The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-22
They Honor Logan.

Washington, 21.-The ex-soldiers
and sailors resident In Washington
serenaded General Logan this even:
ing. They essen bled at the hall, and
forming in platoons of twelve,
marched, headed by The Marine
band, to the Generals house on
Tenth street, where crowd of two
or three thousand citizens had al.
ready assembled. The procession
was literally supp led with BAN
ners, rockets, Roman candles and
noise making devices. The banner
of the Army of Tennessee was dis.
played from the upper window of
Gen. LOgan's house. Gen. Loghn's
appearance Was greeted with
storm OF cheers. When the applause
subsidized he was introduced in q
brief speech by General Green B.
Raum. General Logan then adj
dressed the assembIage as follows:
Comrades and fellow citizens:-
The warm expression OF confidence
and congra ulati0ns which you
offer through yOIr chairman, i'm
presses fue wish a deep sense OF
gratitude. and beg to ten -er my
sincere thanks to each and all IF
my friends for this demonstration OF
kindness and esteem. Your visit at
this time, gentlemen, is interesting
to me in double aspect; as citizens |
Of our common country, rendering |
q tribute to me as a public man,
[ meet you with pleasure and |
acknowledgment; coming, however,
as you do in the character Ct repre-
sentatives of soldiers and sailors of |
our country. your visit possesses a
feature insensibly leading to a train
of most interesting reflections. Gap
plause). Your assemblage is COM
posed OF men who gave up the pur-
suits of peace, relinquished the COM
forts Of home, severed the ties of
friendship and yielded the gentle
and loving society of father, mother,
sister, brother, and in many in
stances wife and many little ones,
% brave the tented field ori.the
crested wave, to run the gauntlet
# sickness in a climate different
rom your own, or possibly, or even
to yield up life itself in the
erv!ce Of your country. Twenty
hree years ago, gentlemen, when
Tread war raised his Wrinkled front
throughout the land, many of you
we're standing with one foot on The
,ortal of manhood, eager for
he conflict with the world which I
,romised TO bring you honor, riches,
rlends, and life Of peace and ease
q the society Of your own family
'ut few Of you had passed the period G
f young manhood, or advanced to c
he opening scene OF middle life; at
he call, however, Of your endan- +
cred country, you did not hest ate
0 leave everything. for which we C
trive in this world, to become de- t
enders of the Union, without the b
ocentive, which has inspired men S
t other nations to adopt the mill
sry career as q permanent ccupae v
ion, and as the outlet 70 am
ition, and the ascent to cover, o
Che: Ts.) The safety Of our cum l!
~ having been assured and y
8 Territorial integrity preserved L
on sheathed !your sword, unfxed v
our bayonet, laid away the mus t
ct, housed the cannon, d0ff ID you s
informs, donned the garments of &
ivil lite, CURED the nstIed toward s
ar brJtbers Of the south. and
nook hands il testimony Of a mn G
lal resolve to reha oitste the waste Of
I'D cultivate the arts Of peace, until a
IT reunited country should be CT
reater and prouder and grander Of
ian ever beforo-(g,est cheers). e;
hose years have glided in,o re. al
eating perspective Of the past since bi
ou responded to your countries ia
III, and mighty changes in the sc
Ventful march of nations have OF
ken place; this passing time has W
id its gentle lines upon ,e heads OF
many Of you who have shoul- &C
red your muskets before the frat hi
ard was grown; but however M
,htly or however heavily it has sh
alt with you, your soldier and th
ilor organizations that have kent en-
prove that the heart has hean tn