The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-14
GRANTS GREETING.
RECEPTION BY THE VETERANS.
Tho Welcome Given by the Union
Veteran Club Mt Mcvicker's.
Chieago-Speech by
the General.

Chicago, Nov. 13.-The Union vet
eran club gave reception to Gen.
Grant at McVicker's theater to-day.
The theater was tastefully decorated by
Manager McVicker with flags and 1ow-
ers, with living representations of the
goddess of liberty and the thirty-eight
states. Patriotic speeches were made
by Gen. Logan and others. Gen. Grant
made few remarks of the same gener-
al tenor with many previous speeches
on this trip. He said he believed the
war resulted in great deal of good to
the country, and that the people of the
south were in better condition now than
they would have been IL they had sue
ceeded, and certainly we would have
been worse off If they had.
Emory A. Storrs made stirring
speech. Gov. Oglesby and Hon. S. L.
Woodward followed, after which the
audience dispersed.
Gen. Grant spent this morning with
friends. In the afternoon he received
soldiers and their wives In the Palmer
House parlors, from until 8. Many
of his old comrades took him by the
hand during that time.
The banquet given by the society of
the army of Tennessee took place this
evening in the dining rooms Of the
Palmer. Gen. Grant was escorted to
the room by Gen. Sherman and the mil
itary, naval and civic dignitaries of
Illinois and other states.
Gen. Grants table was ornamented
with a miniature man-of-war, repre-
senting the ship of state under full
sail. The decoration of the room in
general were profuse and tasty; flags
and festoons of evergreens and flowers
relieved the lofty pillars of the hall,
while flowers and smilax decorated the
tables.
The band enlivened the evening with
snatches Of patriotic and classical mu-
sic, and a menu of extraordinary rich
ness and variety was served in unique
forms and design. Prof. David Swing
offered prayer at the beginning of the
banquet.
Six hundred and one covers were
spread and every chair occupied, a
distinguished coterie of guests gracing
the large room. The Lii Of fare was
printed on card shaped into the like
ness of tent, adorned with battle
scenes. After the viands had been dis
cussed, the president of the society an
nounced toasts as follows "First Our
Country, Her Place Among Nations"
General Grant responded as follows:
General Of the Army and Invited
Guests: Notice was sent to me some
days ago that was to speak, but paid
no attention to it at the time, having
had no idea until got here what it was
was to reply to, and thinking when
the time came / could execute some
flank movement and get out of it, but
after my arrival here found was to
be the first one to be called upon. You
would have me say much about the po-
sition of our country among the nations
Of the earth. Our nation we have been
in the habit of looking upon as one of
the first nations of the earth. For a
long period of time the Yankee had
not only very respectable opinion of
self and of his country as whole, and
it has been our own opinion, and we
had nothing to compare In contest with
any other power. am pleased to say
from the observations have been able
to make in the last two and a half
years, we are beginning to be regarded
little by other powers, as we in our
vanity have heretofore regarded our
selves. As to the place we had among
nations, think we occupy the position
Of one of the first powers in all that
goes to make us great nationality.
We have the strength, we have the in
dividual self-controlling Independence,
and we have to a greater degree than
almost any other nation the power to
colonize and settle up neto countries and
develope them. We have also a very
great advantage in being without neigh
bors to molest or make us afraid. Trne,
we have northern frontiers and southern
frontiers, and we get along with very
small army, keeping no standing army,
and what little we have is not a stand
ing army, because it has no time to
stand. do not know anything that ]
can especially add to what I have said,
except in way Of advice, and that is, let
us be true to ourselves, avoid all bitter
ness and ill-feeling, either on the part
Of sections or parties toward each other,
and we need have no fear in the future
Of maintaining the standing we have
taken among nations, SO far as oppo'
sition from foreign nations goes. tAp.
plause.)
Gen. Grants Movements.
Chicago, Nov. 13.-Col. w. R. Hol
lowell of Indianapolis waited on Gen