, 1865-06-11

fnea spp.anseJ A. II soQasda General Grsaf, 4.
pleasant duty could bs duyolyed upou me- -s Fra
ta1a taanste,!J patriotic snd pteemlnentiy aposeci1
e!et4 pesp!s hssf wstshsa viii
Sns OF nc ret cll!on to IL cone,nsion. /" INV
eo.I And 'hcy have w,tchcd hfs e,nn,sen
.io, Ront its conssc with tbs proudest rai;ise
!ibos hit per,is hIs pEivaaons, nd :he1 h hsrs I
florisd ~ big unI1raed victories md suceesses
iGreM applause+1 But tor ttlli greater re4snas
a. 9ssetPe PsoP1e 5s,nf have eauss TO 70 proud q
been more fa,thfdl to his roveD,osn VEN nna
fna 70 fhe principles Of hun1nity, md tnc sacrefi
principles involved II sa,a rebellion 6,n s th,i d
ats.sa.a 1' "a fasiss 1.aie:! III. mos. .ee.n.,e.
mtn mm.[odnstion that can msks or onI Lieutenant
fchsers1 - Tks,1 U1 ns ~ 20 tafn h1m oser to you
Ioe tpeahef here bowed to Lieutenant Geuers,
s,n, an, y Mho sa,anced 70 tho !font amid perfect
senb!see seemed ttrained to tho nlteFnoat. hi,
anc 6EndEclchiefs were wnved, hands inr rrrnera
o,e we're capped 1nd every o:het possible note
Mns tnme lalnutea e1e the cheering suhsided: i,
Nbgsh tho tonored one tpUke Al iuIlows:
LIEUT.. GEN. .. 9. GRANT.
GeLt eMeu and lAdtea: never mado q speeeh
mysG;f. ard therefore viii ask Govcranr Yates
o. lt!innlA, 10 convey to you tho th1n1s which
thou'd fall 10 rxprcsa- lImuensc and long CON.
tiIued chsetH and lauehter greeted this unsx.
peeteo'y short SPEECH Ut the Lieutenant Gene,nl,
SENATOR T4rEs.
senator Sttes then came forward md spote as
Fellow citizens: This Ia indeed an uuexnectea
du;y ON ~ p1tt. General Grant nas deyovctl
9aann GnGn ne M tas day Of {s.uPns Is to he ctz+us
Fellow iltizcn.: While Tel iii pTensreI t,r
The dnry. Jet con'ess it to be the proulest mo. no.
# m - ahr rH1&
ttpl5, IL thc nauc Of this most distfnevtshc
70 .ae people Of the state of Illinois. some foas @
which vas Published 10 the city Of Visks1ai;: kaa;:
nounetd 'lat cetsasn cnpta'n Giant hid maae =
ss pR0t5 & srs ed hs M r. sspsa ss q g!sss
81 p'efF e ill., hnos had had d5'p'5sa ss 1s S.ns ID
rna.y nu.kr u ior The dcfrurc OF ihc Government
Of tht United St1tcs But, fcl'ow-cltIzsna. beIore
twS ytars I'D eI.pss9 th,t c.pt
tifspea footed over tic bstuclne3ta Of Yicfsbuss.
GhseIs1 IT, A1n fslsw;c1uzsus Es hare to!eTed
through he wilderness. 1t Lss. e sersenasr. upsiI
sll along tho hanks of our 1tycrs, ait along the
to tay, In proud 6nd rntul1ea splendor, our cycx-
glcr1oTs str epaI c1ed tanneE. [Anplausc.j
ffHeU Cl{l.tHS-t have often said before, aud
prera tlat thete ancers tigbod tto coloHci. coz.
mtts.on 0f the w.Eldts Errattkt commander
CistEet $. Glant lTumultuous cheess.l 1 did
nan tnrn. or Eight hare bccn little more CON.
p!tn,cns'ry. [lauRh;es and ehects.l Now his
aam,s. 1sn,. EloEr, ,eFownea WITH ca.lands aud The
hunfred Saitle neidz. proe,siss him % the lael % oi
this country snd the world. lL3uI aud Ions con-
tieusd ehesEs.] And next to n1n-nosle lincoln
he IL, II the choice snd honor OF tue nalon; and
fellow udz. na. am here to-day to say, thst the
proutesl reelection that ellis the I'll. brave
sb1elcr mud Gt7 frkl. ie. that We have tlprIousiy
tfiGnpseo. that our unson !. preeefved, that tho
nuthot:fS OF the Government has been sua.atned,
and th1t free tn.tttut.cus have been secured 10:
us- snd for our poetcr,t5 foE ever. tEnthustas11c
MAJOR GENERAL SHERMAN.
S1ajcr General Sherman. being loudly ca,lcd for,
came forward aud said.
Latlee snd Gentlemen: mn here to-asy a. a
mere Listener, and c.nnnt he drawn tnt2 any
slways proud, to bach my old and hs!ovcd CON.
nander.in-thlef. l will ao any thug IN tho world
which hc asts mt 10 do know he will rot ask
mt 10 make spse Oh. Cheers aut i1u:ltc1.1
0EsERAL GRANT.
G.psral Graot, heing Tins appealed to, Ee,poud.
&C. - sn5tng: IL never ask soldier TO do any,
thing l catuot CO myeclLn loud laughter
greet, d this sally, amid which the two Generals
Eilhdsew.
Not content with the 1umulsuous cheering
wAlch had greeted the tientyat ffom The momenr
be entered the hall TO the close, the pescmoIaye
Eow cnye three Foustng eheera lor Meutenans
EtnsFal Cant; these were followed hy thrcc
cheers !oE Gcneal Shcsu,an ant three for G.nc.
nj Hooker.
The sesne now Wa. tndescrib.b!c. There was
20 cruthiuE IN tnc se1sc Of pushing forward, hut
tho crown WAS terribly denso- Some one nado
the remark that General Grant ruled ahove ind
GeIeral Pack vas N command below, Thu cheer
he roof. Ii was broken ~ iii, Brysa Wao - a,tst M
much geftu1inG succeeded In restoring enough OF
silence 70 e beard. 10 said she1e was 4 isdY
foom-Mrs. Grant. Again the cheering vas 70.
nswed. amid which the vile OF The Genernl reach.
ed the st1se. Whero she WAS presented tu The audi
1.s r. enes Hs9 assias The
tired. aid then Mrs. General Shurnaan was prc.
senttd by Mrs. noee: she was heartily received,
oes wesn efS aa 5 IT, nooke shs
present my thanks for the kindness you have
shown @ss: Hooker. When come here ag.ln
nope @ 1may 7, h;yt ~. hsr WITH me-"
near tho front. looking sererely on The Yas{ cou-
e?arss Ss,eTe hi ana oeeasonaiy nosine Y
eneb snskinE Of hands a. sFns onty exceeded hy
thst n ,ac hsli below, The General was Obliged
;,g 70 Hae e. IL, ,6 6and the sht ear,aE been
s3afttc squce zsngs Tho cAorrs Of singers thcu
sanr tho s. Battle Cry ur Freccom," led by Ju,e
lum,I,Ea: anlinE which General Grant stepped on
ashineton Etrcct- Calls Wers thcn mnae for
A. %sls.rs oiIoTins s pfst.y ssniesse ns ss
.r.aa9, adse; :, aIo gentlemen. thAil no, m,ko. 4
side and pay your nfty cents.''
, Tic I'm, now struck up ,he "stas spausled
pa.nsI" i' dur,og which re General retired from
an alese wae on ,he eastern side Of tha hall for
ths General aud staff TO- pass ont through. The
ncen.s On sithcT stda Of ih.s pas aseNay m.!n-
hsrak over the barncrs. The General wsike,i
E1Hn The n3tle by the side OF j. Il. Jones, Esq,
s9linsscd y. Y Con- 12eker and several o!icera 81
the way checrssi. cl1ppcd thcis han3s. waTca
9andkttchiels. and other .i.c dtrnonstEatcd thcfi
dsstghs ~ The Genera! p1sssa along. III. Jones
q. n y LIZ sn - q Geas'a eos ;:a NJ
when suddenly tho people cane : pour
inSg out Of the building md nado isl
Il son 9, '5 eM55Sce, 5 , A. delsInlned to ewAlloH
fhe line Of veEtc'es between them and thc t;cns
Iai. aTd some Of the more dex,rous anl nimois
ac:aa!iy rp,snc over tsc hnrecs' backs II lhels
Iaad determination 10 ett aud shake haade WITH
tae great hero, The Genefai, evidently alayIatd
~ .nc osfs .helninE numbers Of his n1ents, fol
oGee ~ his l!e, uEtscE:d retreat. The 2:hinal
lon, to!!owrd by fully Thousand Of the wilSes
etthualaats VIC ever raw. TncT kcpt up break
uecA Iun thTouSh The mud, over obttructIons
but Il wa* al for Io:hinE-,hc General faoS ri
aee N his room and & nsrd was atationed at iht
1etd Of the stAtEe to keep back tho crowd, a1t
thus ended the reception.
AFTERNOON AID EVENING,
From o'clock until nearly seven. Gen. {;~.n
rsttcd the t'mc 10 receiving The vislts OF on,
re9pc. after which, in t1s own qniet way, b. rrcn
ap'easant hour or Two At the Fair. Cfowds hat
cencrceaten TO see hin. and every one .ert,lsi r.
espcGt that he would t1ka the ttusap and mykr
ofReiion disappointed The lovers OF worts.
lho:- y. brysc. to diEpt1Sc the crowd Assem-
NED ntAs tho grand entrance. At last anuouncet
that Gonesal Grant would &c there cone ttms It
wcuid simply walk through the tesrsss dcI,l,,
Ht nts se an ordinary .prctstvr. The .eE,.tpfcr o
nc cEenine wss epent By the Gcacsal visiting
rr1rnE aoyzxxsrs.
This day tSunta. J Lt.uen. tir,nt, Mrs, Grant
4.lcr General Aucur ao5 etsa, vii no guests Ol
J. hnfseil Joucs+ United Sta:ca Marshal for tue
Sosthsm District Of illinois, West Lake s,1cei,
divine service u the Methodist church, under t5c
pastoiM care OF Rev. J. Il. Vincent.
~ Monaay noEnins a. 10 oeiock ho VIII pay
relics, at bryan uall. Now sngs, 4,tvn to him b
eor1ous Victories, and dreadful aner hattie tcrucs
must this ball ha AT enc O'Clock be Will Re at Inc
Hyard Q! Trade, nhcEu = ,csand reception aw1tt.
visit to The Fxtr.
From nyc to seven he will hold .tzee In biz
!%om. t 1t y rs 81 Ienoni; spsndin: !hs eslanca u
On Tnctdsy morning a SIX O'Clock.
THE SOLDIERS SRETUfsSaNt:.
arrival Home OF the 1O5th Regimen,
-kfceeNt MOetFr-blncfu ON
Their AHAY.