Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-11-20


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"a FESYlVE OCCASION.
Reception Of Gen. Grant and the Army Of
the Tennessee in Chicago. -
Novamher Is 1s7a. q, IA Az ,ono "a
membered IN chicago. Unusual festivities
attended the annual meeting of the Army Of
the Tennessee that day. which commenced
IN tha ~ or,inp xf tint dav & +la,ri he. dnn az
terra at ina Palmer Honsa. sss(gan. w y sher.
man nreaided. Tho nrinc,nals faatnre NJ tha
aav ros tho recant,on s. I.an csra,t Tho
uay was TIC lesepslon q. Ven. urant Inc
streets and public buildings and private
residences along the line, Of the march
Of tho procession were profuselys decorated.
TIE reception was non ss polite and citizens Of
apt Jodn - ING ssd th uen
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oe - =. t,e up
10 nue g - Mss ~ paes
as given poant ineie VS. ~ uense sIoWa
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cr ~ ns with the guIse ~
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cav that when tims shaH NAVE o:rav p,o pid
r ~ ,ama ~ hi,tor sss, baa S AZ,
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OF Grant. ..~,., :, -, a ...,- = T.,
GRANTS RESPONSE. :.
| Gan. Grant in reply. said: +
M. MAYOR and Gentlemen ofthe committed
OF he option OF Chicago and Illinois: I feel
yerY much honored by the welcome which I
am receiving at your hands TO-DAY. feel
Which has been uttered by your worthy may.
or, which is something so personal to myself
| it Would hardly be In good taste for me to re-
spQnd to the language of it, and 1t leaves
therefore nothing for me to do but to convey
nv thanks to this committee Of citizens of this
city for the hearty reception which they have ave
given me. To one allusion of my reception
| it was tribute to our country. ] will add
further that our country stands differently
abroad in the estimate of European and East.
ern nations from what 1t did q quarter of q
century ago. An American citizen is, regard.
ed in different light from the American; citi.
zen of Quarter Of O century ago. At that
time it was believed we had no nation: II
was merely q confederation of States tied to.
| gether nv a rome Of sand and would give
Wav upon the SLIGHTEST frictien. They nave
fonnd ont Il WA n grand mistake Thew
know wa are now a nation That wa ara
nation of strong and inteiligent and brave
people, capable Of iudgin9 and KNOWING on,
]
maintain them against either domestic O,
foreign foe, and that is the reception you. AZ
a nation. have received fhio,, oh me whilst
was abroad
The reception given by the Aruy of The
Tennessee to Gen. Grant took place in thu
evening ut Haverlv's theater. which was bean
tifully decorated with flags. festoons, fewer
and wreaths. Gov. CuHom made a speech O
welcome to the Army of Tennessee and to Gen
Grant for the State of Illinois. Mavor Harri
son. In a brief aneech. Welcomed them to chi
caro-. Gen. Sherman felicitouslv responded
Judge Gresham delivered the annual addres,
N It he said: 49, 49,. - 49,
Grant will be familiar 10 the world in the ran
turtles that are vet unborn. Tho last and +
nav he saii With hecomino reverenca tor III.
illmstTio1s dean not fha last ofthe threa ~ !;
still spared to his country. He refnrne, r. n
from his extended trayeis abroad. where hon
S;e I h ~ lave veen smomeIe1 upo'
h ~ sIT luz VI tne ON
o. noMnpnsfe' suu WIN "io:e AVr nis ow'
" WY a.u 80 eonnuvnie ~ - nstMHteOn
W. ~ nbserata esi nna au En-
:ynd da7 I ~ coac,,dad n .r;t 1tnt
t t. Ger shar,n uHn"o" "''n s'o''ou' 'iio'''
az, sharn,an n .ro.o md oo,,,.a..o .on
cl,s;nn ~ +ha sasa;on har tho a,S;o sa eo oo
up shouts for Grant. This WA nersisfad !,
nn%il Ia oroua In rasronao ~ arnrcros+ad ~.
untla no a!ose II ,eaPonse nc suggestea ina
= "as oee.ol To- 70 Ionow- ene proRramme, an
10 was no os 9om Ha .or sResch Inc auo!enc
aaugaseo T4o ienewe1 tnei5, uemands ior
spsoch ", . anetetPon 1lan.: aeADesasely 9leS
t. e a te,osn 1 a.a as aeIo n;
,; 49, te"1 'no 1"'o wing 'onsoe' opooen VI III
'nI 1f+or on ah.o,,o -, .oou., ,,..x. .-ou.. ~,
ro1hn.no m ~ tha n: s Soais iro "a
urns.a ~ tHe Soe,e.S " tue any OIL ~
he awa;n 1s; - aou mn .e aasa;ast p
erms n " erast aona.t tn. n.t;omal;tn al
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se,ca fran, 4ho ~ 80 =" hayS tons az
favorable opnortunitv Tor seeing and comnaT
ing in my own mind our Institutions witt
those of all European countries, and most Q
) those Of Asia, comparing our resources de
veloped and dormant the capacity and energ.
Of our people for upholding the government
and developing its resources with most of TIL
civilized People OF the world everywhere
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hava hean a1srv von Sssd ond ~ ane
eJoenoent thot H. M,;tad statos ~ nt,H
eu9 nn. ; ~. enS ui.su nsates ID natlon
nosaS a st,s,.,., h.aM IT, so 4a'aon Sonl