The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-08
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Msw - ,. ~ early hour this morning, and
Ms was ~ hsaatfsst he went TO gallery and bad
az ,,botn@rsnh taken. He then returned
=" az no,sJ and was engaged up to noon
In the reception OF visitors, VINO poures
,n % his rc,,u In one unceasing stream.
Major swayue, the Generals secretary, re-
caived them and usbered them into an inner
room. where the General shook them warm'
10 hv The hand and spoke few words TO each
n them Among the callers to-day were w.
+. McM;lIin. OF New Orleans; Thomas u.
stewart. r.. h. Van valkenburgb, OF Flori-
da. DR. sherman, OF Ohio; w. 3. George.
OF Lansing, Mich; Rev. Il. W. Bliss, OF
Malvern, Penn; e. y. Locke, OF FLORIDA
senator Blair. of New Hampshire; Justice
Swayne. Of the United States Supreme
Court: Whitelaw Reid, Murat Halstead,
senator Logan of Illinois, and William Il.
Dodge. The reception and serenade ten
dered tonight to General Garfield at the
be,dousrters OF the Republican National
Committee. on fifth avenue, was brilliant
success. the avenue and surrounding streets
being thronged with an enthusiastic crowd,
numbering about ten thousand persons.
When General Garfield appeared on the
balcony he was greeted with loud and pro-
longed cheers. After reviewing the pro-
cession he spoke as follows:
| Comrades OF the Boys In Blue and Eel
low Citizens OF New York; cannot look
upon this great assemblage and those OLD
veterans that have marched past Us, and u.s.
| ten to the welcome from our comrade VINO
has Just spoken, without remembering how
great thing it is 10 live In this Union and
be part OF it. [Applause.] This Is New
York; and yonder toward the Battery
student Of Columbia College was arguing
the ideas OF the American Revolution and
American Union against the un-American
loyalty to monarchy of bis college presi-
dent and professors. BY and by he
went into the patriot army, was
placed on the staff OF Washington
fcheers] to fight the battles OF his country
Icheersl, and while in camp, before he was
twenty .one years old, upon drum head,
he wrote a letter which contained the very
germ OF the Constitution of the United
States. Applause That scholar, soldier,
statesman, and great leader OF thought,
Alexander Hamilton, OF New York, made
this republic glorious by bis thinking, and
left his lasting impress npOn New York, the
foremost State of the Union. [Applause.]
And here, OH this island, the scene OF his
early triumphs, we gather tonight. SOL
diers OF the new era, representing the
same ideas OF Union and glory. and
adding to the column OF the monument
that Hamilton and Washington and the
heroes Of the Revolution reared.
Gentlemen, ideas outlive men. Ideas
outlive all things: and you who fought in
the war for the Union fought for immortal
ideas, and by their might you crowned our
war with victory. [Great applause.] But
victory was worth nothing except for the
truths that were under II, in it, and above
! it, We meet tonight as veterans and COM
rades to stand sacred honor around the
truths for which we fought, loud and
prolonged cbeering,] and while we have
life 10 meet and grasp the hand OF COM
rade we will stand by the great truths
OF the war. ["Good!" "GoOd!" and
loud cheers.] And, comrades, among
have sunk deep in our hearts there
get. Think OF the great eleyating spirit OF
the war itself. We gathered the boys from
all our farms. and shops, and stores, and
schools and homes, from all over the repub-
lie. and they went forth unknown TO fame,
but returned enrolled on the roster Of i'm.
mortal heroes. [Appause.l They went in
the spirit Of those soldiers OF Henry at Agin-
court, when he said: " Who this day sheds
his blood with ne to-day shall be my bro
Their. Were be ne'er so vile, this day shall
gentle his condition" And 1t did gentle the
condition and elevate the heart OF every
working soldier who fought In it-[ap-
nausel- land he shall be our brother forever
more. And another thing We well remem-
Der we well remember our allies who fought
with lis.
Soon after The great struggle began we
looked behind the army OF white rebels and
saw 1000, 900 Of black people condemned to
toll as slaves for our enemies, and we found
that the hearts Of these 1900, 900 were God.
inspired with the spirit Of liberty, aud that
they were our friends. [Applause.l
We have seen white men betray the flag
and fight to kill the Union; but in all that
long, dreary War we never saw traitor in
a black skin. (Great applause.l
Our prisoners escaping from the starva-
ton of prison, fleeing to our lines by the
light Of he North Star. never feared TO en-
ter the black mans cabin and ask for bread.
[.' Good" Good" " That's So" and loud
cheers.] In all that period OF suffering aud
danger no Union soldier was ever betrayed
by black man or woman [applausel, and
now that we have made them free, so lOng as
zens. Renewed applause.1 We will stand
by them until the sun OF liberty, fixed in
the armament Of our Constitution, shall
shine with equal rays upon every man, black
or white, throughout the Union. [CEeers.l
Now, feIlow.citizens, fellow-soldiers, in
this there is all the benefcence OF eternal
Justice, and by this We will stand forever.
TGreat applause.] The great poet has said
that in individual life we rise son stepping
stones OF our dead selves to higher things"
and the republic rises on the glorious
achievements OF its dead and living heroes
to higher and nobler national life. ZAP
plause.1 We must stand guard over our
past, as soldiers, as patriots, and over our
country as the common heritage OF us all.
[Applause.]
/ thank you, felow-citiZens, for this mag
pIficent demonstration. In so FAR as rep
resent In my heart and life the great doc
trines for which you fought l accept this
demonstration as a tribute to my represent
alive character. tApplause.l In the
strength OF your hands, in the feryOr OF
YOUR hearts, in the firmness OF your faith,
in all that betokens greatness Of manhood
and strength OF character, the republic
finds It's security and glory. [AppIause.]
do not enter upon controverted qucs-
tions. The time, the place, the situation
forbid it. | respect the traditions that re-
quire me to speak only Of these themes
which elevate us all. Again ! thank you
for the Kindness and enthusiasm Of your
greeting. Tremendous cheering.l
HIS RECEPTION AT OTHER PLACES.
GREENWOOD, n. Y, August THE spe-
cial train bearing General Garfield and party
left Jersey City at 1885 A. NJ. At Paterson,
the first stopping-place, about six thousand
persons were collected. mostly OF the labor
ing classes. General Garfield made a short