Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-25

and transparencies, and the Veterans were likewise employed. Governor English was appeared to view. He was escorted through the crowd to the street, wh ere he took seat in the landau, and with him ex- Governor Ingersoll, ex-Mayor Lewis and William Parsons, of the Register In the next carriage were Hon. Thomas M. Waller. ex-Senator Wheeler and MT. Whittelsey, all of New London and MT. Hull, of Wal lingford. Other carriage loads fol lowed Behind the carriages came the l procession, estimated by Democrats at | who carefully counted the 'procesh' found | 175 veterans in line and about 300 in the | Hlubs. But it was good sized procession, | Even if there were good many minors in l the line, and the display of fireworks and | colored fires was very pretty, especially | of music Among the transpareneies were l
 some which bore in part the following titles 1 Robertson Escort, Sixth ward Byxbee 1
 Guard, Third ward; Seventh ward York es-
 cort Ninth ward Mills escort Go. G, Ninth l
 ward, Bronson Guard; Driscon Guard l
 Hancock and English Phelps escort, of
 Washington Square; and the Hancock Legion 1
 transparency, which was bigger than all the
 others, and had touching legend upon it in
 regard to union of hearts and hands with
 Hancock in office. Altogether the Demo-
 crats had quite procession and felt happy,
 and the fireworks looked nice
 The several ward organizations met on the
 lower Green, and under command of Colonel
 John G. Healey were soon in line and ready
 for the march to the depot. The Hancock
 Veteran Legion were on the right of the ine
 and following in order came the clubs, es
 corts, guards, etc., with bands of music and
 banners flying. Among the most notable
 transparencies was one on which was painted
 the following: "English redeemed Connec
 ticut in 1867, and will do it again in
 1880. Don't you forget it.. The
 general opinion among those who
 read the prediction was that the author was
 neither prophet nor the son of prophet"
 In the Veteran battalion there were one hun
 dred and ninety by actual count, which was a
 small showing out of four hundred and sixty
 seven claimed members of the legion. The
 ward organizations, which were swelled by
 small boys, who enjoyed the novelty of car
 rying torches, did not "pan out" largely, and
 the most that can be said of the number in
 line is, that there were, counting men and
 boys, about l, 500 in line. The procession
 marched to the depot and formed in line on Union avenue, and then patiently awaited the
 arrival of the train from New York having
 on board the Governor and his friends.
 The train arrived at S:3O p, m., and as it came into the depot was greeted with loud
 cheers by the large number of people wait
 ing to receive the ex-Governor and party.
 rapid transit'' was made through the depot
 waiting room to Union avenue, where coach with four horses in waiting to convey the
 distinguished citizen to his residence. Other carriages, containing committees who went
 to New York to receive the ex-Governor, fol
 lowed, the carriage delegation being preceded
 by ''formidable' escort, who popped off
 Roman candles and red lights to the evident satisfaction of those who lined the sidewalks on the route The procession marched through Union avenue to State street, up State to George George to Church, Church AI 41 &l7n 1<N1-Jn residence on Chapel street There were many manifestations of fireworks patriot ism on the line of march, and repeated cheers were given for the 'next Governor" of Connecticut.
 On reaching ex-Governor English's resi- dence the fireworks display was renewed, and after marching and counter-marchlng the column was brought to halt. Then it was that L. W. Sperry, standing on and in the center of the ex-Governor's piazza, made brief speech, and in conclusion introduced ex-Governor Ingerson
 Governor Ingersoll was received with cheers and spoke in substance as follows: Governor English-During your absence from Connecticut the Derao'ratic State con- Vention with great unanimit., have selected you as their candidate for Governor. Their action went like a beacon light everywhere throughout the State, an assurance of vic ! tory. Your friends and neighbors, ,who know you so well, have assembled to welcome you to your home. They know that you have yielded to the will of the convention and thereby removed every obstacle to your tri- l umphant election as Governor in November next. This multitude and these resounding voices tell more strongly than any words that ! can express the personal respect l entertained for you by the citizens of New Haven. I see in this gathering that l mighty uprising of the people which will bear Winfield Scott Hancock into the Presi- | al o6o 1 1oJ Ina favor of the American people. His irmness 1 of purpose and conviction of duty are gaining for him the confidence of the country. This | year, the opening year of the decade, we i have taken an account of stock and the coun- try looks forward with new hopes for the future. The vast opportunity offered us calls for different statesmanship from what | we have had in the past. New Haven is pre- eminently and emphatically 8 city of the Un- l ion, and as the Union prospers we prosper. | AS any other city or State suffers we suffer, | and the party that would seek to antagonize l the sections out of which these interests 1 grow is not fit to live. The Republican par 1 ty has outGved it's usefulness and must give l way to the party of the future. In the name l of the great Democratic party I again extend 1 to you cordial welcome to your home.
 l Governor English on stepping to the front was greeted with hearty and prolonged cheers. When they had subsided he responded as follows ''Governor Ingerson, officers and members of your several Hancock and Eng l fish clubs, fellow citizens, friends and neigh bors shall but discharge my first duty when thank you as I do from the fullness ] of graetful heart for your very cordial, en- thusiastic and most hearty greeting
 A lifelong resident of the State of Connec- ticut, recognizing the right of free people 1 living under free government to the ser vices of it's individual members to represent l them in all public offices and positions and 1 thus bare their share of the public burdens, l it has been the pleasure of my fellow citizens by their suffrages to elect myself, your hum l ble servant to many important trusts. Af- | ter c long public service have felt in jus 1 tice to myself that Ishould be excused from I any further public official duties. l But my friend, Gov. Ingersoll, has said 1 that our Democratic friends thought differ | ently and from published proceedings of the l Democratic State convention, held in this | city last week, it appears that my name only 1 was presented to the convention as candi- date for Governor of Connecticut that the l nomination was made by exclamation, all of 1 which was not only quite unusual but highly l complimentary. When the doings of the convention came flashing over thetelegraphic l wires to me at Saratoga, was not only taken | by surprise, but found myself in dilemma as to my duty in the premises My first i'm | pression was to peremptorily decline the 1 proposed honor. Had been governed by l my own impressions, regardless of the opin- 1 ions of others, l should have done so, but 1 when, the next morning, read in the papers | the honored names of those associated with me, I.hesitated, and it did not take me long to decide my duty. I felt that I could not 1 decline if I would, and I would not if could. I look to the name of our great standard-hearer General Winfield Scott Han cock, and feel that we owe our first duty to
 him, and in doing our duty to him we do our l duty to the State of Connecticut Fellow l citizens again thank you for this demon 1 stration. "
 When the ex-Governor concluded his ad- dress he retired to the parlor of his resi- 1 dence with ex-Governor Ingerson and others. 1 Hon. Henry G. Lewis in a few brief marks then introduced Hon. Thomas Waller, l of New London.
 MT. Waller reluctantly responded, but on 1 coming to the front he made a speech in one of his pleasantest moods which kept the l crowd in the best of humor until he closed. 1 He said that among Frenchmen it was gen. 1 erally accepted faith that all good Frenehmen I G. oI- h4