The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-07-27

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General Uglesby opened his speech At
the Grant meeting, in this city, last week,
with the following eloquent and touching
words
1t is always pleasant to . public speaker
to be surrounded with n large audience.
think tins could not have been reasonably
expected in your city tonight. HwuF great
old city-great new city-gTand and Inn
mortal city But yesterday but yest-r
day the hurricane of fame and death swept
over the Proudest hopes "f your hearts
Only few weeks have interviewed hs-tw~~n
that dreadful day and this beautiful might.
and yet the Astonished and admiring eye
beholds another grand city risen from the
dust OF the old Applause. arrived i'm
Chicago ON the Monday nrEning when the
city was still in flames. lOar eyes mar
mine had beheld before M such xhaaaly
sight. Once afterward ! returned here
but my last visit was in February - that
while you have been witnessing tine grDwth
and restoration nf the Garden City VI the
West, it strikes me in its present splensiid
condition with appalling sbs.,lut-ly with
appalling wonder. To-day ! have gone
from street to street only ." r'unt palace
after palace What a Ieople oh. whAi a
magnificent people Heartbroken-c crush
ed down into the unworthy dust wIth
fame and smoke about You. you dill for a
few hours hesitate and wonder The
women and children and neXpenencr,l
among you were alarmed the older. and
graver and wises were ready a. meet what
was then before them. The gentle arm
the mild and gentle arm of Government
was extended toward you-bOth National
and State. The responding hearts of a
generous word came promptly and liberal
ly to your relief. Applause There was
no unkind feeling then toward you by any
one man on this globe. You had the undl-
vlded attention OT the civilized world Can
any one living man be 50 ungrnervls Al u
feel for an hour that All humble soldier IN
your midst stretched forth his arm to d.
you harm Did the military arm Il the
Government fall down before you t. startle
and outrage you Oh, moi Cries Of NJ,
no, no. Oh, no The generous arm Il
this great and good Republic Of ours-of
this grand Union of Ours-reached out
from the capital Of the nation to Chicago
and. TO the extent that it Was able. res
pOnded to the calamities Of the hour Ap-
plause You have felt in thiscity a. much
Of the military power Of the Government "a
anybody else has felt, and you know how
kindly, how gently, that little band of
soldiers laid their arms upon you. Ap-
plause. Now you have good order. the
law is respected in your midst to-day as II
was ON that fearful night and day and on
the days following with startled and won
dering and hOuseless and homeless coImmu-
nifty. There was enough If respect left for
Law and order, enough If respect and love
in the public heart-ln the hearts Of every
man, woman and child IN the city, and pre-
serve for them the most admirable and anna
ble deIneanor There was scarcely an out
rage, but the most thoughtful did not
know but that outrage might happen. The
diligent efforts If some II our own people
and the liberal and kind and generous as
slstance Of General Sheridan applause
carried you through the Crisis in safety
You are struggling on now, labOring and
toiling, lAboring men. artisans, mechanics.
merchants, bankers, traders, operators. all
together striving with most commenda-
bic spirit for the rebuilding, for the recon-
struction u this city that shall never die
Applause Yen have won the admiration
Of the world, you have rather aroused the
admiration Of the world, and to-day there
are more eyes in the civilized world turn
ed upon this city than upon any other hab-
liable spot around the globe. Cheers.
Oh, God grant you prosperity You have
been terribly and fearfully chastisei. Fhs
magnificent efforts you are n"w making
entitle you t. the lasting praise ami graft
tude Of the world. Applause.