The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

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down, but, at tunes, wandering about
scanning the faces in the audience
When Ten Henderson had con-
cluded speaking; Walker Blaine the
candidates son, stepped forward and
handed his father the manuscript OF
his address in reply to that OF the
Committee.
Mr.. Blaire then read as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and gsutlsmen of the
national committee: l receive, not
without deep sensibility, your official
notice of the action of the national
convention, already brought to nay
knowledge by the public press. 1 ap-
preciatei mere profoundly than l can
express, the honor which is implied in
the nomination for the pres
idency, by the republican par
| ty of the nation, speaking through
the authoritative voice of the party's
accredited delegates. To be selected
by such an assembly from the list of
eminent statesmen who were pres
ented, fills ME with embarrassment. l
can only express ny gratitude for so
signal an honor, and my desire to
prove worthy of the great trust re-
posed in me. In accepting the nomi
nation, as now do, am pressed
am also oppressed-with a sense of
the labor and responsibility which at
taches to my position. The burden is
lightened 10y the host of earnest
men who support my candidacy, ma
ny OF whom add-as do your honora-
BILE committee, the cheer of personal
friendship to the pledge of political
tealty. A more formal acceptance
will naturally be expected, and will,
| in due season, be communicated. 1t
may, however, be, appropriate at this
time, to say that / fave already made
careful study of the principles
announced by the national coti-
vention and that, in whole and in
detail, they have my heartiest
sympathy and meet my unqualified
approval. Apart from your official
errand, gentlemen, am extremely
happy to welcome you to my house.
have already shared the duties of
public service and have enjoyed most
cordial friendship. l trust your jour
ney from all parts of the great repub-
lie have been agreeable; that during
your stay in Maine you will feel that
you are not among strangers. Invok-
ing the blessings of God upon the
great cause which we Jointly
represent, let us turn to the
future without fear and with manly
hearts"
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Blaine's
reply the members of the committee
were introduced to him individually.
An hour was spent in social and in
formal converse. The members of the
committee then repaired TO the resi-
dence, where they were entertained at
lunch, and at 1 o'clock left for Port
land, where they have a reception this
evening.
LoGAN's SPEECH.
The ex-soldiers and sailors resident
in Washington serenaded Gen. Logan
city hall, and forming in platoons of
band, to the generals residence on
1900 or 5000 citizens had already as
sembled. The pro cession was liberal
ly supplied with banners, rockets,
vices. The banner of the army of
upper window of Gen. Logan's house.
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ed with storm of cheers. When the
applause subsidized, he was intro
duced by brief speech by General
Brown.
Gen. Logan then addressed the as
semblage as follows:
Comrades and fellow citizens: The
warm expressions of confiden ce and
congratulations which you offer me
through your chairman, impresses me
with a deep sense of gratitude. beg
to tender my sincerest thanks to one
and all of my friends for this demon
stration of kindness and esteem.
Your visit at this time, gentlemen, is
interesting to me. In double aspect
as citizens of our common country,
rendering tribute to me as a public
man. L meet you with genuine pleas
ure and grateful acknowledgment,
coming as you do in the character of
representatives of the soldiers and
sailors of our country. Your visit
possesses feature leading to train
of most interesting reflections. APP
plause.l Your assemblage is composed
of men who gave up the pursuits of
peace, relinquished the comforts of
home, severed the ties of friendship,
and yielded the gentle and low
ing society of father, mother
sister and brother and in many in
stances wife and and little ones, to
brave the dangers of the tented field
or crested wave, to run the gauntlet
of sickness in climate different from
your own and with the possibility,
even probability of yielding up
life in the service of your country.
Twenty-three years ago, when dread
war raised his wrinkled front through
out the land, many of you were
standing with one foot up
on the portal of manhood,
eager for conflict with the world,
which promised to bring you honors,
riches, friends, and life of peace and
ease, in the society of your own fami-
ly; but few of you had passed the Pc
Rod of young manhood, or advanced
to the opening scenes of middle life.
At the call, however, of your endan-
gered country. you did not hesitate to
leave everything for which we
strive in this world, to
become the defenders of the union
without the incentive which has in
spired men of other nations to adopt
a military career as a permanent Oc-
cupation and as an outlet to ambition
and ascent to power. (cheers.) The
safety of our country, having been
assured and its territorial integrity
preserved, you sheathed the sword,
unfxed the banquet, laid away the
musket, housed the cannon, dotted
your uniform, donned the garments,
of civil life, buried hatred toward our
brothers of the south, and shook
hands in testimony of mutual ra-
solve to rehabitate the waste places
and cultivate the arts of peace, until
our reunited country should be
created prouder and grander than
ever before. Great cheers. Those
years have glided into the perspective
of the past, since you responded to
your country's call, and changes in
the eventful march of nations have
taken place. Thus passing time has
laid its gentle lines on
the heads of many of you
who shouldered your muskets before
the first beard was grown, but. howev-
er lightly, or however heavily. il
has dealt with you, your soldiers
and sailors organizations have
been kept up, and at
, heart have been untouched and
your love of country has been intensi
fed with advancing years. [Cheers.]