, 1864-05-17
r.l!cn GENERAL 0GlEs5Y.
Arrival In thc Observation-Disclosures from
fhe Trement House Balcony.

THO rn1laut Major General Richard oglesby II
-rna IN this city nbont half past 10 O'Clock
n,rr and etasd at the fremont House, II was on
~ Cno1u Just bcfors uIghttal that he would hoaor
chicago With his presence, and 1t was scarcely
pected, ae be WIS known to have been present on
Friday evening ct the mass meeting IN the Cooper
Institute, New fo5k. B9t he met with hea5tI
heard OF his coming. No band hofaldea his pres.
enee, but The people had heard that 10 was the''
end pressed forward to welcome hiua- 49,
The General was introduced BY III. islan.
General Oglesby spoke About thirty m1nu'es.
INT he snsss o. the
&c had not expected be called . npoa % spres, -
hnvinc been Of tho train so short tIae, vi
had no siesp ior Two nights be felt ns II b should
be yery nniutesestinz ID anythtng he m,sht ~ 70
hen ns would h0wsged, e9ed,.an G,ne q a our % a.
yt,1a 1 en the a. e and s 5y
braye son q illinois, Lieut. Gea Grant III ne s1a nsa
u.t came from The A5y t6Snr 81 'on bst ttie aSou
iGhn1s1 TX r The accounts in The nswspapess had
Been substantially correct The dlepaseses .na.
~ naq tncE Bnt be would tell them something th,t
bsd come within bis personal knowledge, ne haa
obiaIned permission to visit Genera! Gsant: u
lie raw him at Calpcpper Court House, and IN
few words he gave him an outline
& Eh l. e Ssos e d. That q sea d grant mt
had disclosed TO him his plans. nc hsd not done
that t. any mortal man; not cvea TO the President,
at tat time they We his own &c exe'1stTsiy; ~ saoaa
to form when Ee first started from the grand a1si-
elen Of The West, which he had commanded. TO-
wa,dt Washington eity and hsa a. been e'ssfal1{
COME come to use them. The epeakes was
propi to say that wherever he hsd been. wherever
ilinois an had been IN say CIT r.. Of The
respect than he used to be. Now 1t was almost
impossible to eet slong in New Iorkif they nader;
from M nn0s se Tpsy y ssa ssE GShsa Il I'D
| Cooper Institute. He thought he hsd no business
there and certainly vent there With very doubtful
Ia 9de no e b o% q
TIE event ofthe Last ten days before he len
tie % Whole a commnnity. mn Tne:e was was NOBODY thsro
but felt It as e1s1s In the Nat,ons history. and
all felt that in the events Of the next few days,
They were all waiting. to hear the news. They
knew much less there than they did here in Chica-
Co. md he knew 60 nttle himself M md felt 80 IN: IN
is!t felt thst Gssa, and Meade; wifi ths ~; my
a r. s t s xons xond ns ns be cs,s
entertain any other opinion On fhc subject. TO
western men he would say, in this critical hour Of
oe nss % san
diEParnsingly Of the grand army Of the Potomac,
|-[Checrs.l Our successes IN the West had been
lie world speedy jumped to tbe conclusion th.t
the western men were Superior IN bravery ,aaN ana
Since This war begun our character for bravery and
ouraEc End patriotism and devotion TO the cause
had been uEqusstioncd The Army Of the Poio.
ait lay iay vi With he Geaens; some thoasht tes
army had not 1ousht we'll. They had fought vol,
but be would say on behalf Of that army shat 1t
% ne sssa y 1''v
fought row: The bast!s: q the Rapl:
immense ditaissnta2es. why, at ths time of the
dcht not only was it ilmpoas.tle for Colonies t
9ear their Generals and ior Captains , 10 near tae
/ be hea.d by one halt the men Of their companies
1t was LEGS chosen ground. and 90 thick was !
