie ceremonies The famous 9th and $50 fegimsnts
performed escort duty aidcd by several other mhlt!
organic atoms.
Conspcn,r, in the procession were the Masonic
Brotherhood including the Boston Encampmen' Oh
KDigh, Templars, the Encampnent OF MASSACHUSETTS
and Rhode Island the Worcester County Eneanpinent
and numerous local lodges and the Grand Lodge OIL
Massachusetts The fremcn, Odd Fe.',ws. invited
gnesteraad citizens made mp an immense procession
which marched through the principal streets N the
city 10 tie park on which the monument IL 70 be
erected. Afer brief ceremonies OF dedication, whcn
were mostly Masonic Gov. Andrew delivered al elo
quent Grafton. A collation. followed. in the Hunting
tor Hall. Gov. Bradford OF Maryland who was IN
able TO be present at the dedcat.n, was represented
BY Co.'s Tyson. Morris and ShriNr and three Of his
staff
The ADDRESS.
On tie 18th Of February 1861. Jefferson Davis
in the pride OF his arrogant pretenslons. not YET
tau hit t. believe that the Yankees would fight. encour-
aged in mis- insolcnce by the mild loyalty which
then pervaded Washington New.York. and the great
ces Of the North deded their inhood by the e-ela-
nation The day Of compromise Is past and those who
now resist rs shall smell Southern gunpowder ant feel
Southern steel" On the twelfth day of April tao day
when the of treason opened on Fort sami"f the
Rebel Secretary of War shouted from the Rebel Capital
nj Montgomery: "The war has now commenced;
within month the Confederate Flag win iolt oyos the
dome ~ the ap,0l OK Washington. and IN The month
of Nav we IN dictate terms Of peace in lndeDendo nee
Han in pLilidelphis" And The Richmond wig, reit-
Grating this tire t. recorded in it, conserN tive col.
umns the testimony, that from the mOunr,iG toos and
valleys The shores Of the sea- there some wnd shont
of firm resolve 10 capture Washington III! NJ Az ahu
every human effort"
Before Mr.. Buchanan had left the Waite TIonse, tho
enemies Of our Government hpi oready seized and ap-
proprated than $4,000 900 Of pnbic property of
The gnion which before toe Union struck a blow in
retarn had sSe1ed 70 si000G,o0O by the seizIfe OF
Gosport Nav, Yard and the arsenal at harpers FERRY.
By tn, seizure II the Mint 1t Ney-oIeans; u! ne
seizure OF the arsenal little Hocsiceo mp.shed by
The strong hand notwithstanding 81 ansas hal refused
secCde foh the tnion by the dishonest ana tteaen.
erou, transfers made by Secrctnry floyd oi 10 w
stand of improved I.fos and musket from Sprin ,ed
Armory and Waicryeit Arscna! 10 the different Srse-
uais AZ the South; by the seizure Of the arsenal u
Mount Vernon, Alabama; by he military capture ~
Fort Moultrie aud Castle Pinckney, OF Fort Pulaski
and Fort Morgan. of the forts near Orleans, and
of n least ,nFec different revenue cutters belonging 10
the revenue scy ~ RE Union by the capture -. 10
navy ward aud the deiouscs OF Pensacola: by taking
o. the posts tie iortifcatious and munitions
pertaining to the Department OF Texas through ING
treason If Gen. IHses by hiing on the S.h oi
the Wesf more than ninety dps prl9r 20 'Ae
assault on Sumter; ard by tie induetioi. OIL
Jefferson Davis PIT Montgomery two weeys be'ore
the Inauguration of President LincOni by 81. these
the secessionis- bad sinaz d. with proofs manifold
and unequyocal tueir Determination 10 Drerk down
the Gov, rulacIt nd fulfill the tlrests OF Davis and OF
Tie Pctmopd mir bully the North into abect sub
mission "a the widest demands OF rampant Slavery OF
else 10 light the torch of deso.aiing war.
The earliest, manifest overt act of war com ntted
in pur,uaree OF the reasonable conspiracy Of which
the adoption by South Carolina Of the Ordinance VI
Secession the formal besinning was perhaps tbs
firing the star Of the West OF the 9Th day OF JAM
I-,.f Ia II fba aptI nnp IA.
