New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-26
THE ADDRESS.

CLFVFLAND, ONO. Aug. 20 A reunion Ol uch-
eral Garteld's regiment, the 42d Ohio, was held
to-day at Ashland. There about 1000 to
5000 people present. The welcome address was
made by the Rev T. Persons. of Ashland, and the
response by General L. n. Sheldon. If Lagrange,
following which speeches made by General
Garfield Hon. G.. W Geddcs. of Mansfield, and Cap
tain A. $. Mcclure. of Wooster. The following
resolution was adopted:
We deem an honor the prominence which id mas neen
given before the zion TO our mrs. o1i"n' i I'M & n
man and 'dler
General Garfield was elected president Of the
rcglmental association for the ensuingyear Cen
eral Garfield spoke as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS: Tuis is q family gathering, mill
tary tam =. IN regiment j. 10 me army WHAT
port.on OF lae platform fell 4 mintry reunion
VI bout some cX-i'emeat ard some aecmeht
would be altogether too mouotonous AMI Hme
TO be Interesting, and IN ,hls good
sr that and ~fil keep que and B." h'rr-. sad tlis
military family aud IL is VIII Tor ect here.
Ninftr years a-o met crowd II earnes cit z"ns III
people ont; tac teacher your ,cnoo, was among
them; the BOYS OF The school were there; ami
a, eur o@ trv and irs ita6eried Hlr the teacher Of
the scuoa offered n.mse 10 bis country ana iWeniy OF
h~ bows "th ~; ne. nrve. |'nt @ 0eS f ,,r Iy aI
down Win me 10 columbus 10 ~ another hunlrtd
that hId gone before them from An anu COMFY ana
military fm ard bore these old banners tnat
you SEE taeroG before you t.-l1y. Oae or them was
-yen TO uur fiGiy 10y ao-, If Ashland, ard COMPANY
Il .,s and t,n AN md .rb-rsa FLipued By winds %
the Rebellion, 10 came back taitercd as YOU seq
neyer D@S wa" toncb Of dshonor Hpon it anywhere;
and tne orler Of tnrss banners was gwen
los the specia friends 0 Company I'D my OIL town Ot
western Rrs-rye-aui as shared, Ike ts f'ows.the
same ald came home covered with the %oIy OF tue
SOLID FOR THE UNION.
We were a family. say again. ana lii rot let par-
tisan potic disturb n theL, and we do not let par
-anshp rutor circle here to-day. We did not quar-
rel about controversies outside Of our great work. We
agreed 70 be bretarcn for the Union under
the dlS against all iis onemies every; every;
VIII ms under tn nag fight the hghc for the Union.
whaeve heir color OF skin whale yer ther previous
poi-s whatever their reIlon. In that sput we went
our spIr returned and we are glad to be III
Ashland to-day for II l. Que oi tne hon's O our reS
ment. y mere we were welcomed IN rhe beginning, and
hav. always been welcome since. We are grateful foc
the come rendered Us to-day bY TINS great assembly
OF our old n,igAbor. iri. uds OF Ashland County.
Now. fciicW regiment, Ike family mas the
rlcnt 10 be- little carnsh sud exclusive ltdoes not
deny tie right Of any otner family 70 the same
H. oSn family a little nearer ana u little
dcarer than o,er family in the world and 80 Tie
do no this day 42d man IN ,he world who hates
another Al man. There never was serious quarrel
ment between iis officers The worst thug nave ever
heard SAID against It is that sii It's three n'G Officers
stand to-day. IL was perhaps little against
get killed or seriously crippled. hu We hold that u was
together fault, and we trust that some day or
other you Will nave iorgiYeu U.s. you nave not lou"y
for being alive and an here toEether
Iwant to sag another tning about the sol'rs work:
know Of nothing IL al thr circle OF human duty mat
80 ulltes men ~ the common suffering
ard daDeer and struggle that war
kuow mau 30 thoroughly aud So soon as by the ire
ucudous tests 10 whica the war subjects him IAese
men knew each other oy sgat loug before thev grew
each Oy heart but before they got D9ck nome hcS
knew each Other You sometimes LAY you know sOug
10y heart for toy had Jeen t"ste1 Oy nie iHey nsu
been tested by starvation they bad been tested oy the
rim presence % dean, and eacn kurW tudt tose VINO
Renamed were Uu'on men mel, 'l'l ~ az lae EaI'
close chances 4 fc Lad the sun IN tAem htt nailed
IN, u stand up IN the very extremes they I'D and
stsnd no ana such III n, 20 tried ana so ac
quainted, never got over H. iud me rest o tLe World
nu,t permit thom to be- just little ciaun'-4 toward
each ofner Tie rest OF m world viii not TANK
narrow when tIey consider this fault oi ours.
AULD LANG sYNE.
Now fcll0w-cltizens. are here % look INTO faces
OF place but. far more tsn anyihug else, TO look
into each o,nors faces and revive old memories Of
gteat many places less pleasing and home
hk. than Ashland. ". have been meeting together
IN tns nearly fifteen years and we have made a
p edge TO acu ether thar as ng there are two OF Us
et l. sna. hands vii net ana greet the suiy9rs
Some OF us flt little hur about ten years ago when
fhc papers spoke Of Us the survivors OF the
45I Rrimenf We the survivors, It X true, hut we
tGOgg we were 30 surviving mat IL nced hOt De p' s
thou-h we're about 10 DE now. don't
most OF mankind grow Old, ana sou can see II
IN their faces. l see here and there a 9&9.d PAD
Np1d Ike or NNie ono Ike
Cnpaiu farduer's. but me these men VIII be boys un-
M tnev die. We call them boys; we meet ana Eiert
them "a boys even though thev become very old
hoya and IN that spirit Of young, hOpc!u daring man
mood We expect meet them 50 loug aS we I've Moth
Ing can ger great way of from eacn Other
! while we 1--we I glad to meet these men mere To-
dav Here another portion or the platform broke down.
prcciitatmg General Garfield ana some others 10 tie
cround.l
| was glad also tnet there was not anybody hurt
when that broke. and nODrcy made unhappy. ana
Will conclude all | wanted 20 say, more than
intended 10 say, hy adding ths These men went ont
without one .iGge touch OF revenge IA IA ir
hears. They went 10 mania this Union
| and make il nnlaortal. 10 put thoT own immortal
! lives INTO IT. and make it possible that the people
, OF Ashland saoud make the monogram or
the United states you see It up there lpouiing
to lie monogram on the building "a
wreath with Union inside OF very
| large NJ capital that stands
or Nation. a Nation large nat 10 Includes T. :. a.
All The people OF the kcDuhlc. anu Will 1nciude lt
lorpvtrmOre; that j. what meant then
aud IL Is what W. mean Aud now. fellow citizens
and soldiers ~ the i2d Regiment for | have been
Liking muiHiY 70 yOu and II any or this crowd
IA We ,rLeari rot particularly To blame for II.
saw fellow iiI~: and comrades, greet You today
with great satisfaction, and bad you "a cordial gOodby.
General Garfield returned t. Cleveland tonight,
and will 20 10 his home in Mentor Tomorrow.
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