, 1866-12-19
YATES PUALANX.

Speeches By General l1abornr Ca!oae'
MIMI. and Othcrz-DcspaIch from senator
YateeDThc Poern-Thc Banaaet.
Especial Despatch 70 the Gh1covo Tzihune.1
EtoomHa7os, Decenbc: g,
TIE fsst acuua1 reanlou Of iae gallant old fhlf-
tv-k.iuth Regiment Of 1llinols Volunteers, better
Known a. The Yates Phalanx, came oH here t> day.
on the anniversary Of their muster ont OF tho ser
vice, The great number OF tho vetefAns OF this
peb,e command .tstdcd IN this co7n4y and shout
it's borders, and the opportunity afforded to day,
Of again meeting thels old companions In arms,
has cultced many Of Them 10 Bloomington Quito
q number Lave also come down from chicago, to
jQi;, In tho pleasures Of the occasion. General l.
q. Osbotn. General Aann, Colonel Munn, "
nent citizens Of CbioEo. with some tweutt -four
Indies. are among me !lsitor*
,n1 Nae e.essa ea1ea es heh coioaei Mana or.sided
Noth,Eg vas dome beyond the appointment q .
committee 10 report 1t the afternoon meeting
10 ,9sscls anrcsss plan p for sse Union of ISL.
Ruyce Hall. tn shaeh ihe meeting was held, Ma!
very beautifully decorated for TUG oecasi9o. Ees
oTa!sd II thc walis On ,he toni of the gallery WI
large po1u ait Of Grant, and a1ntl!es portraits d
wash!ne;on, noeein, Sherman ~ and GFsat sut
and Tho iatfcred remnants Of the STATE and Nntlonn
fnEs Of the regiment: Torn in sh.eds and tattcrs
bearing the iutiaecahIe marks OF many de1dly
confies, we're Edirpiayed over tie si1cts or arm:
and at the back Of the .taRe.
At two o'clock the grand reunion took plses
of!ci4ted Is secsetarY. About dys hundred Der pes
AZ The INST bueiress In order, tho committee ap
port. Their nominated The following officers
lTceidcnt-capta1n H; u Phi!lPs; Vice rsest
ssntsntntsna9t T. T In1on, cap!a!a S.saEc
| fh+Captain Gilmore, Captain MelIeusn: Chat1.
Ed Connolly, with the privilege Of appointing. The
nth f1f Hkn
q reunion next year the committee recoumende
Wlln1ng1on, and. ~ proper hlnc, October lib,
the date Of the original uUftet In ottht regiment.
| sTEEcu or coLoEEL XCNN.
Colonel Mnnn opened tEc meeting IN few Icll
tcllow, citzen.-a term which he rtsar1rd a. e.e.,
more honorable than soldiers, ~ expressing tho
idta OF enc Of Tic greatest honors OF oar county
-oLe Of the ateet buiwaIks 3f cur liberty. lie
sonyesib'ty Of Ae1sao citizens Into soldIsFs
Ec alluded 10 feeling terms TO bis own connection
Will tue 70, iueot and his Reneoo Of the honor cog
Ss 1sen n s ssa e + hs teass
Of Tie membc.n Of the regiment pzeeept to The
1act that exactly nse Jeate ago to day. The old
enemy from Wiliamsport, and On ,he evening oi
that sane day were eDPa.ed in thelr htat LeadIY
col:iet Will the foe In eo3clutfon be exhortca
tlv3t osEanizallru as long - tao of them were
lett TO meet together.
AZ alprepris'e prsycr VAS offered up by Rev.
il was announced That Hon Richard Ystca had
been invited to be plcscEi. bnk co0fd not attend
DESPATCH from SENATOR YArxs.
read;
WAsuxoroz, DC.
Your kttcr reached nc TOO late. cannot meet
you, 6nt tend you ny warm greetings. and hap
Eor four years Of war bore my name anon is Isl.
tls-nsc, md WhIeh H. lnt1y hcsots and brilliant
aehleyemetn was 4nsurpasted BY my regimen:
othortc, Lolo.e1 Aann- and MI The officers and
ali the mef. Braae defthdert Of your county
aud aud Of liberty. long may you live 10, wear tho
Wall 'smenber Jonr patriotic scrs ices, ard Heaven
shed it, choicest blessings upon ron.
a new sonC vas we'll snnc hy ,he Rectncntal
G1ee Club. combating of pirate I'd Conlcy, Sur
/ gcon c. y. Clark. Lieutenant P. u. L4cc.
hen I'd ne soys II s sut the ds
with entbCtfastic applause their old commander.
On ths snbsding u the p1olenecd grce.anr. Gen;
ef9; Hshosne aell' cred The following cloqaeat aud
efKxcn or GENERAL 1uoNAs O. oHnoRs.
