New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-03
"REMINISCENCES OF WAR TIME.

mace brief addresses ana the meeting adjourned.
"REMINISCENCES OF WAR TIME.
SPEECHES OF GEN. BURNSIDE AND GEN. SHARPE
IN THE FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.
The XVIII Assembly District Republican
Association raised large banner in front of It's head
quarters No. II stuyvesantst last evening, bearing
PORTRAITS of Grant and Wilson, aud the words True
TO the old tag" platform had been erected at the
junction OF Stuyvesant and Kn lists. and was llumn
ated with calcium lights. After display Of fireworks
and music by band the President of the Association
Robert B. Boyd, nominated for chairman, James W.
Halves, who was elected and made brief address. Gen
Burnside OF RhOde Island introduced aud SPOKE as
follows:
By most fortunate accident FOR me- met at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel some friends who were coming 70 TINS
spare 10 meet the Republicans Of this Assembly District
them had hall hour TO spare 10 meet RepuDh-
Democrats, any one else who was Wiling 70 sup
port Grant ] am an ola Democrat always acteu
thai party down 10 the outbreak or the war Dnt
when the IT, was nred upon az tOft olheI Iet u 70
nv duty join the armies in the Held ana To ldeny
myself with the Republican party ana iroln liat Ine
have acted with that party SIMPLY because e4t ina
best interests OF ny country required me u aci an
that manner not that had special sympathy
With my old political enemies Dht SIMPLY oecau,e Ieel
salvation OF the country depended upon Keeping
il united. and upon fighting every man who for one
moment endeayOred 10 disrupt II OF 70 raise MS hsnds
against the Government in any possible way. And IRON
that TINS have never given my countenance or
support any way either personal or political 10 any
who faitered III the hour Of danger, ana never
Oh the time during that great struggle ana who did not
say that the Government must be sustained at all haz
ards Applause Alter the OF The Revolution which
gained independence our iUreiaheTs dlG not sup
port Tories they supported men who favored our course
After the OF 1872, the VINO opposed Us ~ our
efforts were not supported by our people; and Why
should to-day FOR one moment think OF giving our
support any VINO in the great struggle through
which have passed, and which threatened the very
life OF our country, iaered ID tAat energencyt am
in the hearing or my voice. be he Republican
a. Ia Ur u
the country. For that reason my support snail De gwen
To Gen Grant aud withheld from Mr.. Greeley. believe
M Greeley Is a hating. hestatng unsafe would
not dlsparage MIN Tor one moment personally lie may
he as honest as any man upon OF tLe earth. but
be Is hating ana heitaung in the hour OF emergency
When Mr.. Greeley proposed an aImistce III the neid
felt that prop upon which had leaned was taken
away and thousands upon thousands Ot loyal hearts
rhrOu guOu the country - tine When ne
10 Niagara Fails ~ r"sotaie VITA rebels 10 made
the hearts OF thousands Of soldiers in e nrld sink
10 not SAY that Gen. Grant has himself paid suy0OJOJO
of the public deD or that he has punished al the
holders lO nave been delinquent lui knew Inn
at West Point and during tle Me .ican well
during the war OF the Rebellion, ana have always FOUND
him 70 be truthful, stralgh Onward uuoheusiYes un
ambitious man,-as true mau as We world mas ever
known. lAppGuse.I
Gen. Sharpe was then introduced. and said: Fellow
citizens, congratulate you upon that banner. The
motto which you have put upon II, True 70 the Old
Flag is one that applies emphateauy TO Gen. Grant
and Henry WILSON, but does true TO the old flag" apply
10 the candidates nominated the other sdef On the
contrary did they not turn their backs upon the OH
flag The speaker then eulOglZed Gen Burnside, WhO
"a
President. He continued In TINS canvass you have on
side who have been faithful 10 their
@ Other In ss h Sho went danger snS
and, having procured their nominations from men VINO
represented the face of tue earth, started IA
pursuit OF the Democratic party for indorsement ]
fought the Democratic party IN years past. They
them. l respected them when they beat me, hope
they did us when VIC beat thom But the democrats
Which Mr. Greeley is it that they arc going to
follow the Mr. Greeley who called them all ruI-seers
the same bed-clOthes with George =. 5aundersl The
Cincinnati platform is in many respects the ours
but there two three points OF difference and
is whether the last 200 OF 300 men IN tine South shall be
made eligible 70 office. DO you 10 have 1t down
at all OF traitors You mad rght
conhseae the property Of the rebels and to take their
lives lcr1es OF mol nor! You did not cOnsCate a sin
gle dollar take single life but don't you think it
would be we'll for such men Robert Toomb 20 remain
make Laws lcrles OF yes! yes"l Ibclieve We should
leave 70 our children some memento 90. OF TINS
Jefferson Davis sent back 70 the United States
United States IA voice, How about North Carolina l
Ny friends, want 20 back 10 the FAN OF 1852, when
there was great battle fought at Pittsburg Landing
which lasted during two or three days. AT the end OF
Cen Grants Officers asked him SSbSt be vas GOING IN
do my friends" said he II have not begun TO night
yet and gathering his shattered bataoDs, he charged
upon the enemy, and forced them 10 take leg bail And
let me tell you that Gen. Grant has not begun 20 fight
yet in this campaign. When get FIJI returns frOm
ali the in North Carolina they Will tell different
story.
Assistant Alderman Nicholas r. COnnOr said ne had
confidence IN the late Rebels, and was opposed 10
crossing hands with them the bloody ehsn. The
XIVth Assembly District he said, would give 100
Jointly for Grant and Wilson next November. William
H. Pope also addressed the meeting
Address or S. b. BUTCHER ~ TIE NINTH
DISTRICT.
About $500 people were drawn together last
evening by the banner-raisng Of the IXth Assembly
District Grant and Wilson Association stand erected
In Jones-st, facing Beeckerst suitably decorated
with flags; q powerful reflector threw light over 10
Chinese lanterns hung festoons the street the
windows OF the headquarters were illuminated;
and there display OF fireworks.
The Chairman. W. II. GecneJ. Led the meeting to
order, aud read list 4 N-cePresdents, who were
elected. letter read from the Rev. j. p New
man. d. d. OF Washington D. c., in which he regretted
his inability be present and assured the Association
that from personal acquaintance be convinced Of
President Grants fitness for his station, and should not
only vote him. but do all IN his power TO help on the
John Z. Kimbal Of Maryland, was then intro
dueed, aud In substance said:
He was not there as orator, but who had
suffered In the good along tie border. He had
that day Mr. Greeeys portrait hung out from Tam
maay Hall Had any ono two years agD predicted ms
he would have been pronounced lulatc. IL such "a
hts should befdll