Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-07
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Pfestnfatlon Of n Sword t,,7
General WcCleIIan

/ General Mcclellan.
Arrangements we're made yesterday for q
view OF the Penneylvania iroops here, after
which committee from your CITY Councils
proposed 10 present to General Mcclellan the
sSofd prepared for that purpose BY order of the
City Government Of fhllsdelphiA The aey4rs
storm preveEted the review, and the presents.
tion took place as Gen. MoClellan's headuuar
ters Ia the evening. .....
At seven o'clock the committee, with
friends, and number of our prominent citirens,
were assembled, when Stephen Beu,ou, Ed. in
behalf OF your city, made the presentation with
the following address;
"GEsERAL; The Councils of Philsde!phfa,
the city OF your birth, have sent us here upon
the pleasant duty of presenting you with this
sword In testimony Of their appreciation of your
services and your individual worth We repre.
sent alike the regard Of your near friends, as
we'll as the broad and general feeling of unison
with your Efforts Of q great community built
upon the holy spot where liberty aud free insti-
tutions received their first form and method -
This token Is rendered for that which YOU have
already done, to show that through all your TOLL
and dangers, and those so gallsntly and sue
cessiully led by you, that we of your birthplace
have looked on with applause and heartfelt in
terest e & u aa I." si sfa rf#
"We hsve the good fortune to be the fret to
salute you as the head of the proudest arm '
ever assembled on this oontioel;---so say III &C,
with renewed ardor. PeuDsy ylvauia stands b.
your side. Today recognise the spirit of the
age In the placing Of the w4r-weapun in the
hands Of youth and heroism. Son OF Penusyi
vania, your State looks on you. To the last
drop III. her veius aud the last coin 10 her cof.
feis, abe syours. Be no, appalled, by the mag.
nitude Of pu,lic expectation, or be fearful of
the result. Let our trust be In God, for our
cause 10 the cause Of constitutional liberty and
OF humanity for all time TO come. m
= "Eou may regret t1e occasion for the draw
Ing of the sword. We feel it Is 10 your nature
20 rejoice when it can honorably be put up, bat
while IL is drawn, and our misguided country.
men hold to their rebellion, tho lives, the honor,
and the fortunes of thousands of the State of
which you are the son, are ready 60 be devoted
each and ell, 10 she present oausei and they are
proud that you have 80 large part Ia the con-
fict, shielded as you are to day with the bright
aud trusty armor of seventy thousand Psnnsyl
EvaEia soldiers around this sRcred capitll. ~
eve honor you as o representative uaR---ls
representing loyal Penney sJlvanis---Where every
family sends to this contest father or son, as
opposed to rebellion against her part and lot
10 the inhsritance from our sires, and In accord
ancs with sentiment unalterably declared. that
che will permit no armed dictation at home or
abroad, which has for its object the diminuson
Of single bond Of the Unlon'or the least fibre
Of its ttrength. ag.la,3 ~ sasi3a ~
"General: An active mind led You 10 leave
during peace the ert you learned 90 thosoughly.
War has restpred you I, Is With high Fesponsi;
hjlities., You have been favored largely with
a1decess which has sealed the good opinion OF
your earlier promisV. From the peaceful arts
has risen with you mighty army, which, II is