The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-14

SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
General Sherman In Columbus.
A Magnificent ovation to Him,
He Makts Three Speeches.
He will support Cen. Cox for
Governor.
Doesn't Want to be President,
A Speech by General Cox,
Rect ptiOn, Bouquet, LeTee, Ser.
enade, &C., &c.
FROM co UMRUS.
Especial Dlspatoho. to the Cleveland 1llDD..la.l

RECEPTION OF GENERAL SHERMAN.
. The reception of General Sherman pas
ed of very sgreeably and to the entire ss
isfaction of all participants. The Generl
and his staff with his bsother, the Senate
we're met at GrO5eport about eleven mile
from here, on the Lancaster road, by th
Mayor, Members of the City Council, Gen
erals Cox, Mitchell and others, military an
civil gentlemen, and after enjoying an e1
cellent breakfast at the residence of Pro
fessor Rarey, the celebrated horse tanner
the whole party took Up their line of msfcl
Tor the capital. Nearing the city they Wert
met by large deputstion of citizens, who
with fine band of the 18th regulars
joined the procession while salute of thir
teen guns was being fired. Along the routl
the General was greeted with the cheers o
the people who thronged the sidewalk
and was made the recipient of numerous
bouquets. -gsf D..
ATIHE GOVERNORS ROOM.
On reaching the Capital the guest of the
city was taken to the Governors rooms,
where the state and municipal officers and
others were presented to him A few
minutes were thus pleasantly consumed.
PUBLIC RECEPTION. ~ -
This public reception took place on the
north side of the Court House, at half past
eleven o'clock. ee ~
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
ssThe welcoming address was made by Ho n
W. B. Hubbard, President of the First
National Bank. .....-.
SPEECH OF GENERAL SHERMAN.
General Sherman, in responding, alluded
to the fact that the old State House was
gone but that the old flag was still on the
new one where he hoped it would always
remain. He spoke of the large contribu.
tions Ohio had made to the support of the
Union, during the war now so successfully
brought 10 close. He said that no State
had furnished better men or officers. He
enlogizsd Grant and said that ne once be-
lieved that Mcpherson would be the crown
ing hero of the war.
nrD0EsEs GENERAL cox
He told the people that General Cox,
their candidate for Governor, was gentle
man, scholar, and soldier; one who had
always done his duty, and, be had no doubt,
would always continue to do it. He thought
that Ohio had furnished enough GeDer-
sls to keep the gubernstOrisl office running
until the next war.
SPEECH OF GEN. cox
General Cox followed in 8 beautiful little
speech, in which he referred in glowing
terms TO the military career of his old chief,
as he termed him. ,
APPLAUSE.
The two speakers were several times in
terrupted with warm applause.
RECEPTIoN.
The out door programme being cOmplet-
ed, General Sherman retired TO the rotunda,
where the people had g chanceto take him
by the hand. He had pleasant word for
his old comrades in arms, who were quite
numerous and were not 10th to make them
selves known 10 their old leader.
BANQUET.
At 2:3O this afternoon dinner was served
up ct the Neil House TO General Sherman
and escort, with sundry invited guests, com
prising nearly sll the prominent military
and civil officers at the capital. q -E
HERMAN WILL SUPPORT COX f-
In responding to toast the Generaltook
occasion t. say that it had been falsely re-.
ported that he was opposed to the election
of General Cox, and those who have been
making such statements knew-very little of
his sentiments on the subject. -r.y ..r..
he DON'T WANT TO BE PREsDBNT.
he also announced that he WIS not q
candidate for Gubernstorialo or Presidential
honors. He would not abandon his pres
ent position to receive either. He could
not afford 10 have the care and labor which
are devolved upon the President for any
such salary as twenty-five thousand dol
lars. fkH s4
OTHER SPEAKERS. q.
Speeches were also made by General
Cox, Senator Sherman, DR.. Dorsey and
others, and it was five o'clock before the
party dispersed. ss .l.ss
LEVEE TO GENERAL SHERMAN,
General Sherman held leves this
morning at the residence of T. w. Tall
madge, for the especial benefit of the la
dies of Columbus. A large number of the
most prominent ones of the city svAiled
themselves of the opportunity to be pre-
sented to the hero Of Atlanta.
.-.. .-... sERENADE.
At later hour the General was seren-
aded by the bands of the l2sth Ohio and
the 18Th Regulars. he merely thanked
them for the compliment and remarked
that as the war was over and peace made
the less he said the better, and the sooner
the politicians and lawyers commence
talking the better it will be for us. This
was received with much merrimeRt by the
crowd. -T e.
GEN. cox CALLED OUT. rt
General Cox was called out, but he only
endorsed what his predecessor had said.
His appearance was greeted with Yocifer-
Gus cheers. gH ls7l
General Sherman and suite leave for In
disnspolis in the morning.
dISeeIIaneOus,