The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-09-12

man ofnany Is. And as they filed from tho
cars to tho carriages mn incesSant cry o.!
"Gnnt, Grant," was raise I'D the whole why
from. the depot 10 the Sherman House. :,
: johnson stood up in the carriage and bowed
his beat, but he met with n very cold rcccp'
ton. not cheer was given him, md his
name was not mentioned. Seward was serv.
cd likewise. ~. ,>...
In front of tho hotel the crowd was i'm
mcnsa, ono ofthc largest ever seen III Chicago.
The hotel was chcaply illuminated with n few
coal oil lamps aud dozen ten cent Chinese
lanterns. as the procession turned the cor
ncr near the hotel, few Of the attaches let
of half dozen rockets and II pockct!uLo Oh To-
man candles.
As the Presidents carriage drew near the
rain entrance few cheers greeted HIM, TO
whicl, he responded in his usual humble way
There was very little esprit d" co,ps mani:
tested, and it was not until Grant WAS rcco%.
nizcd that the cheering commenced. Such
cheering has seldom or never been heard.
Grant md Fairrasut were on ever lip. The
pvoplc cried inccssnntly for Grant, and for
moro than the second or third time the Great
Moill was cxtinSuiShcd by the presence OF
the man who fought it ont on that line nli
summer, and the hero who locked hlinSeli to
the main mast,
The distinguished party were received by
Mayor Rice, who rendered them the hospital.
itics Of the city in neat little speech, III
which the most critical could find no political
niltlsionS
Mr.. johnson then came forward, and was
introduced amid few weak calls fora speech.
! In obedience to the invitation the humble
Individual, as he called himself came forward,
and in speech full Of Slarng bad grammar,
said that the Constitution was all right,
that the people who had elected him to
the Presidential chair would never he deceived
in him. lie accepted the ovation asa tribute
to his tai,hfulncSS AMI his policy. lie fur
,hrrmorc hoped he would have the pleasure
of leclaimin. at length on the Convention and
its collateral ISSUES, heford he left tho city.
At this iuncturr Grant WAS again 'rcoS"'
ninnl, and luld calls were nia'lc for II speech,
whir!, h. declined to make \ wcallS were
male for Seward, but he would not respond
CIIIcAGn, Sept. t..
The lraIin: !raturr Of the demonstration
here to-day was the fact that the President
was SnuhInrl hy tn" people in unmarked man
NJ: at iIir reception NJ inc "'eT''f''' ,i"';%'
'">' h'',', ~, :l',Isn W." w., cr,nI ,i,, rnnc
~, :nrI1 j., hr,,J hv the crowd. accom-.
pn,,icd III, Presidential party in the process
sion today. AMI n"''cri that ''''o'sn"". Wv.
I'F ','l'' o. l""'',r "I "", ~. G,UurniIr
.,n".i Nd in his carriage. aud hat in I,anl, kept
CONTINUALLY bowing to the people, he cc'ird
10 cheers, anil it Is n" cN.":'F"''"h 10 S'E,
no recognition whatever from N! "I!N> "
people throughout the whole route. ms ''c'
WAS 80 :;larin- that II finally penetrated even
his thick ll;'l,, aAl he finally S''i'>Hd 'n'"
his seat for the balance "r til, r"nt" 1n"'
spectator. Tn the contrary, Gen. Grant %n"
KEEP, his seat, and sought no attention what
ry"r, was Tn, constant recipient 0! popular n,
v"rS, and waS enthusiastically ch'.re' 10y al
classes wherever identified by them Ills
r"nn'"nanr. woul'l light MP WIN r"aS"r''
their hats would com" OF, 'anik"r'i''",' "''''
lal c%er?,"r watched johnson r"'''',
lrnnnr. AMI c"uI'l plainly -" III expression %
r,nH:G'%,ion AMI disappointment. without
the I,r',,rr. nf Cen. G;'iIt in ihr party TIE
,,c,,,i,u world L,vc been very coal indeed.