Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-09-28
CORRESPONDENCE.
Washington correspondence.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. September %. 1872.

WASHINGTON, ID. ", september ~, 1877.
Friend lpilccrt The 18th and 18th of Sep
tcmber, lo12 will be long and pleasantly remem-
bcred by the citizens of Pttsburg, and the seven
ty-hve or eighty thousand soldiers and sailors
who were so fortunate as to be there on the
aforesaid days.
The Convention was great success in every
particular. The number In attendance far ex-
cceded the expectation of the most sanguine but
the city whose loyalty and patriotic ardor during
the dark days Of the rebellion is remembered with
pride by the Union-loving people of the State
and may say of the whole country was equal
to the emergency, and all who went to Pitts
burg returned to their homes well satisfied that
the hospitality of its citizens cannot be question:
ed.
The EGO Wcst' Club of this city one hundred
and sixty strong, with Donch's band and the drum
corps of the Washington Light Infantry, was
the iitst of the visiting delegations to arrive in
Pittsburg, and we were escorted to our head
quarters at the ST. Charles Hotel by the Hart
ranft Club of the Iron City, 800 strong, arriving
there at nine O'Clock in the morning of the 10th
At > O'Clock We proceeded to Shady Side, the
country residence of that gallant soldier, Gen.
James :. Negley, and at present the able and
worthy Representative In Congress, from the Al
lcGhcny district, to tender him II complimentary
screnadc. We were received by the General and
his fair lady most cordially, and, after the usual
spccch-makin@, were invited to partakc of re-
frcshmcnts, which invitation was gladly accepted
by the ''Go Westers." After all were satisfied
we had emusic By the band,' ana several
songs by The singers of the club, and after Sc
vcral hours spent in the most pleasant manucr,
aud a pressing invitation TO call again-whiCh in
Nitntton we GLADLY accepted, and Oh Wednesday,
the lSth, after II march OF about twelve miles in
the procession, we again paid our respects TO Gen.
NhSley NJ shady side, ana we were received in
the same hOspitablc manner as on the lGth-wc
took the six O'Clock train for Pittshurg. Shady
side, with It's generous and worthy proprietor,
will be long remembered with pleasure by the
Go West Club.
The Convention was called to order Mt II o.
clock on the morning of the 18th. The address
o welcome on behalf OF the citizens of Pittsburg,
was delivered by General Swcltzcr. aud on be-
hili oi The state by Gov. Gcary. aud both adj
dresses were well received hy the Convention.
General Burnside then came forward and, as
Chairman OF the Committee ot veterans who call
rd tile Convention, stated the object for when il
hal been callc! in II very iorcibc speech, and
named General llawlcy as temporary Chairman.
pailnG hchclal burnside remarks hc referred 10
Gcucral iinrIranit aS his true and tried friend,
and concluded by saving that lit is clearly the
duty of the soldiers of Pennsylvania. without re-
ference to politics. to see that 50 gallant II COM
radc aS Gen. lIartranit is moi harmed ny the ma
licious slanlrrs of dcsignm" politicians, and the
most designing ofall is john w. Forncy. who
Is :" very nnNi"uS to occupy the seat IN the Sem
"W Va ''' O"'''' H'a'cH no" ~ AMY ",lc" ny -
@ m@nl',' 'a'"'T"h' upon whom was conferred 'mc
",,I' ""h"' lprHnd important l",h,"h w 'ncG G't
VI ',' 't'''n' th!t "i 'hlirihnn"I Tue ",i"''pe
" ~ ',l''-" "''. .',ii>' ,II "'"N'",'.''i NV '''-
.,n "ln'-Hl"n ~ Jnhn W. fmihry' lnli! n'lrVc
'nhl NchrlhI liaHrln't VIII he trluhlPhnhtIN V
t'r'rI III ''l"p'r, lh'rc Is "t'c room 10 u""o'
..'l r"rh'y W""i' nave opposed any mar now
Ib n"'c; ,",, % ln'@"' nav "e'' h"'''''''c' anu
,,'i % W. nn'r representative III N"nGlcs, rom ,h'
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NY "'nN'n- We S,'h' S"i' "' "rn'hl'N' chhI"cS
"@GH'',, @ MN in'' nr Is now hnhn% against "cn,
r'"l I'h', ,''h't' IL may ne Stid that u" cnn'd
W., W ~ ",' u" S'rh cnnF@cS H%1'nHI ron '"U,,
-, 80 ,'N''' "' 1t ""S' We 'c'"r,''"'''.' '', an
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''"' "'N' '''h "'>p'"N"i; llll hr WIS i'L,'N ON. .
