The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-21

SPEECH AT THE GREAT DEMONSTRATIONS TO
SUSTAIN ANDREW JOHNSON AT COOPER 49,.
sTITurE, JUNE 7, 1868.
81 thank you for this reception, If | were in
the habit Of speaking, / am 50 impressed by it
| that would not be able to respond as should
like to 10. You will have to excuse me"
srrrDH At the DINNER GIVEN no GRANT At
TnE Aston HOUSE,, JUSE 7, 1865,
"Hsnti,mrp-I know you will excuse me from
attempting to reply to yonr very catering r.
marks"
SPEECH Al KALAMAZOO, Wcm
Reported in the N. Y. Times, August 20, lsoj.l
81 ain not going to reply to the address, gen
tlemon, | could not do 50 If ! should try"
SPEECH AT THE UNION LEAGUE ROOMS, JAN.
UARY 7, 1865.
After along and llattering address from
the chief orator, Grant said
"Gentlcmcn-G bid you good night am
much obliged to you for this reception"
SPEECH AT THE BDDLE HOUSE, DETROIT.
Reported in the New York Times, August H.
81 bid you ell good night"
sHEEcn At TOLEDO, ONO
Reported IN the New York Times, August p,
1861
"Gntlemsn amt Frilo,o CiGzcp.--Ksv. Mr..
Vincent, who has come out On the train from
Chicago has kindly consented 10 return my
thanks for this hearty welcome which you have
given me-"
SPEECH ~ NEW YORK ON THE BALCONY Or
the CITY HALL, AUGUST ~, 1866.
From the Herald roport
"Goneral Grants remarkable tor his laconic
addresses. aud though be did not deliver an ad-
drc.-, lao said a very good thing. Turning 70
Faragut he said Admiral, as II would be ut
terly impossible at this distance to make the peo
pie hear voices, they will take our appearance
for a speech"
SPEECH AT THE BANQUET AT DTLMoNIco's,
AUGUST 30, 1866.
On being toasted end yocterously
cheered, the hero arose and said (rather in.
coherently j
"All can say to you is, that if the president
and his cabinet had held to their determination |
would have had to leave the admiral to do the
talking. We would have let you of, and you
would have got to your beds"
SPEECH AFTER THE BANQUET AT DELNoSr.
cos.
Verbatim report, n. \. Tribuns,April 80, 1866
Loud calls we're made for General Grant
and that gallant officer was introduced by
Mayor Hoffman. General Grant said
THAT owing to the exhaustion which they all
felt after the entertainment given by his honor,
the mayor, they could not expect him 10 say
anything further"
SPEECH At NIAGARA FALLS.
lRcportby tho Herald, soptomoer2, 1865.
Loud calls for Grant
"My modesty compcls me to turn over tnat
written speech to Mr., Hall, who will deliver it for
me whonoycr ii is written" Cheers and laugh
ter.
SPEECH TO THE LOUISIANA DELEGATION At
NIAGARA FALLS.
After leaving tho president, the Louisiana
delegation succeeded IN securing Gen. Grant
as he was smoking cigar. After address.
| ing him, and wrinFng his hands in frantic
foryor the general made few remarks He
| said that when he was in the vicinity Of Red
river he always found the climate healthy,
and thought it was pleasant place general.
| ly, He stayed there altogether about four.
| teen months. The first SIX months Of the
| time only two Of their men died, and these
not from the nsaubrity Of the place. One
Of them had his brains krocked ont against
a tree, and the other quit drinking. The
Louisiana delegation laughed heartily at the
joke in the close Of the speech, but the gen.
| eral exhibiting symptoms Of losing patience,
the delegation then retired, whereupon he
again resumed his cigar.
But the most characteristics, and perhaps
the ablcst speech made by Grant is thus re
ported by Senator Wade, presiding officer Of
the United States senate. He SAYS:
"Whcn | cndeayorcd to engage Gen. Grant in
conversation about the current politics OF the day
he talked horse"
And this is the illustrious statesman that
radical politicians seek to place at the head
of the government 1t is observable that
these specimens Of eloquence are oil report
ed from radical sources.
The n. Y. WorH records another, the
latest speech of Gen. Grant in this wise
Simpson has made another speech, and a
MaysyIIle, Kentucky, paper reports the
speech in full. The occasion was II. L.
Graut's presence in the village Of Bostona,
Kentucky, when, to the assembled crowd in
front Of the hotel, appeared the Hon. w. II.
Wadsworth, who introduced the general
Whereupon Simpson said
GENrFENEN: an very glad to sec you, but
you must not expect any speech from me.
leave that with my schoOlmato, Mr.. Wadsworth.
Now as Grant refers to his record and,
as this is a fair sample Of his recorded
speeches, we may presume, III the very i'm.
probable event Of his election to the pres,
denCy, his inaugural will be as follows
"GcDuemon, am very glad to see you, but you
must not expect any speech from me, | leave that
to ms old schoolmaster, Mr.. Washburne."
This deafanddumb business may do very
well for q general or candidate but the
Tribune declares that, "the country can.
not afford to elect deaEand.dumb presi,
dent