, 1865-04-04

TIC Starr and SNjoes. Some Of Tho guests Of 8,
p esssaon psoeis1nss objected u having the o!u la
: .he patriotic proprietor. quietly informed the,
~. theI hrG9se r9 e. ed th:s the Gags must appear
i rome other hotsl fhe dinner % taSes 81 II
Richmond were handsomely dressed with Ii
national emblem, and at the momrnt whe
Esq, sprung TO his feet sna eo p1oooseG SptS. y.
esiieus vieto1y III eseers were eeGs' eise
FL tee4aa M e 'sifs wi,1G Gr tIe. sn
for fpcech, and responded in eloquent and Al
propr;ste terms. The whole scene WIS an en'ivc!+
i9g one, and highly rellshed By all, uifh o ssr
IN BRYAN HALL.
| 4 ca1l for a mass meeting In Bryau Hall ,xa
1fsued at late hour IN the sftsrno1n and short a
vas the notice, It wss responded to with vii
that lef1 some fhout ands '"out in the cold" B.
and ii was With The utmost diticu1ty ,hat speatcr
and repoFtess gained adm1ttance. The mseun:
vas most enihu-iastc, etery patriotic uttesance
1den1 to our iilustrious Generals, Or our nohi'
soldiers, being cheered to the echo. Mayor sher
man presided. The platform Was Occupied by
was graced BY the presence Of the aih y. 4 q
Band, Kindly sent up by Gen. Sweet-it dtscussst
most excellent music
| HON. g. 4. ooopHK.
Hon. s. 4. Goodwin Eas the frat epeaker liz
referred, IN glowing language to he victory
schleved oreT the rebel bosts By the arms Of the
Union. Victory, which had 60 long hung in the
solee. We would be ihanIill ii Tor a tn,. % 9esuIs9
ccnld not ne too thanlful: hut it would be we'll
tt1t He should not forget the meu who had been
cult. Foremost among these was Abraham LIN.
so,n; lLend "a enee5a No one could tell what
se South ana an 70
Norm: He had had to watch public o lin o cIoee-
v, snd had had TO fsht a1uosi as much opposjt1on
McC1e1aulsm in the army, a feeling nbont ha,f
"a Way composed Of treaehtEy and cowardice. He
thanked g God asFysnty that the Southern traitors
thority. as re}otced becanee the event h.d vim
% disated The patriotism Of himself snd
etate etasss p,fh9 Th9 i bad r,s len bs od Demo
Abraham Lincoln, who now st. ruler Of ibe Wbois IA
United States, as he should be- The great prInct-
% a ne ns xose Of he y Is
he twas elected to be-zuler over erery inch Of
m territory In he United states: lie had said, let
eytr been presented a. That which was seen ~ when hen
Lincoln Entered Richmond. Not Tame1iane or
Cromwell, or Napo.eon had allied so proud y place
the air. Jet them not forget that with The crushing
cut Of the rebellion comes one Of our eTestest
d.ncs1s. The old Trojan feared the
was much to be Ieared from he ,nertsseaee @ 1asce
ol those who will cry ont *'Compromise." Tne
great battle Of freedom has been fought. The
fruitR Of victory must not t,e given M What
stall be done with the leaders OF the rebelliont
(aang them.) be would eonftss that to him The
tact that they hat dreDched the country with
that they had committed TIC unpsrdonabIu s,u.
he would esy, =" hang or banish them.' Lei rs
not forget the hono1ed dead, the thousands who
the tght. They will be remembered hereafter,
aud poster1ty viii ever cher1eh In grateful yenera-
tion the tame OF thnt noble army q martyrs.
]. B. RICE
Mr.. Rice said thls was great jnbilee-a day OF
cant WIS seen he carpings Of those WHO told US us
what ought 10 be done. "Richmoud Is otrsr
(chcere came 1aahIuE over the wires that morn
awards were beard in the rnstling OF aSs al over
the land. IN the 0eep-u outhed cannon ro,r, in
The thankful prayers Of thousands who, IN their
nov vii those words be uttered BY ths soldiers
who Won that victory, the heroes Of hundred
hatt1es? Think Of this proclamation from the
lhe quiet manner In which II Ia conveyed by that
prince of soldiers and Of men, Gen. Grant. [Im-
mtnke cnthuslasm.I Then think Of our noble
mono; then think Of the brave oldfcIs and sailors
who have fought 10 sare our country, aud died for
ltt salvation.
HON. G. c, RATES.
Mr. Bate. thought It was no time Tor speech
making; indeed he had been in a lind Of feraaen
~ day ;9PBE teusa s,1s -
rebels ont oi Mchr-ond. Ia, their eonf.derates les
ont Of Chicago; aud IL he and Sherman and Sheri-
dsn aon't eateh .hem l(th*y a5e e hot PURSUIT.,
eee \ nnmber Of those r: F. V.'e, and could not
hut feel ior those poor 1cllowe In pity for thel1
degradation In being given up to m army OF nle-
2. + led by Du,ehmAn. lLaueh'er,) The Goa
Of battles has indeed commended the poisoned
cbsee 70 thfir lpe b h. thopght they were
vas to be defended to the \ Innate a. conse-
9utnce Of the si1ainies never before para1leed IN
Tue history oltse word for tnsann .as-'he Enistng
and xrmtng ofelayes to fight for rhe Fermentation
OF their own bondage. He believed lhst the devil
himself would be ashamed to be auilty Of such
mem action; When he saw 70 much meanness on
not doubt tht result; he had never doubted It.
