Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-08-27
GEN. LOGAN.
His Speech at Herkimer, N. Y.

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Gen. Logan had a public reception upon arriv
ing in HerHmer, N. Y. He was received with
long continued applause He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen of Herkimer:
1t is very gratifying to me to enjoy the great
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Miller, came here social visit to fulfill
promise made him. in fultllment Of which it
is certainly a very great pleasure to me to meet
you on an historic spot, remem bering that to-
day on the way here we passed over ground,
from the time we started this morning till we
landed, where our forefathers defended the
ing the HEADQUARTERS occupied by the Father
OF his Country at Newburg, and from
thence to this point where the Indian used the
the purpose of subjugating and dominating the
there appeared to my view scenery, whose
and then unfoded itself for the benefit of man
kind. With all the surroundings, all the fer
Utility Of the soil, with your great wealth, with
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churches dotting the hills and valleys. your
beautiful homes that we find everywhere. with
manu- manutacturlng establshments that are fo1na
seems to me that our desire should be to make
this peaceful country one in which man could
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this country has been threatened in any way by
internal dssensions or hostile foe from without,
stand by it, and to putits strong arms to the
rocking pillars OF this mighty Republic, and rest
and steady them for the beneht Of mankind.
[applausel You, as citizens of New York, in
the history of to-day, enjoy reputation which
any others might envy. So, too, might say an
American citizen, find him where you will,
should be proud Of his Countrywide country
that has made him by giving him the right that
citizen should enjoy, and the country that he
has hoped to save. by preserving and protecting
it against the foes of liberty and the republic.
Ia Re our land from east to west. from north to
SOUTH with all its prospects and promises, with
take the civilization, Of the American people.
their advanctmentsa and achievements, and the
glory resting On the American name to-day,
they ought TO be the happiest people that are per-
mitted to enjoy the benefits Of any Government
Applause There is but one thing for the Amer
lean people to ido--with a grand present, with
lib .rty and privileges enjoyed by no others;
with a prosperity, unsurpassed by any nation on
the earth; with a civilization that goes in adj
vance OF all Others; with all that there is to
make this great, peaceful, and happy nation
that is, to look well at all times to their own in
and protected! ito laws executed, it's liberty pre-
served, its civilization advanced, and all tho
enjoyments that can come to man can be found
erty planted by the forefathers its roots watered
by the blood Of the patriots, extend its branches
to the four corners OF our land: Let its fruit
grow, and ripen. and burst with it's own rich
ness till every one entitled to it's benefits may
rest beneath that flag and pluck that fruit and
partake thereof. [Applause.] Ladies and gen
tlcmen. / return to you my heartfelt thanks for
the kindly greeting have received from you to-
day. i met along the road the citizens of your
grand State, who showed kindly feeling
toward me personally. I certainly return
the same kind feeling toward them. II should
ever return here hope to meet you as one citi-
zen meets another, and that we take one another
by the hand as friends only. To the old veter-
Is nothing enjoy more than to take the hand of
an old soldier that endured the fatigues of war
with that this country might live. I feel at all
times grateful to them, who, at your WILL with
loyal hearts behind them, with kind greetings to
them. with the prayers Of Christians for them
and God bless the women that smoothed the
brow Of the siok. wounded, and dying soldier
with all this they went forward that the old flag
might be unfurled from the icy shores OF the
lakes in the north to the land OF everlasting
flowers, 80 that each aud every citizen might
enjoy the same privileges, no matter where BON.
or what his complexion may be- I thank you
again, ladies and gentlemen. for your kindly
greetings. s.