Daily national Republican., 1863-11-20
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Dedication OF the National
Cemetery.
IMPOSING CEREMONIES.
GRAFTON OF HON. EDWARD EVERETT
NG CEREMONIES.
SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT
THE PROCESSI ETC.

cTOWueu On tue preNiOus evening, anu the
tired multitudes were obliged to sleep In the
churches, in the parlors of the citizens, every
available resting place being occupied.
During Wednesday evening great throng
fingered around the residence of Mr.. David
Wills, the hospitable entertainer of the Prcsi-
obtain a glimpse of the honorcd Chief Magis-
trate Of the Nation. The band of the Fifth
New York Artillery was brought into requisi-
ton, and serenaded the President soon after his
arrival, and he made the following response.
SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT.
appear before you, fellow. citizens, merely
to thank you for this compliment. The infer
ence is very fair one that you would hear me
for a little while, at least, were to commence
to make a speech. do not appear before you
for the purpose of doing so, and for several
very substantial reasons. The most substan-
tial of these is that have no speech to make.
Laughter. 1t is somewhat important in my
position that one shonld not say any foolish
things ifhe can help it, and it very often hap
pens that the only way TO help II is to say moth
ing at all. Renewed laughter.
Believing that that Is my precise position
this evening, must beg Of you to excuse me
from saying "one word"
The President was most enthusiastically
greeted, and when he retired, he did so amid
prolonged applause.
SPEECH OF Mr.. SEWARD.
After serenadiug the President, the band pro-
cecded to the residence of Mr.. R. s. Harper
adjoining, where Secretary Seward was stop
ping, and serenaded him also.
Mr.. Seward acknowledged the compliment,
by al-in1 n briaf apoach ,e rollou,e,
FELLOW w-CIIIzENs. am now sixty years old
anG upwards. have been In public life, prac-
ticaly, forty years of that time, and yet this is
the first time that ever any people or commu-
nifty so near to the border of Maryland was
found willing to listen to my voice. And the
reason was that saw, forty years ago, opening
before this people graveyard that was to be
6lled with brothers falling in mutual political
combat.
knew that the cause that was hurrying the
Union into that dreadful strife was slavery, and
when / elevated my voice, 1t was to warn the
people to remove that cause while they could
by constitutional means, and so avert the catas-
trophe of civil war which has fallen upon the
nation. IA voice" That's true."1
am thankful that you are willing to hear
me at last. thank my God that believe this
| strife is going to end in the removal of that
| evil, which ought to have been removed by
peaceful means and by deliberate counsels.-
| ItApplause. thank my God for the hope that
this is the last fraternal war which will fall
upon the country which is vouchsafed to us by
Hcaven--the richest, broadest, the most beau.
tiful, the most magnificent and the most capa-
cious of a great destiny that has ever been
given 10 any part of the human race. [Cheers. |
And thank him for the hope that when that
cause is removed, simply by the operation of
abolishiDg IL as the origin Of the giant treason
that is without justification and without paral-
lal WI ahall he thpnpafprth unitnl shnll ha
only one country, having only one hope, one
ambition and one destiny. ICheers.
Then we shall know that we are not enemies,
but that we are friends and brothers. Then we
shall know that this Union is reality, and we
shall mourn, ] am sure, with sincerity. equally
over the grave of the misguided, whom we have
consigned to his last resting place, with pity
for his error, and with the same heartfelt grief
| with which we noun over his brothers, by
| whose hand, raised In defence of his Govern.
ment, that misguided brother persisted.
When we part tomorrow night let us remem.
ber that we owe II to our country and to man.
| kind that this war shall have for Its conclusion
the establishing of the principle of Democratic
government; the simple principle that whatever
| party, whatever portion of the Government
prevails by constitutional suffrage In an elec.
| ton, that party Is to be respected and main.
tained in power until it shall give place on
another trial and another verdict to different
party or different portion of the people. Zap
plause
II you do not do that, you are drifting a,
once aud irresistibly to the very verge of the
destruction of your Government. But with
that principle, this Government of ours, the
purest, the best, the wisest, and happiest In the
world, must be, and so far Us We are concerned
practically will be, immortal. lCheers. Eel
llow-citizens, good night
Mr.. Seward was warmly applauded at til,
| conclusion of his address.
President Lincoln was also serenaded by tn,
| Baltimore Glee Club whilst making a socia
visit TO Mr.. Harper.
| THE DEDiCAToRY CEREMONIES.
| On Thursday morning the sun rose brightly
| and after being temporarily obscured, smiled
pleasantly throughout the day, and the cere
monies proceeded according TO the programme
under the direction of the Chief Marshal Ware
II. Lamon, and his aids and the marshals ap
pointed from the different States represented.
SPECIAL AIDS TO THs HsMARsHAr.-Honorabe
Jos. Casey. A. b. Olin, s. N. Pettis, ?. c. Shan
non, W. A. Newell, b. B. French, G. b. Lin
coin, C. NJ. Boleler, Robert Lamon Colonel'
5. ?. Hanscomb. A. +. Chapman, Jno. Hay
! Major George ID. BrasLow Captains II. A
sclieetz, A. 5. II. White; Thos. Lloyd, b. b
French, Jr., Jno. Mattingly, Nathan II. Bar
rctt, W. NJ Bahan, Levi Scorey, Major JnO. +
Tobias, b. p. Snyder, Hugh b. McCanby, W
J.. Church, W. Y. Selleck, Is. s. Hendricks
Jno. Van kesworth, VI. E. Flanagan Of Cali
forna, William Brooks, Colonel }. G. Steven
son, General L. {. Darlington, Colonel Henry
D. Kent, Alex. Stevens, Master Percy Gordon
Jno. NJ. Barclay, Judge NJ. W. Tappan.
| MARsHALs APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNORS.
New Hampshire-COl. j. s. Walker, NJ. W
Tappan, l.. D. Stevens.
Msinc-Charles Clark, B. ". Norris.
Vermont-C. Z. Bradford.
! Neutrality-suspicious. s. Keyes and John NJ
Clerk.
Rhode Island--Thomas W. Hart and Vim. NJ
Hall.
New Jsrsey-Col. Murphy and - Ham
ilton.
Pennsylvania-Govs. Pollock and Johustoi
Especially
Ohio-Col. Lo1and and George b. seuler.
Maryland-Charles Findey and s. 7. Barry
Illinois-Col. Church.
Michgan-Col. Charles Dlckey.
Wisconsin-W. G. Sellick.
i acknowledgements Cole and I. b. shar
non.
VIrgiuia-Col. j. 7. Close and Josiah Nal
lard
UNITED STATES MARsHALs.
Charles Clark, Maine.
John 5. keyes, Massac achusetts.
, w. Bonitant, Maryland
Earl Bill, Ohio.
Charles Dickcy, Michigan.
Col. ID. q. Rose and Major Blake, Indiana.
Gen. 3. Ruifner and Gen, lie Roy Kramer
West Virginia.
| ~ u AIoorn (West DisirIct p.nns,,