The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-08
HANCOCK.
wherever Hancock leads his veterans on,
The rebel lines crushed and victory WOMB
From field 70 neld he drives the routed foe,
Whereer " heard mis- buge sound falls his deadly
blow

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IL In many fight by dashng Warren won,
New York 10 proud 70 claim gallant son.
l Roanoke Newbern, Knoxville.
| On every field from Rapidan to Richmond,
While faithful Burnside held the mountain key,
The traitors gate closed in Tennessee
There wsre other portraits with appropriate notices
sent here the subjects and sentiments attached, the
crowd burst In and no approach to them was possible
thereafter.
| GENERAL wETAoRE's TACTICS.
General WBTMORE forward and for q time vainly
attempted TO pour oil upon the troubled waters There
was but feeling to and hear General Grant and
crowd seemed determined TO grant no psrey till they
General y, wn1sOas-w you hear me for moments
General WErxoRE-(In stentoran effort, in which he
proke down before he got ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grant will
De & here Tremendous cheers and cries Of "H, hi"
General wnxoKs- He will be here in very few min
General W1S.s sh.s1nS h.vn.
throat for another erort)-The General will not be
pleased to come TO meeting in such disorder Cheers,
| General WErnoRs-He will be here; and out OF
respect TO him. and out Of respect TO yourselves and
cheers and laughter, with cries Of Keep up, Wet
more; 60 in and prosper and Hi, hi and strong
General wsxoa.-i ask you 70 come TO order. tc.lls
for ''Grant, and general cheering.)
General wErIoRs-Three cheers for Grant tThe
cheering thus called forth tremendous and long
tanned, and was followed by cheers for Sherman and
General wrrnoRa-Now, three cheers by way of
apology to the ladies' hree rousss were given for the
General wKruonx-Nov bows vou did the handsome
thing that time. Great laugher) Now do the hand
some thing again Three cheers for the Union and the
to Ss very
Mr. OLIVER thinking 70 take advantage Of tho gene
rsi good humor that prevailed attempted 70 some
thing but the boys broke out handsomely again for
Grant, and the band at the moment putting ito
say, the woudbc orator was ncontinenty played out
SKETCH OF THE SPEAKERS.
General WsrnoRs-Now, boys. keep quiet little
longer and I'll introduce you TO the best speakers In
Grant Tremendous cheering.) He is the representa-
tive man OF the army; there is army behind him,
there Is an army here inside and ten armies outside
The General left in carriage TO here but the
drivers are slow coaches-(loud aughter)-and he has
not yet arrived. saw a gentleman, who is expected
here buy an immense bunch Of cigars and put in
his mouth seemingly determined TO make short work Of
h-aughtereand as If he would 60 through the whole
Of them in no time; but STILL it will be some time be-
fore he gets here II he does t-and that is
Grant, Applause and cheers) Before he comes, how
F1a-Danieis s. Dickinson, who talks ike bookMand
loyal book at that Cheers and of "Od Dickey ~
Seco"d-Is Leuteuant General Alvorda good and true
7Aird--We will have clergyman, Rev. W. H. Boole-
1Sa Who very with nou,, the S s All All clergy
Gsushter) A voice-"w6dn they are not married.
GEN w1laSss~f'il sSs him chance, and good
chance, to keep the meeting in humor until General
F0xr.After General Grant, III introduce you the
70 Chattanooga from Atlanta to Savannah and through
the two Carolinas; and who viii nght again
70 maintain the liberties Of the American peopleMand
his name Y Logan. Great cheerpg)
shn Sss q
je;, e. II: I name + William 7. Evr1ts. ccSss.l
Now boys having given you q list Of the speakers
dence that II they don't soon make their appearance
and cries Of % 20 ahead But there is ane.her
whom forget-senator Chandler Of Michigan (Cheers)
is Ch airman Of the Committee on the Conduct Of the
War don't know whether he has fought any battles;
but know taat he has not hc has seen the men who
has fought (Cheers)
voIcs-Gve us joke
M. Mr. wKnoss-I don't deal in them-Qausb.er)-
Though appears make you laugh oil the same.
snsns1 anosner vSGsmwe Wscso. give us more air
Mr. OLIVER, who before strove address the assem-
bage, again stood forward with like INTENT but the band
instantly taking cue from some Interested quarter
again struck up he opened his mouth, and again COM
PEELED the gentleman TO close the same before he had
made any headway This coincidence caused much mer
riment all rounl.
After the band ceased calls for General Grant broke
out with redoubed vigor, after which
ssIS of Ky a' e1
During Mr. Hoxies remarks the more jolly spous in
the meeting caused many Interruptions by creating a
series or false alarms which started every their
feet, which stopped Mr. Hoxie and the band going
Cries OF "There no is" and loud cheers for Grant
frequent and the mistakes they created on the
part Of the speaker and the musicians and the excite
ment created all hands caused great deal Of uproar
A VocE-"Where's the Gneral9p
Mr. wErNosE-'He's coming.n Cheers)
VocE-"How are you now, JeGY
ANOTHER, in reply-"0ch, he's sick send for McMa
nus' Uproarious laughter and great cheering)
At last the meeting organized the president and
several OF those engaged TO take In the proceedings
having, after long protracted effort and with the aid Of
number Of policemen succeeded in reaching the plat
form. The meeting was being addressed by Mr. Dickin-
son. when, at about quarter O'Clock
ran cheers than had yet issued from the throas Of the
assembage announced the
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL GRANT.
Through the closely packed crowd the platform he
with difficulty made his way 90 the front 70 behold
unparalleled In the history Of the Cooper Inst
tute, and one which he will not likely forget,
siderng that he the recipient OF at sincere and
spontaneous ovation. The whole asseDblage stood up
as he came full into view and every head uncovered
Hats and handkerchiels waved IN the arr ana men ana
womenal that immense throng-burst into cheers OF de-
lght-srong hearty and telling checrsconyeying TO his
heart the conviction that his noble deeds and services are
valued and appreciated by the citizens OF New York
These cheers long sustained fresh "Egors' setting
them going from time TO time. To all this demon
sration the General kept smiling with occasional bow
whenever fresh energy was added TO the cheers In the
midst OF II all rush made by those the platform
TO shake him by the hand, which Initiated
by those near the front OF the platform, and
for time there great danger Of acct
dents. One Of the permanently fixed tables, used
by the reporters broken from its supports and
several ladies got crushing In their endeavors
grasp the Generals hand. He passed from side 10
side OF the platform, accommodating all he could reach
with shake aud smile, the great body Of the assem-
blage cheering Justify all the time, while the band
played the ''conquering Hero" and other airs The
General made no speech, and remained but a few mo-
ments the platform.
Mr. G. p BRADFORD, Chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee then forward and said ''I nominate for
your presiding officer this evening representative OF
the commercial community OF the city-a citizen who is
well known 10 us all as OF the most prominent
chants of New York. His name Is Moses II Grinncll
All In favor Of his nomination win say Aye The ayes
we're loud and unanimous All opposed will say No.'n
There we're no noes and Mr. Grinnell accordingly took