Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-09-08

OANCi SuCu ClTCulU1SaUCe9 Oh meet
ing, and with such vast number.
no wonder there were much enthu.
siasln, hearty Misunderstanding, and joy
ful embraces.
EXERCISES.
AS the programme was first ar
ranged, tie Grafton Of General Bel
KNAPP was set for Thursday, At O:3O,
A. n. But the arrangement was
happily changed so that the Grafton
came Wednesday forenoon. The
Speakers stand was in Capitol
Square. Prof. Pond had on hand his
Juvenile Choir, who, after the open.
ing prayer, by Rev. P. B. Morgan,
sung sThe Glorious Cry Of Freedom"
with chorus.
Governor Merrill then delivered
the following
Address OF WELCOME.
esIDIERs OF IowA:-In behalf Of the PEE
pie Of the State, l welcome yon otis Capital.
Five years have elapsed since you laid
aside the habiliments Of war and resumed
those OF peace. Within that brief period
huudredGof your companions in arms have,
from wounds received and diseases cons
srScted In the countrys service, passed for.
ever from our midst. Even while coming
together, have We been reminded that your
fellows are passing away, BY the mournfnl
and sudden departure oftwo Of your NUM-
Der, who, only few hours ago, left home,
buoyant with hope, and sanguine With ex-
pectation Of joyous meeting with their
old comrades in arms. AID within the last
few msaths two beloved leaders Of the
Unioa fbeces-one upon the land, tLe eahsr
ucon the sea-hsve closed thslP earthly
Missions. That you might before your
ranks should be farther thinned BY the ST.
lent enemy, meet each other in social COM
munion. you have been invited TO this Re-
union, and without distraction Of rank or
grades Of service are most generously vel.
coined. AID to-day. the people Of Iowa,
IGNORING your patriotism, applauding your
valor, and approaching the hardships and
sufering6 which that vslor cost you, feel
honored in the enthusiastic re-
spouse you have made to their invitation
to assemble at this Reunion.
Veterans Of the Army Of the Tennessee,
who carried the Union flag through the
marches and the battles and the weariness
Of four campaigns, over the mountains and
the rivers.of the South, from the Ohio to
the Potomac: bid you welcome.
Heroes Of that Army Of the Gulf, whose
deeds Of valor gave back to Us the Missis-
sippi and restored to the Union the States
OF the Southwest: you too are welcome.
Soldiers who fought in the Shenandoah
and were with Sheridan when the tide Of
Victory was turned and the Enemy was
driven from that Valley: heart- welcome
| give you.
Brave men Of the Armies Of the Cumbsr-
land and the Potomac. whose terrible fight.
ing Was - decislve OF the war: welcome
here.
You too Who on the Western plains met .
less brave-but more savage foe; and You
whose patriotic ardor years could not Damp
en-; oil welcome.
Soldiers Of every army and Of every arm
Of the service, not only Of Iowa but Of every
State represented here 70 day, coming from
your ebeerful homes, your farms, your
stores, aud your shcpsto meet again eop-
rnace long pafted,s to take by the hand
friends with whom you often together faced
battle and death, and by whose side you
saw other comrades fall, and with them to re-
new and revfvify associations Of the past.
bid YOU welcome. The goodly Capitsl bids
You welcome; her people wish you abundant
felicity. May the recollection here revived,
the "reminiscences here reeounted, the meet
ings here enjoyed, strengthen the bonds Of
your war.made friendship and endesr to
your hearts, yet more, the commonwealth
Of your home, and The nation y.u helped to
save.
Immediately after the delivery of
the address, Governor Merrill intro
duced General Belknap, the Orator
Of the reunion.
The address is SO lengthy that il
will have to be deferred until next
week.
At two o'clock, the cannon sound
ed the signal for
THE MARCH,
and by the appointed time, o'clock,
the ranks were formed, apd the
march commenced. The column was
reviewed at the Slavery House, by
Gems. Sherman, Belknap, Augur, and
Baker and Governor Merrill and 9th.
ers.
CHEERS.
The Generals. were greeted with
rounds Of cheers from the column as
it passed the stand where stood the
Chief under whose command SO many
victories had been gained.
THE CANNON
doomed during the entire march, re-
minding all Of other days when such
cannon-thundcrs meant business. -
!, IN the COLUMN
were about fourteen thousand sol
diers, not more than halt Of those in
the city.
On Wednesday night,
A STORM OF RAIN
came on, but it did not find the boys
unprepared. The tents afforded them
shelter and the plenty of straw and
the blankets brought with them kept
.hcm warm. The tents, however
were insufficient to shelter more than
q small portion of the great crowd
as many as could do SO sought shell
ter in the hotels, empty buildings and
outhoascs-
At II o'clock, Thursday morning
a throng assembled in Capital
Square, to. listen to the poem, by
Mrs. L. NJ. Fletcher. The poem will
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