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Vol. 3, No. 28. Port Royal, S. G., Saturday, April 22,1865. Whole No. 132.
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[From the Riclrniou I Whig of )8.V2.]
" "Union Forever.
Perish the heart that would destroy
The temple of our sires!
Per:sh the heart that hopes for joy
In its consuming tires!
Let not the monster he forgot
Who dares to light the flame ;?
Lut curse liim with a traitor's lot,
And with a traitor's name !
Our fainting hopes refuse to die?
Our tott'nug bulwarks stand
And freedom's banner still floats high
O'er a united land!
The stars that gem its azure folds
May cease awhile to shiue?
But tremble not! The arm that holds
The flag stafT is Piviue!
While the dark raveu bodes despair
* And stiil on fear renews, (?)
The noble eagle, high in an*,
His onward way pursues ;? . I
- .'MtfHkciMuot there th> fcenfpeSFs wrath,
^ffougli all its thunders roll;
Bat soars above the tempest's pith,
Exulting to the goal!
The Hour of "Victory.
Meridian moments! grandly given
To cheer the warrior's soul from heaven!
God's ancient boon vouchsafed to those
Who battle long with Freedom's foes,?
Oh, whit in life can claim the power
To match with that diviuest hour?
I see the avenging angel wave
His banner o'er the embattled brave :
i hear above H ite's trumpet-blare
The shout that rends the smoking air,
And then I know at whose command
The victor sweeps the ltebel laud!
Lnduring Valor lifts its head
To count the flying and the dead :
Returning Virtue still maintains
The t igbt to break unhallowed ehaius :
Whde sacred Justice, born of God,
Walks regnant o'er the bleeding s d.
[AUanti: MontMy.
The Sumter Celebrationi
The liaising of the Old
I Flag" by Maj. Gen. An-'
derson. [
I no toiiowing iuu anu interesting account
is compiled from the Charleston
Courier of the 15th :
The historic old tiag was re-planted ou
Fort Sumter on the 14th inst. The day,]
the occasion, and the event marks a new
era for South Carolina, and hereafter will
be among the most memorable in her
annals.
At an early hour in the morning our
streets were made lively by crowds ot
citizens wending their way along the1
principal streets to the wharves. National
ti igs were to be seen waving from nnm
Vcrons private us well as the public buildaings.
Vehicles of every description were
Sin great demand, Crowds of armv and
kuavy officer* us Well as citizens were at
Jthe hotel in "waiting for carriages to conjvey
them to the different steamers upon
iwhicli they had been invited to take pasIs.ige
to the fort. A baud of music in
It'ront of the hotel discoursed most chnrn.;
lia<z music, and made that "rendezvoafl
ftonbly ittractive. j
About six o'clock the arrival of thi?
steamer Diamond, General Gillmore'sil
flag-ship, with that officer and his staff,!
together with a number of distinguished!
visitors ou board, w is announced by an
s lute. Long before ten o'clock the!
wharves and streets leading to them,!
along which it was supposed the visitois!
would pass,?wcre tlironged by the crowd,!
inxious to see the distinguished strangers.!
All the vessels in the harbor were djcor-I
atcd with colors and mad3 a gay appear-!
ance. . jr"
The steamer Canonints, lying at South*
Atlantic Wharf, had been kindly assigned
by Gen. Hatch and C >1. Gurney for the
accommodation of a large number of visiting
officers and invited civilians, with
their families. On board of her was the
splendid post band of the 127th New York
Volunteers. Gen. Hatch and staff and
Col. Gurney and staff made their appearince
a little before ten o'clock. As they
stepped on board the band struck up
Hail Columbia."
About ten o'clock the various steamers,
with flags flying, music playing, and amid
the enthusiastic cheers of the spectators^
cast loose from their moorings and steamed
towards tor,- tW Cwxmieia>
taking the lead. Following in her wake
were the steamers Black atone, Ocean us,
Delate are, If. IF. Coil, Xelly Baker, Golden
Gate, .4mm Marin, and the renowned
eionniOK all ovnntilrt/1 U'ltK naccon.
nivaiuci i (uic.r i j rui viwnvi^u i?gers.
General Gillmore's flagship, the steamer
Diamoivl, had already landed a large
party from Port Royal at the fort, previous
to the arrival from the city.
