, 1866-09-08

From Chicago to Snr1nE0csd-Thc Press
tdcnt Leaves the Consultation onA tho
Union Along tile Tsoutc-IIe Becomes
Krr1ta1ed at xi.r Repeated Cheer. for
Grant and Ea-Tawux-The Hnrty TIxft
1he Grave OF Lincoln.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1
SrE>cF1ELp. ILL.,, September Z.
The Presidential tain left Chicago this morn-
ing for this place, 1t s::o. There were two or
thrcc hundred pco7le-at tic tlepot to bid Andy
md his friends good bJe- It was very quiet
crowd, consisting almost entirely Of Copperhcad4
No cheers were given when the train departed.
Everything was MS si!cut Ms the grave. Very few
Chicago invited guests accompanied the party on
the voyage. Not more than half dozen, and
cn!S one Of thc Ch{csgo Committee, and he the
ladica! Colonel r. =. Eough, the other ninety
nine, Including ofice-ho1drrs and cxpectants,
s:ayoa al home, and le!s tie President to tread bis
wesry way alone and uncontrolled through the in
.aospitable Sucker SLATE.
AT 1EMoxT.
The drst stop was n1adc at Lemnnt. Here Tcyy
email crowd, rer!:are fifty, mcn, women and
children, were Al the depot Seward introduced
tie President. There we're no cheers, but tlcy
commenced calling 70. EEant. He lid not conc
out. Sewa1d commenced asking the people uucs.
proceeded.
tie same scene wa. repeated, but there was a
larser crowd.
1T JOLIET
tacrc wcrc one thousand to fifteen hun DR..
PEOPLE 1t the depot. A platform had been erected
on which to welcome the President but that dis
t:C.uiehcd individual cid not like the look Of lhe
audience. and refused to 60. He tried to speak
from the rear OF The car. but the calls for Grant
s7efc 80 lend and persistent that he could not be
heard.
there " Ft1' 1ndsod people. John
Eon. Seward and Wc1". toeE tho rcs1r platform.
and Seward introduced TIC President Ont orre-
epect to the feelings Of the President, Grant did
not appear, and JuhLson WAS allowed 10 make his
lt:lc speech. which concluded with dcllvetin. to
tic audience the flag and The Constitution.
1T DWIGHT
there were dyc :or SIX hundred people, Nho In
Sised on calling f.: Grant and cheering him, With
cheers for t:~:.-r:, but nary one for johnson OF
Seward.
At Tie ce,',c !. solicitation of John ncc3n mem.
ber OF Cons:c.: from ST. 1-on{s, WHO was sobcr,
It being ear the GaJ, th:ec weak cheers were
given for III; President, and these were the flfct
respectable .@eoc:iIon lie got on his route.
At ofn.0A.
Craut WIS 1ou5'y called for, but no call for tht
President or Seward. Tic zane WIS true 1t 1.c1
iEs:on- In TACT everything ,Eas chilly and stupid
Until wc reached Bloomington, and here va.
where the fun really commenced.
Al uLooM1so7oN.
There vas IN Immense crowd On hand, say ten
loHEan1, and they canc 10 sec Grant and no Que
sire They commenced shouting that magic
natne bc{ozc the train reached the dcpo., John
son and Seward went ont Oh the platform, hui
werc evidently frightened. John Hogan attempted
10 introduce The President to the crowd, but lei
thousand 1ongrcs shontcd "Grant." Hoga,
commenced haranSniU. the crowd. The only r.
s1ouse was" Grant = ~ Grant n Hogan asked thl
audience to listen 10 the President. "Gront: =
"Gtant!.' "Graut!" was asaln shouted. job.
uugau aaked il they wAnted less than thirty-sI,
Ssstcs in tic Union. and thsy tuundcred NO
which sounded like tho discharge Of arinc}
cofnmbfad. aud then acaiz the name Of Grant wen
ZIP from every throat. Hogan sud johnson ,ra
IN favor Of thi:'y-six States, md p1oposet
7hrcc cheers for him. Not \ cheer Was given
bat "Gtant,~. "Gsaat,'' t'Crart,'' was wnntrd
md they would Eavc 10 one clse.. Finally Gram
came ont on the platform, and such shout wen
up as hns not bccn heard By tha: party since i
left Waehtngton- The people ruehed up, sct=et
Grant by the hard+ eaook him and ehontcd. l.
uaA the widest, happiczt, Eost enthn
siastic crowd Ger eaw. AsaIs
Uoeaa tried to induce them to hear Ii,
Presidents address. but they only shcated
..G.antl" "Craut!" the louder. 1t was "Crant +
s'G-upt!" t'G,nut.'' and nobody else. sc,ya,t
then tried bis hand 10 tliu Tho coEnmotion, bu, b.
might have just as sen attempted 10 still th
ocean curing ttor.u. The cry went up ffou
Arnd.ede Of voices that they diG not want b:.a,
and butter from L. johnson. They had enough c
item with coup and bones to spare -"
don't wsnt haitofs u dcaecrate the hone u AhEa
t'sm Lincoln, and son and your brcad-and -h1ste
crowd had better zaovc GIL"
Hogan then proposed three ehecrs fo,the Unloz
ED tteE were given with will. Hogan ,as7st
tried 1t for The President 1t was no use. !
pereon in the crowd proposed thrc
ebecrs Tor the Fcaions, and they wc1
ssa to rs spsss il s tic; 9saaiSr Soa1 only s e
NIT him to speali-1'' Grant!'' "Grantl" "Yo
can't 60 It here. We nle al! for Giant '']-anall
A. johnson gave up IN despair and retired 10 hi
car. Meyer did traitor receive more marked i,
bakc from be1e1ved people, He will rrobabl
remember 10 the Cay Of his death his reception
DloominE EtJn.
Tic calls Tor Graut were loud and continued frol
the asriEal Of the train 10 i,a departure. / mu!
not detail The same scenes ii small way &c,
enacted at every etAtion until the tain teache
Springfield.
Al srnIE1FEzD
there Tas m Immense crowd. There wceo man
banners in the crowd, Ill Of d patlsan cha,nr.c
An attempt was madeto form procession. bua
failed. When johnson ard Seward etepped fro,
The cars, there were loud cheers given, but whe
Grant and Farragrt followed, there VIE a ys
which cor1d Eave been heard fot uIIes. n
CruNed rushed 1ova1d tho two heroes, ind It n