, 1866-09-14

4he 1t0kflle Demonstration at S:cu-
brnEiile-Tlic Party In Pittsburgh
1olnkonss Speech Cut Sllort-4san.
guet in tlss I:ycnln1-Trnntcnsc Esa-
thusta+En for General Grant.
Especial Dcspatcl, to The Chicago T,fbuuc,1
lI71suURGH, September u.
The Presidential arrived here at six clock.
The reception committee from Pittsburgh met the
party al stebtHvillc, Ohio, wt,cre biz Exec}lracy
met with hostile reception from, the people, On
the arrival Of the tain at Stcnhensillc, In rcsponse
to the crowd. Preside nt johnson vas introduced,
and was receive with mingled lI$scs and cheers,
ard when order hnd been restored be said: "Fcl-
1ow-citf,cns-l thank you for the generous rcccn-
fton yoH have accorded me d the Chief Magistrate
oi this nation. 1woult eAy 10 those citizens whn
hate come 10 welcome me, thai thank shc4n.
Kisses mud cries for Grnnt] Any clcyrr we'll
tFcd man will not insult nc, and no other cau.''
Great confusion followed these remarks, amid
Which the train proceeded on It's way.
Nothing OF interest happcped until the tra'n
reached Mansfield, when the President was taken
by ihc hard by III old man who had stakcn hands
with Washington whtu he was President. Here,
too. an aged co1orcd man shook tho President bv
The band that WIS to lead his race out Of bondage
Without further interruption the train proceeded
10 this city, Nhtrc ii arrived precisely Al six
o'clock amid the booming OF cannon and the .aoet
enthusiastic chcCrE. So great was the crowd 1t
tho Union Depot. and on The avenues leading
thereto, lhat 1t was half an hour before the pro-
cefhion could be formed. The Prcsi.
dent and parry were seated in carriages
amid continued upsoar Of cheers.
The Chief Marshal and his assistants were almost
powctlees aguitst the multitude. Finally the frc-
ucn, who formed the largest and most imposiur
part OF the display, mado a movement by which
The crowd was forced back, and the procession
took up ii3 march, proceeding through The psiuci-
pal Fstees OF the city. There were few individual
cs'orts at decoration and illumination Of
buildings. The Government buildings, Federal
Offices ami tho two newspaper Offices conducted
IN Tic Interest Of "my policy" yere decorated
with flags, banners and rarti-co1ored lanterns,
From the buildings Of several Onion ntn banners
anu kticfchcss wctc run out, bcarIug tug1.csiiyc
inscriptions, among the most notable were the
following: HIVE you heard the news from
ia.He:" "Thc Northern crd OF tho linc"
"1laitcrs u,ust tale buck Ev1ts In The work Of
reconstruction" "Wclcomo to the President Of
tho whole Cnton.''
On thc arrival oftle procession a. the ST. Charles
Ho1el, great difficulty WIS experienced in getting
the distinguished party into the building, lhe
street being dcnpcly packed with an anxious
crowd. The friends Of the Presidents policy had
taken the rrccaution to I'LL the space in tront Of
the balcony Of the hotck before tue procession ar.
rived, and by this 1nan~uvrc they kept those dis
roscd to create confusion on til. ontstdc. The ar-
rcarnncc Of the distinguished party on the plat.
form treeted oser the po1ticot was greeted with
enthusiastic cheering, mingled with hfsses and
g1oane. aud cries for Grant. When order WINS
In measure restored the Ircstdcut came forward
supported by Secretary WcIles. Hon. Wilson
McCan"lcse. United States Jndse for this District
delivered tho address Of welcome, which was d.
iec'ed 10 the President, General Grant, Admiral
Fanagut. and Secretaries Seward and Wc1les,
1ttS+k$ tf.n = 1,1E-z
exceedingly bofstcrous, md kept up their calls
for Grant ni.d FasEtgut. Otdrs mas partially &c.
stored atter few minutes delay, when President
totnson stepped 10 the front to respond. In
s;anlly be checrcd With great custo, which he
acknowledged by bowling and waving Ills haud.
