The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-09-28
TEiECRaPHiC:
ARMY REUNION.


blne D and every train brings additional
DELEGATIONS from every section OF the coun-
fry. Large delegations have arrived from
New York CITY, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Co
Iumbus, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pitts
burg. Baltimore, Washington, Chicago and
from the States of Illinois, Missouri, New
Jersey, Wisconsin, Indiana, Texas, Michi-
gan and other States. Seventeen States are
represented. Three camps, with large
number OF tents, have been established Tor
the accommodation Of the visitors. The
hotels and boarding-house are full, and
many private houses are entertaining visi-
tors. Among the distinguished persons
present, are Gov. Hartranft, Senator Logan,
Gen. Burnside, Gen. Garfield, Gen. Good
Toe, Gen. A. L. Marion, Gen. Nayes, Gen.
Negley and Gen. Pearson. Many OF the
delegations are accompanied by brass bands.
The forenoon has been occupied In the re-
ception OF delegations, assigning them to
quarters and regimental reunions The
Soldier Home" at Dayton, Ohio, Is rep
resented by delegation OF IL members
POSTMASTER General Jewell and Col. In
gersoll, OF Illinois, will arrive from Cleye-
land, tonight. zen. John A Dix tele-
graphs that in consequence OF sickness, he
will be unable to be present.
III D
Circle Park, and after prayer by the chap
lain and music by the Lambora Glee Club,
Senator Morton made a brief but very elo-
quent address of welcome, after which he
introduced Gen. Garfield, who spoke al
some length, and among other things, ne
said:
I'VE have come here as members OF a
great organization, called together first Tor
social purpose, and second, TO express our
opinions, as citizens. Socially We meet to
recall the old memories and friendships,
formed in the DAYS of battle; memories
green foreve with the glory OF war and the
victories which war brought In that ca
pacIty, we meet 10 greet each other; TO
look again int each others faces TO re-
member the struggles through which We
have passed, ard 10 express love for each
other-on the life that We are yet to live.
But our second purpose is not less marked.
When We were soldiers, we never ceased 10
be citizens; it was Is citizens thatwe went
forth TO act as soldiers until citizenship
should become honored throughout the
republic; We fought TO make citizenship
universal We fought to make citizenship
right wherever the flag flies, and when wehad
made it both equal and universal, We re-
turned to show it and enjoy it, and in do
ing that, We Loot no right Of citizenship be-
cause We had been soldiers and coming
back into our old homes. The duty of good
citizens require us 10 help choose our
rulers; We have met here to-day on a special
call Of the National Committee, to express
our opinions in regard to the great choice
that it is to make of our rulers this Centen-
NAL year. That is the second object of our
great gathering in this city, and to that OBJ
ject We shall devote ourselves to-day and
to-morrow-we shall talk TO each other and
TO our fellow-citizens with the utmost free
dom about the policy that ought to govern
US and the men that ought to be appointed.
AS the embodiment of that policy, the
Nation has again honored you all by Of
ferfng for a candidate to its highest Office
your old comrade and friend,
rutherford b. Hayes. We have
come together TO send him our greeting and
orr cheer, and 10 assure him that the old
confidence that We felt in him in the day
Of peril, is no less than that which We feel
for him in our hearts to-day. And now, sol
diers, let me say single word more in this
direction. You are every day met with
the word spoken TO all ON the street corners,
by a class of men in this Republic, that We
ought to let by-gones be by-gones; that We
ought never TO revive or remember the
great events of the war through which We
passed. If that was a war of brute force
and nothing else, then | agree that we
ought TO forget the war. But our war was
mol a prize fight of DULLES. Ideas
fight more than the men, and every one
OF you who went out into battle, went IN
der the inspiration Of an idea sacred, deep,
high, and far-reaching. To-day, fellow
citizens, We are confronted in our American
politics with a united South, made up root
and branch in its great ajority OF those
who fought against Is in the field. To this
united South We respond with the better
name of United States, and the men who
saved the United States from being no Uni
ted States, are here to day, and throughout
this Republic, 10 make il united forever in
liberty and Justice. 1t is my sincere belief
that the tranquility OF the country purchas-
cd by your hardships, your perils, your en-
durance and valor, depends on the election OF
Hayes, the gallant commander who led
many of you to victory, independently OF
all party considerations. i believe it to be
far better for the South, better for the
North, and better for every portion Of our
vast republic, that the executive power Of
this Government should be con6ded TO him
rather than to his opponents. Your organ
ization was framed in no spirit of hostility
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pies and policy of the Democratic pariy.
that declared the war failure when you
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sion, and that he refused 10 take part in up |
holding the Government when it was men
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would not be in existence now if his exam |
pie and his counsels had prevailed.
The General concluded az follows: 81
conjure YOU by the triumphant achieve
ments OF The last II, years. Inv the remsm-
brance of your heroic comrades. who are
slumberipr in honorable graves and nv the
memory Of the martvred Lincoln nnJsr
whose Guidance in say;pg a.. -, sI
abolishing slavery, We achieved the great
est of all human victories, by all these
hallowed recollections, l coniure Won 10
stand by the party which WAS inspired and