, 1865-06-12

dian his maiden nams Ii Do ns:ho.sa.wa. TIL
E,shsb v. 4 c: Band Wss also On the stage N.
INTRODUCTION.
Afsct sune little dela5, Major General Hooker
| who, 1t tad heen ant ounced. would deliver Ii,
aotFess Of Introduction, advanced md said: :
Allow me to present 10 Ton our lieutenant Gen
sr.1, Lieutenant GecefA Grant Loud cheers.
H. is DE officer Of whom you have been resdiuI
Sopos snd eory o. Jon ard On al % our isad ii i1sg
tba, Ene 10 this. tE..hos,asnc eheerine.1 :
hive keen 1equested ~ the authorities Of hi
to welcome Genera Grant to Chicago. ILcncth
eIed applause AsitreRarfs General Grant, 81
p1c.tant duty coud be dcVolve6 upon me. Frt
tive.this people hase watched with 1niense inter
Linz Of he ret elloa 10 IL - eoneasioa. r. % rhst,
Fo.'j And :bey hsve u.trhed his eampnr1
throuel out It's souree with the psoudest sati=lac
i.ho1r, Ii. pcrsir his privation., nd hey aa7;
rlcritd in he uDriye1ed victories and euccee.es
!Gtss spp!Ause.] Bat for stall greater reasoul
bsen moro i.,thiui sn 10 hss IT,. eosslnuent ~an mt
a1S to ;he principles Of hau1ni!y; aad tae saetsd
htsve officer who IL now psrseated 10 you 70. the
J Gnt tine. fGrcat chetln.1
| Gtnnemea and Ladies': The most acceptable
Geutr.i to you % il to ,asn % him u oa oyet to Iou
Icneers.1 Tbs, now Do Wv. ~ -.
| The speaker berc bowed to Lientenant Gene1al
e,orm or spniause. EverY thsost In jhst yast A.
| Mmb,are rsemed .,rairsd to the uttermost f,st,
| enu bandktfchlefs were waved, hands tn:umera.
BILE we're Capped and every o'her possible Gode
! OF Expressing entbuatssn Was IesnEted to. II
was tome n,nutes ere thu cheering enosided; al
ltDg1h the IGNORED one spoke a. follows:
! LIEUT.. GEE. q. g. GRANT.
fRtt 4 1HNf IA nni,
ehou.d f1il 10 express. Immense and long con.
peetedly short fpscch T of Tic Lsate1sni General
aAEASoH TArEs.
seua,or Yttcs then came forward and soose a.
foiloWr. @1~~s '''
Fellow ei:izens: This is indeed an rpexpected
du , ou ry r,rt, General Grant has deyoiyed
upou me the ou,y OF returning to tic cirzens 81
chIess9 his ,hsnks f9t ths splenaId reesptloa
Fellow citizens While i.eI III Prepared fur
lire dutY. yet confess It to be the prondest mo-
ncnt uf ny dfe, thst should have tne honor to
reply, In the name Of this most distinguish
American ct,zcn. to rhe people OF Chic4gu, ani
to the p optc OF the State Of 1fiinnts. Somn fo1t
'G sSa ~ re X. r. sseST
sumo four yeats Aeo, It WIS then and there an.
nounct d that cettaln Captain Giant h.d made
thc number Of arms that the State Of illinois hsd
a thst time, aHd, that Captain Grant, tas
The paper la!d) had reported that tae
State q l'hnois bud line hundred
ofthe Cnted stsses. Bat fcl'ow-cittxsns, before
two ars bad esspset shSt g ne Capt. Grant stood
nnatr .hs Grant 2; nd Pimfe1ton tee, smoking h's
stL1pcs fo.tcd OVER the hsttieme:sts OF Vlckabure
tIhea MI And, teuG w,t1ttzeoa, Te tave followed
a. hnnn3.n+ "N - V,Iebrr ~ - Snuour
,hroush he W;iaernese, =. Lsse'e eerrenaer' uof.
Ell eiopg toe rx0Ss Oh our FlFefes all along the
ffaog tHt:ent-i @ have often said be5orc, sad
son aapss ?! o" me tosa - unen M2!s. 1uAt IN
@'ts % ef ,ae worlds e1esteft eoa9andeT:
Sgttseh . nIaIL !tumai1u2as S4sefs.l olo
noa 1ns ~ to11 tg ars s moeia e rs as e!ea1
p'imentay. lLanRhstt md cheer Now his
. hsns. E@rScsoWnen WIN Eatahds and ne
riches o1 thfhtpe VICTORIES upon more than
ms country .nd DE wStia. fL:ud md iouE eon-
F1uto chetfs.l ana next 10 n1-no'le Lneol1
-he fe, in The choice eno honnt Of tue nation: and
p'oncetl ret cton ,b ;ls The heart Of tei bsa!e
FUit ter ard Ger cfst+ il. that We have rlur1OusY
'sst M
and thEt fte~ inttitutWns have been secured for
ps. snd for our poetesity Tor ever. [Entnuztas,tc
applause suon GENERAL SHERMAN.
Maicr Genersl Sherman, being loudly called for,
cams fustnrd and said:
sas 81 Stssp ny a.
speech whstenr. Airtys ready, always willing,
aivpYs proud, to hack ny cd and b, loved CON.
Witch be- asEs he to d.. EIow be viii rot asE
me 10 msLs :pttch. tCheers and lsughisr.1
orvrn.t anAxr
Gne1a! Gr.nt. being thus appealed to. respond.
e. ~ ssytnE: - never ~ 4 foloter 10 40 my.
