Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-21
Generals Grant and Sherman Insul.
ted


Daring his Western tour Gen. Grant
has with his accustomed modesty stu
GiousIy avoided all public receptions or
popular demonstrations. Whichever
the people have had the least opportu-
nifty they have turned out to greet him
with an enthusiasm showing how deep
ly the name of the great chieftain is
craven in their affections. To these
manifestations Of respect there have
been one or two marked exceptions IL
Illustrative of the hendish spirit which
yet ptevails. among a certains class of
Seymours "friends." at st. Joseph,
Mo, the General arrived in company
with Generals Sherman and Sheridan
and was met by crowd of about 5000
persons. Among the great throng were
few rebel rowdies determined to show
their disesteem for the illustrfous COM
querors of the rebellion. At his hotel
General Grant appeared-in the balcony
and simply thanked the crowd for his
reception declining to make any farth-
| er remarks. But even this. brief little
speech wasinterrupted by boisterous ap-
pIause mingled with hootings, eroans
and cheers for Seymour and Blair.
After loud calls, Gen. Sherman ap-
peared On the balcony and attempted
| to deliver. .aBi address,. His appearance
was greeted with tremendous applause.
He spoke as follows:
ssCaENTLE4IEN return thanks TO
you for tl.is hearty receptions \ General
Grant did not choose to speak, as he
was worn out by travel. ELoud cheers
for Seymour and Blair, with gFeans and
hooings, 81 do not desire violence, but
if I was resident of st. Joseph would
duck that fellow in the Missouri river.
Continued groans. There was a time
when people who wanted to fight could
be accommodated ; we gave them all
they wanted. = Increased excitementl
When you learn to behave yourself, L III,
continue my speech. Cheers and
groans.l Well, I'll eat my supper and
go to bed; you can do what you please.'h
Clearly these insults to the General
and Lieutenant General had no other
provooative-than theinemine servi-
ces in crushing the rebellion. 1t was
the memory of these that exasperated
the mob .rrsT. e..,.7.
During Gen. Grants passage through
Carliuville, ILL, few days since he re-
ceiYed still more outrageous treatment
from some friends of Seymour. As
soon as the train stopped about two
hundred low fellows surrounded his car
and sci. upon him with the most un-
earthly yeIls and screechings, insulting
him and his family in the most shame
| full manner .staflir18 IL Is 4assa
| Gen. Grant had raised the window of
| the car for the purpose Of shaking
/ hands with some fIiends whom he.rec-
ognized, when one'of the dirty hounds,
more impudent than che rest, rushed
/ to the window, and shouting tsEpurrah
1 for Seymour and 3lair!T Violently
/ struck GEM Grnt in the face with his
hat. Mr.. Mcdonnell, who was convers-
i ing with the General at the time, Tesenz
ted the indignity by giving the fellow a
/ blow on the side of the smeller, Which
sent him sprawling and Lieut.. Mckee
/ and others at once kicked him of the
/ platform. This, however, only the
more incensed the Copperhead mob,
and though it was Intended by the de-
cent citizens of the place to extent to
the General who had successfully led
our armies through the war some indi-
cation OF their personal, not to say po-
litical, appreciation of his services, it
was found to. be utterly impossible to
do so, and the train passed on.
The Springfield (nl.) Journal which
gives the above account says the IYahoo
crowd were highly delighted with their
performances. They. certainly accord
well with the conduct of Seymour's
friends in New York City in 1885,, i.