New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-15

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From the New York Herald
DAYTON. Ohio, October The visit I
, General Grant to the Soldiers Home ye
terday afternoon was an imposing affai
At the gate of the Home sentrics were
guard, as in camp, and presented arm
upon the approach of the commandment
chief. So all the way up the grand avenue
} As the procession approached the battery
! laundering salute Of twenty-One guns wa
fred, the band playing Hail to the Chief,
and afterward THE Conquering Her
Comes" Turning the corner at headqual
tiers. thousand veterans were seen, draw
up in accurate line upon the parade ground
officers in front, as on dress parade.
The carriages passed through an arch in
scribed welcome to the President" 'Vicks
burg and Appomattox." The arch wa
crowned with portrait Of the President
and guards were on the top and at thu
base on either side, making strikin.
tableau.
The President and his company drew ~
and alighted in front of the cOlors, and aftel
saluting the officer passed in review dOwI
had assumed the open OrCer form. After
ward the President took position on the
right of the line, and the veterans passed
him in review. in columns of four, to the
chapel. While the men were passing into the
chapel the President was driven about the
grounds.
At about two O'Clock the President ap
peared upon the platform of the chapel
and was greeted with hearty applause. He
sat upon the right, and was the object OF
universal observation. Manager Gunckle.
Attorney General Akerman, Governor
Brown and others also had seats upon the
| platform. Ladies were seated upon the
right and left. and the auditorium was filed
with eager veterans.
WELCOME ADDRESS.
After music by the Home Band Manager
GuIckle addressed the President as follows:
Mr.. President-The officers and members
Of this the central branch of the National
Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
have placed upon me the very pleasant
duty of giving you formal welcome, and
Of extending you the freedom and hospitali-
ties of their home. They bid you welcome
as the President of the United States. vel
come as the commander-in-chief OF the
army and navy, welcome as one Of the
board CT managers ex.OficiO of this and the
other branches of the National Asylum
welcome as their dear old commander, who
shared with them the sutferings and dangers
OF the war, who led them in battle to vic
tory from Fort Donelson to Appomattox.
Seventeen hundred and fifty disabled sol
diers unite cordially and heartily in this
welcome They are not all here to-day;
three hundred are upon hospital beds, and
as many more are about on furloush, visit
ing relatives and friends. OF those that
are here nearly fifty are blind. some two
hundred have lost each leg, over one hun
dred and fifty have lost each an arm. few
have lost both legs and few others both
arms.
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the army during the war of 1872. or the re-
cent one for the suppression Of the rebellion
and all have been disabled by wounds re-
ceived OF sickness contracted in the service.
Some OF them served under your immediate
command. Others see you today for the
first tine. In all human probability. but
few of them will ever see you again. but
they will bear with them through life the
pleasure of this happy day. Sometimes,
they have feared that you had forgotten
them, and ceased TO care for or sympathise
with ti.em; hut all their doubts and fears
are dispelled today, and they now feel and
know that you are their friend and the
friend of all disabled soldiers. and the friend
of tine widows and orphans of their fallen
comrades. Their happy faces slow how
much your visit has gladdened their hearts.
for. whatever their ages or disabilities. ali
come, then. Mr.. President-a thousand
times welcome TO the Soldiers Home
TIE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
President Grant. who arose when ad-
dressed by Mr. Gunckle. and stood during
his address. advanced q little. and with q
modesty that encroached upon timiditv,
SAID. substantially. that to the veterans be.
fore him, on this occasion. he desired to ex-
press his sincere qualification to meet them.
1t sratitied him to see them so comfortable |
and happy. They had received their wounds |
IN an honorable cause, and deserved the |
gratitude Of the people. It was true that |
this was the first time he had visited them, |
but this was Owing to circumstances he |
could not control. Hereafter he would
make 1t point 10 visit them. not ONLY at
this home. but at the others. After again
expressing his sympathy with the veterans
vino had been disabled in the honorable
cause tor which they fought, the President
thanked them TO- their cordial veleome
and resumed his seat. the veterans giving
I'm nine hearty cheers. Meantime the
Presidents face betrayed nothing: hn- il
vas observed by those who sat near him
hat his eyes were .lancing and racing all
'ver the animating scene before and areun1
Jim.
Mr.. Gunckie next introduced Mr.. Aker.
nan, Attorney General of the United
''o'oS' WIZ SaAu tuat very unusual and
cry hard task had been imposed upon him.
he was not a soldier, but LAWYER aceus,
omed to the verbose speaking Of his nro-
eshlon and not to the curt, sharp language
Il command to which veteran soldiers haee
'een accustomed. 1t would be easy enonob
o talk 20 citizen soldiers or militia. h,r 70
aen Ike these. who have stood the brun,
BATTLE 1t was very different thing. The
ecaslon could furnish him many themes.
RI NM IL A. |
iriee told tale The best eulocy no could
fer would be the exhibition of orr va
tored country. happy and prosperous
here were four years Of war and there |
ave been six years Of peace. Peace in |
lost Of the States, but not altogether
ebels IN some of them. who have not VET
armed to submit gracefully to tie ineyita-
le. but acquiescence is gradually comino
round: and We hope that the influ, |
ous devotion to our whole country and ;
re government which the majority If ,ho s
eopie have decreed. 1t is hoped thar there {
III soon be unanimous acquiescence in ali
re results OF the war. After q brief elaho- I
'tlon OF this theme, Mr.. Akerman said ,
at Tor some lnscrutable reason Providence
"a ai11lcted all nations with war. Il was a
ooaoie' IN tue natural course of things, 9
at we too would have our wars with fSr' +
Sn nations; but it did not appear prohahia '
him that we should again have feant;c,I
'ldlers Homes like this for the protee ZION t
soldiers disabled in civil warfare. There s
emed no cause now left for rebellion. and s
rea1'er institutions like this would he o. |
peg by men disabled in sustaining the t
u our country against foreign wrocys s.
d aggressions. II
AFTER again thanking the veterans far 81
err hearty greeting. Mr.. Akerman r.. p
lneu ms seat. and Governor Brown ad. ,