Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-19
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WASHINGTON, Nay IS. - General
George B. McCl. at the banquet Of
the Society Of the Army CT the P,to-
mac this evening, responded TO the
feast : THE Array Ct the Poeomac. >
As his name was announced anil he RISE
TO address the company the v,t srars
sprang upon the chairs. and broke Il to
cheer after cheer. Fer two or three
minutes the c'a.nor was deafeninc. The
men pounded the tables, stamped with
their feet and sh nled Themselves
hearse. Viewed from the gal ry dur
ing this space OF me the barqu.t ns
room was 8 tumu! Uons sea OF heads, Of
which the owners were Cest cul.tng
willy in their unbnunded enthusiasm
aud excitement. General McC:ell n
stood calmly bowling daring the tnmult,
and when i. showed signs Ct lessening
h., tiled it entirely with 3 wave of his
hand, and in E Voice Of deep feeling,
and speaking in measured tone, be
began his gret ting to his iii command.
Every voice was hushed. He said ::
"In the days long past and gone for.
ever, when we were young and strong.
full Of life and hope, with the future II
before us, there were such relations be-
tween rs that it seems to NE t 10 cid,
to formal to address you simply as
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen, for our
Chairman often brought t, me H.
te!ligence that l needed up from the
very Jaw Of death, and when assigned
t, the command Of division Of
new srooDs he hurried by forced marches
{, the as>,stlLce Of his commander on
The bloody field Of Antiesam. So there
can be no form Of ceremony between
him and myself. Very many, perhaps
most Of you, were with me when III this
very CITY / assumed command Of that
mass of brave men, unorgan!zsd and
uuinstruc:ed, who composed the nucl us
Of Whist afterwards became the Army
If the Potomac. Those Of yeu who
were with nis then were more to me
than dear comrades, more than brothers
IN arms; gou were my very children. :"
This " as Mcclellan ) opening, and IL
this strain he proceeded t. the close
He spoke of the trying times '';n which
YOU and l did our best for the country"
aud recall d the vel loved and familiar
faces which ali missed from their ranks.
He said: Il see You in this city. the
Capital of the Marion, as it was when |
came here from West tern Virginia, full
Of disoraanized troops, in imminent
danger Of stack. / see order aud quiet
restored as if by magic, when you at
once responded to my appesls and sec
onded my endeavors. / remember we
the mass Of raw troops pouring in, bad
iy armed and improperly equipped, but
comvcsed of the best men that ever re-
sponled t, an appeal to arms, actuated
by the highest aud purest motives Of
patriotism, discussing no PAL tisan ones
ton, knowing but one thing that the
country was in danger aud that thsy
were ready to give their lives t, save
it. l saw An army come out OF
that mass. l saw it acquiring
order, dirciIline and instruc
ton. Then f, lowed the necessary
work of Notifications on tho capital;
work which set the army free to strike
where blows were {. 1t, aud which more
than once saved the capital. l saw
that army become capable Of being
handled oo the march and under fire.
and leave the camps in which it bad
been created and 60 to the Peninsula.
Tners you TODD by me and l stood by
You. And do not forget how pobly
you passed through your first expert
ence of battle"
He sketched briefly at this poiit
some Of tho principal batt'e,, and a.
luded to the seven daya' tight as made