The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-11-08

great campaign that has recently closed
They come bere this evening to pay
their respects to one in whom they have
had confidence ever since they had the
pleasure and the honor of knowing YOU
As one of their number, reared amongst
them, l have looked with an eve of pride
upon you as the proper representative of
the sentiment of Wayne county. They
delight to pay their homage and respect
TO their Governor and their friend
While we of the army during the dark
days of the rebellion were away from
home, in you We had our most trusty
friend, and in you our families and
friends whom we had left behind had
their surest support. Wherever there
was an Indiana soldier on the battlefield
or in a hospital, your influence was felt
1t is nothing but natural feeling of af-
fectionate pride on the part of the SOL
dier that prompts him now to pay a
due and proper respect to you on an oc-
casion of this kind. We did not come
here expecting You to so into any dis
QUESTIONS on the subject of politics, but
we came as friends, to pay our respects
to one whom we love and honor; and.
knowing the feeble state of your health,
and in consequence of the inclemency Of
| the weather and the lateness of the hour.
1t would be wrong in us to detain you
longer. l have only this to say, in con-
clusion, that whilst we live, whenever
our country may be in danger, we will
still in the future as in the past look
upon you rs one of the most NOBLE of
lndiana's sons-one of the most eminent
OF American statesmen; nor shall We be
satisfied, God sparing your life. until we
have the pleasure of seeing you occupy
the most eminent position that can be
bestowed upon an American citizen
Be assured, that in the future our sup
port, our kindness and our sympathies
shall not be wanting whenever YOU may
request them.
After the conclusion of Major Popp's
address, a large number Of the company
paid their respects personally to the Gov
ernor. One enthusiastic fellow shouted
as he grasped his hand, God bless ali
the loyal Governors, and YOU at the
top OF all of them, for you are the best
of all of them = Many of them men
toned to the Governor instances of the
relief and comfort that they had expe-
rienced in the field in consequence of
his efforts in behalf of the soldiers
There was a depth Of personal affection
shown toward the Governor, such as
we have never witnessed before at any
meeting of anything like political
char
Music by the ban |. songs and cheers
followed for the G. ,scrnor, for the
'Grand Army and for the "old flag"
and the party returned to Richmond.
Riding to the city in buggy we passed
4 large number of men walking, who
thought enough of the Governor to foot
it to the Retreat and back again, 1.-TWO
miles each way) for the sake of shaking
hands with him.
Afterward party collected in the
parlor of the Retreat, and spent pleas
ant hour in conversation, music and
dancing DIR. and Mrs. Grose, Dr.
Tooker, Miss johnson, all connected
with the pleasant establishment, did
their utmost 10 make the evening pass
agreeably, and succeeded admirably.
Major Popp and others enlivened the
occasion with vocal and instroma anfal
music, and the party sep arated in the
best of spirits