THE FORT.
Oa their arrival at the fort the visitors
passed from the boat to the wharf recently
erected on the west angle. A flight
of steps lei d ng to the parapet had been
erected, and another to the centre of tae
parade gromfd. Detachments of marines
and sailors from the different vessel-t, under
the command of Lieutenant Com-!
mander Williams, the 127th New York*
and 35th Massachusetts Vols, were drawn J
up in line on either side, and presented!
a tine appearance. A platform, snr-l
rounded with evergreens, was erected in!
the centre of the parade ground, with an!
rMtinnv ovprhend covered with nft-9
tional banners, maile by six Union ladies
of Charleston, and intermingled with
beautiful wreaths of evergreens and
flowers.
In front of the platform were ?eats capable
of accommodating between three
and four thousaud visitors. On the stage
besides the speaker's stand was a golden
eagle holding a handsome wreath of
flowers and evergreens. The flag staff
had been erected immediately in the centre
of the parade ground, and the halyards
adjusted by three of the crew of the
.Tmiinta who tnnr nart in the ass ml t on
Fort Sumter, ordered by Admiral Dahl-9
gren, September 9th, 18G3.
Toe arrangements made under the su-1
perintendence of Major Weiss were excel-!
lent, and were a complete success. v
The number of persons in attendances
is variously estimated at about three!
thousands, including between four and!
live hundred citizens. Among the latter!
we observed Charleston's Union repre-!
sentative, Dr. A. G. Mackey, and his!
family. H
About eleven o'clook Bear A Imiral
Dahlgren arrived and was enthusiastically
cheered, lie was followed by Fleet Captain
Bradford and from two to three hundred
naval officers of the Squadron and
visitors. ? ?
Previous to the arrival of Major Geaeral
Andersoi, a song entitled "Victory at
Last," composed by Wra. B. Bradbury,
was sung by the composer, the audience
joining in the chorus.
AKU1 > ALi Ut A1A.I. UOBfcKi A.MJMMI.V.
At half-past eleven the sound of music,
followed fy the continued cheering of
the crowd on the parapets, was the signal
of the arrival of Major General Robert
Anderson and the distinguished personages
accompanying him.
Major General Gillmore entered the
parade ground with Major General Anderson
on the right, and Miss Anderson
on the left. Their entrance was hailed
with enthusiastic shouts of delight. Af^r
them came the folio* ing distinguished
yisitors:
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and family;
|Col. Gharles Anderson, brother of Major
General Anderson, arm-in-arm with Mr.
[Theodore Tilton, editor of the New York
Independent; Win. Lloyd Garrison and
George Thompson; Prof. Davies of West
Point; Maj. Gen. Doubleday; Gen. E.
I). Town send, Adj. Gen. U. S. A.; Gen.
John A. Dis; Pro. Mar. Gen. Fry; .Col.
Stewart L. Woodford and lady; Judge
|lolt; Gen. Sax ton and staff; Medical
-Mreotor Clyiner; Pro. Mar. Gen. Thompson;
Col. Bogart; Maj. W. L.M. Burger;
Capt. Bragg; Capt. Merrill; Rev. MatthiHarris;
Rev. R. S^iitorra. I), ulsfr
epn noxie, oergeani nan, wnu cue uiu
flag unci Fort Sumter mail bag.
Among others on the stage were fr. V.
Fox. Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
Commodore Rowan, and others names
we were unable to obtain.
THE CEREMONIES.
The ceremonies were opened with the
recitation of the Te Deum Laiidaimts.
Prayer wasithen offered by the Rev.
Mr. Matthias Harris, Chaplain U. S. A.,
who made the prayer at the raising of the
flag. when Jfojor Anderson removed his
command Fort Monltrie to Fort
Sumter, December 27, 18G0.
This was followed by the reading by
the Rev. R. S. Storrs Jr.. P. D.. and the
audience alternately, of Psalms 120, 47,
98 and 20. Major
Andetson's dispatch to the Govera
men t, dated "Steamship ?<iltic, off
Sandy Hook, April 18th, 1801," ; nnouncinc
the fall of hurt Snmter, was read by
Brevet Brigadier General E. 1). Townsend,
Adjutant General United States Army.
