The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-01
GRAND ARMY or THE REPUBLIC.

sc ashingtoD Artillery, stationed on the levee |
In that por' lon Of the city snoe its foundation |
a. that which greeted tho arrival OF the silent |
man. The docks. ships and streets were lined
with surgipg humanity. and 1t was with he |
greatest difficulty that the carriages conld be
The military and civic ORGANIZATIONS that
were to participate In the reception OF Con, |
and daS; %;aresins LII ID ID 'front.' aoder @o9mnaad %
4on n's 81 se asn " rss GSfa@ aroa me
movement placed the right Of tho column IN
the direction of Csua street. md ae soon M the
their carriages, the o,lnmn began its march
Ia the following order: First canle
GEN. W. !. pEHAN AND STAFF
followed by the Thirleshth Intgntry band. pre-
cedlpE the Fhirteente r. fantry Regiment o,m,
epeudid show.
Then came the
FIRST BRIGADE,
Louisiana National Guard. under command of
C9l. AL Never; acting Brigaaier General. with
The Louisiana Field Artillery, headed by Col
q. LeGardour. Jr., oams next. and were fol-
maudei by Cel A. j. Bach-miu.
All thes cImm lnds showed finely on the
march. and though few Ia numbers were I'm
preRsiva iu military bearing.
After tho ilrst brigade came
GEN GRANT
with Mayor |. W. Patton, In II carr iage drawn
by four black horses,.,ni surrounded by de-
lowed, containing thu Gsnerml's suite and va
fious city aud State officers and Dotables. A
the pag"ant moved elon many we're the cheers
from the multitude ltnng The sidewalks.
THB SECOND BRIGADE
oame next headed by Lieut.. Uol. Chas. Il. Fen
ner acting Brignitsr GAueral. with his staff,
The German Battalion. uuder command of
Col AuRu4tus Reich ard marched on tho right
of the brigade. followed by tho Crescent Cty
Battalion, opmmanded hy Ctpt Il u Pleas
| ante, nDd the Bat aIion Wash ington Artillery,
with M8jnr Richardson la the load.
Then onme tho civic organizations. rs FOL
JACKSON Fire O C,npany No. 1s
Association nt Mexican War Veterans.
| The postofflCe lettor or-oarriers. In their gray
| uniforms.
| The Young Veterans Mutual Benevolent As
The "Societe des Amts de l'Esperanoe."
The CDlored Mems Protective UuiOn
| The S3rewmens Benevolent Association In
| block broadcloth and white vests.
| The Friends Of Order-a second delegation
| from the colo 20 Mems Protec I've Union
| The Sons Of L uisiana and deegations from
various eolorrd Masonic bodies. Sous Of Amer
| lea ana Athletic clubs. @-
| After parading through the following streets
Up Decatur to st Loui-. 70 Rampant. 70 Canal.
| to Camp. to Julia. to ST. Charles, and down st.
| Charles to the st. Charles Hot-l whe the en-
| tire procession passed In review before Gen
Grant.
| Geu, GraDt was tnen escorted INTO t0B 0DL9l
| ind on behalf Of the city was addressed by Cen
Cyrus Bussey, Hs folloWe:
"Gea Grant Ia behalf OF the peoole of New
Orleans. iC gives great pleasure t. extend
| to you n most hearty aud cordial welcome TO
our city. The prese nee. In the assembled thou
sands here to-day. of the BEST citizens OF New
Orleans. representing all pnrttes and cl sses
speak louder than any words, OF mine In assur-
| ing you that we esteem 1t an hohor to greet you
! In our midst on this OCCASION. Tha glory Of
| the nations Of the earth ls reeOgni2e1 IN the
great and honorable deeds OF renowned men.
