Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-20

AN IMMENSE coscoIRsE PRESENT. .
spyEcHEs OF PRECEDENT LINCOLN AND
sYcRETARY SEWARD. &

,,rgp If not larger number OF people that ever
assembled before At any one celebration in this
country. The President and his suite reached
C,ettysburg at OK O'clock on Wednesday eve-
ming and was greeted at the Depot with much
enthusiasm BY large gathering Of citizens,
who folle wed him TO his lodgings at the resi-
dence OF David Wills, Esq.
During the evening large number of per-
sons continued to linger round the residence,
eager to see the President, and In hope that he
would be induced TO make speech.
SPEECH or THE PR HsIpRHr.
The Band Of the 5th New York Artillery ser.
enaded the President soon after his arrival, in
response to which he made the following ad-
dress: 80
appear before you, fellow.citizens, merely
to thank you for this compliment. The infer
ence is q very fair one that you " ouid hear me
for q little W bile, at least, were to commence
to make speech. I do not appear before you
for the purpose OF doing SO, and for several
very substantial reasons. The most substan.
ial OF these Is that have NO speech to mate
[lauehter.l 1t 10 somewhat important in my
position that one should not say any foolish
things if he can help it, and it very often hap
pens that the only way to help it is to say moth
ing at all. Renewed Iaughter.l
Believing that that is my precise position this
evening, must beg Of you to excuse me from
saying stone word"
The President was most enthusiastically
greeted, and when he retired, he did SO amid
prolonged applause.
SPEECH OF Mr.. slwARD.
After serenading the President, the band pro-
ceeded to the residence Of Mr.. Harper adjoin-
ing, where Secretary Seward was stopping,
and serenaded him ALSO
Mr.. Seward acknowledged the compliment
by making brief speech, as follows:
FellOr- citi-ens-1 am now sixty years old
and upwards. l have been in public life,
practically. forty years of that time, and yet
this is the first time that ever any people or
community so near to the border Of Maryland
was found wiling to listen to my voice. And
the reason was that saw, forty years ago,
opening before this people a graveyard that
was 70 be filled with brothers falling in mu-
tual political combat
knew that the cause that was hurrying the
Union into that dreadful strife was Slavery,
and when elevated my voice, it was to warn
the people to rem owe that cause while they
could by constitutional means, and SO avert
the atastrophe Of civil war which has fallen
upon the nation. A voice-"Thats 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. lAppIause
thank my God for the hope that this is the
last fratern al war which will fall upon the
country which is vouchsafed to us by Hra ven
the richest, broadest, the most beautiful, the
most magnlfii ent and the most capacious of a
great destiny that has ever been given to any
part OF the human race. [Cheers.l And I
thank Him tor the hope that when that cause
ing II rs the origin OF the giant treason that is
without Justification and without parallel, we
shall be thenceforth united. shall be only one
country, having only one hope, one ambition
and one destiny tCheers.l
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, 1 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 mourn over his
brothers, by whose hand, raised in defense Of
his Government, that misguided brother per-
iShed-
When we part Tomorrow night. let ms "a.
member that we owe ii to our country and
to mankind 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
pre- walls by constitutional suffrage
IN an election, that party is to be respected and
maintained in power until it shall give place
on another trial and another verdict to a diff
terent party OF different portion OF the people.
IAppiause.
If you do not do that, you are drifting at
once and irresistibly TO the very verge of the
that prin ciple, this Government OF ours the
purest, the best, the wisest and happiest in the
world, must be, and SO far as we are con-
cerned, practically will be- immortal CHEERS
Fellow. citizens, good night.
Mr.. Seward vas warmly applauded at the
conclusion of his address.
THE CELEBRATION.
thursday morning opened bright aud bean.
tiful, and Al an early hour the streets of Get
tysbufg were thronged with the gathering
thousands, and the busy note Of preparation
1oT the grand demonstration was apparent on
all sides.
procession began to assemble on Carlisle street
north OF the public square, and The civic por.
ton en- York street.
From q tall flagstaff in the center or the
no lie hn;l
many private houses, the national ensign was
at halt-mast, and soon the mournful
booming Of minute guns smote upon the ear
lmparting to the otherwise Joyous features of
the demonstration touch OF sadness that led
the thoughtful to realize that as a nation we
m ust sorrow while we rejoice, for the great
deilveIance here achieved through the glo-
rlous success youchsafed to our arms by the
blessing OF merciful Providence
AT lo O'Clock the procession commenced
moving over the route designated toward the
- meteIy, IN the order already published
The military portion Of the procession was
headed by squadron of cavalry, followed
by Major Gen Couch and Staff.
pa Inc SIN New York Artillery regiment, from
IN line, presenting splendid appearance
Gen Schenck and staff were also present
Next came the Marshal. in. Chief, Ward H.
Lamon, Esq, and his hume re us staff of aids,
wearing yellow and white scarfs with tri-coI-
ored rose ties on the breast, and black and white
shoulder knots. - :
nwohk tuc Anaisu1iS, we uOtlCe from this
city the names of Hon. Joseph Casey, A.
3; Oiin, Capt: Scheetz, Messrs. Thomas E.
Lloyd, Robert Lamon, b. B. French, John
Ma,tingly, q. NJ. Boteler, S. p Hanscom, A. |
:: d WI lite, John Hay, B. b. French, jr., b.
+. Snyder, Nathan H. Barrett, Gen. E. q. |
Sarrington, John Van Riswick and Hon. A.
Next came the President OF the United States.
and Secretaries Seward, Usher and Blair, ali
finely mounted. I
The President wore plain suit of black and
white kid gaunuets. Great curiosity was man
Tested by the people everywhere to catch a
glimpse of the Chief Magistrate |
The remainder Of the procession was chiefly |
composed OF various civic bodies
The head of the procession reached the plat |
form erected in the centre OF the cemetery q |
quarter before noon; but some time was con-
sumed In assigning the different bodies their
position round the stand; and it was not until |
after IL O'Clock that the President and others, |
assigned to seats upon the platform, were ali |
in their places.
All the arrangements having been finally !
completed with great order and decorum, Is. |
=. French, esq, acting as one Of the Ohiet |
Marshars Aides, gave the signal, and the sol. |
Pmn ceremonies u cOrnnnan hv thu -.