RAISING THE FLAG.
.Major General Anderson and Sergeant
Hart then stepped forward on the platform
and unfurled the glorious old banner
amid the deafening cheers of the assemblage.
General Anderson and Sergeant
Hart then raised the flag, with an evergreen
wreath attaehed, the occupants on
the stage all joining in taking hold of the
halyards. The scene of rejoicing that
followed as the flag reached the top of
the shift' was indescribable. The enthusiasm
was nnl>ounded. There was a simultaneous
rising, cheering and waving of
hats and handkerchiefs for fully lilteeti
minutes.
As the starry banner floated gracefully
to the strong breeze, the joyful demonstrations
were repeated, which were re
sponded to by music from the bauds and)
the thundering salutes from the forts and
the fle?t. A salute of two hundred guns
was tired by lottery M, Captain Caldwell,
of the 3d Rhode Island Artillery, stationed
in the Fort
SI'EECH OF GENERAL ANDERSON.
When the cheering had subsided, Gen.
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Anderson, on being-introduced by Joseph
Hoxie, Esq., addressedJthe assemblige
and said:
?' My friends, and fellow citizens, and
brother-soldiers? Jlv the considerate appointment
of the Honorable Secretary of
War, I am here to fulfil the cherished
wish of my heart through four long, long
years of Lbody war, to restore to its
proper place this dear flag, which floated
here during peace, before the first act of
this cruel rebellion.
I thank God that I have lived to see .
this day, (great applause) and to be here
to perform this duty to my country. My
heart is filled with gratitude to that God
who has so signally blessed us; who has
given us blessings beyond measure.
May all the world proclaim ' Glory to
I God in the highest; and on earth, peace,
and good will towards men.' " (Voices,
Amen, and amen.)
u The " Star Spangled Banner was then
sung by the whole audience with great
feeling and effect. .
This w.is followed by the
ADDRESS BY REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER,
who was introduced by Joseph Hoxie o f
New York. We can only give the opening
sentence. # f
On this solemn and joyful day we again it ? . .*fc
lift to the breeze our fathers' iiag, now. m
again, the banner of the United Slates, with '-"- --3
the fervent prayer that God would crowi^f
it with honor, protect it from treason. >"
and send it down to our children with
the blessings of civilization, liberty arid
religion. Terrible in 1. tie, may f
Iap[itff,"iTcrbird ot '
beast of prey has been inscribed upon it.
The stars that redeem .he night from
darkness, and the beams of red light that
beautify the morning, have been united
upon its folds. As long as the sun endures,
or the stars, may it wave over a
nation neither enslaved nor enslaving.
(Great applause.) Once, and but once,
has treason dishonored it. In that insane
hour when the guiltiest and bloodiest rebellion
of time hurled their fires upon
this fort, you sir,?turning to Major AnHnrcnn
a Cmnll l?nr/iin Itotul cf
VIVIMWM, UUU ? AAV. k \fX\j UUUU) 0?/Utl
withi* these now crumbled walls, and did
gallant and just battle for the honor and
defence of the nation's banner." (Applause.
)
IThe address was one of the best efforts
of this gifted orator and was listened to
with great attention throughout, eliciting
frequent bursts of the most enthusiastic
applause. I has been published verbatim '
by the Charleston and Savannah papers,
A corrected report of it will, 110 doubt,
he soon received from New York.
At the conclusion of the address prayer
Eas offered by Rev. R. S. Storrs.
The siuging of the Doxology and the
enediction concluded the ceremonies
f the day. Hearty cheers were given
>r President Lincoln, the old Flag, the
union, Generals Grant, bherman and
others, when the audience separated.?
We omitted to mention in the proper
place among those present the General
Grover's delegation from Savannah, including
Generals Washbume and Moliiteaux.
The battle flags of the 8th and 18th
!Indiana, of the 8th and 14th Maine,
which had been in numerous engagements
in the Shenandoah Valley and in
the West, at Yicksburg, at Pea Kidge, in
Arkansas made a conspicuous feature in
the day's proceedings.
In the evenincr Gen. Gillmore had a
grand reception at the Charleston Hotel.
Gen. Hatch gave a ball?a brilliant affair
; and Admiral Hahlgren closed this
gala day by a magnificent display of fire
works.