, 1879-02-07
GEN. GRANTS SPEECH.
The Onc Delivered Mt hrs bfotnea. 1n., Sept.
an, 1873.

The Onn Delivered Mt Hrs htoinea. Ia, Sept.
an, 1879.
Spftfal Correspondence of The TFfhnnf.
DEs MotSE*, H., Feb, lin 1nE rHtBuNE
Of tlle 9!lth utt. appears MI authoritative nlNl
correct report pt President Grants speech de-
liycrcu lIerc on tlIc evening Of the 20sn Of Scp-
ttu,'cr, 1875, before Tic Society Of The Army OF
the TcMncssce,-wltll one Or two exceptions.
Al the elusc Of the first paragraph. where II
says: at Is fair subject for our delibcration,"
II should read "fair subject for soditr*' delib-
eratiu,." with this correction, II Will bc seen
tint Tie word "the,," In the last linc, makes
good stnsc. ....-
4 correct h.atory OF this speech, which has
created 30 much scueation Throughout buth
Continents, Mnl the CAUSES which led to II,
should be put Oh record. Tint President urant
should st,akc smell II speech at such time, md
on such MI occasion, hus been deemed some-
what singular.
Tie dav wns crowded With events. There Wns
an immense crowd Of people here. The Prcsi-
dent an,t illustrious General was the centrnl at-
traction. Everybody WAS auxious to ECO him.
Various places were assigned for public screp-
tlons Tic met the solltcrs at the Sta!o Arsenal.
bcncalh the tattcrcl and war-wosn battle-fagA !;
uild citizens at various ol,cr places. On such
| nm orcasio1, The children could not be omitted.
| It was, therefore, arranged TINT the public
acfrouls should be closed thu afternoon Of that
1ay, md the children 10 gathered at Moore's
| Opcra-fIouee at o'clock, wien the President
would laect them. Tic houso was packed with
not fess thai, n,500 children. 1t VIVA All In
spring and beautiful scene. When the Prcst-
dent arrived, 1t was found impossible, TO get
| through tic crowd from the front, md 1t was
nGccssnry TO 10 III at tho staEe-entrancc. As tiie
| President WAS entering the housc, he said
to 1u.lgc Cole, hts escort, TINT under no etrcu1n.
You'd !11s he sf ~ sRsSss gs oa t. c va
every citizen Of tho Capital City, IL proud Ut our
public schools, md who fully appreciated tho
uisapruinttnent tint would come II the PrcaE-
tl1c tcnerals tactics, 10 capture him by strategy,
md, Introducing hin to the children, closed
Will, remark which lett the President no why
q escape. iis made them .hott, E9ea speech.
cheers. It WIS a scene 10 t'o remembered
during the lifetime oF oil present. Tie Presl-
dent returned to Julgu COLDS easrla0c, ntd was
driven ab9t tS flty During 81 thS o. d1lys 10 ,a,,i
to maku spcceh this evening, mid ! hnvo nala
no preparation. l think VIC had 1ottcr
return to the house, 50, that -,
patty M at o,.so droyu to Judge Coles residence,
and tlm President went to Ills room. In less
than iurty minutes after hc entered thc house
he was called 10 supper: aud It was during that
lion from tho school. gathering IN the afternoon,
aud from tie costiy alul elegant school-hul
ings, prepared by progressive and prosperous
peule, which he saw on his route through tn,
city.
In tho evening, when he was called out, hi
quickly steuped 10 1lls extreme Fight Of tht
stage, instea.l ut the front,-!t hcng character
ist,c OF t|1t man not to ,tu a thing like nnytol,
rlee,-al,t|, With considerable manitest enlbaf
rass,ncnt, sali:
III suppusp iayo been called on for speech
for Two reasons; Flrst-Tllc Army ot the Ten
l + .t,,1
, | VIVA ita tirst commander, Bccnnd-Bccauso
, an known to nuke short spctches, unl III
: oudIellcv wiil st,onrr yet sl.l III nc. But hat
1t In INV mind to say something tonight, n,lti
| III r,nlfn all RI uf IT, hare nnc3tcl few lines.