"ncrn'rd from any c"MrHrlY III the Evans
1''''t ny ' 'l'P,'.' W" ron'l'''l'e "I ne S'a'c
I'r-',,l' I''' q. ""l'h hl' "Ip"'c inr tue ""Ntr-
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I'" tN''H "iI"'' ',''N "' fTo'I"E ln' cHIr-,> u''l
'"EN "''" 'l"c' r"rn'N j. onc "i 'tl,'Nc ''"hIl,"
,n"'rlHhI l" WhH,h "rmcral BurhS'a" referred III
lima. ~ anu "r WI, Keep un H'1 n'''h,US
o,r"' "l"n t""' -"l'""' ''"'!'r "'''' iII' c'h
w N,'',!; N"." '"c i""",, W I''"SN 'N"u"''
W" ~" '"' HuN'l,'" '!l' oi ha''lc w 'h' iIc'
S''r'l,'' '"n",'t' VII ehl"r>, 'ch'ri iiA',ranI'
"HI i .ni'"-n nm Hgnt'"r N'n'I'n n"' 'n'N
W, nl"hc ot '"hn " r"th'N Whri % nc was 'rrlh-
~ ,N w" L"'n'' W H'p'rn' .n'P""' '""'sh'
Ah"'c" 'oI'n7"l' a dead H"cN.
After General Rnrrsjlc concluded. General
liawlry addressed the Convention 1t som" length.
and his remarks were received with great rn'hu-
siHsm. Arcr General lIawlcv conr!ul"i, the
letter of General Grant was read. AMI was rrccir-
ci WIN applause: also Il letter ~i@ncl by 80
'nnirlrmt" soldiers now ltrlu@ M Louisiana.
ttrorga Missouri. Hnl Texas. who dll'r with
IInmc" Gr"c'ry In ;hrir opinions Of the Cnnrcn-
tioh. After the r"'ltn" of this letter ih"rr was
more cheering: the band l'aNrd "DiNir,' an!
ln"n 'n'H suddenly 'Nln"'I To "d"ah brown
Wh'ch nr"'%n' 'h' HH''.nc' I" t,'lr lrrt. ana a''
were W"u WIN "dht-"Hh'' Ai'r nr'rr was
HIH,' 'r>'".'d men came r,'> iF HaII'aH''
HaHrah'' W'hrh continue u''I thr hcN' ''"N-
rrho' was N'rninc''. lheh rhGrr upnn rn'rr
"rnt hr 'r'm I'VE hNe 'nnNSa"a "lI >olrrH WIN
w 'H' '"'ra li"a>,' "h''h continue '"r '"llE
I'VE minutes: ana 'hrre WIS none "i rue hraNc
ana DISTINGUISHED soldiers present received win
,r.T' 'nthN>ms" 'hln was ''l'rhi Iia'trant l.
Nhrn ~" rSra'lnrHt hnn s"mrwh't Shh-i'rn'
,,nrrHi lIaitrahIt came forward ana spoke as
i""Ws:
t"hraIrS' lhanN y"l l"r ihls m'lhnlrtra-
''"h' nov r'f mNN'i, nnt Tor lhc NnaN'c'h
cause (Ch"crS') ~ Is no more cr'dil u" me
|.ah Whrl we ".r" hShllhg III the Ir'nl. ana re-
S"hrn a'''r rc2hh'h WIS "n'n@ hr"aru' N""
N'I" N""r rN" upon w" c""r,' (cl''Fs' nov "l"n,
the man "n" rlrrcl thcm h'',uHc "hrh ne '''I
announcer TOOK MS place. 80 III inns contest k,rl
your eye wei on the c""rS. ana we VIII WIN tn.c
rr"m'c' us VIC nave frequently won III the h'iu'
N'h''FS'
hch' Logan, lhc permanent lft>luthl now