The New York herald., 1866-09-18
Gordon Granger to be Perma'
nent President.
Speeches by Generals Ewing, Rousseau, Custer,
Steedman, Ward and others.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
CLEVELAND, Sept. II, 1866
Although the morning brought change OF weather,
with clouded sky and drizzng rain, the streets of the
city have been enlvened by the arrival Of delegations 70
>.b T35pc,.. - Sailors Convention, who have been
marching their several quart es to the music OF
bands and Others only to the regular tread of well drilled
troops The deficiency in preliminary arrangements
prevents up this hour any certain information to
the numbers here to the States represented but it
is calculated that thousand delegates now in
the city While present appearances indicate that the
attendance will not be large anticipated, it is
certain that the Convention will have good representa-
tive character, and will be a
ARRIVAL DELEGATES
At an early hour propeller from Buffalo reached here
with over one hundred soldiers on board and the
ing train from New York brought between fifty and sixty
more the latter grumbng at alleged failure OF tho
railroad officials to fulfil agreement made to send
them through special train on Sunday The deega-
tons were at the landing and the depot by the New
Yorkers previously arrived aud escorted TO their several
quarters,
THE SCENES AT THE HOTELS
havo been eniyenipg. and bord out prospect OF an
enthusiastic If not very largo convention The music
Of bands has kept up the excitement with mar
ta and other airs, and the and CHEEKY greeting
between officers and men, who meeqtogether for the
first time since they mingled Of danger and
toll, have been among the fnos interesting features
of the day. Tho good fellows and hearty cempan-
ions of ship and camp life have evidently been
gotten By the sturdy men who fought together the
OF the Union. The principal public halls Of the
cityBrainards, Carrots and the Nationa--have been
engaged by the home Committee Of Arrangements and
placed a, the command of the delegations
/, sLASDER OF OUR BRAVE DEFENDERS
rabd radical local paper this morning assaIs the
Convention as being by "a set Of bogus soldiers mill
ia officers who real service In the war against
the rebellion" An amusing incident occurred in
etion with this slander of say-at-home radical. The
paragraph was read Ai the breakfast table ps Qps Qi The
hotels by Colonel Brown Of the Twenty New York
regiment who held the paper somewhat awkwardiy, in
consequence Of having left ono OF his arms with
che rebels IN Virginia Tho MANNED soldier called the
attention OF his next neghbor TO the statement, who
happened TO be Captain Dupont Of the Fourth Michigan
regiment The Captain took the paper and proceeded 10
read the offensive article. which he compelled 10
hold In close proximity 70 his face through having lost
his right eye by mimic ball at Gaines Mill where he
was taken prisoner and reported our side among
the doad The Captain had scarcely finished his reading
before he was tapped the shoulder by old army
acquaintance, Captain j. Moon Of tho Tenth Pennsyl
vania Reserves resident Of Illinois, whose attention he
in his turn called to the radical sur The Captain read
it with srno and then left the breakfast with tho
accustomed gait incident TO cork leg, with which he
has supplied the place Of one he Cold Harbo vr
gina.
GENERAL M'cooK
Among the officers present Major General Alexander
Mcdonald McCook, whose is rendered noble BY
the best title to nobity-by having been borne by
father and brothers, all Of whom fought their way
mp the rank Of general In the Union army, and three
of liveg In try
Tho falher IL viii be remembered fell while CALAMITY
fighting the fierce raiders Of the rebel Morgan and
OF the brothers brutay murdered by guorillas who
dragged him from his carriage and shot him the road
The General In Interesting conversztion this
morning. remarked that he here because
be nrmy believed Il TO DO the duty Of every
soldier 70 use all the Influence In his power
20 secure In restored Union and real peace
che the victory they had the field Of battle
"No person ought 10 have more ombtered feelings
against the recs than my self and nine, was the sub
stancc of nis remarks; but the over, and
am anxious TO sec the States resume their old relations
In the tnscn and 10 be at peae with them alt All or
my family who alive will be here and IL they who
dead were living they would be bore TOO" His COZ
versaticn made deep impression Upon his audience
AMUSING fsIDKsf
occurred the that brought the delegates from
The Twenty fourth New YORK regiment who lost lc in
the war, and its place "a supplied with an artificial
limb lie occupied a berth above the one assigned
20 Colonel Bronson, Of the FIny-seyenih New
York, who took his good right arm 70 the field
OF battle and left there 10 the morning the colone
awakened BY strange article dangling down from
abe berth above In Close proximity with his face. He
hailed the Captain with "Hi CapaIn is this your leg
"weil don't know replied Captain o Rren stretch.
ng down his and seiz ~ tho stray limb. Oh yes,
Il y Colonel much obliged 20 you" and be took pos
his leg
pALvamy M.
deal In conversation with q Union man o.dny
sought b. dsparagc the convention by the statement that
he knew fourteen ot the soldiers present who heid the
Office Of revenue " Il that - replied tho
Union man. Well, think better than ever Of Presi-
dent johnson for conferrng the federal Offices upon
fighting soldiers rather than upon stayathomc polit-
I. rsvrrcxY rsIousr-ruE NxcoSsrnucrroS QUESTION
Among The dele here from Rantucky l. General
Hohs0n who recently the Union candidate for Clerk
OF the Court Of Appeals that state and was defeated
nv Duyai q rebel civil onlcer General Hobson
OH limo whig, and although his defeat might be sup
gosed have made him opponent Of the Presidents
policy Of speedy reconstruction, he found In deter
nned opposition the radcals II y By 10 means GER
tain however that all The here prefer We Pre-
gress Their rea opposition 70 the dangerous and ln-
cendary doctrines and designs of the ultra radicals Who
would plunge the country into VIC horrors OF negro IN.
surrceiior and renewed civil ANY plan that meets
che pop usr approval and that would In reality restore
pcace aud re.esiablsh tho Constitutional relations be-
tween an Ne states wond meet the hearty endorsement
OF tho brave who have rsged their lives to secure
run srw YoRR pyrroArux
met IN the reception hsA of tne Knnard House, and
Organized by the selection Of Bgndicr General James
hcQusue. Of Oneida chairman, and Captain ~ Gcary,
OF 0sscgo General Benjamin. of bonroe, and Colonel
rhomaa, of Eric, "a secreiafes TIE following Com.
crs@rrl w. " Rogers OF Erie; General C. Powers 81
Monroe General n. Mcmahon Of New York. Colonel
L. johnson, II oneida Colonel y y Brown, of or.
leans; COl1nel Richard NIXON. Of cklarf; Captain y
IlE ilren OF Oswego Colonel a. n Roger n Wayne
Colonc Charles Belden of King, aud Cofpofal H. "
|fpe-ry, ~ Oneida, and Private Webb of knc The
stsr vers added on notion representatives of tbs
non commissioned officers snd prva'ss pfeaeni ifcm the
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