Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-06-23
The Utica Leaguers and the
Soldiers

The New York League-s sougnt 20 nuH
theirsreeent' demonstrations formIdaole ana
taking BY paradiug the returned soiulers
IN tIyfsir ranks. and by the lavish use OF
! fT,r,, tickets surcseded in taking with them
firm New York about three hundred
,yhicb number was somewhat increased on
the route to Utica. The soldiers generally
,Drned ND their noses at the whole affair,
and seemed to comprehend 1t all by ln-
s,jnet. Moreover, they were 3ot den0unc=
ing the aims oftbe political schemers who
had them in town. The correspondent OF
the Herald has the following picture Of the .
doings Utica
nThe PROCESSION of soldiers and citizens
was formed about half past eleven, near the
railroad depot the soldiers. Numbering
about six hundred, in front, CT. McQaade,
who has sfter a gallant service OF two years
one year as acting Brigadier just retuend
from the war, m command. About thcus-
and citizens were also IN the procession
They marched to Chancellor square, where
the ovation was held. The soldiers were,
on their arrival there treated to sumptuous
feast, prepared by the ladies OF Utica.
In the -aeantime meetings were organ
iE,d at throe different stands, The officers
nj eacL stand were pri, cigally Seward
men 90 were most Of the speakers. Gov
ernor Seymour was denounced for his Val
landigham letter, and the arrest of the lat
tor gentleman approved. The most bitter
epseehes wore those Of Wlmot Of Indiana,
one Of the leaders Of the Know Nothing
movement, and that Ct Lyman Tremaiue.--
Bith were quite bitter.
While the latter was spenkinS, a com
rany Of soldiers worked their way into the
crowd, and began an incessant cheering
for Mcclellan. Word was seut to Col Nc
Quade that the soldiers were trying to
break up the Injecting. He went immeCia-
tely to see what the trouble was. and found
that they were cheering for Mcclellan
lie told them that it wa' very nice to cheer
, for Little Mac, but cumplaIHts were made
1T the other stands. The cry was raised
that they were lot of drunken soldiers,
but with the exception Of two or three.
whoever states tbat, utters q base calumny
Bgaiust the brave SELLERS Of many hard
hard fought battles.
A recess was taken about FIVE gel ok
until evening. Il lot of soldiers immedi-
ately took possession Of one OF tho stands,
and commenced cheering for Mcclellan, and
prsising him as general declaring him
to he the only rnaHsWho could lead the ar
my Of the Potomac ON to victory denOun'
cling in bitter terms the politicians at Wash
iDgtO1, Congressman and Senators, as OF.
posing Mcclellan because be was settling
the war in q business like manner and was
interfering in their schemes to make CAPT
tai out UF it.. They were especially bitter
on the radicals III Congress and the Gem
mittee or the conduct OF the war.
The remarks of the different soldiers On
these points were greeted with great spr
plause by their comrades. Some of them
declared that many Of their comrades were
butchered at fredericksburg to satisfy the
sintrigues Of the politicians. Down with
the Washington political conspirators" and
others would cry. Give US Mcclellan to
lead, and we Will return t0the war.
This demonstration by the soldiers WAS
kept for nearly an hour IN that style 1t
in fact seemed &c though they could not say
too much in praise of Little Mac or de-
uO1Bce in bitter enough terms the in
trigues against him at Washington.
hear Of numerous other instances of
soldiers manitestinG enthusiasm for Me-
ClelaD, but will mention but one or two as
being significant. While Mr.. Bruce was
speaking at one Of the stands. ii soldier il
an Cficer's uniform mounted barrel and
declared this gathering an abolition sell
that be had not heard word from the
speakers, aud then commenced cheering
for Mcclellan. The soldiers of the Tenth
Regiment rallied around him and join
ed in the cheers. They kept the matter
up for some time, cheering first for Me
Clellan and then for Porter The result
was. the crowd around the stand nearly
all left, and they were obliged to seuC
!or the band, who played the Red, White
and Blue" before the audience wuulC
return. Their cheers were intersr erceC
with groHns for the politicians. Mr.
Townsend was also interrupted in a SINH
lar way. a..
During tie recess some of the Zouaves
waited upon General Nye at the hotel, and
tod him that the only way to rut dow
this rebellion was to put Mcclellan at the
head Of the army, and that it was his
(Nye's) duty to tell those gathered here
so Hundreds Of other instances of this
kind took place. 1t, in fact was Me-
Clellan first and all the time, with the sol.
diers.