, 1866-09-14

nm; olt r9t satisfied with thla, he dtsmounted
ard arf. saching the President ehook him by ,he
hand. Ono OF The hyEtaEders exclaimed, po!ntin.
al the Eccro, ghcrc hoys, Is the cause 0! all The
'sontlc." This little incident occasioned much
laughter.
About half-past five O'Clock wc reached sonth
littsbursh- 4 very large mass OF people were
there assembled, wofkmcn and 1abosers having
cii theiF shops. und the women aud chl ircn dc.
tesfed their hnnsce. Confusion and excitement
everywhere prevailed, and hur,ahs followed the
paseirg lain. National Ealntes wc.e fred, Al,
Ihc way to Pittsburgh we've thronss Of interested
spectators. We euon reached the railroad eta-
tio'., and with dticulty the excnrsionists made
their exit through surginr and pressing c, owls,
Every high point. in that neishborl,ood was
th'nn:cd, and confusion ruled the hour in vain
policemen asserted their authority. for the crowd
uas TOO large 10 BE- efectually held hack.
After sonc delay, the President, General Graut.
.cn'i'al Fasr7g1t, Secretary Wcl1cs, and others
Of The parry, were seated iu open barouchcs,
drawn by fonr ho.ecs, anu decorated with little
ha.s. The procession moved III tue following
Older:
Chief Masshal and S,a5,
E=co'is consisting OF Ts.ular troops from 1hc
EntF1s0n-
4Tcsadcnt 5ohnsDn and t,AFty In EaFrjares
Committee nl deception In carriages.
ihr Fire Department.
lsttorm Association.
Delegations from abroad,
EliIZells aud others.
The procession ra=seA through the principa1
streets. AL along the route ,lr eidcwaiks, will
dows, doorstcps and pos,iens, were c:uwdct,
While thousands OF persona, men and boys,
hl!cd the carringe wny to snch nn extent that llc
vehicles moved with difficulty. Women almost
everywhere waved their hanlke. chEcf4. while
some displayed little flags. Ti,s,- WAS constant
Fontnsion and lond voices: The ba.ouchcs con-
tanning ihc President and General Grant wcr.
'fanscd By impatient Gaxess. and there was great
contention to !toSe good look at him. The
President was kent continually hown~ and ,yaytne
hts has ir ncknow lcdgmcnt OF the greetings.
1t HOW bciEg twilight, rockets and o;I,cr pvro-
technics were 1Entca, and III 1uany localities port
fires OF all colcre were burning. The Custom
House md roet Office, md several Of the hotels
Il i manS private hause-, and lhc Offices Of The
-Io'ntng I3st and the Republic werr brilliantly
illuminated and decornted with flags, while .nut-
toes suited to the occasion, both large and small
were proflite'y displayed. Meanwhile the con-
lusion Vi tongues continued, and blss.-cd In al
almost dealcaing dlscorl with the music OF The
tards.
lie procession arrived at the st. Charles Ilotcl
ut about seven o'clock, and here dense crowd
hnd preceded tho cxcursioufEls. Soon after tn
sertn the hole}, the President was escorted to the
platform which was erected FOR tic occasion, and
which was crowded with spectators. Thousands
npou thousands throngcl Wood street In front Of
Inc h"tc and for several blocks en- both sides Of
shas establishment There were continuous hur-
tahs, hootinss, Kisses, calls for Grant a3d Fara.
suf4 WHILE on the othyr part OF tic lnass cries
went Hr 1on1 and strong for johnson. Judge
McCandlcss was tn company with the President
lie endearoret to secure silence, hut though this
was unattainablc, hc addressed tho rrcsi1ca. -
follows, speaking as ionlty ~ Lis voice wonld
permit:
Mr. rnEs1nES7: The municipality of I.u..
bur.h md Allegheny, dIscartling t6c nonn1ar
voice. have dccliEcd 10 invite YOU kcrc. III. mn.
re. without distinction Of ras ty, tn town mcctins
s::ss l. 1ss s s9 ss.s sSo nj
Io yen pcssonalls they tende. TIC most generous
Hospitality, and 10 your high ot1ec the f6masc Of
paye oIe be Eee hy hSnos ron tue
rendcncc If character, aid the homes; iti1t3aiscs
which VII have elevated yoa to pinnacle where
saeus !hc eas. IL iii srea, Civic te'a M fra@ anH
isr inception 10 It's Termination, they fnunI yu,,
ensnnn'sIanE lile nadness OF political !crcsies,
tnon c1Irtny asn co'nfn, up TO the stature Of tic
patriot, The soldier and The statesman. They eec
how anxtou$ly and with what sctdeuial yon have
s,atcf. to Ina!Iliain nnimparcd t,1e Constitution.