a nS IT. IL Amy q tic Potoss hs'
ia1orite radcz, Il chosen position. q
Rsses cn nh' be so ssP SssPs ief q
: Grants army haa every possible d1sadyan,s=e t
contend sgainst from the situation, and It WON'T
t trcnchmente. where there wonld have been Al
ted e dspoy u ,sp t. met tRs T. tn
saas he t,ss1 %e' te, e hf b,,e 9nSu
Se sG oi that Grant
retire acroIs the RapldAn, bnt they did net knoy
to lis I:ht, BE- SWIM. It @ round Behind lis cente
and lett, and whca daylight broke and they though
ne had retired, they found that he had moved on
a movement: He rode down With General, dFi
IN % sS.t Ss S nea tss eas @spss sd R R.a te
W 1esy vel pleased Win lin, bn1 be bad diseo1ers
: liked die Army Of the Potomac9 and Grant replied
fought. nm told, With great courage and bravery
Army ot the Potomac has never fought tts battle
achieved success ut t,hancelo1svlle, but 1t wa
!. ntt followed up, and ,he Advantage ] "a los: Tb
ms' 2 Be .5S Ed saeFS Sf 1:o1;
b latter place. and he had always asserted It. An
u now sec what was being done on the Rapid IN. "
q De was being fought ihrough, and already ID
u rebels had been beaten 20 bldly that ihey wer
q dithsa{tened. BE had no doubt that Lee felt
defeated but be did not think Lee was routet
c he thought It would be very difficult 10 pnt him t
!. | rout.
no, lot in Killed, wounded, prisoners and miss.l
more than Is, ,0U0 men. There was nothing Lii
y 50.coU. as had been asserted, nor ey-a 5000;
set be overwhelmed Grant would Giye them \
l. months; No ope knes It better than that man L.
"a u14lcss 1t paE that wiser man JefI. Davis He d
Ie not looE to sec them routed though. bnt to st
v them steadily driven back TIL theif territory an
StfEtE1n were Ill gone
II de had asked Gen. Grant what humber oftroo1
be hsd In Meaae's army and his reply was. ~ ha1
a cot III want" nc would NOT tel them The exs'
fed there werc plenty Of men do what Gran. il
e | ten6ed1o do, and that II he Lad not received
T. single reinforcement victory was sarc. Tae speakt
1t Ii heter to let them have renloEcemcnts becau:
lhorch the victory would not be aufer. 1t would
nnd T. Th eosf q 1ss
pressed his determination TO fight 1t ont on tha
: rrornd, Il it took him all summer. That reply q
The Tie =, Sooneed was sublime. II have moi uae t
: mane nan; ,;6 hs w do ~, ~ be IN saa I
save him from sufesteg but he knows that this il
the decisive hour, anG,hc does not choose that III
fate Of the nation shall wait wh1le fey Rounde
!! Grant to stop for them. and sci The wounded ha
ben dae 81 FIT Gn eaGh ean nae
their comfort. "a voice what about Sherman p
..Ncn Sherman has rot all tho men he wants."
I ccates. The news vas not hlling the people ri.
Wild excitement, but all over the county trol
sa o y ;ysed e ~ iasas
BE- Be ssiasbsd sa't down E6sy 5sSs7ea j: r: !
Do Do ali Inst vas | needed 10 I'D Il 7.
not al. There was + portion Of our Pc
Pe GRs5e1 eFeees ssse1i tbs new. iii arm
q have conquered, and that the rebels had been d
!. ieated with feeling the reverse Of h1iarity. O
- their unworthy shoulders they will bear the bu
"a demand the misfortune is that they arc all we
D. known. TINT they will have 10 deny In all futu
n, time that they hsyc had such feelings towards
Is Every single future act Of their lives will hare
be fn OF denial. apologies and excuses while the
c ecorchins, burning. dannias conscienees t.
o them ye1y plainly that the people do not belief
r, | their story. -...
= The General referred In scathing language
s the position taken by the copperhead faction
@1r$ mx,N| d<~fyf$N ~
u | war and concluded, amidst the congratulations
II his pat1otic friends who crowded round and col
t cted bis to his apartments amidst the deafcni1
y cheers Of the assembled multitude.
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