The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-09-26
THE DEFENDERS OF
THE NATION.
FROM 10000 TO $4,000 SOL
DIERS ANDSAILORS GATH
Erred TOGETHER.
Mighty Enthusiasm for
the Hero OfVicksburg
and APPOmattOx.
A GRANT ROLL OF VETE-
RAMS 64O FEET IN
LENGTH,
Speeches OF Gen. Burnside, Senator
Wilson and Others.
Speeches or Gen. Burnside, Senator
Wilson and Others.

LEN VI 4 H.
Speeches or Gen. Burnside, Senator
Wilson and Others.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. II.
The Iron City never in its history
saw such glorious day as the one
Just closing. Soldiers and sailors OF
the national armies and navies COM
menced arriving early yesterday, and
every train since has come in burden
ed with delegates to the national Con-
vention, representing every State from
Maine to California. In addition,
citizens from Ohio, West Virginia,
and Pennsylvania poured in until the
crowd is now estimated at forty to
fifty thousand persons, all of whom
seem to be pervaded with the same
feeling Of brotherhood and good fel-
\ lOwship which marked their assOcia-
/ tiOns in the camp and and on the
march. Ali the principal streets of
the city are prOfusely decorated with
flags, banners, and evergreens. On
Fifth avenue, at the intersections of
Smithfield, Wood and Market streets,
large arches were erected, on each side
of which the word "Welcome" was
displayed. From an early hour this
morning the air has been resonant
with the music of bands, while the
streets resounded with the tramp of
marching delegations of the men who
fought for the nations life and honor.
The convention was called for 10
o'clock a. m, but long before tnat
/ hour the crowd commenced assem-
bling, and in very short time the
avenues of approach to the Opera
4 House, where it met, were thrOnged
almost to suffOcatiOn. Every body
was in high good humOr, and Browns
Boston Brigade Band added to the en-
thusias a by playing "JOhn Browns
Body" "Sherman's March, ''Tramp,
1 tramp" etc. When the doors were
opened the large building was imme-
diately filled, not even standing room
being left. The stage was occupied by
Generals Burnside, Hawley, Noyes,
Geary and Hartranft, and others.
After singing a song of welcome, writ
ten for the occasion, and the "Star
Spangled Banner" by a number of
ladies and gentlemen, in which the
immense audience Joined with vim
which made the welkin ring, prayer
was offered, and Gen. J. Bowman
SWeitzer delivered an address of well
come on behalf of the citizens, which
was received with great applause.
Gov. John w. Geary then followed,
extending to all cordial greeting and
welcome to Pennsylvania, on whose
soil the battle of Gettysburg was
fought, and from whose farms, and
stores, and workshops, 100000 brave
men had gone forth TO battle for the
nation. Near the close of this address
the Governor alluded to the noble
manner in which Maine and Yer
mont, Oregon and North Carolina had
spoken at the ballot box for the prin-
ciples OF the Republican party. Here
ensued a scene which beggars descrip-
ton. A delegate from Iowa arose,
and said: "GOvernOr, Iowa is safe for
5000 majority for Grant and Wilson,"
A New jersey man shouted: "Tne
Democratic State of New jersey will
give IO,OOO.U A New Yorker said "the
Empire State would give top dres-
sing of 20, 900 for the Galena tanner.n
A voice from the Rhode Island dele
cation promised 10000 from little
Rhody. Missouri was next heard
from: missouri, the cradle of the
'possum policy, will be its grave, and
will bury Gratz Brown, Schurz, and
Frank BlaiS in the same grave, Gen.
Geary, and We will attend the funer-
al" As, each State was heard from,
the widest enthusiasm was manifest
ed, delegates. rising to their feet and
giving cheer after cheer. Every men
ton of Grants name was the signal
for fresh OutbuEsts. Gen. Hartranft
was heartily received, and Burnside
replied to the address of welcome, be-
ing greeted on his appearance with
three cheers for little Rhode Island
and three for the big representative of
Little Rock. Gen. HaWley spoke for
a few minutes, when the convention
proceeded with the regular business.
The call was read, and Col. f. E. Dud-
ley, Secretary of the National Con-
vention of Veterans, said he held in
his hands roll of the old soldiers who
had approved the call. The roll was
over six hundred feet long, contain
ing the names of over $1,000 soldiers
and sailors.
After the reading of a telegram from
the National Asylum at Dayton, Gen.
Grants Long Branch letter, and the
letter from Gen. Sickles, the States.
were called for temporary officers,
committees, etc, at the conclusion of
which an adjournment was had until
3 O'Clock. In the afternoon session
the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported Gen. John A.
Logan for permanent President, with
e-Presidents and Secretaries from
each State. Gen. Logan made ring
ing speech on taking the chair, work.
ing the audience up to the highest
pitch. Senator Wilson was called for
and addressed the audience. He met
with a grand reception, the assem-
bIage cheering, waving crutches, BAN
.ners,. hats, &c. Gen. Garfield, Gov.
Moves, and Gen. S. i. WOOdfOrd also
made short speeches. The convention
then adjourned till noon tomorrow.
dtis impossible to describe the scene
in the Opefa House. In its enthusi-
asm it was a fitting supplement TO the
National Republican Convention in
Philadelphia, which was the liveliest
I gathering ever known IN America.
I ADDRESS OF WELCOME OF GEN.
sWEITZER.
I COMRADES: In the name and in
/ behalf of the citizens of Pittsburg and
of the State Of Pennsylvania, 1 bid
/ you welcome among US. 1 greet you
as the representatives of valiant pa
I triots who, at the call of their country
F went forth to battle for her honor and
9 her flag. With the trials of war now
& over, and in the full enjoyment of the
! glorious results of a nation saved and
( united, with all its people free, it is
! pleasant to come together again to keep
I up the memory of past events; to
| thank the Providence that has carried
us comparatively unharmed through
years of fiery trial, and to drop a tear
over those whom the same Provi.
1 dence had appointed to die, in order
that a nation might live.
"What Iecollections throng upon
] US as we look back to that day, but q
/ little more than eleven years since
when the blows struck at our coun-
I try's flag by traitors hand thrilled
! like an earthquakes shock through
{ the length and breadth of our land, and
/ the streets of our cities rocked under
/ the tread of million of men who
4 were in arms to avenge it, and when
the strife was not who should be ex-
eused, but only who should be allowed
to find place in the ranks Of its de-
| tenders.
Among the earlier or the more
important engagements of the war
was the battle of Antietam, on whose
anniversary we meet to-day. 1t Oc-
CURED just ten years since in the
darkest hours of the republic. The
eampaign of the Peninsula had ter