Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-18
LOCAL NEWS.
The Appomattox Hero.

I His Grand Reception In Hartford-SpIen- did Parade-SPeeches and Fine Display. General Grant and party arrived in Hart ford on Saturday noon via the New York and New England railroad. The party was escorted to the Allyn House, where lunch was spread, after which the General proceed ed to Bushnell Park where a formal reception was rendered him and an address of welcome was made by James G. Patterson, who was followed by General Joseph R. Hawley with appropriate remarks.
 Mark Twain was the next one to address the the distinguished guest. He said:
 General GRANT, also am deputized to vel come you to the sincere and cordial hospital ities of Hartford, the city of the historic and revered Charter Oak, of which the most of this town is built. Oaughter.) At first it CT to welcome you, but this was changed because 1t was feared that considering the shortness of the crop of speeches this year, if anything occurred to prevent that speaker from delivering his speech you would feel disappointed. Gaugh- ter and applause I desire at this point to refer to your past history. By years of CO., lossal labor and colossal achievement you at last beat down gigantic rebellion and saved your country from destruction Then the country commanded you to take the helm of State. You preferred your great office of General of the Army and the rest and com fort which it afforded but you loyally obeyed and relinquished permanently the ample and well earned salary of the generalship and re- signed your accommodating years to the chance mercles of precarious existence. (Appiauses) By this present fatiguine progress through the land you are nightly contributing to- ward saving your country once more, this 0IGbOnnr 6Sha merc1al disaster. (Applause.) You now private citizen, but private employments are closed against you because your name would be used for speculative purposes, and you have refused to permit that But your country will reward you, never fear. Loud applause.) When Vel hngton won Waterloo, a battle about on a level with some dozen of your victories, sordid England tried to pay him for that service with wealth and grandeur. She made him a duke and gave him $4,OOO, 900. If you had done and suffered for any other country what you have done and suffered for your own you would have been affronted in the same sordld way but, thank God this vast and rich and mighty republic is imbued to the core with delicacy which will forever pre- serve her from so degrading a deserving son. Your country loves you, your country is proud of you, your country is grateful to you (Applause) Her applauses, which have been laundering in your ears all these weeks and months, will never cease while the nag you saved continues to wave. Great applause.) Your country stands ready from this day forth to testify her measureless love and pride and gratitude toward you in every conceivable inexpensive way. Welcome to Hartford, great soldier, bonored statesman, unselfish citizen. (Loud and long continued applause.)
 General Grants reply was as follows:
 MT. President and gentlemen of Hartford -l am very proud of the welcome that have received at the hands of my fellow -citi- zens from San Francisco to Boston but this is the first occasion when I have been thrice welcomed. So much has been srid in the three welcomes have received that it leaves me little to say, except to disagree with the last speaker as to the character of the Ameri- can people for generosity. [General Grant thus referred to remarks by Mark Twain sub stantlally to the effect that republics are un- grateful. Continuing, General Grant said l recognize their generosity, and what they have gwen me IS more valued than gold silver. No amount of the latter could con- pensate for the courtesy and kind feeling with which have every where been received. l feel that you have given testimony to that to-day, and for that thank you one and all.
 Among the committee of welcome and in- vited guests on the grand stand were ex-Gov- ernors Jewell and Holley Senator O. H. Platt, Mayor Bulkeley, John R. Buckley, H. B. Bigelow of New Haven, State Senator Lines of Meriden, ex-Senator Pease of Mis- sissippi, Mark Twain, Chas. D. Warner and S. A. Hubbard of the Couraaet, Gen. Hawley, James G. Patterson, Geo. D. Chase, the Hon. Henry c. Robinson, J. F. Morris, Major Cal win Day, Jas. L. Howard, ex-State Senator Wm. M. Corbin of Union, Dr. W. A. NJ. Wainwright, E. V. Preston and others to the number of fifty or sixty.
 The General and his party were then es- eorted through the city by procession com posed of 2,O0O soldier veterans and nearly 5000 members of the Hartford Boys in Blue and from the surrounding towns. It was 8 grand display. Some ten car loads of pas sengers went from this city on the special train in the morning. There were $50 New Haven veterans in line.
 The parade ended, General Grant, General Hawley and General Badeau and other dis tinguished guests dined with James G. Bat terson.
 In the evening there was a reception tend cred the party by General William H. Bulke- ley at his residence, after which torch-ight procession parade took place amid constant display of fireworks and colored fires. and General Grant was escorted to the depot and