The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-12
Of the Department of the Po-
tOmac, G. A. r.
Speeches by Arthur, Logan,
Grant, and other Great Guns.
Political Points - Dynamite
DeYiltry---COWbOy Caught.
Gush by Grant and His Gener ais

! Washington, II. "A special CAM
IRE OF the Department of the POto
mac, Grand Army of the Republic
was held at Masonic Temple to
night, in commemorative OF the op'
erations against Vicksburg. Gen
Jos. r. Hawley, the President, anC
all the posts of the Grand Army il
the city were Represented by I'll as,
Sembly which numbered about 20,
or 1900 persons. Among the guests
who were present and had seats on
the platform were President Ar
thur, General Grant, Secre' airy Linz
coin. Generals Logan, Van Vliet,
Vernon, Raum, Doubleday, Vim
Mckee. Damn, Dudley, Hsssen,
Representative Mckinney, Judge
Lawrence and others. Gen. Grant,
walking with the aid of a crutch,
entered the hall at the head of the
invited guests. He was greeted
with the loudest applause by the az.
semblage rising and sending forth
cheer after cheer. and continuing
the ovation until the President had
taken his seat on the platform
Commander D. s. Alexander,
deputy commando, opened the ex-
ercises with q brief speech. He
then introduced the presiding
officer, Judge Hswlev, who was
greeted with api lause, aud who
spoke briefly. He said such meet
ings as thes, were productive of
good; they we good for the Grand
Army, and the preparation Of the
memories they comm morated was
a good tnidg for the country. It
was % Years to-day since word was
sent to fire on Fort Sumter and that
it must sur ender; % years ago to-
morrow since the rebels opened fire
on it. He re,erred to the feeling ct
the north at that time,
q feeling that there was q great
struggle before the country and tina
Goo only knew il it Wss TO lie di
vided country, and asked, Could
any one have foreseen what the
character of that struggle would be;
what sacrifices the country would
BIS called upon to make, and what
the result would be? He thought |
that after a four>years' desperate
struggle between the bravest SOL
diers on both sides that ever drew
breath, the men whr composed this
asse mblage and similar ones had
c1me together and looked back at
those trials, without being accused
Of Boosting, to congratulate tn m.
selves, to shake hands and thank
G ID that great and small alike had
zach counted ole in the greatest
Struggle on record. General Haw-
ey then introduced General l. gan,
saying; Gle felt sure no matter
what newspapers said about that
they were about to hear
rom brave comrade. and an hon.
'st man, q statement r ceiyed with
'pplAuse.
Gen. Logan, On coming forward,
vas warmly greeted. AMI his speech
vas many times interrupted with |:
applause. While he was speaking
Pr. sident Arthur and Secretary {
lincoln entered the hall. as soon l
IS their presence was made known
he assembly rose and cheered S
hem loudly till they reached the I
Dlatfnrm, the marine band stationed '
n the gallery meanwhile playing
Hail to the Chief" When the I
PRESIDENT and Secretary had reached (
he platform, the presiding officer .
allied for three cheers for the Presi- e
ent, which were given, and three q
heers for the son of Abraham Lin.
DIN, which also were given with a
7ill. General Logan raised a
augh at the beginning of his
peech by sn allusion to chroniclers,
attlers and campaigners who never &
aw battle or campaign, but who e
an tell you more about them than v
hose who took part ia them. He
hen described at length the opera %
0ns about Vicksburg, taking Occa. t.
IOn to make several uncomplimeSt- I
~ illusions to FitZ-John Porter. n
[e closed his description of that d
with the statement that CT
le accomplishments and achieve n
tents of the late war have no par 8
lei in the history Of the world. OF
fter the assemblage had sung ii
Marching Through Georgia" LED 81
= General Hawley, General Grant IL
as called for. Id coming forward Fl,
as greeted with three times three {.
leers. He said he was thankful tt
II the welcome accorded him, and P
I'D been greatly pleased by the in
resting story OF the ctmpaign
ven by General Logan. He fels
lied upon, however, to give some
irther details Of an inc'dep men. ic
oned by this latter with respect r.
orders issued to him (GranO fa
? General Halleck, to retire T,
ON before Vicksburg. The orders n
, had received from Washington Il.
ere to turn from the Misslssippi -
YER, and go down that river and "
operate with Banks in his opera u
ons at Port Hudson until that 70
ace was reduced, the two armjes ~
then move together up the river 70
ID take Vicksburg. This order is 81
ed by General Halleck had The g
notion of the President and Secre, ~,
ry of War, but when the officer az az.
ho carried it delivered it he said 90 90
him, General Halleck had spoken n n,
little too late. After he got to -
cksburg Lincoln had written him