Their memory is chsr lehed. and their exanpls
becomes q Ii sins inspiration TO those desiring
| a grander destiny for their country.
| We recognize In your great deeds In wal
and peaee the qualities which nave already
| enrolled your natne amoDs those most re-
| nowned in the history Of the nations OF the
earth: and, whlle to err 10 human. we LOOK
over the record Of your official life during six
teen years 10 the crisis of our cquntty,s hls'
tory. and joIce that the r. cord which you
made AZ q VICTORIOUS General and the Exeeu'
tive OF the natioo has secured for you the
respect. esteem and low Of the whole country
! This demonstration ts an evidence that the
sentiment which you beduea hed To the eeountrI
when you said Let us have peace" has really
dawned upon the land. New Orleans Ia pecu
liMrly O commercial city, and occupies posi-
ton which justitles the hope that the day Is no
distant when she will rank ms be second com
mercial city In the Union. Our merchants de-
sire to see her gtandest poss bilities real lied
and look 10 he great Northwest. whose inler
eets are identical with ours. for such CO. opera
ton as will basten that event. We remembe
with pleas ure that You recommended 8ud ap
proved the Legislation Whtch gave uS tnD Hppr0
priation for the constr uction OF the tiles
when have given us the best hHrbor In tht
United Statee, aud which is rapidly turntnH the
trade Of the West through this pott. az Ii
evidenced b7 the large increase 10 our OK
ports for the present year. the total amount
ing to more than one hundred million dol
lars We also rememb II that you recon
mended improved facilities for the extenslo1
Of American commerce bslween this city and
South American ports. which 1t carried GU
would have proved of Ereat vAiue to the couu
try and opened a mar fket of SuruaS ing rtch
ness Tor the produces and manufactures uf iht
whole country. These are eome of your pubic
acts VT ich I refer To with peasure. Some Of III
had the good fortu 1e to ID rch with your vic O.
rious Hrmtes during the late war. end a yerl
large mum Der Of those VIII have honored YOU
in this demonstration today were th best ant
bravest soIdters who wore the gray, and L an
proud to pc able to say that those OF us wht
wore the blue ami those VINO wore the grai
have exemulih ID in every day inter course. a.
we do here to- day. how good and how peHsan
1t is for brethren to dwell together Ia unity;
II Alexander with hIs sword GOUu I6T6u nit tfIt
nations OF ihe eartn: but you, AS citizen o
this great country. without sworp. havt
achieved q triumph no less grand. The mon
archs of all the nations of the world have ac
corded TO you he highest 6onors.
The eyes Of the whole people of this cOuntr
followed you in your Journey through foreIRl
lands, and wherever you went. whether rectiy
Ing the hospitality of tue grandest Of earth'
monarche OF iu quietly visiting the little bo
Sweeney in Galveston In his suffering. you re
Elected honor upon the country which has hon
ored you with ils highest trusts.
And now Wa come 10 open our hearts ant
houses, aud to bid you II most cordial welcome
had the pleasure OF bidding You 1od by o.
the eve of your departure for Europe. and
now rejoice that kind Providence has KEEP
} you Ia the. Ell ryment Of health and brough
you through every danger. and mat an per
! mitted In behalf Of the people Of New Orlean
to ektend to you This evidence OF their high re
gard. and to shake hands with you on your re-
turn to this country"
To which Gen. Grant responded as follows:
M. Mayor and Citizens of Ne1o Orledms-l
affords Lne much pleasure and gratftcattau u
being able to visit your city again after an 40
sence OF great many years. l am thankful
for this reception rendered by your cttizsns
all classes. am much pleased to see THO sign
Of your increasing commercial prosperity 70
the pros perity of your city is the prosperttg c
} the surrounding country. The scars of tn
war are healed; We are now a united country
and should our country again unfortunately b
Involved In war, those who in times past wor
the blue aud the gray would. trust. be foun
wearing the same uniform and hgoting undo
the same flag. tCheers,l
The Ietty improvements have added largel
to the commercial prosperity Of New Orlean
and the entire Mississippi valley BY carefr
| pf fha n Ran