Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-15
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE LATE VICTORY AT ATLANTA.
REJOICING AT AUBURN.
SPEECH OF MR. SECRETARY SEWARD

SATURDAY. was a gala day IN AuouTh' o'ei 'ho spo
victory of Gen Sherman, in the capture Oh A'iaha A
eary hour all the flags in the city were run
CAV and patriotic appearance AT hVe O'CLOCK T. b an
- halls struck up merry peal and about the same hour
s,,te of one hundred guns fired. Immediately
Ioa crowd including several hundred volunteers VINO
were waiting be mustered IN, assembled 10 front ol inc
Western Exchange and briefly addressed py the non
christopher Morgan and Provost Marshal Knapp Alter
the speeches it proposed that the assemoage of IN
processon and to the residence OF Gov seward
The band led off with lively tune, and the line OF march
was Immediately taken up On arriving In rom 81 opS
Stewards residence the assembsge became so large that it
was found necessary continue the march TO The PARK
adjoining Gov Stewards grounds After the procession had
halted Gov Seward was called for, and came forward ard
addressed the crowd in of his most earnest aud ehec
tive speeches which received with unbounded enthu
siasm The following is the speech:
nv Dear Friends 1t is SO that like to see you come
marching the time OF national airs under the ioios OF
the old national flag thank you for this hospitaoe and
patriotic welcome 1t that though you deal rgor
ousy with public servants exactng reasons or ther
cy energy in their nduct of affairs, and explanations
Tor failures aud dsappontments IN their administration
yet you nevertheless just because you Willingly allow
them to rejoice with you when you have successes VIC
tories, and lrumphs to celebrate.
he that brings together is authentic. Herel Is
telegram which received this morning from the Sec
rotary OF War IVAN Duzer reports that Shermans ad
entered Atlanta about noon to day. Particulars
not yet received. Edwin M Stanten" (Thres cheers
were given for AtlsDt) Now this comes in good
shape Its pleasant to have grand result at hrst and
protacts the interest of the thing to have particulars
coming in afterwards.
This victory comes in hs right connection 1t falls IN
with the echoes OF the capture of Forts Gaines and Nor
gam which understand to be the particulars of Farraguts
glorious battle in the Ray of Mobile battle eqused
by other in American history but the naval achieve
of the veteran Admiral at New Orleans aud Fort
Hudson, and all these have parallel in naval warfare
but the battles of the Nile and Trafalgar
"a voice: 4" wish we were all Farrsguts.0
Wall stand Hnnru fha 5p,ira oil ard r
fees that can't all be Farraguts. Indeed very few
But may take this comfort ourselves-that, az
whele people we can appreciate the veterans We can
also appreciate Sherman, who has performed the most
successful and splendid march through mountainous and
hostile country recorded in modern history, and in doing
this we show ourselves inferior in virtue to no other
nation.
BY the way, every body admired Farraguts herosm in
climbing the topmast to direct the battle But there
another particular of that contest that less forciby
illustrates his heroic character Admiral said of
his officers, the night before the battle, won't you
sent 10 give Jack glass OF grog in the morning-nt
enough TO make him drunk but just enough to make him
fight cheeriuly" Well" replied the Admiral, have
been considerable and have seen battle two,
but found that wanted rum to enable to do
my duty. will order two cups OF good coffee 10 each
two o'clock, and at eight o'clock will pipe all
hands to breakfast in Mobile bay [Hurrsh for Farra-
gut And he did give oh the coffee and then he went
up 10 the masthead and dad II.
The victory at Atlanta at the right place. The
rbelous district is IN the shape Of egg 1t presents
equal resistance it's whole surface But you could
break the shell at either of the two eud Rcbmoud Ind
Atlanta, the whole must crumbe pieces. While Sher
man, under Grant has been striking the big end Meade
under Grant has been striking just hard blows upon the
Lesser ED The whole shell will be easily crushed
for y has grown brittle with the exhaustion Of vitality
within.
ans glorious victory comes in good time for another
just now calling upon you for three hun
dr.d thousand more volunteers, if you will, drafted men
we must, TO end the You getting little tires
OF long celsys snd disappointed expectations In Indians
aporton OF the people nsgated by rebel potters at the
Clifton House, in Canada, importing Brsh revoI
In ats
under prrtence Of aiming to defend themselves but
to resist the draft and bring the Government down
through subodlate and auxiliary civil True nc
arms have been imported here Yet delegates went out
from among you aud down in council at Chicago with
those Indiana conpators and agreed with them not only
that that Importation Of should be defended the
election but also to demand the cessation of the
upon the ground that success in restoring the Union
10 unattainable
Already under the influence of the cheering news from
Atlanta all this discomfort and this dependency dis
appeared We shall have draft, because the army
being reinforced at The rate Of five 10 ten thousand
per day by volunteers. Hurrah for the volunteers
May not add that this victory at Atlanta n good
tine, the victory in Mobile Bay does vndicste the
wisdom ind the energy Of the administration Far
rsgufs feet did not make itself did he make it. II
was prepared by the Secretary Of the Navy and he that
shall record the history of war truthiuy and Impair
TALLY viii write that SINCE the days of Carnot man has
organized war with ability equal TO that Of Stanton
ICteers for stanton, for the Secretary of the Navy
Bat sss;s. &c the occasion is it has nevertheless
slss1 Y sfaLz cat sIme whom might have expected
here WY they not here 10 rejoice in the victories
tia; vii tb the hearts Of lovers OF freedom rongb
out tue W0rdl Alas that il be confssed II ia
spirit that holds them alCof All Of them are usrsans
% me are Republicans, who cannot rolce in the national
victories because this for the life Of the nation il nor
In all respects conducted according their own peculiar
radical IDEAS and theories. They want guarantees for
swift and universal and complete patton or thay
do not want the nation saved Others away
they want 10 be assured that in coming out OF the rev
honary storm the ship Of state will be found exactly in
The same condition when the assaed it. or they
do not want the ship saved at ALL any body could
such guarantees in the Of people of thirty millions
Others Democrats They received from their fathers
the that only Democrats could save the country
and they must it by Democratic formulas and com
binaons which the progress of the age forever
ploded They cannot come up to celeb achievements
which condemn their aud hereditary bigotry.
Others oil ooth the Republican aud Democratic parties
are willing That the nation shall be saved provided n il
Gone by one OF their chosen and d,bzed chiefs
which chief they mutually denounce and revile They
cannot honor Grant, and Sherman aud FarIagut and
Porter because by such homage they fear that Fremont
and McCleilan's fame may be eclipsed
Nevertheless there are enoush here Of the right sor
enough Of men who once Republicans but wb,
taking thst word partsan sense are Republicans No
TAXING tnAt word IN s application Democrats
loona ~" A. NE beginning Of this tremendous civil war or
some period 10 lts progress that no man. no party no
ionu, no creed could the Union but that only the
people could save H. aud they could save * only bv ces,
ing W ecpme partsans becoming patriots and Inor
men lCheeTs Tor the Union Yes mo fr,anda ,rLon
this war shall be ended in the re.torsti,n r 49,
man then living will e1ult the reeoact,on az, -,