The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-15

thvtu IN several ibtulIug scenes that wer
Connected with The enlistment vi these par
ticular regiments Of The COUNTIES Of Marshal
and La Sale, The very regiments which man,
ofyou REPRESENT here no doubt, when witt
many iesis and with proud words aud will
the p'a,ers of those VINO remained Ut home
and With The tod speed uf The thousands o.
long ing hearts, The 44th aud lU4th regiment,
and other regiu,ents which do hot now re-
call, weht out from this county To. do battle
for The salvation Of The country and the pre-.
seryailon Of our homes aud tresides.
These reunions have become, | ain happy
TO say, among Tie most In lerestiug assem- blles
in which our people have learned to engage.
| have att, ndtd many Of them this summer
Ia var Gus parts OF the state, and know with
u great deal ui Satisfaction that wherever
these GA veterans assemble there the CRATE.
ful people come In great numbers 10 give
them 10 understand that AS the Yeas pass
along their defenders are still remembered
with gratitude, which Is ever increasing, and
which hope and believe ever will increase.
Ia attending these reunions mud that not
onIy the VI tetnns Themselves become more
aud more interested in them AS the years
pass uud their numbers decrease, but that the
circle OF the people and citizens which sur
rounds Them grows larges aud still more en-
thusiGstic, and still continues TO extend them
all the praise and honor which should be eX.
tended 10 them for their honorable history
and glorio6s deeds.
IN S"'nS W .ncee 'cun'u"s never nave
any 'ea' VI 'heott's tnaV "uicu useu so'ne-
.''nts W NEE. WIN III iac'' III my carry eN-
I.' te"'o y" .HaN'.E ei,orN "'s "ooul w, .oun-
ui IL So'uS ~, ~ 'ne uUi' VI s,u"o' nousr,
passing groups of half dozen or SO going
the other way and probably not many more
than that number at the school house when
gov .nerv, hefe tnr spcaher rvVle"eu Tue
eNcu.s VI 'i1 wal anu IeeounIeu tnc bravery
w "uu W ,ne so.u,o'I v, ~
C1lo''' Pic.urtu thc volunteer as nc ielt ms
pow us uesh vi ms etnuy 10 tahc part IN
the lnpehoihe conlict. RAISING on rom this
lihe Vi taoutnI, lue speaher cont inueu III
so,he mug VI WIS s's'e' rcial'c 10 'He pres
ehI lest'll'esl'
He,u no' Say " you '.at 70" aha'I nave
Goou t'he mere anu 40 Just Us 20" piease
-, win one' OF TWO UT turee cAceptiuis'
thcie are olu 'rlchs that you nave learned IN
thc I'tn, .uat may Grop out' out II thcy uo'
anu uoh KNOW NJ sha CONF cay
Us W cniGhcus. lou hho" tha0 III tue army
you couidnt srive them away-they would
soiheho" attach themselves 10 your oei's ana
huns gu untii you GOV iulo camp nut' 1oSs,
one tn,n you set uIuhh; uoh
n'eah 'nat you wiz 90 IT, oat thaI IL mas Deen
demonstrated oy experience mat no ohe!can
protect MS MANHOOD peIter than oy soor'ety.
nope you VIII sing the Oh songs you
learned IN those DAYS, and have ever hoped
lheSe songs wou'a always be remembered,
ana so Wneh gro" oiu that WneR any vet
Sian snail catch straih OF 'John Browns
bouy Lies Mou'ueiibg ID the GraVe' or
marching through georgia, can swing
my nat as III days gone by And l would
IKE 10 cross over with the advance guard
ana see 'he last oId veteran come IN, and
hear the shout That Will greet him on the
o'her shore'
! would have young men taught to veneer
a'e 'heir acnleVemehts' ana 70 know the
price OF ilnerty, and am glad that soldiers
on ooth sides nave learned 10 come together
IN peace and fraternity Ana would gladly
clasp hands WIN those VINO fought on the
othcr SIDE, Out hr>t they must admit that our
cause was just and theirs wrong. also ask
you 10 remember the boys VINO have fought
Tor Us, aud that. being manned and crippled |
they deserve our support 1t Is no charity, |
but debt, and hope to see the day when
every soldier, remembering what they have |
risked, ana that the lives OF the best OF them
nave been shortened, VIII have pension.
In conclusion, You have started the nation
on the highway to prosperity, and let it so
continue. See mat your personal honor is
maintained, ana that the glorious record you
nave ihaue III llc nelu may never nc sullled
~ any act That mars the purity OF private
Citizenship.
Following tne aouress the bands gave
,ome tine music, winch, by tue way, was SO
frequently repeated throughout the three
lays ana so wen lhterspersed that iurther
'omnent Is unnecessary. Su1ce IL 10 say
mat II there are any better bands IN La Sale
'ounty thah the lonica, Marsellles ana rltz
gerald (otsOttaWa) Dahus, they lalied 10 APP
pear, nor couid tney nave gwen better satls-
faction mad they been present.
In the evening lhe camp llres were lighted
IN o.d-tashioned style, and the reunion OF old
>'nrades, companions ana regiments was the
)rder lntcrsperSed Win STAND exercises,
where oriei addresses were made oy capt.
Croker, MAJOR McCiaughrey, the Governor, |
capt fuilerton, duncan McDougall, Esq, |
and others.
reception was rendered his eXceiienCy at
The Clifton Hotel during the evening, and
large number OF citzens TOOK this occasion
W cAplcsS W hin lheil IeeaIuS.
In camp cameron IL would not De proper
w. a., IL Wn,u ,nu ~, ~ , U3'
~, "a 80 ~, ~ .h .';,,
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maS .n"I .uo esa.u nun
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