Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-12-18
The Rows I'm Blue.

| Speaker Blaine, came of last evening. There
were about four to five hundred men in the
march, after assembling at the City Hall, was
taken along Pennsylvania avenue to the White
| House in the following order First division,
| L. b. Fisher in command-1st regiment, Colonel
Allen; I'd and Sd regiments, under Major Moul-
| lin; Queens Band. Second division, George
W. Hatton-3d and 4th regiments, under Colonel
| j. Wesley Miller; National Band. Third divi-
sion, Allen A. Grant in command-Pioneer
Corps; 9Th regiment, under VIM. Wayne; 9th
| regiment, James Young; South Washington
| Band. Fourth division, Ill. VI. Il night-7th regi-
ment, ID. T. Trevor. The whole command was
| preceded by carriages containing the executive
| committee, the committee of arrangements,
and the General commanding" A. Grant, with
| The procession passed around under the por-
| tico of the White House, and while there the
| President returned from ride, and rs he passed
into the Mansion was recei, ed with tremendous
cheering. From there the procession moved to
the residence Of Vice President Colfax, on 18th
| explained that the serenaie was meant as q
welcome to the Vice President, and introduced
| MIR. Colfax, who spoke as follows:
| VICE PRESIDENT C0LFAX'S SPEECH.
| "FslloW Citizens II am glad to meet SO many
Of you tonight, the more SO because it is from
the heart. When I rode with the President a
few moments ago through your line, was sur
| prised at the number of citizens who had assem-
bled to do honor to the President of the nation.
the firmest faltered, and doubts and desponden-
ey lowered over the good old flag, to you, the
BOYS in Blue, the nation looked with hope, and
t tnat nope was NOT IN yam. through suterings,
complished the nations salvation.
congIatuiate you upon an administration
ronsratp% TIey u.s. Ie.rencnment anu REFORM !
has reduced the public debt at the rate of
Sloo,ooO'oo0 per annum congratulate you
nPSI;o d,t m , a.lon WHICH mas uecreasea the
onrorotit Gu @ INC pui ueu vi GtNatioi.
wb;ch inohiu you upon an , administration,
boon Of noliiics, SraaSor P v'o, ihsules tne
diyidnaI ~ whatn oa " eaen anu every IN
broad ;mr;sa;n,in laSe VI color under It's
mon the adnnt;on of ti,a congIatuiate you
most imnortapf m,oasn o ; ion an anenulheht tlle
If The rapuhn lheaie silce thS organlzati0n
compliment paid me as the second oioer 'O of the the
tbis nostion wiI, na,I ina. my acts wnlie IN
hax;ppp entonds VII - never cause you 10 regret
ha lying extended 10 me your suffrage"
denee n SneaSar 49, ,r.s " the resi-
the Marina ha,J ,,Ia ~ vi io.i sel wnere
selections N p'"'e" 'oAie VI 'ieir choieest
REWarKs M co,,rcro, ,osur,,
Coliector Roon-aM i ~ boSwELL.
in Blue addressed M RI.;ma os fn, " ING Doys
haLn1S au i I,seu MI. blaine as follows: ION
Jer ~ VI rne boys IN blue am dePuted to ten,
SneaLay az tn HaVse 20 ~ ~, % .ue noroI ,
Tinted Stats corS1;.I waIcoon & u me
Cantsl NJ tHe net;on dn I;sN. tt; jan W VIZ
tolsay that this Is demonstration in which the
nearts OF the participants are fully enlisted and
IN expressing TO you, honOred sir, the feelings
OF those participating in the demonstration, L
assure yon that the welcome is the more hearty
because II Is extended to Congress composed of
representatives. known To be loyal to the interest
Vi OIL .ae great hePubhcan party. 1t gives me
great pleasure TO Introduce you to the Boys in
DIae OF tne Dlstr1ct OF Columbia, who, notwith-
thnritiag Inc eHort made on the part OF city an-
.thoiisies, ngh IN omcial posltiOn, 10 keep back
unanimously ann responded to the call to participate
" Wills 'f eun ou.uuis..
Hon T RIa;u OF s Saaf BLAME An
Representatives, RESPONDED as f,lows i'o"S' VI
von INV hoar,I, VI .ne D0ys IN DUO u extend
have n.id ,,e 6ara 'he comPiment you
great vant ne on @ at~ouia indeed be
SSersonsI ~ vi my part were 10 assume II as
but accent Il 90 conn moa 80 70 tn. lit
brannh ~ ~ a. = cohPnmeht 10 tnat great
D isne sr, Oh tne National LegslataIenthat pop
the c,oso NJ IN. ,v.r ,horo ,r,ro .,,oo o--o..
oues,ions fo1 Cnr,rosS 60 nttIo "o H. slea.
the soldiers who faugbt for the nreserxatinn of of
the Inon ,S % ,1r one p1Sserva.1n Vi
was H and ;nr men whoss
oma ~ ia .,o va a neScs ~ anu lh.oNtu as
th y, ine great issues OF tne war; anu thirdly,
and abroad. Va Jul p"'''' 'i'0'' az Aon'
VIII rae,.ra O., .,o o,o;,., or A.. .o,l:o
the vaIot "f III 9roo ny Z
t tina, sne bountes given were in any degree nit
1 am free to saw. the TREASURY would have to be
drained Of its last dollar we're it attempted to set
reeoSnitioI;. Conoress dill testify bv its jeeisIa
lation that the services of those COMPOSING the
Union army were not FORGOTTEN.
Through the fourteentS amendment tho oil.
ored men of the countr, ha'a sncI'roJ .Io;
recogntion az cit;zena .nd tho rot,tca,;on, o ns
the fffteentb amendmant insurnS ,han, ~ Ill; VI
;ion.s II ,s.A t%air n,nanc;not;nn ,vas 49,.
nrecnrs ~ "n'i' 'A''' si''N| p"''''- ""' '"'
precursor.
TIgs, am glad 10 say tLere Is Out one OPINION.
aHs very AFTERNOON, IN the House OF represent
an os, Dotn parties, the hepuohcans and Dem
ecIar, unteu, Win out onS dissenting vote, IN
ia N Oh aresolutlon concerning reputation
w.n .nese tnree great opngations discharged
Gan A. not DC justly CANNED that congress mas
sealea oy us iegisiaton tne faith phghted by the
people; may they not Justly claim share In the
honor OF those who wen their laurels on the
i congratulate you that the country is to-day
at peace; that our honored Chief Magistrate
represents nation undivided and prosperous.
SO true ID IT that our civil rights are secure,
that the military chieftain of yesterday may be-
come the Chief Magistrate OF the nation to-day.
Again thanking you for the compliment, L bid
you good night"
Hall, where the different divisions were dis
persed.
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THE GERMAN VETERAN UNION held their
regular meeting on "Wednesday evenin. Tan
tain John jerks in the chair. Sergeant ,Iohn
Hockmeyer was admitted as a member of the
society. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from Roar Sr,; sG