, 1876-09-21
Legislative Memorial Calling for
a National Pence Con-
Vcnti0n.
Missing Leaves from tho Record Of IN
Independent =" Congressman.
Tho Chicago Grecnbackers Will N0mi.
nato Legislative and Congress.
siona1 Tickets.


THE vETEAAN TENoN0.
Gpfct0t Dfpasch to Tia zrtbun4.
lND1AHAroLls, Ind, Sept. 90.-Ali night the
veterans passed into tho city to attend the
rcuuton OF Boys In Blue. This morning salutcs
Of arttllery rouscd tho drowsy town to welcome
the rcinforccmcnts TINT caIne by the thousand
on every ono of tho morning trains. Other
thousands were reported Gil route from all
quarters Of tho Union, aud ovor the grcut net
work Of railroads ccntcrlng hero arc advancing
upon 1ndIana's Capital simultaneously from nll
directions tho survivors Of the army Of the
Union. All day they havo been marching
III almost solid phatanx from the great
Union Depot to tho quarters assigned
them. Tho streets echo with their tramp the
firm, free, swinging tread they learned In the
march through Gcorga, In the Virginia cam
paigns, and Oh the long marches under Grant,
And Thomas, aud Sheridan, aud Hooker. The
very air pulsatcs with the tllrob Of their drum
bcnt!ng. At the head Of their columns t4ey
bear the old, and ragged. and
nULLETRIDDLRD DATTLE-PLAGs,
and as they pass they aro greeted with cheer
nf.cr cheer by the multitude that lines the
streets. There arc more empty slccyes
In town than were ever seen before,
and today enough cork legs aro worn
on tho streets here to stock ati awful surgcon'8
arseuul. And there nre stained md worn uni
forms that the wcarcrs would not exchange for
tho finest toggery ever put together oy tailor or
sca,nstrcss. The old battle-aags, and the mar
tlal array, and thu empty sleeves, and tho en-.
tllustasm With which they arc greeted recall thu
days when these men, bronzel an1 footsore,
and with ,t1,inntd ranks,
RETURNED FROM THE rIHLp VICTORIOUS,
md wi.cn that Is recalled tho enthusiasm is re-
doubled.
And still they come, these Boys In Blue.
They invest the cityi they compass It about;
they have established their camps and pitched
their tcnts in its very midst. indianapolis has
gladly surrendered to thcm, and they possess
tho town.
Tho morning was sl,owery, and for time tho
| prospect was such that the necessity Of holding
the Convention Indoors was scriuusly discussctl,
but there was no hall In the city TINT could hayo
held moro thRn small portion Of them, and
| 'lnnlly 1t was concluded to risk thu chances Of
wctting, nnd hold tlle Convention, according to
the original programme,
IN CIRCLE I1nK.
Accordingly, at l'ali.past 2 O'Clock, Gen. Ben
Spooncr, commander Of tho Boys III l}lus OF Iu-
lana called to order tle vast tllrong Of vcterans
who lilled the park. On tho stand were Gehs.
Burnside, IIartranit, Negley, Gnslela, Logan,
Ilurlhut, ]. G. Kobinson, of New York, Spooncr,
ben uarriso,t, md other welt.known officers,
who wore greeted with tu1nultuous cheers NJ
they were recognized by their old comrndes-iu-
arms. Then the long roll Was sounded by Hen.
dershot, the Drunlmes-boy Of the Rappat!an-
mock. Tho effect WIS electrical. On all sides,
almost as far rs the eye could reach tu
tlat throng, men iuvoluntarily Strengthened
themselves as II to fall Into liue, mud thcl,