National Republican., 1883-02-23

and the boys from the slOughs Of tho west
came too. They knew tho life Of the republic
was in danger. All they wanted was to see
the foe. He referred then TO the pleasant ep-
isodes in the war, when the rustic Of calico
was worth $40 yard and the sight of white
bonnet any valuo in the world He said
sisters letter made q fellow feel good
for ton days, and q sweethearts letter
was a tonic for week, The boys always
had their fun. Even in the prison pen there
was humor Maj Calkins gave many anus
ing incidents of his army experience in the
camp and the prison. Closing, he said; God
bless the volunteers. They did not fight and
die for booty; twas that their country might
be saved"
When Gov Curtin arose to answer the
toast
"oUR WAR GOVERNORS"
he was given three cheers. He said he
wished to give homage TO soldiers who helped
him do his duty. He said he was not fight
ing man; he did not like that sort OF amuso-
ment; he did his duty In urging Others to
fight. God Almighty has put it into the
hearts Of the men in the capitol to
care for the manned soldiers during their
brief remaining tenure Of life. The
states should provide for tho orphans. The
men who carried the saber and the musket
were the men who saved the country, and
! 1900 unknown dead at Gettysburg and the
| thousands of unknown dead elsewhere are the
| uenlHOub Oh InO WAT. uON. OuTJln bneu Io-
marked that il was not generally known,
perhaps, that he was once a military man
himself. Il commanded 1900 men
| when Pennsylvania was threatened with
invasion. There were physicians and law
yers, dentists and druggists, and even negro
minstrels. When we got over TO Hagerstown
| we all wanted 90 go home every man of us. l
never saw such an affection displayed for wives
and homes before and must plead guilty TO
the soft impeachment myself. Think of
| 5000 peaceful Ponnsylvanians far away from
home and the guns at Antietam booming in
| the distance. A Dutchman came to me and
said, My men want to 60 home.n =" So do
J." said, but you must go and talk to your
men, He went out and got on a store box
and said
"You are an Internal lot Of damned cow
ards You are 80 Dutch you have got black
streak down your backs" Then he said to
me, think after that appeal one man will
remain" Well, took those $1,000 men back
TO Pennsylvania without losing one. An
other time 1 sent small army up into Som.
erset county. Somerset county abounds
! largely in maple sugar and rye whisky, and
my army aboundod largely in preachers
and Quakers. The army only staid in
Somerset six weeks, but when they left there
was not pound of maple sugar or pint of
whisky in tho whole county. My military
career has been bloodless, but tell you, admi-
| rails and generals sitting around me, that
can go into Pennsylvania and get ten men TO
your one. WhyP Because you make Grip
pies, and widows, and orphans, and take tho
| men back safely to their homes. / am the
| modern soldier, the soldier of peace, who
neither give wounds nor receive them.
This finished the regular order of toOsts,
and
GEN. LOGAN
was vociferously called upon, and pleasantly
responded. He said that war developed all
that is great in man all that is just in ma
tions. When this war was commenced our
and u delusion. In all tho laws
upon which the government was based
not fundamental principle was recognized
| Liberty was overcome by tho tyrants who
made the laws. We did not know our rights.
| 1.-THE war developed our country and broke
the shackles from tho limbs Of men. When
| war was declared, the American patriotism
showed itself; the loyal legions came to
march under the bright banner Of liberty
to battle for the right, and when
the last great battle was over, fathers and
mothers, brothers and sisters, lovers and
sweethearts clasped each other in warm
embrace, and joyfully said, "Thank God, the
glory of this country is saved" Gen. Logan's
speech was replete with poetic smile, and he
apotheosized the American soldier In most
beautiful manner.
