The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-02

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ssIors brave defe. entitled. Again, soldiers and
that IN your han fs often torn has never been tar.
AA''A0S' eee- md again bid you welcome.
<1sPoNsB OF aENERiL BARNUN.
ne~@Si II. A. Barnum, Of the National Committee,
TO- ponded to the Mayor q follows:-
MBlMAYoR AND THE PsoPLs OF PHnADnIpHIA-
whom you to-day welcome to your far famed city
thank you for your kindly greeting. the name OF
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their hearts. The loyal bands who hurried 70 the
defence Of the capital when treason rst mashed its
fountains, sss At your tables and received your
heartfelt GOD speed;' and the last bEonzed veteran
o. rss war r. 70 the ns had
to-day m . sacred presence. Here were born our
liberties and the clangor Of yonder bell procaihins
with the echo Of the guns Of Gettysburg. Maintain
ing That liberty, 1t IL fitting, then, that to-day we
should gstae. here ana Join with you 10 the high
paired; more than thia let usreaze that we are
e the psTy WHICH our
our armies have we esabShsd the absolute safety Of
government from armed attacks. Whether from
within or without It remains for to 80 entrench
the Liberties OF our country BY righteous and just
dom, justice and civil rights shall prevail through
the land II know the temper Of our grand old army,
read Alright your presence here, my comrades,
absolute freedom which you enjoy here in Philadel-
pma secured TO every good citizen Of the repu9c
IN every hamlet Of the land be he millionnairdo or
common laborer, educated or ignorant white or
black. We have passed the connict OF arms, but we
are now ct the height Of the battle Of principles;
70 the rebel army Of the South is the rebel army
North. During the war the Boys IN Blue" whipped
the one and the loyal North whipped the other: TO
north who hesed his hate at the very sight Of boy
In Blue'' marching to the 'front.' the rioters Of New
ers, join with the unsubdued treason South and con-
shutting the so-caed democratic party, forming
grand attack on this combined enemy Of peace and
good government are the victorious "B0ys In Blue''
ana their loyal alies with poetic Justice the leaders
synonym for all that opposes the war North com.
mands the cohorts OF treason, while the great cap
belion laid down its arms leads the hosts to freedom
We have seen the Waterloo Of armed rebellion; We
have yet to see the St Helena Of the spirit Of treason
the battle hymn,
Mine eyes have seen the coming Of the glory Of the Lord
shall see on November day the death OF the spirit Of
treason In the overwhelming defeat and the utter
rout OF our political foes. Grid your armor then,
my comrades. To the fight Close up your ranks |
The spirits OF your three hundred thousand slain and
and now is Se magic
remember the invocation Of our martyr President
spoken on Gettysburg's Heidi
1--WE here rightly resolve that these honOred dead
shall not have died In vain: that this nation under
God, shall have new birth Of freedom, and the gov
people shall not perish from the EARTH - -
SPEECH OF GENERAL FITZPATRICK.
General kiLPATIcK was called upon for speech,
remember those proud and happy days when the
heroes OF Georgia and the Carolinas had joined the
with coors Tying and Id drums " beating ali came
marching home across the hills and valleys Of vir
gnia, keeping step to the sweet music OF the Union,
avenue, down before the future residence Of Ulysses
B. Grant-toheers)-when we had received the greet
g q ten Il Of G and had
We were mistaken. The same foe, with the same
leaders North and South, Ia arrayed against u.s.
have Horatio Seymour or General Grant for your
next Presidentf (Cries for Grant, viii you have
en Great af sser axen a01 on the shoulders Of
tor Lee Cries OF MOL viii you have
that man-hyena Forrest take the place Of
no.) No, my fellow citizens. We have met mere to-
day to take into consideration how this great evil
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that We must place men in power and position who
for Which 1s We 70 ses sss
rebelli0n not only that they also be true to the
interests OF widows and orphans Of our comrades
down with appreciation upon acts OF their comrades
who are assembled here to-day: Gan l. can you, fel-
low soldiers can you, General Burnside, stand tim
idly and c0wardly by and see the Union
and liberty destroyed foreverf We arc to-
day-(voic4 In the crOwd-Let us charge
on themkI wish to God that we could make
q charged just wish that Robert 4. Lee HOratio
Seymour and that scoundrel and traitor Frank
Biair-thsses)-were here to-day. With this crowd
alone would put liberty and Union In the balance
against them and treason.
Governor CURTIN was called for, but he said, II
will not speak TO you, my felow-citzens, because
this Is q soldiers meeting. was not a soldler.n
The asseinbnge then took recess until half-paat
seven O'Clock In the evening.