Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-21
Grand Reception at New York
of Hon. Reuben Fenton,
Governor Elect.
SERENADE BY VETERAN UNION CLUB
Reception Speech by General Sickles
ELOQUENT REPLY OF MIR FENros.
lie Declares that " New York Hereafter
Shall Occupy no Hes,tstipR or
Equlvocal Positton.o

House New yorL oi,, -. &c.. -.
last. from tbs srnd.v ,,,,or, ~, a., o,,,
Hon. Reuben r. Fon,on novorror c,oo, =,
New York, was serenaded a, Tho As,or uor.o
Saturday night. bv Tho vo,or,D IrnIon C,us :,
New York clty. Al 10 o,cIocl ,,o o,,,,, 80.
in line AT their beadou.r,ors IN p,o.1 -
marched down to the hotel. be.aed n, . -
did band.
After the band had performed ,ho,r r.r, =,
the compliment, the club were invited into ,ho
large dining room of the As,or uouse which
was cleared for the occasion. Hero tho Gov
ernor was Introdnced IN tho .rd,orco H..
received with the most eptbusIas,ic apn,.rso
Among distinguished pen,Iemen nresen, ,voro
Ito,,,on,, c,s,lt -. Wv
S'on'"s' nhoso uaring exploit IN
ehecting the destruction OF the rebel ram
Albemarle in the waters of North Carolina bna
rendered b,s nam. sor,o,. -. a..
i""''uo a'"onB 'no many
o'"fe olncers VINO nave accomplished similar
deeds OF daring bravery since the commence.
ment Of the war; Lieutenant Governor Bross,
OF Illinois, Major General Butterfleld, Brlga.
dler General Van Vliet, United States Army;
Brigadier General John Cochrane, Brigadier
General Webb, Colonel Charles Prescott, A. J.
II. Duganne, Colone, Thomas n. Van Rurep
uor Goorna n ra,,o.. osu,-..,-. -
-, n g VI "a'ni"b'o"' hon'
Daniei e. eonee, sN-memoer OF congress from
Maine; Hon. Oliver Arnold, of Rensselaer,,
Major Selden T.. Marvin JrnIted a,atos Arr,u,
Chs. o., ". 80 n, 1'''
onao' n, ''etSon' hsq, ori eh-hayor stevens,
OF Buffalo; General Fl. l.. Brown, Of Pennsyl-
yania; CAPTAIN II, W, Janes. limited s,a,ss
Arnv. Lob, I.,o. r., :, C,,.- g.,
0oAn 'anee, Hsl', Vi onleaBoi COL
onel Charles NJ. Darling, United States Vol
unteers, and a host OF others. After the per-
formance of some verv ape nr,,c IA, ,ho ha,d
.,. " 'n' o"nu'
anu "hen tne enthusiasm mad subsided, DR..
Fisher, President OF the Club, rose and said:
We have assembled thIH evening IN nav orr
personal respects and HOMAGE 10 The vIctoyious
standard. bearer of our cause in thIs State Hon
Rsubcn r Fenton TCheers In ,,arso,,a.trs'
this duty call upon ono Of orr rponhara p Is ,s
offer the Governor elect The tribnte of onr con- w
fdence and esteom. and 10 ertend n bir, o',r
cordial welcome and hearty congr.tnia,jons
TAnnlause1 Us then intro5rcsd o. al 10
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ADDhhSS W MAJ ohS' slckLBs'
Gen. sickles was warmly received, and when
the cheers which greeted him Ind subsIded
oddro.soa No., NJ ro.,o ,.,.
SIR; have the honor, on behalf Of the Vet
eran soidiers Union Cluo, TO welcome you to
sne CITY Vi NC" 1 oik, anu 70 tender TO you their
heartlest congratulations upon the auspicious
result OF the recent canvass In this State, which
mas eieVatea you 10 the once OF chief magis-
ttate. II tnis result were only the triumph
Ul . one PTll.,cai party over another, probably
,nls association OF veteran soldiers would not
uare eAlsteu, auu Prooaoly the honor OF being
thelI @ LePtssen'atlVe on this occasion, would
nave ee'0lVed upon some other citizen than
lnyeeli. but, bir' we nave not looked upon
this struggie through which we have ust
passed as mere ordinary political contest.
hlghly as we esteem you Tor your public SER
vices anu your personal character, our gratif-
sason .,o nn SoIl SUCCESS 10 not that Which we
VI VI olu.naliiy ah ue,lNe rom personal triumph. 1t
, 10 tne triumph oi a cause Whlch mas brought us
9ere 70 tenuSt 10 you our congratulations.
lAppIause. Is the etrlumph oil the Union In
'n9 sreates' peru.
cannot 40 better, IN the discharge OF the
uuty aseneu me, tnsh 70 take ior my example
anu iTiiow ln my nutnoi way tne admirable con-
suH eeses ueliYereu Dy the PRESIDENT
~ tuo CnIteu S's'es on recent occasion, when
NC was H yeoLnPilnenleu' Dlscialmlng all
Personal triumph, ne congratulated his fellow
anu ,eiicItsteu niuseii upon the TACT
tnat lne people naa oeen true 70 themselves In
ae. etonns tnA' sneiL nation should live, and
S ' P''Sn o., ~ 'Ho nahuo VI uatoTb' Tap
pause. we are gisd, sir, that the Influence
M OF tne great state OF new YORK ls now, and for
tue luture snali DC given heartily, zealously,
= generously, loyally 10 the Government OF the
I Snlon' New iork, IN the future, stands side
9y sac win pennsylvania and Ohio, with New
f. EnBlaho, win the Great west, as unit for
'ne cause oi our great country lCheers. Sir,
we, tnlhh that thlS triumph and these congrat-
u ulatonS we are now exchanging, Will not only
be ielt throughout our land, but all over the
World, Wherever liberty has friend. Nor, sir,
Will they De without their salutary influence
among our enemies. -Four years ago, they
supposed they could divide this Union peacea-
p'y' Io'day, they discover that, after four
years OF war such as the world has not seen,
the sacrifices this people will make for their
nationality have only begun to be demonstrated. |
on the 9Th OF November the American peo-
pie were the aroitere OF their own destiny, and
they decided That high question as became q
sreat natlon OF ireemen. In the midst Of this
triumph, II is Just and proper TO say that some-
thing is due, much is due, to the minority. We
owe 10 that minority the respect which belong
10 large mass or men, actuated by a pure
patriotism, but, In our Judgment, misled by er-
roneous convictions as to their path OF duty.
we owe 10 them the respect which Is chal-
lenged not only from us, but will everywhere
be commented, In the manly and cheerful ac-
luiescence in the peoples verdict, which, up TO
this hour, has everywhere been exhibited. ZAP
plause.l And, sir, am sure do no injustice
10 the sentiments Of those whose suffrages you
received, when have said that the heart OF our
people-both the majority and the minorit In