Carolina vas the 10Th day of December, Ito But
fhc beginning of the war of the Rebellion i usually
dated from the 18th day of April, i-oi that being too
day when, after long and uninterrupted preparation,
the batteries OF the Rebels opened upon FoI Sumter.
On the 18th day OF April the President o. the United
States called upon this Commonwealth for two regi.
ments ofmia and the day the call was enlarged
10 requstion Tor brigade OF four regiments. which
assigned 10 the command Of Brg.t, benjamin
L. Butler in whose stead, after that officer became
MoOr.General of volunteers. gas detailed Brighten:
Ebenezer ". Pcrce. On the 18th the 9Th REGIMENT Of
Massachusetts, Volunteer Militia. commanded BY Col
Edward +. Jones marched for ashingion BY railroad.
and two Others the ID Col. ID. w. Warlrop) and lth
Col A. Il. Packard moved by sea. On the l. b the
sth Regiment marched under Col. Munroe; Oh the 2On
the 81 battalion of Rifles under Major now Major
General Devens; and the 5h Infantry Col iaVrence)
ana COOKS Battery of Light Artillery on the morning
OF the 2st Capt. Dodds company OF rides, as re-
enforcement 10 Detenss Battalion, marched Nay !.
Thus rapidly and efficiently the call OF the Govern
ment responded TO by the militia Of Massachusetts aud
the capital of the nation and Fortress Monroe which
were rescued from imminent danger AT period when
the uences ofages we've crowded upon the efforts
Of an hour 80
this Monumental Shalt intended 10 commemorate,
are those which the 10th Of April l-ol ne anni-
yersa! of the battle Of Lexington slgnal@cd TIE u'cn
OF the Oh Regiment of the Massachusetts, Volunteer
Militia through the City Cf Baltimore, On lis way Ia The
rescue of the National Capital iy the memory OF those
events preserved by historical tradition after THIS
column shall have dissolved 10 dust the men Of the 9Th
Regiment will he forever associated with the hero'sm
of the Comnonwcalth-with the carlcr and the later
gories Of her more fortunate patriotism.
The regiment. IL was organized Tor active duty.
contained four companies from the City Of Lowell, VIZ:
Companies a. c. ID and II. commanded respectively ny
Capts George NJ. DickcI man, Albert ). Follanshce,
James W. Hart and John I. Moves: one from 6roton.
Company h. commanded by Capt. Eusibius :. Glars;
from Acton, Company L, commanded by Capt:
Daniel futile; two from Lawrence. Companies / aud
l. commanded by Capts. Benz lmia +. Chadbourne aud
John Pickering one attached from Boston, Company
X. commanded by Capt. Walter y Simpsons one from
Stoneman, Company J., commanded by Capt. joan a..
Dixie; one attached from Worcester. commended by
Capt. Harrison W. Pratt.
Its field officers were Col: Edward r. Jones o. Rep
pere Lent COl. Benz. +. Watson Of Lawrence Major
Josiah A. Sawtell Of Lowell; and It's commissioned
staff were Adiutant Alpha b. Farr of Lowell Qlir.er'
master; James Munroe Of Cambridge. Paymaster ia:
fus L. Plaisted of Lowell. Surgeon Norman Smith VI
t;roton and Chaplain Charles Babbidge of Peppcieli
Tie regiment reached the City OF Baltimore IN tie
State OF Mand at noon on .ne for ,Ps ,ssa
station at which Il had arrived from Philadelphia. 70
the station from which was 10 proceed TO washing
on The progress Of the that contained The four
remaining companios-Companies e. ID, l. and L.
was checked the bridge suice-way IN Pratt
ST. by distractions thrown upon the track separating
them from the main body OF the regiment. Thus de.
lsyed these companies disuiounted from the and
began an orderly march along the highway which was
presently interrupted by shower OF missiles thrown
by the hands of a mob surying around them. Then
came q scattering discharge of firearms from upper
windows of houses the street, well from among
the mob on the pavement and four soldiers fell dead ~
mortaliy wounded The fire OF the Rebels was at last
the combat became general. The little column hardly