The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-20
GEN. SICKLES At SARATOGA,
The Serenade at the Union Hotei---The
General Makes a Splendid
Speech
The serenade to Gen S;cllas IN

1Ho ooiChiue 70 Uen. SlckleS In the
garden OF the Union Hotel, Saratoga
on Tuesday evening, was blow between
the eyes to the shoal of Democratic poll
ticians now In the village. Gen. Sickles
s1id: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN The
National airs SO admirably performed,
and to which we have listened with so
much pleasure, suggest the patriotic top
les to which my brief remarks must be
confined. l am not sure whether this
compliment is rendered to the soldier or
the partizan. Cries of Both. ac-
cept both. The politicians have been al
ready honored in the ovations to Hoffman.
Church and Murphy, and they have been
well be slowed. Althouh none OF these
gentlemen are candidates for Governor
Langhter hope all Of them may be
entirely impartial, | hope that Griswold
VIII be elected. Ch-e.s. Ny sympa-
th!es in the Presidential contest are sim
ilarly distributed and, as | trust, with
equal impartlaity. | rejoice in Gov
Seymour 5 nomination, although he did
not wish it. [ regretted the dispp pointment
OF President johnson, whose nomination
would have gratified me exceedingly, and
! shall rejoice with you most heartily in
the election OF Grant. | thank Vallan-
digham, Wade Hampton, Gen \. B.
Forrest, and the WORLD newspaper for
the unsolicited aid they are giving to in
sure the election Of Grant, and if they
VII only continue in their present work.
very little will remain for the Republicans
to accomplish. Great laughter In
deed | do not see why most Of my old
Democratic fiji n Is may not follow the
same direction. Grant is for peace, and
the DemOcra s we're for peace all through
the war laughter. Grant is for
economy in the political expenditures, and
the Democracy of New York city are GER
tainly IN favor Of economy as well as an
Intelligent suffrage, and an honest ballot
Great laghter. Grant is for aneliorated
taxation, for amnesty to those who have
committed political Offences, for a speedy
return to specie currency, so that every
bod5 may ue paid in gold ;,nd silver and
for universal suffrage. If these views
are not now acceptable to the Demo
cratic party, [ remember the time when
they would have been acceptable My
friends, let us remember all the sacrifices
OF the past seven years, made for union
order and tranquility, and let Us 50 act
that these shall not have been in vain
We all desire peace and prosperity, and
| will tel! you when you shall have these
blessings When all the sections of coun-
try, all classes, and all parties accept the
situation when throughout the length
and breadth of our country, every law
abiding person, no matter what may be
his opinions, his religion, his nationality,
his race, or his color, can rely on the laws
of the land, the court of justice, and the
amnitics of his neighborhood for protec-
ton and security; when for example, a
Union soldier can build for himself and
his family home in the Carolinas, wear
if he chooses, the old blue coat and the
corps badge he won in battle, hang out
the old flag he followed, lie down to sleep
with the latchstring outside and no one
shall come to molest him; and until that
day shall come. a million bows in blue
are ready, when summoned by proper
authority, to march to defend that cabin
against all who would harm that old com
rade for his cause. That day will come
when Gen Grant is elected President
After thanking his audience, Gen. Sick
les retired amid loud chsers, and cries of
Go on. -