, 1864-09-23
CELEBRATING THE VICTORY,
hryan Bsi! Last Erening -Addresses by Col.
haatosk, Dr. Titlaty, Col. tlsb.rne,
Cols Sweet, G. c. Bates, J. Vent
worth and Othsrb.

The celebration meeting last night ut Bty!
Hhn. In honor of orr recent victories, WAS
eVtT respect perfect Success. LonE oe1ure Il
hour for the commencement ot the exercises Il
hal parouctte, gallery and alsles-Eas cro Fdt
with 4 living mars, and hundreds who Came ,
.tsr AZ The door ~crn obliged to 60 Away, there b
inc pe,thcr sitting nor stAudipg room to be foun,
4 large epr1nkI1ne Of iaolee lent their prrsencs
| to the meeting. The utmost enthu siasu and ba
mopy prrsatled throughout tho entire proceed
iDgri snd such meeting has sc dea been equ IL,
n chicago. The Great Western md Light Guar
bands were ~ attendance and Played 4 selectio
| Of appropriate nirh.
G. n: nawles. Esq. called the meeting to order
stisr y l'tcs John L. Hancock was nnsuimous 81
called TO The Chair. He then stated the obfrci d
ne @ meeting, and paid grateful sribose 10 til,
! dan.
Rev; Q. q. Tiffany. D. D., Was the next speaker
Tao. tn FEY pcra1neut remarks, tnst,ded ihs
bon5den dnt5 o spssI Or poiiic. M uhene!er new be II
his judemeut ta~ 1t, and trne Christian ehould
never fer to eteak On these ruhjcct.. *hich are
upmeaeured terms on the Peace Convention, 4,
which be c4aracterszed a. not having nade peace.
bnt 2 eee4 The reverend genueman's remsrf !
col. orborne, Of ths % 3 illinois, m.de . few
telling remarks r. tne course ot "nich be. said
n The patriotism q old Abe, and was going 10
55s 55s sGs's;; 4,ss. h'1; ;,,a more asai
vsption. They tried Mcclellan. and are satisfied
they don't want another. H. warne1 ,be nrnn1e
Of The North, that If dis!oyal pfesldeut Tere
ttct tht Union at home.
Mr: H,gsin,, formerly 9 prisoner Of war at An.
dtrsonsille, Gs made afeW we'll pointed re,narse
relative 70 ne budernes q the prisoners conaued
there, and tbs tnauEaDit'es pt1petrated b7 he
fthels ~ LAG
Geo. G. Batee. Eeq,. followed ut length in tbe
Sea1se OF Wnich i n he adyssted to the %orktpgs Of
belief. that tue pcop.e Of Georgia were receiyiur
q Just bEton AZ the hands Of Ger, Eherman' ;
whom be hiehly cu'osfzed, Tor The wronge peTpe.
able manner, which our want OF sga:e iorbids r..
be treated the history or the cnn,1ct
Up to the prcsent-tonch1ng in mastery haud
the connection Ct eyeats aud their importance On
Of tue maryland Lecielature BY Geo.
s. Mcclellan, which WIS 1hr only ,n1ng ever none
By m That & here T yoItly Of eommencation..
Freedom. :: the audience joining In the caorus.
. Col. J. sweet, Comnnpdanr Of this post. psa
he ncxt speaker. He confined his remarks DIE.
M,jor McWlllisms, of tie Sit lit to,se who was
akcn pttfonet At stone River. next addressed the
meeting, and gavc sone very interesting reminIs.
sences ol hts captivity among the rebels.
At this etase of the meeting The audience In
obliged IN low and prolonged calls for ~ Long
aud they were Eralided At eceins lin
Zuarch up TO the platform.
hon. John Wentworth Was next introduced
amid perfect torrent Of applause Ms. Vent
Eurth then stated that he had expected TO hear
tonc di:t53nguisned military men, hut they were
ebeeDt. The cltr:,y were here aud
70 were the military 4 few nights ayo, d pro-
crssinn went through thia city beutlog motto,
- Free bollot OF tree b9ht" They had tbem ooth
l9 Maine and Atlanta, and they arc going to Get
: hem all throueh the campaign We have carried
Maine, Vct1nuut. Atl,pta ard the Shenaudush
yaaieE-tour- instances Of ballots andYbaTonets.
The iii ot Atlanta has modified Mcc,tI1.p,s let
ter OF acceptance and friehAled Perjleton 20 he
hse not been abie 10 write hls. tLoua applaaee.l
GcorEel yon arc railroad man, and "'iis danees-
Gus TO stand On the platform." FImmsnse an
Goi1E & 10 stard on the platform. II Is romewhtt
strange that newe from Atlanta xil1 cause po1ltt-
cs! purity to die, and news Iron tho Shenandoah
orteEs tho coffin. The question before the COM
trJ~is peace. Which Is the better, euch pea-e US
mr: LsLcoln ts going to obtain, Or that ub.alned
!" s"Stxtc rishte'' will be blotsed out forever. VS.
don't wait 10 hear any more about It. Il there is
IN. thing w1otF, there IL an spp+aI to the Su.
peal to the people. -
Wherever The speaker had been be heard only
General JscEscn hun he contsc,rad. There are
but tWo parties in this crisis. 1t Is Tor them to
chuote whtther theT will sustain tue gallant army
In the ted or fire on them frosn tue rear Where
a.e their hearts and tympathles when they won't
ts1otce u Ectmy. Il Is with JET. Davi-. and there
IRE. iLond and prolonged cheess.1
Ttree 1ouetn2 cheers for the army and ravY-
the aEdience Ethnding-al1er which the meeting
adjourned.