.h,Ds s.. casDSt net 20 1 %,sst hI.s loud }sasht;.
ti ritha!e1. 's'' e''''' 'A' "DA~A '@ wv eeu''''
CHEERING.
M, ce~.ent u.ts Tim ,nmn,.uon. rbac,,n,
~ =. ~ tns hsi % ,n ~ cio.s IN e
e.e 1S5 s,
ri HonEers esA eA'"'@ 3A4' s1'e' +'' osH''
~ rhs esn Is,e noz ~. ,n3c.r,th,h,. The,a v,,
rnsSn. e ~ tn .c.e ~ nnsh1n;. fc[rsra W.
t cepnnrr th,1 i;rrcJs s;rsn, rnied snys ~
e., rIsi psrE wa N errnmand heinz Thr chez.
tnr Eas tntcnsn- enouch tmefsnhnrfc, ,1tvl to lin
isc ce.,r1ns rssso5ne ennusb oI
| .ttencs tn . had. lie said fhere Tss fsdy
s Gown M s,si.s 1,r wiosn IL ~1tasa thesn to naxe
nes.d. amid which thg Vie Of tie General yesch.
ed the since ~tere she was presented 10 The audi
ensr by ). 4. Joncs, Esq., .,E. S nsr4hsl. The
cau, csIS ve1e .hen made tos Mn: acokci. Gsnels!
pTesee, M ban1s e. tas naness s 5oa ssva
thoWp MIs. noeke.. Wien coms here sesin /
hnpc nay hsre her with ne"
Dnriuc 4 ihls time General G,ant hid stood
mar tht 1font loolang terrne1y On tho vast con
cuurst before him, and occasionally hoTinE u
~ Encouragement Of ca Ii. The people on the
| platform pressed n1oupd HIN, md then cnsned
| tuch sinking Of harts as was Only exceeded BY
| that in the hail below. The General was obliged
10 ase b.. III band, the right hav!ag been Psr.
| t11iiy sAdkea Eom its p:optlety by former ea;hn.
ttatus Tne SnosSs q sin=efs r tasa
sang ne - Battle Gry " FREEDOM. lsa o5 5ae IL.
lnnnaso, ening "aie3 Genffa " I 1san s!eppsa on on
tns n1,aS snv ast4e, MI. Ts,s ;hen 1c.ss ~
c ~. ~ 80 .-s5 T. naln,-ss - tba III
sns a.Mr.reS ,he 1n,9owi,T nr-tfv sentenrc
Ladies Md gentlemen, / rtafi 1ot make .
speech 70 Soui yon WING 70 near one come IN
SIDE and pay your l!J sents.
INC n 5ow h;os sus3 4p IT, ss;2ps 2pssaSseu fra1,
Ealn,f aasluT ~nGa IL st,onas. itoo'
I the platform. 1tilo~eo o3 tnote " attenoa9ee1
An aisle wha ca tne ehsfcfu stoe q too aA1t Ioi
the General 1nd s,sn 10 pass guy tnlooeo. Ins
reeps on e5aet saas Q, dn .ge f. ~ st*srn,. "
cseak 9ser me oat1ese; le9 9enGsa ; "EAeo Hse
ro%n nc Nfie " !ae s,oe ol :: h. 19nes. Esq
nnoMeo p oen; hTSaet aa1 tna,ne s;n1n !"
tns Wa5 .ni .ae tns;,
eeEns - ne r. 1ais,rp s,a toe c1ers' H.
carnage ~ n "st1ne; soa -. ,eaS .st. =
W. EEL ont aaJe1I ~ X hn,,atTr IND MAD. ~
TX W. ~ II aatet,,rsd ~ s,v.11nn
ter s,h s9ine -. .oassnt. TSaV n3nnred fntanr1
up WIN ~ ~ ,sh.c.se hefracn ,Hc,r .n6 ths LAVA
nS s @ -, ~ 800 HaY1,nn. .r5 "a ,Srshi
| NJ 1nsifv snranr nyer the horsea, hsckr lii yhei
| rnsd detefm1nsttou to see and shake hands Wit
he rrest hero. The General. eTideutj7 aia1me,
~ re Urt rKh shining nutnhe.3 Of bis friends. 70
nnce In hts Iife. oYdertd fetrcat The coa .hm Il
lsid e., tbe Whip and lie horses went of st 4 gL
inn to,inu. 4 ~ fniiy A thonsand Of fhe wilccs
enffhn.;ssts "a 80, 90 Tnev kent ma hresk
narF srr ss.arrS e" mrd nreF ohttrnrfinn4
"a s,n1Ied aS!r 1ter ,tev zach ID fhe Trcmnn
aev s'ppsu II Cnk H. reth;a ~ a;ensrs1 tnok re
-ont II rea ~. ~: ss 4vu.sIsMs ~. 1870. ~ *
1ee IN hts room a1d Guard Nas stadoneo ~ ~ ~
hcho ot tne tsA,te 70 keep paek tne e1o"nt AZ
mus eneea tue feeepuon.
AFTERNOON AID EyE1su.
| r,or, 4 o,c1orar unt,l nesr,y seven cen. Gran
usssea The t1mc n receiving 1he Sislts oI On
le9nc, aHst y. ~. ~ - w %a
Eye - 20 IT,, .. 80, tae me .ees
~ ser IT, TT ese.y w N y, r.
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