Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-09
GEN. GRANT m CHARLESTON.
An EnthusiaslIc welcome.

All
General Grant arrived in Charleston on
Friday of last week, and had an enthusi-
astic reception. The Nelos says:
"The crowd which gathered to meet the
General was large, and the colored ele-
ment exceedingly demonstrative- The
escort was composed Of the Forty-seventh
regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers, pre-
ceded by the band of the Fifty-fOurth New
York, and a detachment of the Third
Rhode Island artillery. These received
General Grant and staff with the custom
airy salute. Generals Sickles, Devens,
Bennett and Saxton, with their respective
stats, and a considerable collection of Of
fcers attached to the post, were present,
and on the arrival of their commander-in-
chief, severally extended their welcome
General Grant then proceeded to the head
quarters of Gen. Sickles.
eThe evening was the occasion of a
demonstration by the colored citizens.
These, to the number of five or eight hun
bred, gathered in procession, with a flag
and a triangular transparency bearing the
words Union League Number One and
marched to the residence Of General
! Sickles, in Charlotte street.
Gen. Grant came forward to the rail
ing of the portico of the mansion, and
simply bowed his thanks.
"At this moment II white man, Mr.. COT
fin, addressed the General as follows:
Lieutenant General Grant: We, the
loyal citizens of the state of South Caro-
lima have come to pay our respects to you
as the savior Of our country, and as the
noblest military genius of modern times.
We. who are assembled tonight, have
been in sympathy with you through all
your efforts to preserve this Union in its
virtue and entirety, and we thank God
that YOU have been spared to enjoy with
US the blessings of a united government
[Cheers.1
an response General Sickles came for
ward and spoke as fellows:
81 am requested by General Grant to
return his most heartfelt thanks for this
spontaneous tribute of respect from the
loyal people of Charleston. He appre-
ciates at its Just value this compliment
this spontaneous emanation from the loyal
heart of South Carolina. [Cheers.
need not assure you that it is from no lack
of appreciation of your sentiments the
General does not appear in person TO make
his Acknowledgements; but you all know
that he is aman of deeds and not of words.
He has proved by his services to his coun
try and by his sacrifices, that he deserves
this mark of your regard. And l am au-
thorized by him to say that he has no
where observeda more gratifying evidence
of the return to loyalty and to the Union,
than tonight in witnessing this demonstra-
| ton TCheers. p
The merchants of Charleston rendered
General Grant a dinner, but it was de
clined, as follows:
CHARLESTON, Dec. l, 1865.
"Messrs. Wagner, Getty and others:
Gentlemen: Lieutenant General
Grant desires me to express his thanks for
your kind invitation to dinner during his
stay i'll Charleston and to say that ii
would give him great pleasure to accept OF
your courtesy, but that he is obliged tC
leave town on Sunday morning, and to-
morrow he is already engaged by General
Sickles to meet Governors Perry and Orr
at dinner. Renewing the expression Of
General Grants regrets.
Il am, gentlemen, with high regard,
YOur Obarient servant