, 1875-05-13

1NS ANpAhhA} AlA.4 Amy O. 4auJ.-l}E4H G1n 10HEH
tbs Ist tnst, inviting me 10 a.tsud ~ grand r.
anion Of III tic soldiers and sailors OF ths 1tnite,l
s!ates 10 be hold st Chicago, aa Just beca received.
tl.aiy sceops ,os ina ia,ttalon. al IL voc. It
eus unhappy struggle teauh peace. All aie desolats
ntssss to thu truth that among Americans lasting
pe.es !. born alone Of rnutta tolerason, mutual
st aHa 1ss 1... xssr ssea Sa y to @
= = honor .nd thank you for t. Upon such grs'nntl
shs aoldiers who wore ths Eray will thropx
sheh % seasfs may ss Ak 1a' or ' grant a0'aH x,t
honor Will 10 eit unions to cement .new ii The Old
so1d. le ss.sendants Of tho men who stood together
bors ths dag followed tbs Star. and Stripes !" viii,
bloody TRICKS through tho snow at Valley Forge. ~
.nd untold fertility, sud enlisted under ils bauuer
,ae...nds q as,ose4 .nd r.Tlks suns can but
tontrsry 70 ths teaehinEs ef history. asy eysrcsms
n sfser struggle which iengtlensd nto ytars, III
which w.rs coucontr4sel tle heroslu and virtues ii
s Ss:.ss sss'';' ;s' tbs :ss dss Is s
asssa ssaa asis sa' essRps !. nstau sa *S sS
e5 dsJ. Aad year b5 year, Richest blood aud doaro1t
ss..afs snd easti1g u ii. .ealo II ..t values
ny well shrink from passlna Judgment upon sny oi
Lss, srd gladly died esais jackson, Folk, olehurl.
ssust, aud Ashby and tha warriors !a bus who loved
aao%.s H. .na M'as aa fe nndaan;ea @ .i Mcpsr
ssato u bads thum eapouso. Cod gave tlsln, Alike
nobto instincts. heroic aspirations, deep fovs of
w. storm to come, and when II cols these ns 1Iu
lass than to ass ths right sought xud trul tho path
= daty "eVen Nnto deatl." How, tl.en, shall We
sholy sonden'n tho chs Ant exa ths other BECAUSE
ander N providence Of ood duty bsekoned tbs suun
h blue TO tue old banner and tia nun n gray 10 tho
newt For mJash. dare not doitl Each did their
aIty IN that .pnsvs uf liia Which II pleased God 10
IN this Judamsas shs laley warrlug sectiGns may jon
Ia sincerity and truti, without facriaciug any
principle or yielding my conviction. Ths pXst then
so1 1 % nc. no 70 s hSno5ng ne.ss sn
sha bitterness Of tho last, nleetA hearty responls n
the bosom Of every truo son Of tha 6oth, II adds
!astFs n your career sol!ers aud will be 10 ussn
aseEaois pisa fnr peace snt reconciliation long aiter
!hs soldon of thta generation shall have Dee Cid iu
thElr graves. 1cgtetsuR that caanot b Feacut md
thanking sou for ths Hunos DOM ma, I ronain with
"speeh yours Ialy, THOMAS q, Joars,
TUE oTHEns.
. LettorG wcre also read frunl tbs following een-
Ecmeus II. Hruy1nan. Dr1yst Major leueisi Of
late Colonel Hixty-Eighth ouio Volunteers and
btsret Drigsdier-G Goieral, To!edo. o.; o. j.
Chase, Mayor Of Omsha, Ncb.; Conrad Krez,
hFevet Drsgadier. General United H;atea VoIan.
tsets, RleboyEau, Wis. John ". Fallor, late
Commander Tourth Dlsislnn 6l1toanth Corpa,
Io!elo, OF Will!a,n L.. Uttoy, Racane, Wis. !;
I. q, rarahurst, Codwatez, Mich; J. j. atono.
9ouse. Adtutant- General, Of Now York: II. u.
ILeggatt. Cleveland, o.; ". ". Dudley. lato
sectS And Bruyet Ur1Eaditr.lenoraI. lElclmon1,
t1o. Alexander Bhalor, New York; Dur6la
ward, Lobanon, O.; William L. Merrill, Major
stEn8theers Ena Dteyet Colonial. Cincinnati, u.
Tho msetuE then adjourned, NTH thrss
0Asss fos tho clty's guests.