Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-19
Close OF the Patriotic Fair.

Dlsr.ct and city, and therefore all should feel
an interest IN II.
CIese OF the Patriotic Fair.
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN, GENERAL
sICkLEs, GENERAL oGLRSBY AND HON b. b.
FRENCH.
The Patent Office hall was jammed with
people last night, on the occasion OF the closing
OF the grand patriotic fair.
At eight O'Clock, Columbia Com mandery of
knights Tsmplar, under the lead of Eminent
Commander +. L. Stevens. with the 17th regu.
Tar infantry band. appeared at the building.
and received The President of the United States
who was accompanied BY Mrs Lincoln, Gen
Sickes and staff officers, Commodore Mont.
someIy, Pay master ]. ). cunningham, U. S.
N, Gen. Ogiesby, of Ill, and other officers, and
esceItd Them down the east wing into the main
hsii, and through that 10 the platform tue
west ED, v here the knights opened their lines
and saiu ed them as they passed through the
Gahd piayI all the " ale =. II ail to the Cnlef
hr GRAND mas er Of T. mp ars of tin. Uuited
Stale, Is. Il rench, Esq, WHO Was D eseat III
lhi Ietalta conducted these d sting uisheo vis-
lhr arrival OF Mr.. lincoln and Mrs. Lin.
Kiln IA greeted with Tremendous cheers. An
4uthuslasrIc wricome WAS nI-o gwen TO Gsn
, chlee as he hooblrd through the rom on his
clutches
tie visiting TartS were cond ueted to the
patiol IL ihs crowd sureec IN that direction SO
AeavIy that there Was succession of small
SCTtS he IT. III The jpr -Tty young ladies
HI tie Jam. and considerable angry rxpostu a.
lion II, III the eidt rly oues, whose corns sat
UIrd.
Lon. y r. French came forward aud intro
cu.eo 10 the auGrnCA Glen ,! ckles, VIII vas
llesent Il IN earnest solicit lion OF tn, N ~
-sls Vi The lar, hnd WHO would address them.
tieU. = bad shed his blood Tor tn. III, aud he
(tle sp<"t,T) h"p-d he woull b. releivet as
1eIo ~ solder h aid he re eivsd ,haers.l
Hthslal kIes advnn, ed 10 the stand, and
sttHCEu 4 himself bl his Cruich-s ana tn lie,
7ru Feded 10 say :-LddteS mt LSenttenfn NJ
'biDG can b. IN re lnspiritiGg the cttis n
sUlG.eT tbs =, eit; norhlny more ca,euta
t'e 10 {, n iucr one hat he hears oftre De pc
are 81 lisred IN tGe cause. IL is noble work
You aT' Engaged in; itnor given To tie ttnii-s
IT ON brave soldiers Will fighting our titles,
tbr baUhs OF the Republic aud iIb-rty. IL Is Il
sra sc lact uaj Will ELSEWHERE 81 n lharil
ala las teen given III beh II OF the II mites OK
sulCisT~ Tor your Voluntet rs no ap brupri itton
a. te- n ln;tde by either the General tfJvern-
neit oI ny HE city.
Your " ok has been to supply this omission:
and he cause 10 which You have SD ruuuiti-
ctntl} Contribute is worthy OF every sa3rI ic..
No one can I. gIet ahy contribution or sleritice
Ill b. hall OF The great cause OF nationality and
civil ZarIUn. L tainly have regres tor
aly contribution L have made to that cause.
IChetIs.)
Tbis year is apparently to be the great and
critical Y ar OF our ugge- We have vigt
liant, unIiIing. powerful 1oe TO contedd against;
but al the Indications go 10 snow that hi final
overthrow al hand. He low despairs OF aid
fir, Iii so,oad or Il ON di- sensons amongst our
selves, and Is drivsn 10 exhaus ION OF men and
p.Ign musi b. enc OF the most sanguIuary and
dssI-ra OF he WAR, but not 100 MUCH 50 for
tie coLstancy uf our troops the a. tanning
power OF tie Union. Our army was never
mere numerous. ana it Is nearly all vster tins.
