The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-28
NEW JERSEYS EycIMpmEyr
Veteran Soldier. and sight-eers Fiocking to
Gen. kilpatrick's Farm.


DEcKERTowS. n. j., Aug. 27.-Thc Grand
Army cncampmcnt on Gen. Kilpatricks farm.
near here was begun to-day. and the town Is
full Of visitors. Soldiers and others began to
arrive by car loads before 5 O'Clock in the
morning. With bands playing and colors
flying. company after company has marched
through the streets. with arms giiicring and
artillery rumhing. MS In war tines Com
mittccs Of citizens met the soldiers at the
depot TO provide boarding and lodging places
for them on the Centennial plan. Farmers
from the surrounding country. with their wives
and daughters. in holiday attire. have been
driving into town all day from all directions.
eager 10 see tho military display.
After o'clock the order 81 march was formed
~ follows Cavalry escort Of so Veterans Of New
under MAJOR Mattoson; Grand Marshal Davis
and assistant marshals; Fourth Regiment. Col.
Steele right u the line $50 men with drum
corps Second Battalion National Guard. MAJOR
Moore. 100 men Wcstwool Cornet Band Ninth
Regiment from Jersey City Col. Hart 20o men,
with brass bnnl Of 81 pieces He,amcr Battery
Department Commander Mullen aud stan
mounted; Lincoln Post oi Brooklyn. ~ strong :
No'-s liand. Newark; Essex Battalion Grand
thews command ne. 400 men; Gen. Fitzpatrick
and 90 mounted men as escort for di-iin-
.
Ninth Regiment Hudson County battalion {.
Grand Army posts Two. Thirtcen. Fourteen
Twenty-nine. and Thirty eight. Comrade John
Tolley commanding. 200, men; passssic County
battalion, three posts Conrade James Sprcu!
Camden. Elcht 81 Trsn,6n. I'm Il vholHnI9 +
Fifteen. q New Brun7Hick SiNte.n Of Decker
town ljo mn in AZ. Hack eItstQwn !Cornet
J.. go men; Hnckeit-tovn Veterans. 60 men ;
Company +. llfth Veteran Militia. a. men I;
Veteran Regiment OF Jsrsay cry. $50 mon .
c,tizeus on foot and in wa..uns numbering three
or four hundred. and making about 2unO per
sons in the line, which nearly reached from
one nile AMI three qnartsrS With thc bands
| PLAYING, drums beating, ranuon booming. men
| d",orated ana ladies waving hanikor hiaf-
and tags. the scene was ono If the most in
| spring that DeckcrtoWn has ever Witnessed
As the lro'ees!on arrived NJ mo camp two
guns Of Battery fred salute Of Welcome,
The throng CA the grounds checrrd Justify nul
! the troops checrcd in return. The grand onl-
| ccrs and invited guests. with m ,unted escort.
passed W tQ Gen, Klpatrick's residence; whore
| and Ms vito Tho troops were assigned quar-.
ters ON the grounds, and while a." men Of
various cOnr2Hlis AMI posts wore detailed e.
dusty soldiers rushediu 'he Feiresh mcnt loo rths
Many ulcasan, reunions toG. plh.e hetWeen
veterans who had no, mot since the @..s. Hun;
comrades. Gen. KilpAtrick was greeted hy
hundreds OF those who fought under him.
veteran Post sixty marched twenty niles In
their old uniforms, with knapsacAs and blan.
kets.
ATS O'clock the eucs, toni was nllcd with sol.
dlHrs. On the Stage were G"ns patrick and
S.cklgs: John {. Robinson. Commnudrr- in
Chief Of tho Grand Army; Coils MrIeer and
Amboy MAJOR J. owen Moore Of Ncwlursh.
the Hon. G. a; HOBART, tine Hon. 7. A. Potts. Tho
dx o reienv t Jos Sn H i2'' Ien oKKq AK
then delivered the address OF welcome. Ii was
received with cheers
The tent was lighted by lanterns. and torches
and rockets were sent M from all parts OF the
grounds. There was some conius i0u about the
distribution OF tents. which will be rrmrdicd To-
day. 4 soldier WHO went 10 harn for forage
fell and broke twt Of his ribs. Some lawless
fellows attempted raid ON the provisions. but
Tho Row Mr. Bu rows in his speech said, 1t
had been ihtmatedt that we need IN this coun-
N5rh SCUM East md VEST sH ,hS G' We need
stronger ,governm'mt; that the days Of
the Republic are numbered. and that We
nre verging into soma sort OF empire. Cries ~
R%SIs aIInsi%n to ,aSse iHumsiiaPs any y
up tho topic This Gov,vnmept Of ours cannot
be- changed from one OF r-puhicanism without
your consent. fellow Ctlsans. aud ours.
tCheers There may be violence in the North
and south struggles betwecn capital and labor,
Whoever undertakes to settle them By that spe.
cies OF force which errcts despotism in tho
Settle settle them then and there with VIM wSo hoe
tries to settle them by tearing down from the
national Capitol the Nag we placed there. VIZ
shall have something to say. and will let no
such traitorous attempt succeed.
Three cheers Tor Con. H E were then called
The speaker then said that he yenerated the
ceived with ong-continued applause. He then
continued: The honored name Of Gen Grant
has been insul,ed by associatinG with
II tho very foTebodipgs and predictions
10 which hav" referred. Let me say to the
men who venture to associate the name Of Gen.
Grant with amy act by which the institutions of
this country can be perverted. that they commit
m offence and outrage on his name. which he
would be the very first 10 .esent and will resent
Great appausel The Veterans OF the Revolu-
ton proposed To make Washington n monarch.
He rsbuked them. as Grant Will tho present
ngitators when the proper time comes.
A poem called "'Kipnrick's Raid on Rich
mond was read by MAJOR Peloubet Of Newark.
After Il speech by Gen. Corse Of Camden the
band struck UP Marching Through Georgia"
Gen Corsc sang the snne song, and tho vast
audience joined in the chorus.
The meeting closed nt 1890 T. NJ
Hepentnnt Thief