Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-10-08

before I saw you and that's what
made me seem kind of excited. And
this time Gen. Grant made as big a
speech as any of them. | always
thought he could make speech if he
would only try. Looks like reSu-
lar set speech too. None OF your
frothy off land spurts of elo1uence.
And there's a good deal in it, | tell
YOU, of right down square and solid
talk. That speech will make people
stop and think, although don think
every body will agree with his
There's good many will say It's an
other bid for the third term. ! see
some of the papers are hacking at 1T
already. What do YOU think Of 1t,
my young friend? Oh, sergeant, you
must remember the CLARION is neu-
trail in politics and the editor must
not show in it's columns whether he Is
= Du.nvo.~t 81 nepubllcan. But as
part Of the history Of the times we
will publish the proceedings for the
information of our readers and let
them make their own comments
That's right. No body can find fault
with that, was his reply, and SO we
give it to our readers
DIES MONIES, Iowa, September 80.
AT the evening session yesterday Of
the Army Of the Tennessee the Opera
House was crowded. An address OF
welcome, on the part of the state of
Iowa and the city OF Dcs Moines, was
delivered by Hon. G. c. Cole. Gov,
! Fletcher delivered tie annual grafton,
and reviewed at length the history Of
the Army of the Tennessee, and Of
the society and tn" war. Eulogjes on
members Of the society who have died
since tho last meeting We're pro
nounced BY MEMBERS Among the
dead are Generals Morgan Smith,
Frank Blair and Chester Harding.
President Grant being called on
came forward, md after a few remark,
in reference to the calls for himself
and General Sherman, in which he
said it had been customary at ihe re.
unions Of this army to call on him
lust because he made the shortest
speech, the President said lie had con.
cluled to disappoInt them tins time,
and he had therefore jo;tei down
what lie wished to say, which he read
as follows: at always affords me
much qualification 10 iacet my com
rades in arms ten and fourteen years
ago, and to tell over again, in mem.
'ory, the trials and harlships Of those
days-EardsAlls imposed for the pres
ervation and perpetuatjon Of oHr fire"
institutions. We believed then and
we believe now that We have gov.
eminent wovth fighting for and, il
need he, dying for. How many Of
orr comra1cs pal the latter price f.,
onr preserved Union Let their
lerojtu and sacrifices be ever green
in onr memory Let not the results
IF ,beir sacrifices be DESTROYED, The
I,Djoa and the free institutions for
which they died should he hell more
dear ,or their sacrifices. We Will not
l.nv to any Of those who fouch,
iagainst MS any privilege under the
Government which we claim for our.
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