St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-06
4 LATHE SPEECH By GEN. HOOK
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A LATHE SPEECH BY GEN. HOOK
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! The Pioneer asserted aIfew days ago
that Ger. Hooker had come out for
Mcclellan The following little speech
delivered by him at a Union meeting
in Brooklyn New York, will show how
he has cot1e out for Mcclellan. We.
give the 7aibune's preface: ar...fj.
!! At this point the audience caught
sight of the 7soldier-ike form of Slight
ing - Joe Hooker, when a scene occur
red transcendingl anything ever wit
messed hereabouts in. the way of a re-
ception.: The whole audience !sprang
to their feet, cheer rose upon cheer, Of
the magnetic, electrical kind, that
1tlhltrri thrill along the nerves; ladies waved.
their handkerchiefs. gentlemen swung
their, hats, Gen. Hooker bowling; his
acknowledgements, and for moment,
seeming almost overcome by the dem.
onstration. When the applause had
somewhat abated, Gen. Hooker stepped
forward, in answer to loud calls, and
said; '''':. ~: ~ -'''" .,'.'' "''
/ Ladie. and gentlemen I need not
tell you that l am totally unprepared
for this I cannot and do not take this
demonstration or any part to myself
I sm not worthy Of this reception -
("You are, y and cheers / am no more
worthy of: it than you We are all
here in the same. boat, you have been
working in one place. and 4 have been
working in another (cheers.)t Your
victories are as dear to us in the front
as the victories in the front are dear to
you. iTheNictcries of last fall, I speak
with full knowled &c, were hailed with
as much Joy and enthusiasm in the ar
my as though they had been achieved
by the army I belong to- The victory
Fot Ohio, we felt, and hope We may feel
many more and l do not doubt that
next November we shall taste of one
to which this rebellion has furnished
no parallel, l need not tell you that
} | am Irejoiced to find such an assem-
blage here to night, and it shows that
it is all right with our, cause ana our
country. (Cheers.) No misfortune can
befall US when our pevple' are animated
by the feeling which is eyinced here to-
night. If the war has, been prolonged
it has not been from our weakness, but
from our consciousness Of strength
We have not put forward all our ener-
gies and resources, although we have
shown and we have employed resources
which have amazed the wcrld. But in
the North, the North has not yet made
that one great effort to crush this revolt
by a blow--it could do it and can do it
any day when it moves for that purpose.
(Cheers.) The: people in these loyal
States, and | am proud to say it, the
people have been in the advance of the
! authorities in all Of this rebellion, =.
fr ~ 80
! (cheers) and they will be until they
reach the end, and the end is not re-
note. (Cheers:) I am rejviced. to meet
yon, and to meet you under such aus
pices as I do to,nigh Tidings, glo-
rous tidings reach US from all of the
armies the work goes bravely on
There are no .copperheads (great cbeers)
there are no Copperheads IN the ar
my: (Checrs.) They will fight well,
and they will vote well. (Cbeer..) III
More devotion, more loyalty. never,
never animated the hearts and the
hands of men more brave. " '*
thank you most kindly for the kind
ness with which you lave received me
tonight. I am unworthy Of it. (No:
NoD have in the humble capacity
in which l have been placed, l have
never failed to do my duty, (cheers
and ''That's so !") and I don't intend
to now. T wish you all good night.
The General then retired amid loud
and prolonged cheering. /
WHAT the Copperheads say: