Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-15
The Arrival of Sergeant Bates al
Washington, eIc, etc.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Sergeant Bates
with the United States flag, arrived here
this forenoon, and was met at the long
bridge by a committee Of citizens, and was
escorted by large crowd to the Executive
Mansion. There he was met at the portico
by President johnson, who invited him
into the east room. There he gave him a
hearty welcome No speechmaking was
INDUCED in, the occasion being devoid of
formality. After few moments CONVEX
sation, the Sergeant, accompanied by a
large concourse, left in line of march down
Pernia Avenue Sergeant Bates proceeded
TO the Metropolitan Hotel, and having as
cended to the parties, the Hon. has. f..
Eldridge delivered the following address:
FELLOW 1t is owing to the
fact that l am a citizen of Wisconsin that
| have been invited to appear here on this
occasion, and for few brief moments pre-
sent to Won the guest of Washington, the
youthful son of the State of Wisconsin,
Sergeant Bates. He, finding a popular
error existing in the State of Wisconsin,
like that in every Northern State, to-wit !:
that the people of the Southern States,
whom our conquering arms subdued, were
hostile to the flag, undertook to carry 1t
from Vickburg to Washington, for the pur-
pose of planting it on the dome of the cap
itol. He has demonstrated to the people
of this country and the world that no such
hostility exists but, on the contrary, that
the people of the South submit to the flag
of the Union in good faith, and are deter
mined to maintain their allegiance to i, land
expect us of the North to maintain ours.
[Applause.I
| understand that Sergeant Bates will
now proceed to place the flag on the dome
of the capitol But l will no longer de-
tain you in this rain storm further than to
say that 1 cannot forget the day, just seven
years ago, when our flag was lowered IN
humility and sorrow from the battlementf
of Fort Sumter, and rejoice that 1t arises
in triumph and glory.
The permission of Mr.. Milcher, Super
intendent of Public Buildings, to place the
flag on the dome, was sent 10 Mr.. Brown
by policeman, and Mr.. Brown Endorsed
it, giving the required permission. The
paper was then handed to the policeman
in charge of the door, who would not let
Mr.. Bates pass into the capitol without the
further Endorsement OF the Sergeant-at-
Arms Ordway, of the House of Representa-
tives. Tired of delay, Mr. Bates, with his
friends, left the capitol to plant the flag on
the Washington monument. MIR. Bates
was escorted TO hotel, the proprietor OF
which entertained him gratuitously.
The dedication of Lincoln Monument,
erected by the citizens of Washington, 10
front of the city Hall, will take place to-
morrow.
Mayor Wallack, to-day addressed COM
municaton to each member of the Cabinet,
asking that the Departments be closed in
time to allow the clerks and other en-
ployes an opportunity to attend the cere-
monies of the dedication, which will take
place at two o'clock P. NJ. The monument
will be unveiled by the President and dedi-
Gated by the Masonic fraternity of the
district.
The Secretary of State has instructed the
United States Consul General at Alexan-
dria, TO furnish the General Land Office
with such information az may be in his
power to give relative to the system of
irrigation of lands in the region of the
Nile