The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
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CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
Army Notwithstanding OF n Army
OrgantEatiOns-speeches ne Opera
House-Gen Giants Speeoh--Ban-
quet In Chamber OF COmmerce-The
Incorporation Present Owners -
Business--The Tribune Building
EDITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
the Tribune.
CHICAGO, Des 18th, 1868. The great event
Of the week has been the reunion OF the
officers of the Armies of the West,
comprising the armies of Tennessee,
of tho Cumberland, of Ohio and OF
Georgia. On Monday Gen. Sherman and
staff arrived early in the morning, and Gen.
Grant and stan accompanied by Secretary Of
War Schoield, Gems. Thomas, Slocum and
others, arrived at | p. M. During that day
and Tuesday the old veterans Of these armies
continued 90 arrive In great numbers from all
quarters, and Chicago was full to overlooking.
There has not been such a vast gathering Of
the soldiers Of the Union since the grand re-
view and final muster out of the armies at
Washington, in the summer OF 1865.
On Tuesday the several societies OF tho Ar
mics Of tho Tennessee, the Cumberland,
Ohio, and Georgia, met at their respective
headquarters, for the Transaction Of bust
ness. TIT leading hotels where tho chiefs
were congregated, were decorated with ever
green's, fags, and the portraits Of distin-
guished generals, and wealth and poverty,
beauty and ugliness, were alike eager TO well
come the brave men who fought for the life
Of the nation Tuesday evening there was a
grand reunion at the Opera House, presided
over by General George II. Thomas. The
vast audience chamber was adorned with
flags and notices, and the names OF the IL
lustt ions dead. The exercises Of the even
ing wore according TO the following
PROGRAMME.
Roveille-Drum Corps.
Address of welcome, by Lieut.. Gen. W. T.
Sherman.
SonL by the glee club America"
Grafton by Gen. VIM. II. Bolknap, Army of
the Tennessee.
Music by the band-"Guard Mount"
Grafton by Con. Chas. Croft, Army of the
Cumberland
Grafton by Gen. J. d. Cox, Army eff the
Music, gloe club-"star s~panglod Ban
ner."
Grafton by Gon. VIM. coggswcll, Army. OF
Georgia.
through Georgia."
Retreat, by the band.
Taps, by drum corps.
Gen. Thomas compressed his speech into
three sentences. Gen. Sherman's address
OF welcome was characteristic-briof point
cd and pertinent.
Gen. Bolknap's speech was good and we'll
delivered, but too long. Gen. Croft's was
poorly delivered and intolerably long and to-
dious, and received with marked impaticnco,
ironical cheers toward its close often COM
pletely drowning the speakers voice. Gen.
Cox MADE ne speech OF the occasion, com
prehonsive and s~tatesmanliko and was listen
ed TO with tho deepest interest Gen. Cogs-
well, too, made n very good speech under two
disadvantages. He succeeded Con. Cox, and
his speech lasted till midnight. Think OF
three songs. tivo pieces Of instrumental mu-
SIC aud i've long speeches IN an evening
Hu nan nature can't stand II, aud IL the Con.
erals ever repeat tho experiment they ought
to be courtmnrtiallcd. Let tho number of
speakers be limited to twO-one would DO
better-or else limit the speakers to twonty
minutos each.
and completed their business. At the meet
ing Of the Army Of tho Tennessee, Cons.
Grant and Sherman made speeches in ros-
ponso to cheers and loud calls.
SPEECH or ZEN. GRANT.
General Grant said:
GENTLEMEN or THE ARMY OF THE TENNEs-
sEE;-My first associates in the beginning of
tho rebellion, through which VIC have all so
happily passed. am heartily glad to DO
with You and witt tho other officers Of tho
armies who fought so CALAMITY with you. |
thank you heartily for this reception, IN the
country thanks you for your deeds. / am
now suffering from one Of those neuralgia
headaches with which / am periodically al
nicted, and which prevents me, even il Iworo
80 inclined, from saying anything further on
this occasion. loud and prolonged cheer
ing.l
The distinguished onicers wero besieged
and shown every attention during their stay
in tho city.
In tho evening the grand banquet took
place in tho hall of the Chamber Of Com
merco. The room was decorated with in
Vulnerable flags, ombloms and notices.
Nine long tables, loaded with every delicacy
stretched tho entire length Of tho hall, one
curved around tho arch Of the platform and
another inside of il, with pyramids Of bonod
turkey, quails and swoetmeats in front Of
Con. Grants chair. Numerous pyramids Of
cake and confectionery adorned the tables,
and ono in tho center was BiXtoen feet high,
labeled with the names OF famous battle
fields. Over 800 plRtos wore laid, and 1876
walters we've in attendance. IL was a mag
niloent feast, worthy Of tho heroes who have
made their names immortal. As proof sub
join the following
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