Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-09
General Hooker Speaks Again.


On Monday, General Hooker had third
reception in Chicago. A grand popular
demonstration for which Metropolitan Hall
was altogether inadequate The following
was his happy and thriIingIy patriotic re-
sponsc on the occasion,
Mr. Chairman, LddieS and Gentlemen
No words of mine can express my thank
iuIncss, for the generous kindness with
which Mr. Larncd has spoken of me. No
words of mine can express to YOU my graft
tudc for the manner in which YOU have re
ccivod them Thoy aro appreciated by mo
now and they will be remembered by mcas
long as ! live am still more thankful for
the kind manner in which the speaker re.
icrrcd to my companions They are more
| deserving OF your gratitude than | am
| They have been faithful and they have been
devoted to the CatIse If ! have boon more
prominent than they, it is for the reason
that circumstances placed me in command
Of them. They are as good as ! am they
have done their duty and have done mine,
so far as could Loud Cheering
! enlisted in this rebellion for the rebel
lion came in at the beginning, and eX-
pcct, i'my life IL spared, TO be in at the
death, Ropturous applause. , ! oxIect
when IT is over, IN common with my com
panions to claim an honorable discharge
Cheers ! intend to meris it, Continued
cheering. feel from your induIgent ex-
prcssions tonight as though | had mcrited
it up to this time, TChcers. | am as deeply,
as earnestly interested in the result us was
when ! took up my arms at the beginning
Applause, | know that this rebellion is
staggering from its own weakness cheers
and ifany doubt is felt on thesubicct, as smany
newspapers seem to indicate, let them read
the speech Of the arch traitor of the world
Cheers. Let them read the speech ofJct-
ierson Davis whose name, am told, was
loudly checred in these streets but few
weeks since "Shamo Shamcl Hewho
has caused moro human misery and desola-
ted more hearts, dcsolated moro homes than
has any othcrmortal man from the beginning
OF all time, loud applause the enemy Of
Governments and OF all mankind. And what
does it mean when he is cheered by Amcri-
cans? When the enemy ofenomies is cheer
ed byAmercans in this magnificent me-
tropols, what does it mean? There issome-
AlllllG Nl'HR. lll . ~. llullOIN uI
home Il Yes that is the word-traitors at
home Prolonged applause lie is III
rccting his armies against your own blood
llcis the author otita ALL and yet he is scheer-
ed, | am told in these streets What does
it mean? Are we not Americans? Do we
cease to love Il Government that has done
everything for us? Have we got no pride
OF country rcmainng2 Is there any one
here who deserves to belong to no country?
For my part, ! wantto belong to the proud
est nation that exists on the globe
[Chcers,
want that this Government should ad-
complish its mission; it is noble one, and
neither jeff Davis nor the Copperhcad trai-
tors here can ever prevent its accomplish
ments. Cheers. You may as well try to
stop the earth in its motion around the sun
as to stopthis Government. Applause. l.
Its destiny is not yet accomplished We
have n great mission to perform We have
to sustain and vindicate the honor of hui
manity, Of right, Of liberty, and we will
perform it, [Applause.
AS | shall leave this State tomorrow
morning, would do injustice to myself not
to express my thanliulness for the kind
manner in which | was received here and
the splendid hospitality that has overwhelm-
ed me Snccl entered your city, and the good
feeling which has been shown everywhere
toward me. can only tell you that will
try to merit it as long as | live 1t is my de-
sire now to 60 to the front where | think
belong. Loud cheers. | may not be able
to do it but whether | do or not, you shall
hear from me as ever performing my whole
duty, whether that be in meeting enemies
here or enemies in the Contederacy. Loud
cheers. ] wish you all farewell.
The speaker retired amid the most enthu-
sinstir chpprinp