The New York herald., 1879-07-31
REUNITED VETERANS.

ADDRESSES AT THE GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT
IN ITHACA GENERAL sLoCUM BURIEs STATE
RIGHTs-ENTHUsIAsM FOR GENERAL GRANT.
ley TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD
ITHACA. N. Y. July 80. 1879
The festivities were to-day enliycned by numerous
excursion parties from various parts OF the State
There was immense meeting in the park this
evening, when General Slocum made an important
speech in far it reflects the political sentiment
of the American soldier and coming from .
prominent democrat
QUESTIONS SETTLED.
Politicians. he said, often tell what questions
have settled by the war. Now. no
one understands these questions better than
tho soldier You have settled the ques-
tion Of slavery. and it has been settled in
o manner more beneficial to the South than to the
North. The time will come yet when Southerners
will thank God that the institution has been wiped
from the land. You have settled tho question Of
State rights. No section will declare that any
State has right to separate itself from tho Union
You have settled the question as to whether re-
public raise army of u million mon and send
them back to their homes Another question has
been settled. that the American soldier Is
that that either Me- Mcclellan. Grant @ Or or Sherman Sherman
could at any time have taken their men
and turned them upon Washington. Roman consuls
may have done 30 in the past. Not so here. There
never day nor an hour when any commander
could have taken his aud launched them against
the constituted authorities. No such danger
threatened us. am proud that the American people
have proved themselves. during and since that war;
in such manner that no stigma ever be brought
against them. l should have been ashamed OF the
war; indeed, IT, for instance. tho debt created during
that period were not paid in honest, lawful money
and the work performed in that direction since tho
ought to be u source of pride to all Americans.
GENERAL
Great applause followed General Slocum's address.
There intense enthusiasm during General
Murray's remarks. After showing tho people how
they should honor aud respect the soldier Of the
Union, he alluded to the manner In which princes
and potentates had received the greatest soldier Of
then all. The allusion to General Grant called
forth hearty cheers the part OF citizens and
Grams, and for time the vast crowd, among whom
were many ladies' was greatly excited
General Barnum happily alluded to the record of
the Ono Hundred aud Thirty-sevcnth New York
Volunteers composed of Ithaca soldicrs), who first
planted the hag the City Hall at Savannah after
Sherinan's march to the sea.
Corporal Tanner spoke of the necessity of keeping
these reunions OF the Grand Army, that the people
might know and learn what meant by fraternity
10y atty and charity.
Colonel Harvey ID. Talcotte. of Utica, and Captain
Mills OF Little Falls made brief addresses, and,
amid great cheering. the comrades marched back to
headquarters.
At this hour the camp nre is burning brightly.
The veterans have eaten their raons, and smok-
ing their pipes, singing camp songs. telling old
camp stories and listening TO eloquent speeches by
prominent citizens and delegates from different
parts of the state.