Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-08-28
President Grants visit TO the Goa;
Observation-Disclosures Reception
bR the peOplc,

by the People.
1t having been reported that the Prcs-
dent who for several days had been with
his family on visit to the interior of Penn
sylvania, would visit this Coal Region be-
fore his return TO New Y York, our citizens
on Wednesday last the day of his expect
cd arrival, were on the qui rire for the
event. Thousands had never seen him mt
all, and these who had, were desrous of
paying their respects to him. Our Bor-
ough was handsomly decorated with flags,
and presented holiday appearance.
At O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon,
the President, accompanied by Mrs. Grant,
Miss Nellie and Master Jessie Grant, SEN
ator Cameron, General Kane, formerly
Colonel of the Bucktail Regiment,) Wayne
McVeigh, Esq, Judge Pearson, of liar
risburg, Hon. G. Dawson Coleman, Don
Cameron, Esq, John Tucker, Esq, and
other distinguished gentlemen, arrived at
Mt. Carbon from Harrisburg, in a special
train furnished by the Reading Railroad
| Company. The visitors sojourned at the
Mansion House as the guests of the Com
pany.
At Mt. Carbon President Grant was
met by Hon. II. l.. Cake, Hon. G. w. Pit
man, ID. +. Whitney, Esq, Jas. Sillman,
Esq, Col. Conner, Chas Babcr, Esq, and
others of our citizens, who communicated
to him the desire of our citizens to pay
their respects to him in the evening. The
! President expressed his entire willingness
TO comply with the request, and it was ar
ranged that he should be brought up to
| Union Hall at s O'Clock. At that hour the
Hall which was decorated with flags, was
thronged with people, and there were thou
sands outside unable to gain admittance.
! A large portion of the asscmblace was
composed ofladics.
Upon the appearance of the President
he was received with the most enthusiasts
tic cheers and by the waving Of handker-
chiefs, the band playing ''IIail to the Chief"
a line was formed, and for two hours the
President was kept busy shaking thousands
OF hands and kissing hundreds of ladies
and children. He never permitted a baby
to pass without kissing it, and when one
was more than usually attractive, he de-
tanned it until he had Kissed it twice. lie
seems to be very fond of children, and
those who were present and old enough to
have lasting impression made on their
memories, will always recur to this visit of
the President with pride and pleasure.
The reception was all that could have
been desired. 1t was enthusiastic without
dcgencrating into rudeness or disorder.
Crowding and squecsing of course, were
inscprable from the presence of the dense
throng which filled the Hall and the en-
trance to it, but all were good naturcd and
simply anxious and eager to reach the
President and grasp his hand. The ladies
endured the crush while in line, heroically,
and the heat, which was intense in the
room, without scarcely murmur Their
rccOmpcnse WAS the honor of touching his
/ hand and was often the case. his lips.
A ft.,,. al IL. 1.
which the band played several national airs,
the President who seemed quite fatigued
and certainly very warm spoke to the as
semblage as follows
LADIES AND GENTLENEN:-Ia am hap
py to sec you-Yo on do not know h0tr happy
l am to see you, and think you do not
know how tired | am. This is my first
visit to this section Of PENNSYLVANIA, and |
have learned many things of which before
l was ignorant, Everywhere have been
in your State, it seems that was expected
/ At every point the cars stopped the people
were assembled to meet me. do not know
how it was. / did not send them word,
but they appeared to have heard of me.
And they were no happier to see me than
/ l to see them.''
These remarks were delivered in friend
ly, unassuming manner, characteristic of
=
conclusion, ringing cheers were given for
the President
The President then retired, and the as
scm5lage dispersed gratiticd with the events
/ OF the evening.
An interesting feature of the occasion
was the presence with their battle-torn
! flags, of Post No. %. G.. \. r., many of
of the comrades of which had served in the
field under the eye of General Grant. The
| Senior Vice Commander of the Post met
General Kane in whose brigade he served,
and their interchange of remcmbranccs of
the Battle of Chanccllorsville. in which the
former was laid on. the field with muskct
ball in his abdomen, while the latter saved
the Regiment of the former, the 124th
Pennsylvania by taking the responsibility
ofthrowing forward thclllth PENNSYLVANIA,
to cover them, at the risk of being arrested
and courtmartialcd by rcd-tapc incompe-
tcncy, was interesting to listen to-Thc
General had entertained the President for
Il few days at his handsome residence at
Kane, Pa, in the wilds of the Aleghenics.
and he was accompanying him to the
boundaries of the State, a Chivalrous cOur-
tcsy characteristic of the brave soldier, the
loyal citizen and the high-toncd gentle
man. The General informed us that every
where throughout Pennsylvania the Prcs-
dent had been welcomed in the most cnthu-
siastic manner, by asscmblages Of citizens
whose orderly, respectful conduct formed
an example for the world to initiate.
After the reception at the Hall, the
President spent an hour at the residence of
l.. +. whitney, Esq, in social covcrsation
with number Of ladies and guests.
In reply to remark Of gentleman
present that his visit to Pottsville would be
.tt,llt -
people, especially the young. the President
said, II hope they will remember me us the
friend of the country only" Mr. Pitman, ,as
the President was about to leave, address
him i'll very neat and appropriate words of
welcome and thanks, and tOuchingly refer
red to the services under him of the thous-
ands of soldiers from this County, conclud-
ing by saying that he had the confidence of
the people, and that in case of future ne
ccssity the nation would rely upon him us
it had done in the past. The President
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