New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-03
THB BOYS IN BLUE.
49, oo,prERs AND SAILORS CONVENTION
THE SUI IN PHILADELPHIA,

IN L,IIrNyyETING OF THE WAR GOvEkM '.,.T'
npArRIoTIO sPEECHES-RlOis
Nv THE REBEL DEMOCRACi'
ropr HARKER, Kansas, Sept oV'I""' " Wv
o.. in Blue that it IS as essel''"i ~ ""'O
'yscal victory this Fall as IL was 10 nave al
p'o,,ox in 49, and that every man VINO
spVh; his country should vote for Grant.
p'e' n SarRIpAN, MajOrGenoml U.S.A.
mn, ,,yrpur., Oct "A right royal welcome the
CITY of Philadelphia has given TO the survlV-
Wy hsroes of the war. Twice ten Thousand soiulolS
ins no 1n;no columns. with martial music beneath
,.rn hattie flags answered to-day III tones ho' ui
"'n tbe question, How shall the soldier vote III
oe''"'D ar,. Fluttering of banners from fagstafis
Noven n1o,ss .yaying of haDdkercbiefs, laundering
sno tho stree. Ontpouring Of one hundred thou
ehe,'' ,;,ons decoration of dGengs booming OF can
s'"' aysnaper words of welcome approving s9lles'
r '"".s of bells JOY of the populaee, treble cheers
s,l5ren. and loud hurrahe of men-al gave lndi-
- how the great loyal masses would have nm
-, in the coming contest OF loyalty against
IN The men who saved the nation III
u;ll sec that the Republic receives
h,,t in peace. 1--WE will vote as we shot, the
80 At one Of the delegations, expresses the mi
sW tosrnc of tho citizen soldiers of the Republic.
81, shot against SEYMOUR friends they Will vote
.-,;,st them through all the coming years Inc
- nroeessions of to-day was n scene never TO be
sr,ottep The thoroughfares were utterly lmpassa-
Ma along the line of march. The streets OF Chest
". Walnnt Arch, Broad and Market were lined
18th tens of thousands of people; the very sunlight
xss shut out with waving banners: near every
.;ndow contained an nspiriting SCROLL picture OF
Grant patriotic device, green wreath, some Htte
,o.sn 70 show the loyal sentiments of the owner.
4 ~ 1rflrp and
.b notes of clarions rekiudled the old war enthu-
,;asm The loyal governors, the loyal generals, and
,ba ,oyal soldiers had come together again for one
,.st grand fight Burnside was there as proud as
wben he set the armies of the Union in battle line
AGAINST the egiOns of the Rebellion Kpatrcks eve
bindled as he looked on some of his old cavalry;
Owen who led the procession, rode as firm and erect
a. when he hurled the old 69th Philadelphia on the
Rebel lines all through the Peninsula campaign;
Geary looked as supTemely happy as when he rode
aida by side with Sherman from Atlanta 10 the sea-
sckles was as grim and determined as when he led
The old Third Corps at Gettysburg; Gov Hawley
seemed to " sh 10 Do again at the head Of ms OLD
Connecticut brigade; Howard was as proud and Sc
renely earnest he was on the morning when he
hsld the KEY position of Gettysburg for which he re-
ceived the thanks Of Congress; Chamberlain, Gov
ernor and General, received the plaudits of ms old
and Chapman, and Jardine and Crawford, who com
handed the Pennsylvania's gallant reserves there
was Carrington and Duval, and Copehart of West
Virginia; Stevens, of New-HampshiIe fame; Negley,
whose division saved the day al Stone River; Kane
the original Bucktail FarnswOrth, OF Illinois,
rs good an orator as he was bghtei;
Tbayer, of Nebraska, who commanded the troops
of that young State ON many held ana who
now represents them in the United States senate
there was that prince of economists, l. DE- N"7h-
~,.."., Oldest member of the HOuse of Repre-
sentatyes, and the friend of Grant lchabod
Goodwin. of New-Hampshire. Solomon, of Michigan
.he soldiers friend" and Miller, OF Mnuesota and
pldin, the war Governor of New-Jersey, Marcus l.
Ward and dozen others marched IN the column OF
The LOYAL Governors and ex-GOvernOrs The honest,
manly face of Henry Wilson was recognized by
thousands and the cheers that went up for ham
along the line, showed how popular he would have
been Oh the Vice-Presidential ticket.
TIE HEAD or THE PROCESSION.
AZ the Union League Club House at 49, there
rss heaying of the vast crowd which already hlled
Broad-st. rush made up Chestnut on the lett
and Walnut on the right; cheers rung out from the
800 spectators in the windows balconies and door
WAYS of the Club-house handkerchefs waved and
bats were flung in air, while the multitude parted
slowly and formed two living lines, stretching
and across squares. seemingly interminable
Cheers greeted Burnside as he passed. slckles aud
Kilpatrck and Barnum bowed their acknowledge
nents to the storm OF applause. -Four and MY stan
officers mounted, in uniforms of all ranks from lieu
tenant 10 major general. rode behind owen. The
old war spirit was abroad the old cheers Tor the
Union went up anew and every heart beat high with
hope, and courage and faith as the ex-volunteers,
who had set charging squadrOns IN the field again
came forward to save the life and honor OF the ma
ton Boys in Blue" followed in company after
company clad in the old familiar blouse their swords
and mnskets laid aside. with no weapon deadAeI
than small banner and loyal ballot.
Then came the battalion of the prisoners Of the
war, bearing small banners with the names OF the
prisons in which they suffered for the preservation
Of the Union, inscribed on them. There were the
dread names of ADdersonyile, and Libby, and Belle
Isle The air was rent with cheers they passed,
and memory involuDtarily reverted to the :" dead
line atrocities and the not TO be denied story OF
Rebel iDhumanity. They were followed by wagons
containing the survivors Of Rebel dungeons, among
whom was lady Battle flags rent and torn and faded
were very numerous The old flags with their scars
and marks of Rebel hate set the crowd wild with
excitement The German Club followed close be-
hind with inscriptions in the letters and language OF
the old Faderland. The Cd Regiment Of the Veteran
Reserve Corps bore their old battle flags. Bethle-
hsm, Penn. sent her Boys in Blue with guidons in
scnbed with the names of Grant and Colfax and
Transparency bearing the motto: 1.-The Bucktals
vote they fought" Boys in Blue from Lebanon
and Sehuylkill County and coon perched
On piece of timber with the inscription
"THE SAME OLD COON"
end another transparency. the Poison hunters"
With model of tanpery in full operation One
hundred young men followed the motto, "Our Fist
Vote Manch Chunk and Chester and York. and