, 1864-03-20
bid ron thrice and many tincs heartfelt wei
CONC TO tn civ Of Chfcacp,

tia1 a.! tue WHICH II asif5Dutea TO me belongs 10
me- which hssure yop. In ali hpnesty and csndor,
does not. hare eecn. can sec On tEIs yerJ stand
to,.ntehf, thc re!y mcn 70 whom nm ,dsbted for
owe the success We .obtaiEed there {cheezs.)
to, men Of inferior rank, to oaceIs
81 81 tho fueaes. n .asd ae In hsi SS d.,ons
tApplause.] I had there Generals and colonels,
and Captains and Heutenants, and non-comns-
eioned o1iee.s and pr1rates, to cooperate With me
make, Prolonged cheers.l Il was the same in
can assure you could not haye succeeded, bad
y, IN doing wnaf vas done in those quarters
Therefore, ray, If ehoa'd alIow ttoee remarks to
pass without disqualification snd allow yoaa tS t g
praises a. due to mr.. should do wrong, bscAuse !
tully believe that every euccess which has attended
rs during this entire contest has been dae to ths
thie reason, my friends whenever henr any Cen
ers at5e to htnes sRaaIs q iposras ana
does not allow tEat credit 10 those 10 whom 1t be-
longs, Immediately suspect bin, and say at once
Te1 T6eh sh he
t1ndo1; n shat dtecsain for myself anything more
Of tAi1 M i duty to nj country and M God. loud
enas:i 81 iHse1ds wop,d p,y word to yon shout this
the beginning, for the R1nple rcason that have
feIt hS every man ahould feel sanguine and cheer
fnl when he has done what he concelvea TO be MS
ielt thst there was anything wrong done hy me,
nnIess felt that bad neglected to do something
ought to have cone; and never atts1Wnfas isst KY
time that bad done what WAS right. {cheers,l Our
ftiend bad occasion to refer 10 an act Of mine
wheh Affected his community 4 70 ~ 91,s II sn
attent 10 sttSe the liberty Of speech aud the ber
ty Of fhe press am az much OF IN advocate for
tas on e efS te 1o5a s1e e'
into department to command soldiers who are to
6sM The enemies Of ny country, and who aeonld
ne II al Rpss9i Ss wa1s
@es1 nd Sod to e to iii un tbor
ranks; when find men In that department oppos-
inS a these means Of stfengthfnng strihs ihs
tSss'' tSsse non IN u he presiss he W. way
that wcu;d strike an enemy IN arms AGAINST them 2
Il ny duty to my country and my dqty 10 ny God,
10 strengthen these men, who haye daily to5 years,
endangered thetr lives N tho presence ot the e ene
Ssse ii sSis Woi'd OF II he G W.
strengthen these poor soldiers who are In the field
s5s IT sSf1ss 'o
was 1eseinded. I an and hope 70 continue e
q % the United staies and be could not possibly DC
anything that wou1d withdraw from him my enti,t
II as a o ob g.
made @ mistaEee n there can he no doubt: We have ii
ias lg s a te pn to gea & sat Il t H. nh ss
| 1t would be very n1uh Jfnatc-certainly. lLaugh
ter 1have no disposition to say anything more o
matter Ientrey aeaa,esee T. 81 be has done
issued that order which was refcinded It was T.
sEed thought for the good Of the soldier. IL II
s a s IL ps' bs a. to e lusan safn
e1ument Of this country, to preserve ils nbcrtie
and establish peace throughout all It's borders
apopet ope Il q sy sa5ps e
appearance Of the contest at the present moment
lhaye been very MUCH encouraged TO know tn
Il mnet succeed. [eheers.] Probably very few {
dazE hours than have, but haye never for a mo
caa:c, beaase I feel it Is inst, Prolonge
md enthusiastic cheering, l hare ever
/ confidence that Cod viii heio ns to snecee
thls County % win be- pseser1ed aad made gIorioa
In the end. But Tas going to refer to the presen
Etate Of nnairs: Gen. Grant ii, as yon know,
plause-l Il might eeen superf1uons for me to q
tempt TO, gire my opinion to the people about th
and SUCCESS c. q Get I'm 9ns
which Rfe-s@insntly e hi@ !ol the postloa b
be Is % one Of de most :1sssnsnimous men 81
knew: he is entirely nnamhitfons and unselhsh
he IL a capital judge Of men. and he possesse
senee ass ssee1 aa4 He's qEases CO..
isly xssa he sas seod 3ensfsis to dsai viii
credit fo1 what hey have doue and lot seek 10 70
them OF the fame which they have honestly ear1et
: II be Is unambshous he will not seek TO 1n1crmir
innocent persons who may seen to be IN the ~.
