Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-23
SERENADES To GRANT AND COL
FAX.
The Speeches of General Grant, Speaker
Colfax, Governor Boutwell,, and
Hon. r. A. Pike.

the Baltimore depot about half-past O'Clock
last night, for the purpose Of forming a pro-
ceesion and rendering serenades to Gen Grant
and Speaker Colfax in honor of their nomina-
ton as the candidates on the Republican Pres
identIal ticket BY O'Clock al least 500 per-
sons had assembled, and a few minutes AFTER
ward the procession moved of in the direction
of Gen. Grants residence, preceded by a band
large crowd had in the meantime assembled
at Gen. Grants, and many persons, including
members OF Congress, called upon the General
Among those present Were Gov Boutwell,,
Messrs. Wilson of Iowa, GrinneI, Hon. VIM
" hitting, and others. The procession arrived
shortly after o'clock, increasing the throug to
about ,r0o persons. After the rendition of the
airs, "a Hail 10 the Chief and Nightingale
Polka, by the band, Gen. Grant, in response
to the repeated calls, appeared upon the porch,
and was Greeted with enthusiastic cheering
and calls of "Grant," "Grant.' Gov Bout.
well presented the General to the assemblage,
as follows:
General This assemplage OF your fellow.
citizens, brought together without ORGANIZATION
OF previous arrangement, have desired me TO
express to you their qualification at your unan-
lmous nomination for President of the United
Stats lapplauseJ by the Republican Conyen-
ton, recently assembled AT Chicago Renewed
applause.l The unanimity with which you
have been nominated, almost, IL not altogether
without an example in the history of our conn
Try, furnishes sufficient indication of the vast
majority, If not entire unanimity. with which
the nomination will be sustained by the Ioval
publican party has not yet Fad an opportunity
10 test its capacity for the government of the
Republic In time Of peace. We have had a war
OF more than four years duration; but the
valiant and patriotic people Of this country
under your leadership, quelled the mightiest
rebellion the world has ever seen. against the
best Government known in the history Of man.
kind. You will be supported in the contest
upon which you have entered by the same
heroic men who We're with YOU at Shiloh i'm
the Wilderness. and before Richmond: and You
m Qofx Will fha
lively few of those who have returned 70 the
support of the Union, the Constitution, and
the nag OF the country. and with few excep-
tons, you are to be opposed by the same men
animated by the same principles which ami
mated the men engaged in the rebellion Won
We're SO instrumental in overthrowing. IAp-
piasse.I The nation expects and will receive
Irem You the same devotion to Its interests, the
same patriotism IN your purposes, the same in
egrity and hrmness of will which ch aracter-
lzed your command Of its armies; and L doubt
not that in the contest which is now before us
we shall achieve a victory memorable in the
history OF our country that which Illus
traied the arms of the Republic at the surren-
DER OF richmond. Your fellow citiZens will
support you in this contest: they Will support
your ADMIR- istration, knowing that IL will be-,
characterized by firmness, by Integrity, by pa
trlotism. by good sense, and all the manly quail
lilies which have marked your past cSgeer
Applause My fellow. ciuz-ns. have now
the pleasure OF presenting TO you the next
President Of the United States, General Grant
the commander of your armies
The remarks of Governor Boutwell, Were
frequently Applauded, and upon their concIu-
sion General Grant stepped forward aui said:
Gentlemen: Being entirely unacc ustomed to
pubhc bspeak Ing, and without any desire to
cultivate that power, laughter, il Is impossi-
Die Tor me to find appropriate language to
tnark you Tor tbs demonstration. All that I
can say is, that to whatever position NAV b.,
called by your will, / shall endea, or to dis
charge its duties with fidelity and honesty OF
purpose OF my rectitude in the performance
OF public duties you will have 10 Judge for
yourselves by my record before you.
Upon the conclusion OF his remarks General
drant amid rapturous applause, retired to the
parloT, where be was surrounded by his
friends, several hundred of whom entered the
residence and rendered their congratulations
In a few moments the procession reformed
anu moved on toward the residence Of Speaker
Colfax.
