, 1881-03-05
MAYOR HARRISON.
ut. Isc,nnrls. Ut tn. Reception Of i,

lin BkcrnHrAA Ut thH aktccftl00 Ol tNo
t:lsicnua Flrcn,cn In New 0rtcnsM.
When NAynr Harrison and tho delegation OF
Ebcmgo ilrnnr,, and Aldermen arrived nt New
Ortcnhs last Mon,lHy aftcrn.xIn to participate III
the Mnrtll Gtas festivities they wHrc met ont IN
tho roaI by representation frntn tho New
Orleans Flrn Department. headed by Chief
ThoHlns DCDnIlnr, and front tho tahpot they
were escorted ly municipal officers, mill
tnry. and nIs,sEu To the Ctty-lIall. Here
Chief 0'Connor, with few very hHrry
rethnr!sa, lntttMIl,red Mayer Harrison tn Mayor
shnksimarc. M Snw Oricnns. Tho latter re-
ceIvel lis 9Iessa with DUO cortiIalIty aid MI nI-
proI,tIutn speech, to which EhitaH0's Chief
Exccntiys responded rs follows:
Mn. MAyt,i,, ,FiHeMEx or New OHLEASs, AND
EiTt%EsA or THE CGEaCENT E1Tf: VIC hnf0
snint' firm or tur t;or.hefi nSc s to yIst y",
xrrnt Nurtiieri 1Akts. where garth Hn'I water
were conKcaled Into thick: :r!obce ,ee. 4 mouth
M ae s o ,o liz yr %y Y. s sre esx "sSS @
inl It g.na1 aud ballny rlln,nte, to enjoy With
ynl1 thu rettty!trs attendant ulNl tho visit IL
Hut rnl Eur II pleasant e!!:nnte uono did va
come: not uunn fur !ho at'loytnn1ls uf tho iGs-
tIrIltus; We etMlc with wnrIn hcarts lWtttl,H
hads nf tlly people nf New orleans ans! emily
tarsther wsirm ind slorlous brotherhood. We
came rs tlrcfne!i. ytt not 10 extl.lE,tfs! dry
hr,.sitrly Infection which FUR nearly Il crn,nry.
burned throughout tho lcMxth md breadth nf
Whe ,a1t 'aaS: Nc '"a s1.,nshssca wass 0f hut ILL., n.y.
Ii burning with frsshpnod brightness ant!
will ycar ly yrnr l'cotno more Kow.f'a. aI.tl VIII
ss,a,i, ] | S;',. Int M tho xrcat Northurl vart Is tot
bnnd 10 ytltrs y lilo ktnl!fiest Ut fcrlings: let
not t1lU nnrs!'ail scEk tny hls t,wn tNr personal
in.rsnny bitterness fur you q for tho sunny
in,ld yiI1 call your home. Thers ar. III tl.e
n,tt1 ficn whose tngnnae is enci that. 4 Ill III
NFtEth Sk1S.tII 1IFtstt
y!nca ss that yu. too. still harbor tito spirit nf
bitterness e;';!en'!eretl Dy the 'a'e t. nnltol;y
nor s.,nult yuu bp tcelvcll BY tho ,stter,necs Of
i s'ulIur character hy sotuc living ~ tho Sorln
!pRs riyar "n wt ne f.a, a EuYf heaa Is IN iu
nurthsr e.lxt' Of tho rrrat country, whose trls.
turirs. stretching Gust and .est, aifotd lsaaN
tho iron i,,.ds whIcll bind tito Grescunt CITY to
every !nrHe city In thu North. Never nRiin c1iil
King C1ttun M 0np aldo md tanhttcIsn nn tho
cr's t.!uni We are tho cItizelts Ut as!e mighty.
rtit,tln'ti G0tIntry.-n country which Il the tH""
nt thS + to f Scrty @ y m Hery Ike !y !ana
trtn!det nnl oppressed IN every cll'nc. lap
plAttsc.l -,
greeting, aid gruBp Your hand. str. Mayor, with
culllt1cncG M my GwB lnrt AMI express the Aolc,
IN behalf nj thu people Of Tint giant Young city
1rspgsson.. ,isat yos nor nor tno Heoo ,,,,! q
nrr,.ct. hut wilt Rtatl.l uu.!er these Stars and
Stripes waving by my BIdc to meet. as cnlnmGn
s!ug, md. s common sol,l[ers. plfa'ued 10 tlefcnta
thu t!crty Of which that t!ag II tho etnhi9'n:
Tho pc0pEu Of ChIcaBo nre cu4nlorolitans. but
Americans HtiIl, nHd I feel and express yuiir
ErnttInetlta when / tenIor to ynu II fEaiertlll
cml,raec. Again. Mr. Mayor, permit me 10 thank
yasl II, the nAfne Of the i!ronon Of CnlcaEo hero
sent far the cortlfa, hospitality you have ten
dcre,1 liz. We expected that Hospitality tn be
car3tnl md abundant. hut wo Ind ilu expcctN-
tfo,ls Dr ti,,0 thMt It wull bc ti royal IL CHAR
meter. Wncone rs friends md bruthers 10 ,nset
frlcllls and hruthers. Wu will gn hnck with the
tl,cnery ur tllosu friends at,tl brthers crRrNsen
ufI nl,r hcurta. there 10 1.-Two lung us we stall
brnatlso. IApplausc.1 Again, Nr. Mayor, wo
think yum.
IAt tlio colcuaton of Mayor 1Iarrlson's at',lrcss
tho visitors Wtrr escorted tn Otd. FcllnwB Hall,
whcro they wcro wInc.l md d!nel. and FROM
Bpurthlly lifted up for thuir accommodation
during tue!r slMy III tho city.