! ArG II a sense. HcQQ
ment, he viii Keep each man below him to th:
specific duty for which be is best fitted; 90 p!
lions, IL very 1e1y apt to succeed. And General GEa,
, thus far has been tucceesful and tho chances 81
! that be win succeed In the future. l1hundezs
lie Is to leare the West for the present, and tai
: | Temporary command Of the Eastern army lcheer
e.
!, EN- army, think he viii infQse into that arnas
J. degree etconddence which It has rot ielt tqs son
be las been successful heretofore he will have Il
confidence Of the srny, and posseseine the quail
II II ~: :; T.: ., Is
IL ths efmiss of The Gnitel States during Il
y and honest hcs1t viii 60 home tonight sincere
aanaa @ as of eai .rets 9n aad nd that be Vii b eaab
a | fernnl rebellion, when hae Threatened 20 iohs
1ain and Sssnpt h We 81 loys
. ne % 1o-nrht Is specially Ezatltyins to n
f ths SorsT.p ss pssS sS fees s's .stssasa Ss
ns ia. this city. md, a. aaid to r. friends of i
p l.iuFe in ane'beF paH ef ths country, came hs
anS established myself and became p.ospcro
With :ou here, End remember with pleasure Ii,
buFe mesed come Of the happteet days OF my 1
I'd yonE saidst. another reason for qualification
OF tlat his community Is to certain extent tGe
d. ep11ng 1t that section Of The country whicn q
adopted a. my Hume tor the present, that Is \.
? England. There are = Great many among you
suppose one-h half or fn1ly one-third. who are
an Erarned sor M fhas s 1sason. Seean.e t i refa,n
e me Of tie receptions which met with all throu
that section Of the country, when travelling in Ct
eh c1easIng tie foroe which ezpeet to lead. / n
TO s1a ny oF ts ts1 Ra
medc, IN ordsr that should receive this Kind d
he ,ApD1Ess OF 9. c, RATES.
ats The Chairman then INTRODUCED Hon. George
IN. ton which hid BEEN extended 10 The General
i,h e eenes of lin whose iosie iay At lie point Of
in mouth Of bis I guns. He wished tic soldess ,
had followed him In his campaigns could be p
ent to witness that loyal greeting and thar th
lde look down IRON heaven to witness It.
he Gen. Burnside had gone forth at the call Of
uc country, andhad set an example which they
mt him blush who had zegfccted 10 take up tho ba
ap- net: but bad staid at home among bis lay, i
he well that the citizens Of New England should =
ssosd oo@ n fna e hs srpeoa sss
~ xoon about to command no one knew wher'
ing xss going bgt the General, and the fo
M lest satieded that he would never eloee hls Id
ti ~ his enemies whether N mont Or IN the y
nd copy orthe 7Imes and read thcrctom the villain
m diatHbe continued in that paper OF sat9rdas.
VIII be found In our editorial columns. He gan
as- and then without comment to 80 homs
s 81 It. Tbe pa va sae eaa ses ya ~
eSm e Of r. R.pf + bn r. 1S. e aame s.
eo, der foot" etS, we're numeroos, and # was 50
ie, wif6 sn aasion MO to tic % sceae Immediately
~ cedins the cIneihuon, when. notwithstanding
H. suestion Of Plate What eEil hath e. be d9 don
had called down On him the fescc denunaatio
-, the Coppetheads. They called him a butcher.
a' a.e he were one, the speaker h9ped, that
pcr cease using TIL the blood Of every traitor NJ
ne and South dyed the ground. r sneh teachings
these were to be Permitted under The plea q 16
1ch ofthe prese, then tNere we'll to disband the a
hat and surrender the fas at once. But this would
no. he done. The spring time was coming, ana
would SEQ to It that every traitor met his just
M eerte. Mr. Bates closed Us follows:
9TH '"Go back to your command and bear back :
.s.' tLeY and al the world may eee in what estiu
Of these are not Democratic sentiments. Icanep
ecr for the Democracy OF Miaois, and say that &c
w. W. Aeatts. The Democracy Of Illinois hare not
OK cuttcn thst, II ia bnt three years since
Ap- had a leader who now sleeps his,
our sleep on the shore Of Lake Michigan and
d,I iu lie last letter he declared that In this con
but tra,;ere Ton Gir - 80 s,nnn1 The nstFinfic dc