, 1879-08-22


GEN. LOGAN,
THERE WE'RE LOUD CALLS FOR "roGAx,n
for whom tic crowd had been eagerly waiting.
Tic General went through the ceremony OF an
Introduction Mt tc hands Ut Gen. Mann. md
the grove rcsonulcd with three c}leers ard
'ti0er.' Tic bsnd p]arcd an inspiritnr his,
after which Mr.. SllerwIu. stepping forward,
stated that great theft hal been committed on
the grounds, hnJ TINT tlic offender would have
his trial In l,c evening nt tlle ofIters headauar
ters. THIS pleasant allukon to the coming
court-martaI Of Col. Swain for "nlpptnc" n
live alligator placed In Ills tcnt br the bova who
were responsible for the joke, WIS received With
great laughter br the knowing ones. When tho
mcrHmcnt had fuoslded, Gen. Logan stepped
forward, brushed back bis swarshy loeks, and
spoke. without manuscript, Substantially NJ
fo]lows:
L.nft. Axp HESrLzNEH AND coxKApE.: W.
uret together to-day as soItcrs, having btct
Ut thta great cpuh|ic OF ours; not In honot
o. r",fyns nnr.clre,, ba. sast arouna III tne camp
arH. the nij veterans mar caen harris and rcconnt
tho mahT sccncs through which lheT haze hefct"'
ec'y of one anoiher that nc enjoyed - t'e time q
tun,u't, of tesr!h'e waE S'neo h!stnsy 1st nt
T,p M ey assr 'nd e "i w;ges. sat a ~
tr,ihfal a,orv har cver bcen pnhs4se OF aaY war.
When sar that. mem ilia history Is written snt
the rrrp0@c nf .1yng .ccDrnts Of Great events nnt
all tic minor osents nro na+tcj over. somctnlet
It !. written for tho unsnoae ot r1orfsa2 one and
tnr cantc. character. 1T Of n:tncipler. or
for lilo uurnnsc OF ataTahcna lhc 0ter. utnr0nnd
thr rsm".hFes. al ou' l,on,cr. and vhere iosy .rd
Eati1erel together nHd The conversation ID nt tht
scenes s,rot,, which soldiers i.nvo passed, thcrt
aI tho nsun,ir, all thr, tcta.l; Ill Tho faett
W. W,r IL ILL., 1a' M as ner ~ a 'ni II !. IN tbs m!a
" Tug olh vrtrsan* that you fnd II. many th!nas.
~ ~" aGf II hrss s.sis rs s s c tn" Ts
tin. ii calculated to caotvatc a,ni inspire with
oswtlltsn.
THESE pr,ys1oys ARE ooop ru1sas.
49,. -. ,s,.,
They afr c!cIiasca TO prevent tia sionnerin7 cna.
ct' a. na.s!s1ito ue"s tst'' nmIsn.s m "
@ " p ta sr,sc ne on5 Su9n IN IL The a;em
w fellow, ,eon1nitsme1' aies !:sn'ns ~ tho ao'
."d . tss aas M! eioqSeat response q yoar mem:
Mumetcss to tnts ~ ~ g.. ~ - ~ a
tHat tEse y hnasnt et Ut NY ~ ~ ~. .. no.s ~ ~
.xtnn t. cnnntrr t,nf Wn,id n es,cnistcs in tho
lrast to he interesting to this ylst concour4o Of
lsone; ! VIII i1cn teke ior mYseli t,n1 aome.
rri1cnee Ia AIR Har tbst nav be- Of interest or
thtt nsiv no, be, Al that rra tho h'esory ot orr
Mar know tht'e tnss e. wH'' u as s"% I"nF pra pGi
! sn"n:l, Tor IN to pass aver
rIr nara coyyrcr.D w1ru A GREAT WAR
,. 80. ,s,,,.'s. .1.t.' aan.,ao,a1 ,..h nv
liEe th14, nr W11hefeat nhalft coniecteu VIII oHt
country. fh,t VIC mnT tmpslht theui hnon onr
mint. an, me oltenes thay a!e Iensaseu tae
ba1.aF. t,pshans, me: asa - 10 .ems"nssea. t.,
We al nnittssastl. any Il y not ncGrssAfy tas
mo 10 70 into 10 q',r*tion, Wllat proHuced thts
;crriolc ttsste hstWecn tse tnSssnn'Sn. a. IT, e.
i:nIt"a Stato* ani ths tfcsa N when attnntei 10
thr':!'e an! ftrnn!s tho eiys ocrss q s1ia sIent
prop'e. Tan ltG.t.nn aa neen astat! aa1 119 n aaS
Srhf1; nno euatht" teL IN - y: ~ 80. |ng ~
Mr; Lincoln wa anaM:afasca tste'otht Or ,As
United stne* he sal! to thia country tnss
tht central idra M secession WAS a"ascnf:
70 sr1scr 'ee'aratton M, h.s eyer been maas
hv mnn' ~ v,er laa,I no; necIt''Sa ~ ~ l.,
fact s,on ttc.trnc;,yu Of oil .oyorn,acnt Of ali
ma,tnna]liy. AftcT HI. Lfncn,n was fnahgurateI
Irrsdout Of rutlr*e uanY .lans wcrs su4 ,c.trl to
him in rrfercce to the n,anasunlent Of tho altfsa