Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-09-06
REUNION OF THE Tooth REG'T
A Lnrgc Crowd ofvotcrans Enjoyed
Themselves Here.

bors early in tho morning, and were
received by the Reception committee
and escorted to the Methodist church,
whore tho business of organizing was
attended to, after which they adjourned
to the town hall for dinner, where the
citizens, with their customary gcnor-
osity, had prepared an abundance of
everything in tho line of catablcs with
which TO serve our welcome visitors.
Thoro were five tables, beautifully ar
ranged capable of seating 200, with Il
largo supply to replonish tho tables rs
rapidly as possible, and in this manner
our nine hundred visitors were fed and
there was an abundance left. Prior to
adjournment for dinner each comradc
was provided with badge designating
him as u member of the Regiment and
consequently emitting him TO the free
dom of the city. Before adjournment
for dinner the following officers were
elected:
Prcsident-Capt. Geo. Rings, Com
pany c, West Unity.
First Vice President-J. S. Cham
pion, Company I, Cecil, Ohio.
Second Vice President-Lewis w.
McCrory, Company A, Mungen, Ohio.
Sccretary-H. r, Charles, Company
A, Perrysburg.
Assistant Secretary-W. E. Slough,
Company C, Bryan, Ohio.
After dinner the veterans re-assem-
bled mt the church, but owing to the
warm weather and want of room, they
adjourned to the church yard, whore
the remainder of the exercises took
place, and after music by the band, the
opening prayer was offered by Rev. G.
A. Adams, which was followed by the
address of welcome, delivered by Hon.
j. r. Tyler, II synopsis of which we
append:
| Office RS and Soldiers OF the Tooth Regiment Of
Ohio, Volunteer Infantry, and Fellow Citizens
You are assembled Cat your annual
reunion here, upon the bank of the
classic Maumee, within cannon shot of
Fort Meigs and Fort Miami, and the
Battle Ground of Fallen Timbers, and
in village named for the famous Com
modore Perry, the hero of the naval
battle on Lake Eric, and near the scenes
of the second war for tho liberties of
free people.
Is it not coincidence to be marked
in history that you, soldiers of the third
and last Grand Army of the Republic,
should now celebrate your victories and
tell the stories OF your battle flag almost
upon the very spot where one of the
famous battles of the second Grand
Army of the Republic under the COM
mand of General Harrison, was fought
10 years ago? And more remarkable Is
it yet that now,while you thus celebrate
the events OF the third war for the liber-
ties of our people, the direct product of
his loins, and but one degree removed
from him, should occupy the Presidens
tial chair at Washington.
The men of the present generation
have truly witnessed great events. They
have passed through great trials, have
borne great burdens, but under the
providence of Almighty God, they have
lost nothing of national importance; the
same constitution and ordinances our
ancestors framed, still bind us together
in an iron bond of union; the same
spirit of independence prevadcs this
people and the same starry flag floats
gloriously over us.
Twice since the history of the first
Grand Army of the Republic, under
General Washington, have this people
been called upon to take up arms and
defend that constitution, these ordi-
nances and that flag; twice have our
people been called upon to leave the
haunts of peace, to forsake their stores
and shops, their business and occupa-
tions, and their homes, friends and fam
lilies, to enter the martial field, there to
suffer, bleed and die in defense of the
glorious legacy their foretathers be-
queathed to them-lndcpendenc and
Liberty.
Mr. Tyler then drew livid and truth
ful word picture of the condition of
foreign lands under the rule of Aristoc-
racy and Royalty, and contrasted it with
our own freedom of thought, speech
and action. lie gave Il brief word
painting of the mineral wealth, pro-
ducts, commerce and manufactures of
America, not forgetting Wood County's
abundant oils. He warned the people
to resent all encroachments of capital at
the expense of labor He denounced
trusts and monopolies which make the
rich, richer; and the poor, poorer And
said that If the electors did not by
peaceful legislation, and an enlightened
ballot, protect themselves from the
daily encroachment of capital, the
time was not far distant when this great
Grand Army of the Republic would
again be called to the field to regain
from capital, protection for labor. He
showed that in America the constitution
sits on her throne in the place of king.
and that SO long as it was kept sacred,
the people were safe. He spoke of i'm
prsonment of Irish statesmen and their
conviction by juries organized TO con-
vict. The eviction of all Irish tenantry
at the bchest of British landlords. The
lamentations of the widows and orphans
" A'o''Nh "ho PEI tiibitu Ou DTltlSll
scatfolds for sweet liberty's sake. He
spoke of the marches of Russian sus-
poets over Siberian SHOWS to death in
the quick silver mines, and then asked
in what other land is such freedom as
ours enjoyed? He said: "This is what
our soldiers fought and died for; that
America was only dependent ON herself; /;
she can shut her ports to all foreign
tonnage, as II people she needs no
protection, she sits securely on her
throne of empire and furnishes home
for ell nations"
This, my friends, Is the picture of the
land and the liberties for which these
brave soldiers went forth to battle. For
this they taught their hands to war
and their fingers to fight" They were
not from any one nation, tongue or dia-
lect; they came not from any one race,
creed or political belief; Catholics, Prot
estauts and Jews alike barred their
breasts to the leaden halls The beloved