The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-27
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The New York Tribune thus scorn--
fully alludes to the Scott-Grant Sword !:
The saloon ia crowded. Somebody, at
the end, on the platform, is saying
| something to somebody else, who is in
visible. BY Il fine instinct, we discover
| that the NestOr of the Association, Mr..
! L.s,B. Ruggles, is making a, little
speech--which the Legue pard0ns TO bis
aye and position, while resolving to
make an example of the next man who
does ito General Grant, And this is
| what he said :3 4it gh5 nl 1f
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General: This memorial-day of the
| Fatherof Country has been deemed q
| fitting time i'm which to do honor to her
| illustrious son. America has now her
own history and her own race of heroes.
They speak to us from Mount Vernon,
the Hermitage, the thousand battle
fields of the Republic. They speak to
us through the Inartyred President, the
| pictured canvas, the man. With rev.
erent homage tonight we hallow their
memories. Around you, sir as the
loyal representative of the American
brotherhood of arms, and fit successor
of him who, victor of Mexico, vir-
tuously declined the sceptre of empire
proffered by the very people he had
conquered, but which another with less
wisdom, and to hold, as we believe,
brief rule, has dared accept at other
hands, we gather with affection and
with gratitude. A few gentlemen have
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timents which they entertain for you as
citizen soldier. Their thought 6y this
approving presence becomes the act Of
the many, and its reading, with which
I am charged, will, l am confident, but
give utterance to the general voice.
PRESENTATION LETTER.
To Lieut.. Gen. u. s. Grant, u. s. A.
General: With the view of expressing
in an acceptable manner, that admira-
ton which we have always entertained
of your character and career, we have
procured and now ask you to accept the
portrait of your illustrious predecessor,
in that high trust to which the favor of
erican people have called you. We
regard, painted by William Page, will
NC ucchhou W you hcVncA ouht VI Uh-
welcome.
Through an active military career of
more than half century, Lieut. Gen.
Scott adorned his profession by the cuI-
tivation of every sentiment that can
honor a man., and the practice of every
virtue that becomes a Christian. A SOL
dier in every fiber Of his being, lie has
been as conspicuous by his humanity as
by his bravery, and has been as uni
formly ardent and efficient in preserving
peace as in conducting war.
Trusting that your OWL career may be
equally prolonged, we remain, yours de-
Hamilton Fish, & E Detmold, Leon.
ard w Jerome, Ehingham III Nichols, g
j Collins, r Bayard, G Butler, H G
Stebbins, Richard Butler, H G Smith,
Peter Cooper, Henry A Snlythe, Horace
b Mafllin, Moses III Grinne.l, Willis
Gaylord, Henry Clews, Edwin Hoyt, ]
Wadsworth, George Opydke, William ii
Dodge, Marshal . Roberts, f. S Sanford,
Simeon Draper, Ben Holiday, George
Griswold, h A Quintard, Wilson q
Hunt, II ID Lathrop, John III Hall, J
Butler Wright.
Sire and Son, Protector and Savior of
the Republic, we bring you together.
And now, sir, as of old, Athenian pre-
eininence wasmade perfect through BAN
ishment, so we who have brought you
hither pronounce your Ostracism, with
draw our further protection, and ,surren-
dec you. who never surrendered TO man,
to the prison fare of this Club, and to
such treatment and attention only as
the ladies here present may extend 10
you. 90 -...o-- 81 s.s-
TO which General Grant replied as
follows: -..,c 80
Gentlemeny-The notice ofyourinten-
ton to present me with Pages portrait
of Lieut.. Gen. Winfield Scott was duly
received. This is not the first token re-
ceived by me OF the friendship and gen
crosby OF the citizens of your metropolis
or of yourselves. 1t is, nevertheless, one
WHICH | will always cherish and value,
both for what it is aud for those who
have done me this great honor.
The portrait OF one who has rendered