The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-10-16
OVATION TO GENERAL n,cLELL4x.
Tremendous Procession.

grandest, most enthusiastic and heart
felt ovation ever rendered to any lndi-
vidual in Philadelphia. At an early
hour the various societies, clubs and
delegations began to assemble on
Broad street, and As the hour Of noon
drew nigh that vast thoroughfare pre-
sented scene once witnessed never to
be forgotten. As far as the eye could
reach could be seen a vast sea Of peO-
pie, surging and rolling in mighty
numbers
The following organizations partici-
pated: The Young Mems Keystone
club, Anericus club, Fox Campaign
club, Hickory clubs of the Twelfth
ward, Sheppard Campaign clubs, NJ
Clellan's Guards, composed of soldiers
and sailors, aud the various Democratic
I ward organizations. 4 butchers COL
umn Of about seven numbered men
was a prominent feature Of the pro-
+ cession.
The Seven divisions were as fol-
lows: First, a mounted cavalcade
headed by the Soldiers City Execu-
tive Committee. The Second, a guard
Ofhonor, the reception committee, the
State committee and invited guests
The Third, organizations Of soldiers
and sailors from distant states and
from Philadelphia. The Fourth, or
ganizations of soldiers and sailors in
Philadelphia. The Fifth, firemen.-
The Sixth, Civic clubs and associations
south Of Market street, and the Sew
enth, Civil clubs and association North
Of Market street, ali under command
ofGen. NJ Candies, Grand Marshal.
At about haIf-past one the immense
procession took up its line of march
over the following route Counter
marched on Broad street to Spring
Garden, up Spring Garden to Eigh-
teenth, down Eighteenth to Spruce,
down Spruce to Broad, up Broad to
Chestnut, down Chestnut to Fourth
when the divisions moved to the right
and left, aud then dismissed. The pro-
cessi0n escorted Gen. Mcclellan in
barOuche to the Continental Hotel,
where he received them from the bal
cOny.
Chestnut street never before present
ed such an animated scene. As the
/ procession moved past the hotel, cheer
after cheer went up for Little Mac, and
greetings Of welcome went forth from
every lip. On the banners Of the diff
erent organizations were displayed
notices expressive Of the great regard
and high estimation in which the he
TO of Antietam is held. "Give Us
back our old commander" j." "The sol
dier in war and the citizen i'll peace"
"Honor to whom honor is due. " "Wel-
come Little Mac" and other notices
of like character were greeted with APP
plause on all sides. 1t was dark before
the procession had all passed the hotel.
1t occupied two hours and half in
passing a given point, and was COM
posed Of not less than 10000 men.
At the Continental hotel Gen. NJ
Clellan spoke as follows:
SPEECH OF GEN. MCCLELLAN.
Ny FELLOW CITIZENS: You have to-
day honored me with your presence.
viii you accept my earnest and heart
felt thanks. All that / have to offer
you il return for this honor is that /
will remember this occasion 50 long as
memory serves me. Ny comrades, l
can receive no more welcome greeting,
even in this my native city, than the
sound OF the same cheers that have 50
often met me in the camp, on the
march and upon the field Of battle
They recall a strange and most evcntful
history. Here on this spot, filled with
the earliest and peaceful associations of
my childhood, they arouse stern and
string memories of a chequered ca
reer. The place where / stand recalls
to my mind the quiet days Of peaceful
! life. The faces see and the voices hear
carry me back to the realities Of war,
and the battle scenes Of your sutierings,
/ fortitude and glory. Upon the days
| that tried mems souls these shouts
We're an earnest that / could implicitly
rely upon the heroism and devotion of
army. They always evinced that love
and sympathy that united US. When
/ | parted from you on that sad NOvem-
Der day that none of us can ever forget,
/ your voices showed to me that under
new commanders you would lose none
/ of your ancient herOism. Voices ech-
oed from Malvern, South Mountain, and
! Antietam certain guarantees for your
/ conduct at Fredericksburg, Chancellors-
! vile, Gettysburg, the Wilderness and
croWning victory of Richmond. Sol
| diers, whether of my own old army Of
/ the Potomac or of the gallant armies
of the West, thank you, from the
/ depths of Il soldiers heart, for this
welcome. So long as | am upon this
earth l cannot forget the bonds that
comrades, of per;ls shared in common,
/ and the great love and confidence you
have given me. Come what may, /
am sure that in the future, as in the
past, we will ever be found side by side
in war as then, in peace as now, for
one country.
THE MERCERsBURG REVIEW, for
October, 1868, is upon our table. Its
contents are as follows: The State as
an Element in Civilization, by John