The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-18
Associated Press Dispatches.
The Soldiers and Sailors Convention.


The Soldiers and Sailors Convention.
Patsb,ug, September ls.-General John
A. Logan has been chosen permanent presi-
dent Of the Veterans Convention.
General Logan came forward and ac-
knowledged the honor in a most stirring
and eloquent speech. Speeches were also
made by General Stewart L. Woodford, of
New York; General Noyes, of Ohio Gem
eral Fairchld and Senator Wilson, and tel
egrams were read from General Sickles and
many others, and at $40 o'clock the con-
venton adjourned until 10 o'clock A. M.
tomorrow. At this hour e o'clock p. NJ
speaking is going on from seventeen differ
ent stands in different parts of the city,
and thousands of people throng the streets.
At least 900 soldiers are here.
An eloquent address of welcome was
delivered by General J. B. Sweitzer.
Letters were read from General Sickles,
Mr.. Colfax and others. The following com
muncntion from ex-confederates, addressed
to the convention was also read:
NEW ORLEANS, September Z.
Brethren: We, the Undersigned, who
have fought against you in the late war,
through differences of opinion and other
causes, and who now feel the necessity at
this time Of preserving peace and harmony
throughout our glorious republic, and of
erasing all the differences caused
by the late war. which would never
have occurred had it not been for the
encouragement and promises of as
sistance held out to us by the same party
who are now striving to renew the old is
sue; and Horace Geeeley, who, we have
every reason to believe, has been more or
less responsible for the many calamities
and misfortunes which our peonle have suf-
fered-we can not consistently, though
Democrats, abide the decision OF the
Baltimore convention, as we are well aware
that convention had no representative
from our State; that none of our promi-
nent leaders were in sympathy with it.
We consider that it was under the con-
troll entirely of mercenaries of Horace Gree
ley, who has been our enemy for the last
thirty years and as General Grants mag
nanimity to General Lee and the Confeder-
ate soldiers, and his efforts and success in
max ng laws to wipe out all differences and
to have a just and humane policy, have done
much to endear him to us, we feel that in
this our Republics crisis, it is our duty to
show the people of the United States that
we accept the result of the war, and feel
the necessity Of showing practically that
we are in earnest ard worthy to be called
citizens of the United States.
70 such men as Greeley and Brown,
who attempt or presume to use US for any
thing antagonistic to our principles, we de-
sire to state emphatically that we will
not permit it, but express the sentiment
nf ou, nannip pho fool fhot in tho enc.
cess of General Grant in the coming cam
paign their happiness and prosperity de-
pend. and the safety and integrity
of the whole Republi: will be
secured. To the convention we desire to
state that our action in the coming cam
paign will show our loyalty.
GEORGE GOLDEN, Louisiana.
Also signed by
Thomas Alexander, Louisiana; Abraham
johnson, Louisiana Geo. Roche, Georgia;
Thomas Colgate, Georgia Walter Scott,
Missouri; James Stevens, Texas, and 1888
Others