Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-24

when placed In command Of this Fifth
Department, Subordinsted the military
to the civil power-of Major Genersl
Hancock. (Great cheering.
GKNxRAL nANC0ck's REsr0Nsk.
General Hancock rose very n,odsstly.
aud, pulling ont = small alp Of paper,
read the following remarks which, WOW
received with immense enthusiasm -
Nh. PRESIDENT AND GENTI.KkEN-
You have assembled here tonight to a.
me honor. am undoubtedly called up
on mainly in consequences Of tho posi-
ton ! held in the recent canvass for Tho
Presidency. 1 regard my connection
with that subject a. practically closed.
l, however, maintain the principles
which / held when accepted tho NOM
ination Of the Cincinnati Convention.
Believing, as do, that the triumph sf
those principles would promote tho VOL
fare ofour whole country, ] hope to No
them prevail at some future time.
(Cheers.) Their success must rest with
the Jeffersonian Democratic party,
which IL 10 fully and ably represented
here tonight. 10 yon I commend the
preservation Of that true Republicanisln
on which our fathers founded the insti-
tutions that have made w great among
the nations Of the earth. Cnn only say
in relation to the political canvass #
1880, that ] have no fault to find with
the support Of my friends and nothing u
recall or regret Of my own actsOr words.
I thank you, gentlemen, most heartily
for tho pleasure and honor which YOU
confer upon Mo by this entertainment.
Great spplause.
POST PRANDIAL HENARKs.
Mr.. vsnderpool called upon the Pros
ideDt Of the Chamber Of Commerce, Mr..
u. Babcock, in the absence Of Mayor
Grace, 10 respond in behalf VI the city
Of New York. Mr.. Babcock said that at
the last election he must confess th&t hs
was ashamed Of the ~ity Of New York,
bat neverthelc'l New York, although
her streets we, .ir.Y, was = city
which had no IN I'D face OF the
earth He paid a hign tribute to Cen
eral Hancock's services in the war and
declared that no man would go down to+
posterity with greater renown and glory.
Great applause.)
| Mr. Augustus schell, after expressing
the pleasure Of tho club al welcoming
General Hancock this evening ~ its
CREST, ss::A! that lie only hoped to VOL
come General Hancock here as President
elect. (Chcers.) IIe believed that Con.
eral Hancock was elected OH The Cd Of
November last until nine o'clock III tie
evening. They oil knew that he had =
plurality Of the votes (applause), but IL
Seemed rs though the Democracy was
not to govern. In times past tho ma
jority was wont to rule, but that was
not the case now, and he made reference
to the election Of Governor T'ilden four
years ago by majority, he said, ESQ.,
900 votes. He spoke Of himself as hay
ing been Democratic voter for nearly
! half q century. and closed with a procla-
nation Of the Democratic principles Of
hard money, free trade, free ships and
honest government. j
Ex-Governor Hoffman made q chatty
| speech, saying that this was purely
social occasion, and among other things,
humorously referring to the fact that
General Hancock was sitting with his
back to the fireplace, he said that this
was the first time General Hancock had
turned his back to the fire. Iaughter.)
| GENERAL MCLELLAN's GRANDSON"
General Mcclellan said that what the
Democratic party needed to triumph.
over its opponents WAS discipline. trust
cd leaders and recognized principles. II
was like an army, and without such prl1l-
ciplcs it could not be successful. lilo had
she pleasure Of being tho Oldest defeated
Democratic Presidential candidate iiv-
ing. Laughter. Mr.. Seymour his son.
Mr.. Tilden his grandson, and General
Hancock his great-grandson. [Great
laughter He, however, was confident
that General Hancock was the last of his
line (cheers), and expressed his convic-
ton of the success of the Democratic
party ct the next election. Great up.
plause.
Mr.. T. r. Condert, Judge Brady, ex-
Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer and
others followed, and the speechifying
was kept up till !, late hour.