Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-30
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SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT.
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE REUNION
Free Thought, Free Speech, Free Press.
O'BALDWIN'S MURDERER.
He PLEADS SELF-DEPENCE.
THE HORSE DISEASE.
SAVINGS BANK FAILURE.
O'BALDWIN'S MURDERER.
He PLEADS SELF-DEFENCE.
THE HORSE DISEASE
SAVINGS BANK FAILURE.
TURKEY AND SERVIA.
SPEECH BY THE President
Army of the Tenuessee Rauuto,,

DIS MONIES, Sept. 30.-At the evening
session yesterday OF the army of the TenneS-
see The opera house was crowded. An adj
dress OF welcome on the part OF the state OF
Iowa and the city of Des Moines was de-
iIyered by Hon. c. c. Cole. Governor
Fletcher delivered the annual Grafton and
reviewed at length the history of the army
OF the Tennessee and of the society and the
war. Eulogies on members of the society
who have died since the last meeting were
pronounced by members. Among the dead
are Generals Morgan Smith, Frank Blair
and Chester Harding.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH
President Grant, being calIet on, came for
ward and read quite a lengthy speech. He
said he had concluded to disappoint those
who had called on him first in the expecta-
ton of getting short speech, and had jOtted
down some things he wished to say. He then
expressed his qualification in recalling DAYS
when they had suffered together TO preserve
for, and even dying for. We will not, said
he, deny TO any of those who fought against
us any privilege under the government
which we claim for ourselves. On the con-
trary, we welcome all such who come for
ward in good faith to help TO build up the
waste places and perpetuate our institutions
against all enemies, as brothers in full in
terest with us in a common heritage; but we
are lot prepared TO apologize for the past
To guard against recurrence of those iays
we must begin by guarding against every
enemy preventing the prosperity of free re-
publican institutions. Said he I do not
bring into this aSSemblage politics certainly
DOI pdTllSdh lOlJlcS; Dlt III Is q fair subject
for the soldiers in their deliberations to con-
slider what may be necessary to secure the
prize for which they battled. The President
urged the cultivation OF intelligence among
the people In regard TO political matters, and
said II we are TO have another contest in the
near future OF our national existence, 1 pre-
dict that the dividing line will not be Mason
ara Dlxon's, but between patriotism and in
telngence on one side, and superstition, am
bitten and ignorance on the other. In this
centennial year the work OF strengthening
the foundation OF the structure commenced
by Ou1 fOrefathers a hundred years ago at
Lexington should be begun. Let us all labor
for the security of free thought, free speech
Tree press, pure morals. unfettered religious
sentiments, and equal rights and privileges
Tor all men, irrespective of nationality, color
or religion; encourage free schools, and re-
solve that not one dollar Appropriated to
them snail be applied TO the support of any
sectarlan school; resolve that neither state
nor nation shall support institutions save
those where every child in the land NAV get
common school education unmixed with
a'helstlc, pagan or sectarian teachings; leave
matters OF religion TO the family altar; keep
,ne church anu state forever scc,"arate with
these safeguards, and / believe the battles
which created the army of the Tennessee will
Dot have been fought in vain.
The Presidents speech was greeted with
applause, which was repeated again aud
again. After speeches by Secretary Belknap
and Generals JEFF, G.. Davis, Force, Baiue.
Meyers and others, army songs were sung
Gen. sherman closed the speaking for the
night with short aud humorous speech, in
ma lie here tonight could be printed in full
and scattered broadcast through the SOUTH
10 show the people there how the eX-soldiers
OF the north all feel towards them.