About az O'Clock carriages containing mem
oels OF Congress and citizens commenced to
arrive al the residence of Speaker Colfax. on
President Square. At about 10 o'clock a large
party, which had just been serenading General
Grant, arrived, and alter several pieces had
been performed by the band, loud calls wer.
made for Mr.. ColIax. He promptly appeared
upon the porch, and was received with euthu-
slastic cheers. When the excitsur ent had sub
follows:
The Convention recently assembled at Chi
cago took good care to reflect the popular will
IN the selection OF Ulysses ). Grant, and they
took equally good cafe ~ select for the second
place upon that successful ticket gentlemah
whose character. public and private, whose
Ions and well-known services aud devotion 10
principle AFFORD sutilc ient guarantee that here
after NO person shall strike at the public purse
for the purpose OF securing a traItorous ad-
minastration. [Great cheers / now have the
pleasure of introducing to you the next Vice
President Of the United States, Schuyler Col
fax.
Mr.. Pike then retired, amid continued cheers,
and Mr., Colfax came forward. and spoke as
follows:
Ny Friends: thank you with all the emo
uons OF a grateful heart tor this fisttering man
Hesitation of your con fidence and regard. con-
graduate you on the suspicious opening OF the
eyentful campaign on which we are entering.
In the Chicago Convention, representing the
entire continental area of the Republic, every
State, every Territory, every district, and every
delegate, from ocean 10 ocean, declared that
their frst and only choice for President was
Ulysses 5. Grant. Grave and yet unassuming;
reticent, and yet, when necessary, firm as the
eternal hills, with every thought, and hope,
and aspiration for his country, with modesty
only equaIled by his merits" il Is not extrava-
CANT for me TO say that he is to-day, of all other
men in the land, First in war, first in peace.
and first in the hearts of his countrymen.'
His name is the very synonym of victory;
and he will lead the Union hosts TO triumph az
the polls a. surely as he led the Union armies
to triumph in the field. But greater even than
the Conqueror Of Vicksburg and the Destroyer
OF the Rebellion, lie the glorious inspiration
OF our noble principles Animated by the
sublime principles of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, our banner bears an inscription
more magnetic than the names Of its Standard
bearers, which the whole world can see as il
floats 10 the breeze: Liberty and Loyalty, Jus
tice and Public Safety" Defying all prejudice,
we are for uplifting the lowly aud projecting
the oppressed. History records to the immortal
honor OF our or ganiZation that IL saved a nation
and emancIpated q race. We struck the letters
from the limbs OF the slave, and lifted millions
into the glorious sunlight Of Liberty. We
placed the emancipated slave on his feet as a
man, and pat into his right hand the ballot, ID
protect his manhood and mis- rights. We staked
our political existence on the reconstruction Of
the revolted States on the sure an eternal cor
ner-stone of loyalty, and we sh3h triumph. l
know there Is no holiday contest before Us; but
with energy and zeal, with the principles that
humanity approves, and that / believe q cd
Will bless, we shall go through the contest con-
quering and TO conquer; and on the fourth of
March the peoples champion will be borne by
the peoples votes to yonder White House that
i regret to say is now dishonored by its unwor-
thy occupant. Then, with peace and confidence,
we may expect our beloved country to enter
upon career Of prosperity which shall eclipse
the most brilliant annals of our past. bid YOU
God speed in this work; and now, good Mi ht
The speech was al almost every sentence
interrupted by yociferous and enthusiastic
cheers.
FIRST WARD GRANT AND CoLrAx CAM
PAIeN CLUB.-A meeting OF Republicans Of the
First Ward was held last night, at the corner
of 18th and 1 streets, for the purpose Of
effectiDg permanent organization under the
above name. Among those present were
Messrs. j. s. Brown, u. l.. Hulse, W. ID. Chase,
George T. McGlHe. and Councilmen Steven