The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-04-24

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On the 18th day Of last Dccem.
Der, Sergeant &. l.. Bates Of Edg.
erton Wis, Of LIST Wisconsin Volun.
tscrs, having been buffstted BY his
companions in Wisconsin in regard
to the temper Of the Southern p.o.
pie, who dared to express the opin-
ion that they had surrendered in
good faith, aud were willing to sus-
tain the Union Of states, and honor
it. flag, all Of which he volunteered
t, dem ons.ratc by carrying alone,
through. those states, the ensign of
the republic. .-.-. .-- ... ..
The n aicals Insisted that no mar
who had followed and fought under
that banner, would be safe to carry
i, through the south, bu: in tho at
tempt would be murdered.
To demonstrate the utter falsity
q this impression. Sergeant Bates
unattended travelled through nearly
every Southern state, the flag every
where being received with the Wild
est enthusiasm, and its hon"red
bearer being made the welcome
guest and receiving the generous
hospitality Of that lately rebcllions
people. On the II inst, he reached
Washington city, wher he was cs-
corted by committee consisting Of
tho Conservative Army and Navy
Union aid IF the citisens Of Wa:',-
ington, and conducted to the Exec
utivc Mansion where he was well
coined by the Presidsnt iu the fol-
lowing brief address:
merely desire to sincerely and
cordially welcome You aud the flag
with which you have travelled 50
many miles. have no address or
speech to make, but wish to testify
my qualification at seeing you in
Washington.
After this he was formally vel
coined in . short speech from Hon.
g. A. Eldridge N. c. from Wis j.
when with the vast throng which
had BY this time assembled he Will,
his precious charge started for the
Federal Capitol, to unfurl it from
its dome, that it might from there
kiss the breeze as the, every where
acknowledged emblem Of our Repab-
lie. One ofthc committee present
I'd ~ order from Gen. Michler al
lowing the Sergeant access to the
dome to unfarl the flag. The Sem
ate Of the UxIrED SrArEs, howev-
cr refused to allew him, or the Gag
to even enter the Federal Capitol !;
thas showing conclusiyely that the
only hostility to that proud ensign
Of the Republic is among the cho-
sen representatives Of the Northern
States aud people. Hitter this un-
expected :epulse the citizens aud
committee with Sergeant Bates
and his Dag repaired to the uncom-
rleted Washington Monument and
unfurled the Gag when tho Hon. h.
O. Perrin of New York delivered
the following brief but pointed ad-
dress.
speech 0f Hon. Mr.. r. q. Per-
rim.
SERGrAxr BAfss: A unexpect-
edly 70 myself - to you. the rccep-
ton committee have this moment
requested me to welcome you and
your dag. after having been driven
from tho portals Of the nations
Capitol.
After such a rcpulsc from such a
source, no place could be more APP
propriate than here, at the base Of
this unfinished monument, erected
to commemorate the Virtues Of
George Washington, the Father Of
his Country.
Could the spirit ofthat great pat.
riot look down upon this mclsnc holy
picture to-day, he might deliver an
other farewell address to all the
hopes and prospects Of = distracted
country.
Look but . moment on the pic.
ture. That silkcn banner, wrought
by fair hands upon the banks Of the
Mississippi, and placed in your
keeping BY the citizens Of Weeks
| urg on the 28th of last January,
has been borne BY you, mid sun
shine and rain, BY night aud by day.
;.r nearly three weary months,
through the States Of Mississippi.
.Alabama, Georgia. North Carolina,
south Carolina and Virginia, and
,crywhere throughout these once
i, lelli"ns states it has been hailed