Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-12
DEMOCRAT s. NEWS.
hew the People Received Gen. NcC!el.
Ian ot Boston.

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iew the People Received Cea. NcC!ei.
Ian u Boston.
On the I'd inst. after the General had
been handsomely received by the mill.
tary and City Government, the people
held their reception. An idea OF the
heartiness OF the proceeding may be
gained from the following from the Bos-
ton Post Of the Sd:
THE PEOPLES RECEPTION.
The peoples reception began at one
o'clock. BY this tune the area in front
OF the fremont House was dense mass
OF people, ~ Was also the vicinity in
every direction. A portion of the space
was roped 10, and the aid Of many po-
licemen was invoked to keep the crowd
from IN undue pressure towards the
doors Of the hotel. We presumo that
those who composed this congrsgated
mass will retain for sometime lively
recollection of the vice-like compression
they were submitted to. Men who
went in" only Of tole,able stature ~ to
height came out very nearly ~ tall -
the tallsst; and as for the ladies, We
shall not Try to describe either their
feelings or their appearance. The mul.
titnde, however, was filled with good
nature, and the number Of wi.ticisms
that were uttered will never know
ehronicler. At intervals senatorian calls
were made tor the General, but duties
within the hotel prevented q response.
The stream Of humanity now poured in
rapid succession, and the General COM
menced his greeting Of the people. For
two protracted hoars the throng pressed
on aud on. Men and women, boys and
girls. the lame, halt, land blind, the fash
ionable Top andithe rough-handed. coarse
clad laborer, the mechanic, the clergy
man, every class and kind came IN,
shook hands and passed cut by tho
fremont place door Of the hotel. Among
the throng we're many soldiers. To
each OF these, As well az TO most Of the
ladiee. the General had special and
grateful word. Among the earlier CON-
ers was the venerable Father Taylor,
who, on shaking the Generals hand,
said in his we'll known manner, "God
bless the General who 10 the soldiers
choice" The number Of "God bless
you's" could not be estimated. An out
. ,oken son OF Erin having shaken hands
gave queer turn OF the phiz and said.
"Big head" Another. we. with per-
spira,ion, said, "Hard squeeze, but it's
worth t." and others, variously, "Hs's
the general for u.s. "rne hope Of the
country is in him." "Long live General
Mcclellan" "God bless the hero Of the
Potomac" ETC., etc. Several young
ladies testified THEFT appreciation Of the
General by planting kiss upon his
hand and. as faithful chroniclers OF the
events Of the day, We arc bound to say
that in no case did the delicate atten-
ton give the least offence or appear to
be at all disagreeable. One brave officer
from New York, who was severely
wounded at Fredericksburg, described
the part taken by his regiment, to which
the General said: a am sorry you could
not get through your last battle without
getting hit. after escaping in so many
me oiilcer answered, 81 might, General.
if you had been there One soldier
said, General, l had one wound in my
right arm, one in my jaw and one in
my Log" to which tie General replied,
It v as strange that one should suffer 90
much and another not at all Another,
VINO bore three honorable wounds, said,
I'VE all got hit at Fredericksburg, Gen.
oral" One officer, who lost leg in
North Carolina, hobbled up on a substi-
ate and told the General he hoped to
be able to ride his horse again before
long. The General expressed a cordial
hope tat he might, adding that such
men were All honor to the army aud q
glory to tho nation. II was
a study to witness the different people
as they made their obeisan ccto the Gen
Not q few ludlcroas events attended
the reception. Among these was the
installing Of . police offrer on duty in
the room for the General
Scores got through the ps,lor ard
into the rear entry without being aware
of having seen the General. Now and
then hat would he dropped awkwa-dw.
and the looser in attempting to obtain
Tue vsgrant tile generally measured his
length apOn the carpet.
Almost hundred had their mouths
puckered for fine slesch, which was
decidedly interrupted by punch from
cane behind with q hint to move on
expeditiously and to be done with none
sense:
At three o'clock, and before a quarter
Of those who had congregated to pay
their respects to the galIent General had
been satsied, the doors Of the bOtel
were closed but ~ a compensation tor