, 1875-09-30
President Grant Makes Speech Of
Unprecedented Length.
lie Comes Down F1at-Faotm1 on the Edsl-
cati0nal Idea Of The Catholics.
Ths Effort Manglod in Passing the oraeals
Of Photography aud Tclcgraphy.
Glowing Eulogy upon tho Late Gen.
Frank r. Blair.
ARMY or THE TENNESSEE.
MErItHl At les StCtNEa.

S1ttidt Dispatch to Thf Chttaqn fr1ohhk.
DEa ,ioisfa Sept 29.-Tho meeting Of The
Army Of tho Tcpnchace to-day VIE grand snc~
cees aud q continued ovation from carly rnorn-
Ing to midnight. THO Society nut sli:s morning
for business. At 3 p. m. pre4iuent Grant met
Tho school children at tho Opora-llouso and
ma1o speech 10 them. The Society tllon mot
mud electcd tho old officers, and axol tho Goth,
21at, and 22d of July. 1876, ns tho siIno Of tho
noxt meeting, md Philadelphia. 2oth aul
2lst, and Washington. 22t, to unveil tho
statute OF Mcrherpon. A public procession
took placo at O'Clock, iii which were
tho distinguished peEhonagos pEcscns. Tha
evening at tho Opora-uouso GOV. Fletcher. nf
Missousi. made the annual address. President
Grant was loudly called for, and responded with
!Ao Iongcat speech llo haa eyor male.
DEs Mo1SEs, Ia, Sept. 29.-Ilo Society of tho
Army Of the TonnesBco met it annual ronnon
In tho Opera-uouso in this city this nioFn'il; at
II o'clock. Il WAS called to order BY tho ircss-
don't, Gen. ". r. Sherman. anti Transacted only
suutino buBincss Of the organization and ad-
jotruod I'LL 1 p. I'll. Tho attendance is about
200.
Con- Logan and Gcu Sheridan wcro not prcH-
ent, az expected. very fow Of tho ncmbers had
arrived till this morning. Tic lresdont and
party. including Cen Sherman, tho Secretary of
WI AlAtsG4 tRAa &t'oAA4AAt A@+sA *eS
2 o'clock wcro met as the depot anil
escorted to their plAcoa OF entertainment by
two companies OF DcB Moiuos troops. They
wero escorted along tho streets over which sos-
eral arches lad beon built, AMI MI tho housos
beautifully decorated With 1a8a. Tho whoIo
city IL a flutter Of flags. The President did not
attend the forenoon eession Of tho Hociety, but
occupied tho time III riding about tho city. LII
tho afternoon ho WAS to glyo reception to tho
children Of the public schools in tho Opera
arH thiH tDAt mitch TINT TIM
assembling in tho afternoon wAs delayed there-
by. At 8 O'clock tho President bold 4 public re-
coption IN the United Stascs Courthouse build
The Society at their afternoon session elected
Con. Sherman President - 1t did all OF its
It WAS decided TO bold tue nex. reunion July
21, q, and 20. At Philadelphia on the 1rat two
DAYS, tho last ut Washington, OH Which latter
day tho B4atuo Of Gen. Mcphorson will bo un-
yelled. ~
Gen. John A. Logan was solicited to doliyer
tho otation at the unsctling Of the statue.
tho next reunion.
Tho resolution proposing to ndmtt prlvatcs to
The Boclcty WAS laid over I'LL next year.
EyKsIKn sEssloH.
At tho evening session. tue largo Qpora-
House was unable to hod lftt, Of tho crowd at
tho door. The 1nonlbeEs Of tito Bocoty Suffered
the hall lod by tbs ARSENAL Band Of St. Louis,
mau Look tho chair. Aiter prnyor and music by
tho band, q" Tho Conquestng Hero Comes."
tho addro4s of wesoome On the part
OF the BtAle Of lows mud tho City Of DosAloiuea
was delivered by the Hon. q; .. Cole. Follow
Ing this was m oratlon By Gov. Fletcher.
an elegant effort delivered with vo1y impressive
effect. In the first place Le ros,owed tho hjs-
tory Of tho A1my Of tho TenuesBeo aud OF tho
Society slnoo, At considerable longth' ln d's:
%cn ns ef ehe asi south ss f.sd ao'sa ssstats
and maintain their confoderacy Of Sta.os, aud.
bseu diminished, they aro fully compensated by
being admitted to fully Bhaso tic nationality We
acLievod by Tho War. II tho statesmen Of tho
period who welded tho pen while We wioldod Tho
; sw9sd failed to wv. write nc 20 dsanstly nsa IL
sud Government BY tho people, ana Of all tho
people, and uot. Government BY the sasoH
md q part Of tho people, In words that u1ny
never 10 misunderstood, then It uaa their orn!s-
public 20 act townrd each othcs-the pnople
North aud South, East and Woat-hs becomes
men who hare all alike their hopcs in the sauo
future Of thu oommuu country. Demostlcnca
said that what We bnvo ia In tho image of God
aud tie leyo Of truth and justlcu. Lot TINT
image 10 ehadowod forth IN our dealings with
each oshas, aud III al our political action,
sud may tho men OF tho Republic
% may 10 @ seen, "pHEtota'' Eorth or soush, s'' East
or Vest tn tho natlyo ~ we'll a. the uaturalized.
In tho black As vol! ~ in tho white ctIzon. The
nld. bitter memories OF tho war aro being oblit-
srated by contact Of business mud pleasure,
which bring she men "ho fought fsco to faco
that the, my seo Tho Same imago Of tho sano
God in each Of tlem."
Quito long time was devoted to
EULAI1Es
pt members Of tho socety dying eince tue last
mootinG, especially in memory Of Morgan L.
6mlth. Frank blair, aad Chester Harding. Tho
closing Of tie uulogy Of lais wa4 ~ follows
His old battored sword. 10 naAfuly welded
By him In the cause OF the Nopublic, may
.qit ne ho,,ean shvfs4ea F1.rv Sy them ~
was msdo by ulaply blows III dotense Ut liberty
Ind tho right, but tho Losos1n ot Frauk Uair
shoue grandeHt to my MUD whsu he led
iu tho intellectual conflict in Which welo
mon Who boldly struck tho s!ssa 1';'ssS power
n slave State when ut thu
height Of i.s power and arrogant INTOLERANCE. :.
3'ho clarion voice that shouted donauco III its
organized tho patriotic people Of sl.se-siato
10 tAko arms and go forth to battle for tho
aupremaoy OF Tho Law OF tho Nepubllc
FApplsuse.l In al these yearss ,"hsn
s'ave Power, and tho s|aSe policy, aud tue s1ayo
spirit, aud where he marnhalcd the Irgl-
,nsuts to fight that same po"of' !, every
whore and under all circumstances, through
and peace came, wRs intimate with bin thoughta
aud feelings, and when ho died Thought him
worthy OF that grand culogy pronounced oyer
tho body OF bsutua:
Tbs elssaeuts wcse 30 mixed mp In him,
That Nature might stan up md say to al tho world
This WA 1nln. ..
Tns speech closed With m eloquent tribute to
Tho private soldier aud beautiful wosls Of fare~
reIl. After Coy. Fietchar's. short speeches
from gentlemen called tor wero ia order. pras-
!dons Grant, after long And repeated calls, cataa
SPEECH or PlEs1pEAr anAKT.
AftAf fNW hEt1OYln& III RI In ra$ IN