Patriot e1ttzcnst Defc,ders OF COMMON
coMns1vt Heroes II the teld- y.cto1s over re-
Of our ialle. I'ssfe. survivors, @ @ q deah .sa de
ETavc INTO Immortality have been Invoked theJ
have answered to the 1oI call Of tneir Gsand Ad-
jntnni, At their headquarters on high, and hAve
assembled to salute Jou, TO greet 5ou, TO com.
mruo with you and renew that eonraIe.hip ever
dear 10 them AZ you on the teld Of blood and
year. Ibis xuniverxaTJ speaks Of but one Iourney
of the earth around lhe eun, since 700, Is res{-
f o as f q
shell IL your Quarters assembled you fo-dsY. Nd
miuie halls maltrs death music faliIed you on
81 our Y III
''eay charger or Wild buc1e blasl On tne All
soaaes sHecrine down along ous liaes with or
The encuaTSe FMS are as silent as the grave.
0nf own banner e over hls sEaa'l a'T'. ftacked
II, tcc mnEte - WHnou. ne,sTsh aae u wiin
pteksts or Ihe dangers which ssthsred 50
closely and sematnea 90 iong ag9qt tae nie ol out
T1,s TGon en T"nns1 .Iade Jo1 so!aieEs and isnas
eenGa1ea ean IN n esmPs. on the Tarchcs ln lhs
91hee, n ,h aa4 PRAYED on tne ne!a lor each other
VEL as yo1
e and nelas arr not with son today: ihoJ are al
,ilsns md ap'st "beyond The Potomac. Bul ihs
never dying attachment with you snlI remain
hoc1!d ron Together closer than brpthets, for lhe
eesenGe a. TONI ass and y1ut: e!vs' became more
weaken thern. death eon'd not. seycr ihen,
fEsy .Ie a' ,,,im e ~, nafe Hos h DESTROYED then
they osoere'', :Nd :oM hayo ,cposted to Look upor
Gsen ntnes aLH ta5, "hail conr- dc. and cverliys
| f"e Kspanslc J! -.
fsEsmsnt @ e "a pan O. thc history Of The Kt2ah Ic
commemorate yoT drcas or - .Snr 5nF . ,n% o.
se aTe faT above nj words ana ny ny prsises fha aqa
1I.mn - ,s1,iaas ~ t.a na'sso ara tts1ap
inted ,osIther h1 deeds ,1n sxsnta ,xhisi srs s
ar,sd world. aud become one % nis,os Eosa whieS fa
tfnf htfoTx # H. 1,v.t 1n,s.a ~ - ts
YOU ease Ii Issst oio csap.ss .n ~ taas IS aaa9
selvss "it the a"sd ane polished pen q s1ecf. !,
Frs5nI .nd ~ :, "a rin' ian, 's, s;e,, ~ou
W1,,rn vfe;nftes s.d IT, ss,n nss'ofy: IN ats
- .'si pSse :. leeof.!ed deIeat hnt upon the las
FEE nha! s:r.osJ. Upon IT, d7.k page !. written
Of t a,sas'ss ~ 5at ugsa I. Ut una1 SUCCESS
teaa easa ana ne Louisiana :ger4; upon Its ias
~ 1amss M 5,o o. G5an', TIC !h,rty.ninh and Ap
r. chains and :U(nssee, hu, el9*cs viii freedom,
10 eye'y American citizen, and equal aud cxac:
S.to,y To- =, sas mg ys eess
II ~, io'cseT bnt tei! 5ou 10. You have not bceu
open Se1e yo II w parc w esss
tke day succeeds the az unii yoa % ~ gatS: Est
III read II, aud Il Will make you and You= cali
i1ce !'sruble,
th5 HCikaent The IL Fty.ninrh, hsd tt5 birth At
ote 3f tue MOS: critical periods In ths history Of
aud nlou.tntous period. when tue present r.,
lul OF dou't, and dark gloom was unan ihc
iIuiuie-xhen ,hG e1oausncs M! argnncnts Of oas
'i'y Of the Government. = when they wefe
poNef.ess to arrest the waves of dis
men, men Who had drank OF that pvtion which
naae ID, n Vlrl,le their oaths and forget .heIt
had robbed, ctnellr, fclunIousiy Tobhed a. ~ II.
uosr al except our tonor apd our fsi.b. ice,rre;;
IN atsner to the soothing, ,siun,nr. nstrindc
words Of Tie Command er u.Chfef thr.n.m
t1t.culn. II tc wouid protect oar lF1u tirs. # h.
would th!eld tie great American nsme fto:n dfs-
are it VIII ,ae oasonet and ths1 ii ~, h mo Ied
hot shot S1micf was on dr.. fhr iii a.. .t,s ..u
in.uteS. ano the rebellion ana srar va,a ~ 49, -
:ated. it vas ! ..bai Eho," fur 1rr,.sn II ~.
an p.loty fisr TO kIplfls for tr4iro-r 1hr 1:s,,t
ic II 1. tInc sGrne thought tofterra n1u,ntt y,