They might talk Is they chose about inviting the
rel els hack. but he heiiereo that God had given
,hem over TO judicial blindness, and that teey
would neveF give mp till they wee smashed to
nieccs God viii not ptr1pit them to surrender
ull they had been Pa1verized and crushed into
The band then played selection OF music snd
Mr. J. hickey sang "Ihe Battle Cry Of Freedom 50
IN splendid etyle. the whole audience joining In
: The chorus.
nos. Z. c. LAExKp.
Mr. LnFned felt glad-too rlad to talk: the
cverts Of the past few hours were not Of char
acter 10 be talked of Did they ever see the eTand
old atg :ook % beautiful ,as today: q never
on gazing st that fsg, He had looked on It
abruad, and It there the representative Of ali
tbst wss good and great; now he looked
united America. For years that nag has hcen
borne aloft by soldiers in the face Or their ioe
e Ss Se aost. once aats over sas Waos
oT America. Let men talk abort pan,cs and rum
ii tbes will. He vvoald tel them that from this
such az hnt never been seen IN the history Of The
world. He flncied Lincoln sisttog in Darta arm
chair in Richmond telling stories; it was
very prctt. to contrast this with bis entry into
Washington when he wse in4ugursted. Lincoln
did not 70 into Richmond in q long gray coat and
Scotch cap-he Fsther thought it was ten. Davis
had ,.ecn informed that fhe Presidcpt had raken
rooms In the f2ottewood House in Rich nond.>
There wac ffness and proPsdety in the entrance
lean idea that au men are equal. ha. received
it, due vindicanon. md viii never again be
doubted. One word In regard ID Gen Cant, the
there for months through thst long campaign, a
:ruly great man, bearing with the doubts Of the
people, never revealing his plans. ready to recoe
ye- al the combinations BY virtue Of which Sher-
man and Sheridan bad attained their houors were
directed by him The movement or attention vas
ordete, By him. He WIS worthy Of I'll honor.
This demonstration is not made dmply because
R1chn ond Is taken, hut becsu.e We see In 1t the
epzed5 end Of the WIZ. the return OF our bo1s In
blue, the immediate cessation OF this bloody wet.
uoN. q. 8. HA1Es.
MF. u.yes asked why VAS this time OF general
1ejoicinEs II was because the American people
were working out the problem OF self govern
mint md the right Of making their. own lawH.
HI. Hayes then paid glowing tribute to the
Federal Constitution. and said thst al this great
outpou1'ne was not N e1hlbtticn Of general joy
at the capture Of Richmond merely. He then re-
fer1ed to the Charleston Convention, and said that
there was inaugrrxted that great conspiracy
aesnstt The s1es, 6hsss and
this terrible WEI lie was dispottd 10 g1ve credit
| to the great people who were opposed to the
armies q the Union. [1i,aacs and cheers conn
| mtpglcd.1
HOE. /. B. BRYAN.
T. B. Bryan. allud1uE in complimentary terms
! to Ill tue speakers TINT had preceded. remarked
wss n nto4ication q 5os, WITCH ~ seemed to Der
Ecdc every mans entire frane from bead to heels.
BE rose, in response to his name, Il up]y 10
rp1kere Soldier often Inquired how mznv Of our
| ri IL II sympathized in the de larat,on that had
sont form from hiesso, to re effect that "*the
question 70 vote. elictting the most Enthusiastic
| snd unanimous, rejection by the audlence1, OF
lhr ldious charce-to which the tpeaEcr
trreapee,ise Of party, 1cpudiatsd tho false % asssf
tson thaa the w,:r had proved 3 failure. Me spoke
| Tho Union fig now foannE from is cupolA. Re-
| marked that and .bout taat ta2itol ware the
statues Of " askington, Jedtrson, Lafayette and
| ta1f7fk 6euF}s 8nu pe CQ0oueQ uut lual even ID6
| old marble seemed 10 our gallant boys to glow
to day with cordial and patriotic greeting as that
! same nag toa.ed b. fore their massive brow..
There was startling significance IN the fact tele-
graphcd to-day, that the swsrtny post under The
ieaCcrhhip vi the valiant Weltzcll, In lnpudeut
| violation of Richmond. municipal laws forbid
ding Tree negroes TO enter the c,ty, were the first
| to march In tsinmph 1hrouah tho str~cs Of that
prond and eebellious metropolis This was indeed
| i fIlfllrncut OF JefEcIsonts prophecy that
! the judgment Of God ould eurey be visited upon
people that persisted in perpetuahng slavery.
unve1t jubilee, not that he delighted In the car
| rare Of war, hui in the promise Of 1t. speedy