The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-04

formed, General Grant being in an open pa
rouch, and under large military escort coln-
manSled by Col. Littler, and with tne me Au-
gusta Band, it proceeded ro.n 'no uepot
through. the principal Streets 10 e1e rear Oh the.
State House. Here all alishted and proceeded
+hro,,,,,, the rotunda-hung with the tattered
aoa, IF our Maine regiments-to the Council
chamber, Where Gen, Grant was introducedby
AfF blaine to Gov. Cony.
Governor Cony addressed the distinguished
me,t as follows:- GAasv8
Gsneen lit affords me great pleasure to
take you by the hand and thank you for this
deviation from the contemplated line OF your
Journey, affording opportunity to many q your
countrynen to see the man to whom The ma
ton owes so much, who otherwise would never
/ enjoy that signal pleasure. am aware that
public receptions, are of all things the most
irksonle but the thronging thousands who be-
set vour rath do SO with hearts full OF gratitude
for your most transcendent services. TO our
common countr5, which will be received by
Won in the same spirit in which 1t Is offered. .
Ft1f,lerfi II welcome you to the CAPITAL Of
Maine: State almost surrounded by the pos
sessions Of the only power with whom our
country is likely to come innnpleasant contact,
the danger of which. thank God, you, sir, have
postponed for an indefinite period
l hope, sir, that we may be able to render
Your very brief visit among us so agreeable
that hereafter it may be among your pleasant
recollecti0ns.
Gen. Grant looked his acknowledg ncIfts,
and at once Gov. Cony and Mr.. Blaine proceed
ed to introduce to him and the..members of his
staf, the State officers, members of the Exec
utive Council, and other persons present
Gen. Grant was then conducted by the Gov
ernor to the steps Of the Capitol, in front of
which vast multitude Of ladies and gentle-
man had collected The General was intro
duced to them, and they gave vent to their
feelings in the most enthusiastic and prolong-
ed cheers, and he rendered his acknowledge
ments by polite bows; but he maintained his
reputation forsilence, showing thathe is a man
of thought and action and not ofidle words.
THE other military gentlemen present. were
vociferously cheered, and in response to urgent
calls brief speeches were made by Generals
Howard, Chamberlain and 7Ayres, Senator
Wilson and Col. Parker, the noble Indian mem
Der OF Gem Grants staff The speeches were
all good, but that of Col, Parker, pronounced
in fine, firm, sonorous voice, took the lead,
and received the most generous response from
those to whom it was addressed. He alluded
to the rebellion and its suppression, to the flag
and the duty of American freemen to sustain
| it forever, and to the glorious Union which had
been saved, and the lasting peace which had
been conquered by the valor of the American
people. He had been, he said, in all parts Of
the United States, and wherever he had been
he had met the evep-present and irepressible
Yankee. He had found him in the everglades
I Of Florida, in the canebrakes Of Louisiana, on
lhe head-waters of the Mississippi and in the
mines at the head of the Missouri, and now,
since he. had come to New England, he had
founl him in full blast. He knew. the Yam
KEGS could fight for honor and for right, and he
knew that men Of such antecedents, such his
tory, and such proclivities, would never cease
to loEeshberty, OF to uphold the flag which was
its true symbol.
AT 8 o'clock Gen, Grant, accompanied by
his wife and Mrs. Gen. Howard, gave recep
ton to ladies only at the Augusta House, and
ifreport speaks correctly, the children of some
of the fair daughters OF the State Capital VIII
have chance to boast that their mothers kiss
ed the greatest military hero Of the age man
as modest as he is brave and iRdomitable.
r After this reception Gen. Grant and STAFF, in
company with Gov. cons and his aids, toolya
short ride about the city and through the Ar
senal grounds, stoppingat Judge Williams, ant
Gov. Cony's, and at 3 P. M. the Generals com
pany and other invited guests, numbering
about one hundred were allSysd Titbr abaFR
prepared
DE- DINNER An THE AUGUSTA HOUSE. 4 s
This entertainment was gotten up at shor
notice, but it refected;in credit upon Mr.
Baker, the gentlemaniy proprietor of the house
and was in all respects worthy of the occasion
and the company. The Augusta House, sine,
its enlargement and improvement, is probabl,
!. the besthotel in the State, and is an honor t.
the seat of Government The tables on thii
d occasion we're loaded with all the delicacies o
the season, ahdfthe manner in which the din
ner was discussed afforded the most conclusive
evidence that the extensive and varied bill 0
fare receiyed The approval OF all the dignitalie.
present, both civil and military. The ladies' o
n The party were provided with sumptuous din
z ner in private parlor. When the party had
INDUCED their appetites sufficiently, Gov. Cony
called to order, and proposed as a sentiment
the health, long-life and usefulness of the dis
"A tinguished guest of the State, ULYSSES S
+ GRANT, to whose valor, patriotism and persis
a tent efforts the nation is SO largely indebted
fer its deIiverance from devastating war, anG
for the prospects of lasting and honorable
! peace.
This sentiment was responded to by the
company with prolonged cheers for the gallant
here of a hundred battle-felds. e.
4 1t being now nearly time for the cars to
leave On their return to this city, the party
broke up, and soon found themselves speeding
to the depot under experienced knights of the
whip, where Gen. Grant, his staff, his family
and for ought we know each particular mem
Der of both, were complimented by cheers from
such a crowd as Augusta knows well how to
collect, and by such cheers as such a crowd
only can give - F4 --rr,.,, r.,
AT half past five the train started, and in
two hours and quarter precisely it arrived in
this city, thus closing an excursion which had
been rendered pleasant to the last degree and
which had revealed in the good people at the
State Capital an ability to do the handsome
thing of which any community may be justly
:. proud. The train was in charge Of that popu-
/ lar conductor, Mr.. Levi L. Lincoln.
4 This forenoon Gen.. Grant and family and
staff will make an excursion among the Is
lands in the q. S. Revenue steam Cutter Ma
4 honing, -returiing at 10 o'clock. AT 12Oshe
will lake the Grand Trunk train, and will stop
tonight at the Alpine House, White Noun
tains. Tomorrow he will proceed to Quebec
THE FOURTH IN coNsrA NrrNo1,T.TF n