The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-09
Honor TO Gen. Mcclellan In PhiIa.
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PHtLADGLEIiA, Oct. s.-The procession in
honor Of Gen. Mcclellan to-day was a splendid
ovation. During the morning the upper sec
tion OF the city was alive with the parales OF
clubs mastering their members and marching
10 Broad and the adjacent streets. Tho
weather was cold and blustery, with ocCa.
sonal showers of Tainj Notwithstanding which
the streets along the published route were
filled with spectators, some OF whom waited
patiently from o'clock until nearly dusk.
The procession did not commence to march
till o'clock and was two hours in passing a
given point.
1t was preceded BY Grand MARSHAL McCand.
less with his aids, and = very large cavalcadc
followed, which included about IOJ butchers,
who formed quite feature with their white
shirts ana blue silk snshCs. In this portion
Of the procession were 800 mounted men.
The second division was composed of the
Guard Of Honor, and the reception OF state
committees, in carriages, cscOrting General
Mcclellan, who rode In blrOuchc, aud was
constantly engaged In bowling TO the pliulits
OF the spectators. Five other division, fol.
lowed, including hremcn, various ward ASSOC
Citations, and other civil clubs.
Nearly every club had q CavA lcido Included
In Its ranks, aud there was not less than one
thousand vehicles OF every conceivable de-
scription, from siX.horsc barouchc to = sim
gle horse York wagon. The members Of the
clubs were generally clad in red shirts, and
mostly carried flags with the motto, "Welcomc
/ to Little Mac" The Americas Club turned
out very strong, both mounted and on foot.
Ga reaching the Continental hotel Gen. Nc.
| Clcllan reviewed the line from q balcony, and
the nssemblage rapidly dispersed.
| PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Sat the Continent al
! Hotel General Mcclellan spoke rs follows:
/ FELLOwCITlZEEs: You who have TO-DAY
honorcd ne vii your presence, " III you ne
. cCpt my earnest and heartfelt thanks, all that
/ have to offer you In return for an honor
which | will remember so long as memory
serves mc. My comrades, l can receive no
more welcome greeting even in this my native
city, than the sound oil the same cheers that
! lave 10 often met me In camp, on tho march
AMI upon the field of battle. They recall a
strange and most eventual history. Here on
! this spot, Tiled with the earliest and most
peaceful associations of my childhood they
arouse stern and stirring memories 81 n
UhCrkC! cd career.
Tic place where | Stand recalls io my mind
/ quiet days Of peaceful life. The faces | sec
and tic voices l hear carry me back TO the
realities Of the past, the scenes Of your suffer:
ings, iurt,tudG and glory-dnys that tried
mCn's souls. Their shouts were an c3rRCat
than could implicitly rely upon the hcrOism
and devotion OF the army, They always
CNiuvcd that love and sympathy which united
VA. When | parted from you on that sIl No
vcmbcr day, which none OF US can forget, your
voices shouted 10 ne that under new COM
LIuudrrs you would lose none of your ancient
hvrUism. The voices and the echoes fTUL
I Malvern, .;puth Mountain and AntictluI were
certain guarantees for your conduct Mt Fret
,r.cEshUrg. ChaHCelIU!Ni!lC, Gcttysbgrg, the
| Wilderness, n.l the CiOwning victory at
| RiChmUnd.
Soldiers. whether 0! my own old army Of
/ The Potomac or the gallant armies of tie
.Wcsi, thank you from the depths Of II sol.
die, . heart Tor this welcome. 80 long as /
am on this earth cannot forget the bonds
! which unite us In the memory Of our fallcu
conn tdcs, Of the pcr!ls shared in common, and
the great love and confidence you have glyCa
me. Come what may, am sure that IL the
future, as in the past, we shall ever be found
side by side III peace, as we were then In war,
! for one country.