The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-03

not attempt to coercc the Southern State
into a longer continuance Ot the Union
How widely they were mistaken IS show
Q in the history OF the four succeeding year
Of war, which brought grief TO so man,
! Thousands OF families, and loaded the in
dustry of the country with an enormou
/ debt
On the memorable day when Fort Sumte
+ was battered to the ground by rebel gum
the cry ITO arms" rang out through all tn,
loyal States.
Every county, every township enrolled
their brave sons and sent them TO the fielC
TO meet those who would destroy the Union
that beautiful structure under whose shadow
they and their fathers had for so many
years lived in peace.
Illinois promptly responded to the call Of
the country, and during the war furnished
more than two hundred regiments embrac-
ing all arms of service, and among the
mighty host who rallied around the flag, it
Is no disparagoment TO Others to say that
they were inferior to none IN all that con-
stitutes The effective soldier, nor in that pat
rlotic devotion which distinguished the vol.
unteer from the mercenary, and among the
| ga liant thousands Of llbnolslans 1t Is no dis
| paraEement to others and no iiattery to you,
! nv comrades, to say that the men from La
| Sale coaniy were CONSPICUOUS. Among
the companies composing the regiment /
Lad the honor to command there was one
from this county, and 1t IS with great pleas.
| ure | testify 10 their orderly conduct in
camp, or on the the march, and their gal
| liant behavior in battle Their first lieuten.
| ant, q. r. Powers, who, ii am not mistnk
ea, was IRON Ottawa, was he first officer OF
| the regiment killed IN battle. We buried
| HIM upon the ground from which his valor
| assisted in driving the enemy at Pea Ridge,
| his last words being an assurance that lie
was content to give his lite for his country.
But TO pay fitting tribute to the patriot.
ism of La Sale county wOuld require far
greater allotment of time than can now be
devoted, and would also require a speaker
more familiar with the history of the sever.
oil organizations. Bat it will sufficiently
recall the memory OF gallant achievement
In the cause OF the country to mention the
nth, 53rd, 9th, 104th, 37th, oath, 3rd, and
Goth infantry, the Atm and 10Th cavalry, and
Houghtallng's, Coggswells and Dressers
batteries OF artillery, all OF which were
raised in whole or in part in La Sale Coun-
ly. Their tat,oreG figs, borne aloit on so
many victorious fields, are in the keeping of
the Staten ute, yet eloquent, memorials of
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soi'' 10 naa'Snips, no uauseioI ils N,ctUl'es
ana ue'Ca,o, ~ 'He solipws u us uaikesI
uao o, ahu ~ 'ho I'Jo'c'nss VI 'he nhai trl-
umpn, ,nuu'u me- 'pbe'hci-ihec' W Gasp
can "thoi ny ne nanu, 10 congratulate
e".n H'Ii, , .nas 'nc ."Ion ,ol which thcy
,ousne SUI n'1', anu W s.' uo" u ahu recall
.uo iI''u'N'' Vi 'n' '"is "h''" 'nry passcu
''Su'hei' -,
ine war VI lnt lcpci''n WAS 10 pay
sPeii. was war Oh me most energetic
en"i u.'ci auu uui'hg us iisI TWO years "
aaIi,o 49, '"t'V' H''i'
a"iu'ei VIM seiVcu MS TWO, or tnrce' or
lOur years, may Justly count himself vet.
erap for in many instances he r,oriicjnated
!, moro ha,,Ioo a., o., o;a,Hu - nc
~ "'1'N oA''''' tha" '"o soiu'Si VI +" me
tmc IN 9ther countries. In glowing terms
"pu WIN hohest priue, ne VIII relate The
part taken oy MS regiment or battery at
-,
Dle Lyon was poured out at Pea Kidge, at
Doneison. at ohilob' where the knlghtly
soiuier' 'he pure'mlilutc patriot, inc dlgn.-
heu' YET cGnlal, gentleman, your own Wal
ace, gave ms NE Tor the country; at Stone
NVer, at CHATTANOOGA, at Vlcksburg, at
hesaca' or az Atlanta, where, upon the death
OF the accomplished McPherson, the com.
mana OF thc army OF the Tennessee devolvcd
upon an lilinoisan AT moment when dis
aster seemed almost certain. Then II was,
IN the mlost OF that bloody conflict, that Lo-
gan aashed down the line with waving
SWORD ana iiashng eye and clarion voice,
ieauing tnat glorious old army OF one hun
ureu pat'ies IN us VICTORIOUS charge upon
!he pest troops OF The enemy, commanded
oy theif most desperate and reckless tighter.
ana then inc march To the sea, the uniurl
ing OF the nag OF freedom over the slave,
anu lhe song OF Jubilee which greeted his
ears.
How the darkies shouted
M Mnch ,t tne ;t heard the l1y,ni sound
Which our cnmmtssarx fund
How the sweet notutnrs avon