The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-12
JOHN A. LOGAN.
Reception at Herkimer, N. Y.-Rsmarks of
the General.

Reception at Herkimer, N. Y.--Rsmarlxs of
the General.
UTICA, N X Aug. H--General Logan had a
public reception upon arriving in Herkimer,
to-day. Upon his presentation. he was received
with long. continued applause, and said:
Ladies and Gentlemen Of Herkimer. 1t IS
very gratifying to me to enjoy the.
great pleasure 1 have here to-day Of
meeting so many of you. As was.
said by my Aiend Senator Miller, i came. here
on social visit to fulflla premise made
him.. I'M fnlfllnent of which it is certainly
a. very great pleasure to me to-
meet yous on this historic spot, remembering
that to-day; ON the way here we passed over
ground from the time started this morning till
welandea where our fofefathef defended the lib
critics Of this peonle. From West Point. passing
the headquarters occupied by the Father of his
Country at Newburg, and from thence
to this point, where the Indian used the scalp
ing knife and where the Britons fought for
the purpose Of subiugating the country
passing along this beautiful val
hey appeared ~ my view scenery whose
gRanduer came from the touch Of natures
hand, With all the surrounding
fertility Of soil; with your great wealth. with
the civilization Of your people; with all that is
pleasant gratifying grand and beautiful; with
churches detting the hills and valleys; with your
beantifuf homes that we find everywhere; with
the manufacturing estab shments that are found
ato1e your rivers, ana your pTOductaonS OF the
sod, 1t seems to me that our desire should
be to make this peaceful cotln-
try one in which man celld
dwell with good, alnicable relations forever
So. too. in this grand State of New York
whenever this country has been threatened
IN any way by internal dissension
within. or hostile fees from without it has been
always ready to bear cur flag and stand by it.
and TO put its strong arms to the rocking pillars of
this mighty republic. and rest and STEADY
them for the benefit of mankind [Applause.f
You, as citizens of New York, in the
which any other State might envy
So, too. might say the American citizen, find
him where you viii, should be proud Of his
country, the country that has made him by Civ
ing him rights that citizen should enjoy
and the country that he has helped
to save, by preserving and protecting it against
the foes Of liberty and the Republic
Take our land from East to West
from North to South, with all its
prospects and promises, with all its
future; take the civilization of the
American people, their advancement
and achievements, and the glory resting on the
American name to-day, they ought to
be 4t the happiest people that are
any government EAppIause1. There IS but one
thing for the American people to do; with a
grand present, with liberty and privileges
enjoyed by no Others, with prosperity un-
surpassed by any nation on the
in advance of all others. with all that there is
to make this q great, peaceful and hap
py Nati0n-that is to look well at
all times 70 their own interests, ard see that
their country is preserved and protected, it's
laws executed. Its liberty preserved, its
that can come 10 man can be found here be-
meath the old hag