St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12
GEN. LOGAN'S BOOM.
G. 4. p. Camp Fire" Celebrating the
Surrender Of Vicksburg.
Parade Of Distinguished officers Before the
"a 0fice-Holding Veterans.
Logan's Animosity to Porter Displayed
and Applauded Moderately.

in commemOration Of the operations against
Vicksburg, General Joseph r. Hawley presi
dent, and all the posts of the Grand Army
in the city were represented in the assem-
blage, which numbered 1900 OF $500 per-
sons. Among the guests present and who
had seats upon the platform, were President
Arthur, General Grant, Secretary Lincoln,
Generals Logan, Yanyleet, Raum, Double
day, Vim. Mckee Dunn, Dudley and Hazen,
representative Mckinley, Judge Lawrence,
and others. General Grant, walking with
the aid of a crutch, entered the hall at the
head of the invited guests. He was greeted
with the widest applause. the assemblage
rising and sending forth cheer after cheer,
and continuing the ovation until the ex
president had taken his place on the plat
form.
Comrade D. S. Alexander, department
commander, opened the exercises with d
brief speech, in which he congratulated the
department on the presence Of SO many dis
tinguished guests, representing nearly al
the departments of the Grand Army of the
Republic, aud especially upon the presence
of one whom he denorfinated the grandest
chief that represented the union, and the al
fusion to whom was the signal for a repeti
ton Of the applause which greeted the en-
trance Of Gen. Grant He then introduced
the presiding officer Gen Hawley, who was
greeted with applause and who spoke briefly.
Gen. Hawley said such meetings as this,
were productive of good. They were good
for no A n e
the memories they commemorated was good
thing for the country. 1t was twenty-three
years to-day since the word was sent to fire
upon Fort Sumter, and that it must sur
render, and twenty-three years tomorrow
since the rebels oponed fire on it. He re-
ferred to the feeling at the north at that time,
a feeling that there was a great struggle be-
fore the country, and that God only knew
whether it was to be divided country, and
asked, could any one have then foreseen
what the character of that struggle wonld be,
what sacrahces the country would be
called upon to make, and what
the result would be. He thought
after four years desperate Struggle, between
the bravest soldiers on both sides ever drew
breath, the men who composed this assem-
blage and similar ones had right to come
together sometimes and look back at these
things without being accused of Boosting, to
congratulate themselves, to shake hands and
thank God that the great and small alike,
each counted one in the greatest struggle
on record, and in the most glorious cause
that was ever fought. Gen. Hawly then in
troduced Gen. Logan saying he felt sure, no
matter what the papers said about that gen.
tlemen, they were about to hear from a
a brave comrade and an honest man, state
ment received with applause.
Gen. Logan on coming forward was greeted
with warmth and his speech was many times
interrupted by the applause of the audience.
While he was speaking, President Arthur
and Secretary Lincoln entered the hall, and
as soon as their presence was made kaown,
the assemblage arose and cheered them
loudly till they reached the platform, the
Marine band stationed at the gallery mean
while playing ''Hail to the Chief" When the
president and the secretary had reached the
platform, the presiding officer called for
three cheers for the president, which were
given, anu GlT6G cuCeTS lOr IUG 6CCTGIdTy
which were also given with will.
Gen. Logan raised laugh at the begin
ming of his speech by an allusion to the
chroniclers of the battles and the campaigns
who never saw battle or campaign, but who
can tell more about them than those who
took part in them. He then described, at
length, the operations about Vicksburg, talk
ing occasion to make several uncompli-
n tn Inv, IL, bo
course of his remarks. Some of these illusions
drew out applause from some of those pres
ent, especially one, in which, speaking Of the
forward movement of certain troops in the
operations about Vicksburg. He said with
emphasis: eve knew there was battle go
ing on, and wanted to get there" A state
ment which was greeted with cheers, voice
crying out, ''Why was not Porter there?'
He closed his description of the campaign
with the statement that the accomplish
ments and achievements Of the late war have
no parallel in the history of the world.
After the assembly had sung 'Marching
Through Georgia." led by Gen. Hawley, Gen.
Grant was called for, and in coming forward
was greeted by three times three cheers. He
said he was thankful for the welcome accord
ed him, and had been greatly pleased by the
Gen. Logan. He felt called on, however to
give some further details of the incident
mentioned by the latter in respect to the
orders issued to him Grant by Gen. Hal
leck, to retire from before Vicksburg The
orders ne had received from Washington were
to turn back from the Mississippi river, and
go down that river and cooperate with Banks
in his operations at Port Hudson until that
place was reduced, the two armies to then
move together up the river and take Vicks-
burg. This order, issued by Gen. Halleck,
had the sanction of the president and secre-
tary of war, but when the officer who carried
it delivered it, he said to him, General Hal
lecl had spoken a little too late. After he
got to Vicksburg, Lincoln had written them
an autograph letter, characteristic, he said,
of the man, in which he said
that when he, Grant, crossed the Mississippi
below Vicksburg, he thought he should have
gone down the river, but that he then saw
that he, Lincoln, was wrong, and Grant was
right, and wished to offer him an apology.
Gen Grant added, we have had men to oc>
cupy the position that he did, who probably
made more mistakes than he, but new er adj
mitted them.
Gen. Raum followed Gen. Grant. He said
the capture of Vicksburg will be regarded for
all time as one of the greatest achievements
of the war, and comparing Gen, Grant with
the other generals of the federal armies,
said: GAS we move away from the events OF
war, the name, fame and achievements OF
this great man will rise up into sunlight OF
eternal glory"
Major Mckinley, of Ohio, also spoke brief
ly, after which the president and Secretary
Lincoln rose to leave, but the crowd called
loudly for a speech from the president,
who finally came forward and said he
had not come to the meeting to speak, but
simply to listen to the story of the grand
campaign, which eliminated in the capture
of Vicksburg, from the lips of those who
took part in it. The Union, he said, would
honor them and their memory forever He
was glad to be present to express to them,