New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-21
ADAY OF WAR MEMORIES.
- Cups. BATTIE-FLAGs, FIRING, SPEECHES. AND
soNGs-INTEREsT OF THE VETERANS.
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soNGs-INTEREsT OF THE VETERANS.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
rcn,.NAPo!ls. Ind, Sept. 20-The National Re-
lion Of the BOYS in Blue has not brought together
- many veterans from distant States as were ex-
roeted: but the demonstration is an imposing one,
and its proportions win be considerably increased
=, arrvals on the trains tonight and in the morn
,no Pennsylvania sends nearly 500 men, Ohio as
..aa,,u more. New-York, New-Jersey, and Maryland
~. represented by small delegations; Michigan and
Tn;no;s by much larger ones; and Indiana swells
tbs total TO not far from 10000 The hotels are
SIIed for the most part with people who engaged
Quarters in advance The great body OF visiting
soldiers are chartered in three camps, for which
+onts were obtained from the Government depot at
Jeersonyie which are pitched upon the green sward
i; pleasant park-like Enclosures and supplied with
rlenty of clean straw. These tents make COM
fortable quarters in the warm days and nights now
rr.zailino. and the men relish keenly the taste of
camp life which day or two in them affords. Pro-
visions are supplied gatuitOusly by the hospitable
peOple of the city, who provided IN advance
nentifu store of cold meats, bread sandwiches, AID
coffee. Several delegations arrived last night Their
appearaneo marching through the streets carrying
their torn battle flags reused the enthusiasm of the
popuace at least the Republican part of it, 10 such
degree that there was no sleep TO be had until
almost morning.
This morning the buildings in the chief thorough
fares were brilliant with bunting and decorations
and. as fresh companies arrived almost every half
bour. there was entertainment enough for the
thousands of spectators upon the sidewalks and at
the windows. The camps with their occupants
some in uniform, some in half uniform, and others
in no uniform at ell, except bit of blue ribbon
called vividly to mind the camps of assembly com
mon throughout the North at the outbreak of the
war. Anartillery company stationed in Circle Park
in the center of the city added to the warikc impress
sion by blazing away at intervals all tho morning
About 10 600 people passed into the Circle in the
afternoon to see the organization Of the convention
and hear the speeches. Gen. Benjamin Spooncr of
Indiana called the assembly to order, and Gen. Car
fold OF Ohio was the temporary chairman. There
was no attempt to conceal the political purpose of
the gathering nor could the impatient orators,
bursting with the war speeches they had prepared
for the occasion, wait until committee on resoiu-
tons had gone through the motions of declaring for
HAYES and Wheeler. One after another, Morton,
Garfield. Logan, Noyes Hartrauft, Burnside, and
Hurlbut all spoke in the same vein, denouncing the
Democratic party for its disoyal course during the
war and declaring that the government must never
be allowed to pass into the hands of those who
sought to destroy IL. The dense mass of soldiers lis
tened to the appeals to them to save the country by
keeping the Rebel Democrats out of power with just
as much relish apparently they did to exactly the
same kind of talk in 1868. 1t was only neces-
sa to look into their faces to realize that to them
the war issues were not dead issues The political
generals who sEllfully worked upon their memories
and patriotic impulses were right III supposing that
to the loyal volunteer there is still no public ques-
ton so thoroughly alive and important as the one OF
giving or refusing to the SOuth a controlling power
in national affairs. The violent invectives OF Gen.
Logan we're received with the greatest applause
and with cries of Hit them again :" and the
strongest denuneiations of all the orators were more
effective in awakening enthusiasm than their best
arguments.
glee club from Chicago sang some capital GAIA
paign songs which set the soldiers wild with delight
The chorus of one was;
Oh have you heard the news from Maine, Maine, Name
The homo OF Blaine
Gives thirteen thousand Republican gain
IA soon as Blaie's name was reached in the song
the whole crowd broke out in cheer, a remarkable
evidence Of the popularity Of the ex-speaker in
State where he il scarcely known personally. An
other song was ybciferously applauded. The chorus
was;
Oh barry the news to Tilden,
Oh igcaTy the news
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