Tt. people only want to kno% the WAITS OF
the II. MY 10 supply th.rn, and thss ouiy
n.ed &c h. ow The wants of their tenders to
relieve them. Our relations with fjrrlgn
powers veIe never more suspicious than
pr.teI.f: and we Viii aiOss the wa as w go n.
eh,ed il. wilhG ut infringing treaty. .r an
oren.e against The civiIZttIon of the world.
let ;hr Richmond Government after mutla-
ting IL IT u e shI,aluus Uahlgr-n. say
mucn. il 1t can! (Jberrs.) rke people of
the oun,ry have full confid. our Chief
nj gisrrate (ioud .applaus }; and they III tn.
a Gees Oh 10 the coa maj nd of all our armies of a
entIal " hose nsme and history guar
ab'ees OF ru,u triumph. (Cherr-) Let
sand by ash o her, and sust aiu W iLA geuer rus
60 hdei CT those Upon whom the responsibili-
ties Of Govtrum ut rest
Gen. sichie> csed with warm appeal to
he etCfa>i 10 tie end, and when pea;r ,n
]eI ser, man b. ahl- % say IL ma 81. perfor ned
m II In th- G. eat contst OF the Repunli,."
Gen. Ug lesb,, Il Iii, was fext in reduced,
siuO maze "A humorous and sffec I've spec ID in
behL IL o! the u ion cause.
Ia answer TO l'ud aud continuous calls,
Pr sine L ne DIN came for ward amidst the
most Il ihusIastIc applause, and said:
Ladies ard Gentlemen l appear to say but a
woId. This extraoi dir airy war in which We
engaged falls heavily upon all classes of
pc pie, but the most heavily upon the soldier.
For it las been said, all that man hath W IL
their nhstaE tue soldier pm his lite ike,
AM OF. ielrs il up IL his count,y's caus
The ighest merif, then, Is due 10 the soldier.
iCbetrs.l
In this extraordinary war extraordinary de-
Vel, pm. prs have manifested themselves, such
have not in former war; and
ssmoIg these msuifes t. tions nothing has zen
mole MARI able than these tai s for the relief
Of snft ring soldiers and their f,niiIi s. And
The q itf cents III IL fairs ire the wome j
<i America [Chesrs
] not accustomed to the Of ianguag
OF eulcsy; ha never studied The art 81 pay.
ing com nlim, n IS 10 women, but must say III Il
il ali that mas been said By orators aud po Is
sit &c the or. ion of the woT't in praise of
We mau we've applied ID the VIC 1sa of An1ari.
"a, il would Tot do them lu stice ter their GOA.
fuct dtli z this war. l will cI 49, by saFiag
God tiess the women OF America! Ttfreat ap.
piause.l
Ma5sI French stated that the fair had rpaiizad
sll that touio have been aati"ipate.i, and IN 1,
1h ladies al All concerned hai ex, rted them
selves Hiri ely
In c,rclasion. he called attention =, IN f, bs :,
10 Goa OH at the far room in behalf OF tns
sane geod cause.
THE PLAsTpEERs Some of the boss nj sstsr
e.s had consultation last night al or..tlrs = g
tau1ant 'or the purpose OF taxing SOM MA,
Ir.s IN regard 10 the demand Of the isurnsv
mel plast. itrs Tor three dollars per cav IN,
nc origin z,t,on was had. TIE byss we he ,r
nave R'leIaliy acced'd tn The demand, hat
th-y prutrst Hg aiust the notice ven ttem-tn.
urDeyIrrp having given but a few weeks co.
iite OF. Il cir intrBIou, AS the u &c. ,Isye
wi.lle 50 me of the jouIs on the other haid saw
tina ss,trsl months notice Was given. Some
OF N contrs,ts now on hand wrr. ma lie sey.
era m NIL s stree based on the Id rates and Il
was tcuieI d, that the action OF the society wa.
Isi H. asmut h IS longer mott g was not given
It pIot abe that the bosses will make uai.
II u scale OF incrss spd pri ~ correspond
wi ghx
;lh given.
SECRETIEG S0LDIRRs-Ou Thursday Cant
dc b "a rea.Nss sts Udul Brown nud
lite, and Margaret N uIp ply ana r. side on Isl
steei, ne ar The teCot) upon the char OF Sc
c eitlt soicNrs. They were confined ia the
Central suardhe use over nigh, and rei-a. ed
uren remis ing to 'vacate the premises imme-
eiafeIy.