The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-18

South or the subject Of slayey Lincoln was there
fore elected. Sprung from the people, identified with
he Aowed throughout his whole Presidential career
tAat his sole desire was TO ~ their WILL Whenever
opinion to be formed or TO nable himself to ascer-
tain its intents ana purpoles, and the moment he
possessed those his actor was always prompt,
These three men-washigton, Jackson and Lin
con-occupy the highest ndes In the temple of fame
times which they lived ami to which they gave such
great impusion by their own powerful characters.
We now come down to tho present time. and ask
has there ever been peIOd when a representive
man was more needed il the Presidential officer
At time when the democracy are demanding
be reversed, and when tina reversal Is only to be
second appeal TO arms by ne men Of the South who
and who starved them to death at Andersonville,
does II not require of US tchave for President
whose record shows he meier has nor never can
yield to such demands-a nan who, when he says
| "Let us have peace,r can Command it-whose fame
and glorious deeds are household words throughout
the civilized world; who stands to-day before all
Europe as the Representative man Of this broad land
OF America Such MAJ the country requires for
President and such MANTLE people will have and
| such man they have fouid in the calm selfpOs-
sessed, seli-reant Ulysse: s. Grant. When Grant,
as President at the head millions of loyal people,
with the seymours and Biairs and Hofrnans, the
| Wade Hamptons, Forrest Toombs.and Cobbs, will
shrink back into their hiding places and be heard no
more, and new era OF ntonal greatness win dawn
| upon us, and our happy Ountry will truly become
1.-THE land Of the free and the home Of the brave"
| At the conclusion of he Presidents address, the
| Union Glee Club came toward and sang patriotic
ode, which was sung witt such thrilling effect as TO
secure an encore.
SPEECH OF MAJOR GENERAL SHARPE.
The PRESIDENT introduced Major General SHARPE,
who was warmly received and said:-It rs the duty
OF every soldier once in lis life to take the skirmish
line until the cOmman,er Of the Old Third Army
filled only with the glor, OF Gettysburg. propose
as in duty bound, according to the orders'of Major
he saw 70 e ne Wca the
cratic party made to lure General Sherman, Farra-
gut and Chase to be thir candidates, he felt as he
and his comrades used feel sometimes when they
heard the news brought in from every point Of the
line that the rebels wen dressed in blue. We have
name BY it. they have run up their nag, , and
there Is no uncertain n;me by 1t. They have got
Ss he sa es eeG res's
would send no more Sldiers to the war. We have
got the man whose name is typical Of victory by the
host Of others. Two vars ago the democratic party
asked US why we die not reconstruct the States.
Seven States were nov back In the Union, and now
they were opposed reconstruction. Why were
they opposed to recontructionf They told us that
these measures were unconstitutional, revolution
airy arr void" Democrats talked ABOUT the debt.
The ;oyal men OF the ountry had right to make
the rebels and ne democrats pay every
cent OF the debt AS ebels we had right to their
lives; but We have no taken any. AS rebels we had
right to coniscate tier property but we have not
over the length and resdth of THIS land this debt S
which is dear 10 us because 1t is the price Of
Union. Cheers) The reconstruction measures rested
upon the fourteenth amendment to the constitution
OF the United States. which to-day would be part
Of that instrument were not for the opposition of
engh in ao p and ns manner e
significance OF tie fourteenth amendment.
Jer Davis swore to protect and defend the constitu
ton and the United States, and you crippled our men
by thousands and laid thousands In their graves;
and now, Jeff DAVIS, all we ask Is that you Will
allow the people Of the United States to make their
Confederate
meetings in Liverpool and all over Europe and want
to shoulder the southern war debt on the North, on
the property OF the South they are liable for her
debts The only safeguard we have against this
that the crippled soldier may not be pushed
aside by the rebe who manned HIM when
Treasury. Nor do we want the widows and orphans
OF our soldiers showed rudely aside by the widows
and orphans of those who made them widows and
orphans. The rebels and copperheads cannot bring
blush to my cheek by any name they can call us.
"Carpet.baggers" Why General Peasanton and
were carpet-baggers all over Virginia, and take my
hat Off TO Virginia, for the soil is baptized by the
blood OF one hundred thousand OF our loyal soldiers
ane new ao1s the Mecs pirate
loyal o-il; but We can let such papers the World
and " ,ss as they please and prat
fhe Union Gee Club then favored the audience
with another patriotic song.
REMARKS OF COLONEL DENNIS.
Colonel DENNIS was introduced as the next
speaker and said the loyal veterans the war were
~
maintain the Union for whose preservation they had
peried their lives by their ballots In time OF peace
Congress, with malice toward none, with charity
tor all (appause had held out to the rebels terms
upon which they might rehabilitate themselves in
the glorious folds OF the Union nag and return within
the fold of the sisterhood OF States whatever the
copperheads might apply as the epithets by which
they designated the republican party, we know
thar IN south Carolina even the terms ''rebel"
and democrat are synonymous In their
import. Our brethren the Green Mountain DO VS.,
have sent us word that ''all's well," and from tho
10 ms of
the OLD Pine Tree state, 1--WE have met tile enemy
and he Is ours'-tappause)-and soon from the
peaks OF the Alleghanles and the distant Western
praires will come the glad tidings that shall pro-
claim that our chieitan Is ''frst In peace first in
war and lrst In the hearts Of his cOuntrymen.r
tCheers.l
SPEECH or GENERAL sIcRLEs
General Sickes was loudly called for by the audi
ence, and upon being Introduced by the chairman,
amid immense cheering and supporting himself on
his crutches advanced TO the front OF the platform
and said
Mr.. PRESIDENT, COMRADES AND FELLOW CITIZENS
lf anything could compensate me for coming here,
In my present condition OF III health It would be the
cheers that heard from the voices Of thousands as
approached this hall and the hearty and generous
welcome have received from this thronged and
would lind less qualification tat this point General
Fitzpatrick came upon the platform amid great cheer
ing, which was renewed when he and General Sickles
greeted each other and shook handsl in addressing
an assembage Of soldiers upon political topics than
should at the close OF the war, when the armies
and fleets were disbanded, hat military
element should enter into political discussions
and organizations. And IL all sections OF the coun-
try and all classes OF the people and all parties had
consented as IL was to be expected OF them Co abide
Dy the issues of the conflict which had cost the CONN.,
try 80 many lives and 40 much treasure the unusual
spectacle would not have been presented OF conven-
lions and meetings and columns OF soldiers and
sailors combining once more as citizens 10 preserve
al the ballot box what they won with the bayonet I'm
the field. lCheersJ AZ the close OF the war Grant
paroied all the surrendered rebel armies; Congress
offered TO the rebel States the reorganiza,
ton OF their own Commonwealth: they were
offered in the constitutional amendment the same
constitutional protection, the same laws that
were accepted by other states, that were &C
cepted byMassachusetts, by PENNSYLVANIA, that
twenty0ne loyal states accepted. This offer was
rejected BY every rebel state except Tennessee She
frank and loyal IN the expression Of her desire and
good faiih, was admitted back into the Union. The
rebel States, maintaining an attitude OF sullen re-
sistance, proceeded TO ally themselves with the
democratic party, and unhappiy that party, crying
for war and thirsty for power, accepted the ALI
ance. This 1t is that brings together the soldiers
and sailors OF the old armies: this caused
the nenple To gee that the rebel hullet IL