President johnson stood silcn, fus few ,nIu,,tcs
end then replied 10 Jndsc McCandicss.
PRECEDENT Joftxeox's erEEcu
:, Fellow citizens fc1es Of ordcr1 Of Pittsburgh:
to.iSht 10 tender ny sincere ihanks to You for
thc welcome, lehcc1s for Gtant, and cries OF Or
1 asr and e Soa sys Sen NJ q sais oss
4 roies-1" fon'r mistaken, 1! cidp.t come ftom
ss Re and i ns onM aud PG IL, n.2 ns
ssSss sSe 1e1& User aa4 assassd aa'sor!'2 :!
y Se q nho re:e
come to a fcl1ow-ci.lzen, 10 tue thief Magistrate
oi This nassou.'f peculiarly gratifying to mS IRE
nish,. in she;;few words shaii sIve u;it:aucs 10
ItiMs1 me to say tha: come here as Tho Chicf
Magistrate, not n twenty ,ave, bMt Of ;hrsy.slx<
The Whole Union. aud moi it. Of pat Il Il, a. has
been tlopuentls alluded to. here Tonight. II
.cference 70 this cu,on. mention wa. naae 9: the
Where i t!cEc any people more tntcge*t ed In tho
sfRfb 81 II fi II e59 GsR IL aSss sSps
$.rC}n tut - n
Pittsburgh: Being to- the whole UEiou, am for
cgr!y tnais.euars interest belure uc tonight.
| restoration oi I'll ihc statrs Ny n,licS-ycs. M
pu3icy-is 10 RESTORE This U1fon. aud Bring about
peace and reconciliation and concord between tie
sroans md voiec 'Gant sec hi II M SUB. Sa
rosc that sAcse s1crcn States lying o.: yoalt:,
nnaer The aictio' Of foreign power, and
them. elves to the lwentys slates Of til. Unou
where Il the man who will ray that saese eleven
s.ales Of ills Union aud bccor1. pa,t Of ihc Con-
| icGeracy: More cheers and croans.] When We
'ouk IL the South and the Southwest. we sce this
picture. AID want m outlet for the commercial
pr"tiEets Of thls city, and where Is tie man who
| viii rfuscs'
Here The interruption bccaHc 50 great that the
President was compelled 10 cease The crowd
sert ur continual shont for Johnson Grant,
Fafslrut, Gutter AID othcrs, and after standing :
come five minutes, the President called General
Grant forward and pscscr.cd him. The Geuc.a
WAS received with deaienlns ehou,s Of applause
He Cid not rastc any speech although cai9ed MP
on 10 do so. aoi simply bowed his acluuwlcd:
menss ard retired Immediately.
The President then waited few minutes longer
End seeing that I, was impossible 10 be heard
said: "Fcllow-citizens As commit make ms
self heard on this occasion, Thank you for th1
welcome and bid you goodnight" The Presl
dent was Immediately escorted to bis room fol
loved by Secretary Welle% ard the remainder 9
the party. In response TO the demands Of th
crowd, Giant and Farrasnt were Introduced a:asr
ard were received With great applause. II
crowd fingered around the hotel until past NH
night, and although there were some difference
Of opinions expressed about my policy" bt
few fights occurred.
Secretary Seward s,i1l eantnucs III, and wae NJ
will the procession, but was quietly removed ,
The hotel. Ill. Illness Is not serious, aud he c:
| 1.eetes him<c1f conya1eecIng d. to he a'1e
: be about tomorrow. lie Is being nureed by b
) daughter.
In ,h- evening grand banquet WAS given a. Il
ST. Charles, at which one hundred and hll5 ne
sons sat down, although as many more gaiped d
, | ccss to the banqueing hall. Tho President :
: spondcd to a complimentary toast, in which |
succeeded in swinging around the circle, hayi1