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Federation OF the Battle Of Athens, Mo.
Errors GATE Clrr: 1t is with extreme
pleasure that l now put on record the first
Celebration of the Anniversary Of the Battle
Of Athens, No., which afforded m occsioh
If great rejoicing to Ill truly loyal men.
The various roads leading to Athens were
almost completely lined with vehicles full Of
oval faces, many Of these vehicles contain
ng flags and banners, bearing various and
significant notices The following / noted
smong the notices +" seth Congress guar
liAn of liberty, Registration puts out the
raitors' pipe; Mart Green got Moore
han he bargained for:'' :. LOYAL men must
rule the Nation;'' Equality before ths
aw; Gen. Fletcher the right man in the
light plaee;'a :" NY Policy don't waste yonr
.mmunition;'' a Copperhead' politics
,atranks his loyalty." The gathering was in
grove near where Col. Moore drew up his
title handful OF men, who we're almost sur
-ounded by the enemy, outnumbering the
Union men FIVE to one. The FIRST speaker was
Col. David Moore, the hero of the battle
nenced by remarking that he presumed they
All knew he was not . public speaker he
would rather il necessary face an enemy on
he field of battle. than the large, intelligent
audience before him. He saw great many
amiiar faces, and was truly rejoiced that we
we're permitted to meet under such favorable
auspices on this occasion, after the lapse OF
Eve years. To-day we meet here to celebrate
an event, the importance of which, in lis
bearings upon the fate of Northern Missouri,
could no. be easily estimated At that day ii
vas common to hear these rebels talk about
me Southern man whipping FIVE Northern
men. This stirred up my blood and impelled
ne forward. felt that we would avenge
he insult, and most nobly did the little nn-
Ecleus OF the old 2lst Missouri reverse the cal
EQUATIONS Of the rebels on that day. / seesbe--.
! fore me many of those who belonged TO this !
/ regiment and trust you will pardon me If | /
[allude 10 some of the noble deeds they per- /
formed, as happen 10 know all about it, i 1
do this because history does not record IT, /
On the memorable battle field OF Shiloh the /
list marched out on that morning and met
the enemy about mile and half in front
Of our lines. and there stood and fought the /.
whole rebel horde-one regiment holding
back fifty thousand men There lay behind
us the sleepy army of the Tennessee,
and would scarcely believe We were in the
midst Of deadly conflict; we notified them
of their danger and TINS was saved our army
IL 4 AZ
handful Of men stood under the most dread,
full fire, and finally overwhelmed by numbers
fell back to our lines. Very few know the +,
service the Dist Missouri rendered on that
occasion, but know and tell it here to-day, {
that Won NAV know what the 2lst did do; il 7
Is bat right and simple Justice that YOU who c
sent this noble regiment out should
know these facts. Bat although we {
have fought and whipped them, the
9attle IS by no means ended. | wish il !
sould be otherwise, bat | greatly fear that !
lere in the State Of Missouri those old white a
Eashed traitors and corrupt demagogues are
Foing to succeed in bringing about anotherss b
|oanter revolution. We must stand up and
beet il promptly, aai If another evil strife
|sast come, .fght L to the. knife. Stand hy
|our registration laws and officers and let it Q
|e known far aud wide that traitors can.
|ose and rule loyal men. There are bat two
hrties in this country-patriots and traitors. =
\ 1851 we had two parties; one was fighting
here in Athens p destroy this Goyera-
ent, the other TO maintain it. To>day the
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the ballot instead Of the ballet a
! After Col. Moore followed other speakers P
the number Of half dozen, Rev Mr.
Pam N, Rev. ". Cox and others, the sub il
hnce Of whose speeches were as follows q
be fact maj treason was crime embracing :,
other crimes, and should be punished and v
kde odous-that simply declaring traitors nj
I'm the privilege of ruling country which :
y ccald not destroy, Was mach milder n
patty than to hang them, which was the .
ralty affixed BY the laws Of our country, C
the only penalty known to tie laws of
hzed nations. vas daily set forth, and yet
Sc Intelligent consri117 .--Iftors have the .
Foutery to srumble because we OBJ =
to their coming IN and destroy y
nation by the ballot which Sc
mere auable 10 destroy by the re
ct Rev. Mr.. Baaman showed that the r.
.eace wa eaaeasive that inc rebels had r.
Tire killed q. the LATHE Of Athens, in q,
ling those who died il our hospitals while Cd
union men had but three killed The ga
lis had al least seventeen hundred, while III
aJ 49, = H. L.=.5 y 4 Z
this was the way .'one southern man aC
pped ire Yankees OF
he celebration at Athens was success an
clearly demonstrated one fact, If such ~ ~
needed demonstration. and that is that Al
great loyal heart of Missouri, as else te
he. beats for Justice. equality, and the a. ~
hal perpetaity Of this Government and ~
those whose memories cluster with pride 8.
xultstioa Around the victory ct Athens
81 are still as anxious to hand the fruits NJ
il, with other victories. down TO future 81
ratioas nntainied and untarnished by an
n hands, that the blood Of the mar.yred Liza
BIN may not cry TO us in vain for q com te
countrywide. one aud issspera5le. After Ia,
orr ears greeted with such speeches. be
|persed with martial music aud splendid &c
for the occasion, together with loud M
for Col. Moore and the sentiments III
q, aad having in the meantime partaken les
God basket dinner, we dispersed. SO
u. NJ. PrTrRBAUGH. me
Eou, Iowa, Aug 9Th, 1866. We
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Greensboro She'd, democratic or his
caches reconstructed faith, to which pc
the attention of those Republicans
g toward the Ny Policy fold and
se absorption in the Copperhead De- a,
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have never raised our hand against MI
nth in her struggle for her rights in the zai
or her independence out Of is; and or
eat now what We said during the war, sti
fare zoe scosttd take up arms agaiaa ne in
re ,noatd sn1tr cur right ayss to be ser pa
ON our body. We are perfectly willing try
than ff'.aesr,-1<{,.< T@,,z~ fh1