THE GUESTS
Of the evening were;
| The President and Mrs McElroy, Senator and
| Mrs. Logan, Gov. and Mrs, Curtin and daughter,
Mai w. H. Caikins and wife, Cen I. l.. Young
and wife, Gen. James oakes, wife, and daughter,
Hon. Horny j. Spooner and wife, Maj Wikoh and
wife, John J. Almy, rear admiral, U; s. NJ and
colonel, U. 8. a.; S. ", BsneL brigad er general,
General S e. s. T. wife and deusReP G;Spu T. n
Browne, medical director, y. S. N, aud wife, i. N,
Bqrrilt captain. ,Ui,s;V;j Horace CapTon,, breyst
breyet brigadier general, U. s. A., and wife A, b.
Carey, broyot lieute antColonel u S. a., and WIFE
j. G. Chandler brevet colonel, U. S. A. W. H.
Cnpp, captain, U, S. A.. and wife o, p. g. Clarke
lieutenant colonel, U. S. ", aHd wife; Cecil Clay,
hTeyet brigadier general, Y. S. ", and wife
Crawford, brevet major, u. $. ", and wife; K, d.
Cuts, br,v brlgadier general, u $. ", Calvin DE
W, dudley, brevel brigadler general. Y. s. v, AMI
wife; RObley u, Evans commander, U. $, N, aud
wife; T. $. Tillebrown,, captain, =: S; NJ J. NJ
G ines, major y. $. Y" and daughlerj II. 7. Cod
dT.l, captain, U; s. ", and wifi; 9. g. Goodloe
major, U. s. NJ. G.; j. r. IIawley, brevet MAJ jnr gen
eral, U. S. ", wife aud Miss Foote; f. j. higgin-
son, commander, u. $, n, and wife; a. II. Holt
Hooker brevet Lieutenant colonel. U. s. v, and
wife; y. S. Hopkins, brevet major y. s. y, aud
wife; ii. l.. HOwisOn commander, u. s. N, and
wife; r., J.. Hoxio, captain, U. S, A, and wife Ru-
fIs ingalls,, qunrtermaster general, U. s. A.; Ferris
Jacobs, breve brlguder general, U 5. W. ana wite
Il. A. jenkins, rear admiral, U. S. N, and daugh-
ter; J, w, Keller, brevet major general, U. S. ";
b. b. McKibben, brevet brigadier general, U. s. A.
and wife; Martin Maginnis, major U: s. "; John
f Miller, brcyet major general, y. S. ", wife and
daughter; X, ID. Mussey hreYet brigadier general
u S. ". and vito; l.. 4. Nichols, rear admiral, u
$, NJ, ana daughter Basil Norris surgeon, U. S. A.
George II. Nye, brevet major general, u $. ". and
, wife Albert 0rdway brovet brgaiier general, U.
S. v, and wife; Walter W. Queen captain. U. s. N
and wife; Green II, Raum, brigadier general, U. s
". and wife; B. Il. Rittenhouse, brevet major, U.
, A., aud wife; A. II. Rockwell, breyeL lien nant
colonel, u. s. A., wife and daughter; w. u, w. Ross
brevet brigadler general, U. s. "; II, w. Shuleldt
| commodore, U. S, N, and daughter; W. u, Slack
major, U, 81, NJ; G.. and wife; Charles stedman
rear admiral, U. s. N; q. w. 81 ele, lieutenant
colonel, u. s, ", and wife; l. s. Tichenor, breve
colonel U. S, ", and wife; George Truesdell, bra
vet Lieutenant colonel, U. s. ". aud wife II. w
Tyler, captain, u. s. A., and wife Stewart Val
Vliet. brtvet major general, u. 8. A.. George w
, West. bTcvet brigadier general U. g. y. 5; N
Whiteside, brevet major, u. s. A., and wife J. N
Whiltemore, lieutenant colonel, U. 3. A., and wife
r. d. Wilson, naval constructor. u. g. NJ, wife ant
Mrs, Kellogg; j. J.. WOrden, rear admiral, U, 5. N
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t Goodwill Commandery Concert.
The concert Of Goodwill Commandery, U
D o, q. c., last night ut Congregational churcl