signed by Washington. the ciowninc glory Of lid
career and ti.sy congratulate yon upon your safe
clec and celebrated AZ the theatre Of his catllcst
achievements.
seemingly pnlsc1eee, yrt wien thc Constitution
atd The Culon are i1t-4angcr 81 positive ana 1cF.
rife, tic first. the foremost and tic most hrzoIc,
atlt!tion. commanding obedience TO the ono and
assuring soidity 10 the other. am directed BY The
enthusiastic constituency aronrd me- to extend ron
To yon. ADMIRAL Farrasnt, the ma.ter..pirlt ri
hs Il s Mss:nr s and nS k%R he
@ sSares guns ~ pppeIsie e Mo5c aha ~ he
misguided people Of :hc South tina, this Govern.
n r. ss Hns a9d intse and that the lays
Instructed to FAY that sou arc the guest Of the
10 sou, Ms. wclle., who, in the riaat Of a war
OF colossal proportions, created nayy which /.
now our pride and boast, tender you The ksndest
wisbcs of .hir community.
! and iIlusnions predecessor Of ihc President 50
wisely guided tho foreign relations OF tho t;ovcr
Men, as in our great extremity to parry and de-
sn nsss Of o ay" Sx saS 1as sss n.'s et M
MT: ~ Trcsideni, l., % ne {ur,hcr eas, tha, ibs
o; Tou feRose II ,he pcopals
tomb Of the patriotic Douglas, II an index OF the
popular hca,f. Those voluntary and cxtraordtnary
demonstrations Of cnihnsleem arc not only lrib
tion, but 5nst ,eward for > long .Ie, Of me7,o-
ions pubns sssstee sn ps.iiop. eslst. OF Ssa'
zen, III eleneats q he .sa,essn and nd III IT,
War having ceased: rehe1lloua children OF y
parental authority, and peace, l,'es4ed peace
you afc bringing into harmonious action ihe dis
csrment- Obstacles, political md personal. yos
hare been compelled 10 encounter; questions Q
pnhllc policy. without precedent, 10 1nte1
sgiefncy of Inc times, and ~ita tue 1a help Of il
people will settle them finally aud forever. 'Fifr
e. en ss God E,!Ss to & sc :ne at
Ioity in yonE patriotism az Its el.mnit aud pm:
and beuenceni In yonr purposes a. tue arst ray
viii sonr great work Of national regeneration, 2,
til not single. s'ar, slall ,rsuaaiu dill
In tho blIc Geld II The putional ensign.
While Judge Mccandless wns tlelfvcrins his nj
lsrss, there were cries for Grant md favEasn
while others beloved and groanea. whoo7e1 ~
made all other conceivable kinds OF nniacs. IT
larger portion OF the crowd seemed to he drt.
mind 10 prevent, By their disorder, tho drlyc,in
OF any speeches.
| The President approached The front Of the p1a
form. and wa1c1 bis hat Us II 10 command sllcnc
Finding It Impossible to obtain hearing, It
President merely said, ~ bid you good night,
. and Withdrew.
! Three cheers were then given for Inc Preside
~ par Of tie crowd. aud thEec cheers followt
~. N'a1e ao" FAxtA1nt- Inc CsoN1 CoullHut
Will E7otns and shouts for rno.c than HI honr,wh'
: Grant appeared On the balcony and told the pc
pie that they had better dieperse to their hame
. that tl,eE had eecn everything and should rc,u
! qrfctly. lie cndcAvo.ed to epca1s further, a:
4 waved bis hat to the crowd In acrree,ting ua
. ncr, but the noise WIS 20 great he con
not proceed, and was obliged TO retire. Al
this shouts Of VARIOUS kinds were continued, d
. les for johnson were mingled With groans a
;. c],ea,s for nearly every prominent political CHI
+ acter, Including Bcecher and Tying. The d,.pl
Of facs that were obnoxious to the crowd elicit
J. considerable iceEing and hootlug, but altoget1
o the crowd was peaecably disposed, and with
= exception Of few small lights and several sudd
q | dIspsrsions. did not proceed to any serious az
e Alto. Grants remarks IL commenced 10 thin Q
e but NOW and then seemed to acquire new sttsll
= and continued to announce Its presence with g
If sfderablc louduess until late hour Of the n1Ghl
rrfr 4f,.Y1c31t At 4he ST GflRt