The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17

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SLOPPY Talk al q Radical Love Feast.


ihe city we're represented Ia the asse.,
blage which aumo efsd sbou, 800 or 90
pers,ns. Among the guests presan, ses
having seats upon tue Platform were Pfssi
dent Arthur, General Grant, Secretary
lincoln, Generals Logan, Van Cilst
Vernon, Rsum, Doubleday. William Nc
Kes Dnnn, Dudley aad Hsrsn. ksptssen
tsliys MoKinlsy, Judge Lawrence and 9th
ers. General Ora .. walking with the aid
OF eruteb, entered the hall a
tina head Of the invited gussts
He was grs ted with the widest applause
the assembly rising and sending forth
cheer afer cheer and continuing the eva
ton until the president had taken bis seal
on the plat inrm
c,mmsnder, opened ,h- exercises win .
brat speech. In which he oonera'
plated the department On ,hs
presence of so many dhtinfulshtd
guests representing neatly all m. denart
mrnts Of the Gfatd Army OF the Rspnblie,
and especially upon the psr.o9 OF one
xhS%a he sA,f dt sssa ssprs.sutsd
ths union." Toe allusIon was ihs signal Tor
a repetition Of the appliance which siested
the rntrapce Of General Grant. Hs then
| introduced the presiding otfioer, General
Hawley, who was greeted with applause
and wa spoke brishy.
He said that such meetings an this we're
productive of good. Iney were good lar
tho Grand Army and the pernetuauon OF
| iss memories. IL was n good thing FOR the
country. IL was twcaiy'thfes years to-day
since word was sent 10 fire upon Fort stump
| ter aud that IL must surfender,twen ty.three
wears tom prov since the rebels opened
ire np0nit. He rehrred 10 the feelings
&C the north and ct that time, tho feeling
IN At there was y great struggle before the
country, and God only knew whether u
was 10 be divided country. IL"
! asked could any one then have
forseen what character tnat etrueglo would
De, what sacrifices. our ooun,ry would be
called upon 10 mske aud WHAT tie result
would be He thought alter ionr years of
desperate struggle between the bravtIt sol-
| aieis GU hoth sldes that ever drew
breath, tho, men who composed
this asssmblage.. aud similar ones
had right 10 come toss,Ler souetImes
and look back at thoee days without being
accused Of Boosting. 10 congratulate them
| selves, to shsgs hsuds aud thank God that
great and small al se esch counted one In
| the greatest struggle ou record, the most
| glorious cause that wac ever fought.
General Haw'ey then introduced Gensr-
oil Logan, esying he felt sure no matter
what the newspapers ssid about that geo.
tlemAp they were aoont TO hear from n
brave comrsde and an honest man, O state.
ment which wac received with applause.
General Logan on coming forward was
greeted with warmth, and his speech was
iaany times INTERRUPTED by the appl tuse OF
ne audience. While he Was Speaking
President Arthur and Secretary Lin.
coin entered the hall. As soon rs their
presence vas made known tho assem- blage
arose aud cheered them louoly, until they
reached the Platform. the Ma'iae cand sta
toned In the gallery meantime play ing
III III TO the Chief" When the president
and ueceetary hal reached the platfJrm, the
presiding officer Gated for three
cheers for the presidenr, which were given,
and FOR three cheers for the ,onof Abraham
LiGcolp, which were also given with will.
Gsneral Logan rsisSd laugh at the be-
ginning OF mis- speecn by sn alluslon 10 the
chroniciers OF battles AID campaigns, who
never saw battle or o campaign,
bat who csn tell more about them
than those who took part Ia them. He then
dascrioed at length the operations about
Vicksburg. taking occasion TO make come
plimentary ailusion to Fig John
Porter ia the course OF his remarks Some
of thspa illusions drew iorth applause
from some OF those present, especially one
In which. speasing of the forward mofe-
ments o. certain tr ops 10 the operations
about V cksburg, he aait with emphasis.
I'VE knew there WIS battle going on and
we wanted to gee there" sLatemef t
that was greeted with cheers. 2 voice CIV
ing out There was no Porter there" He
closed his description of the campaign with
the statement that the accom- plishmen'
and achievement of the late war have no
parallel in the history OF the world.
Alter the assemolage had sung March
ing Through Georgia. led by General
Hawley, General Grant WAS called for and
on coming for ward wa greeted with three
Il !, hs.t.l IL
fu for the welcome acc jrded him and had
been greatly pleased by the interesting
story OF the clmpaign given by General
Logan. II 'eit called upon, however, TO
give some iuYther details. An Incident
mentioned by TIE latter with respect to the
orders issaed to him (Grant) by General
HaIlerk,. 10 retire from be-
be had received from Washington.
were 20 turn back from the Mississippi
river aud 20 down that river aud co opersts
with hAnks In his opcrstons az Port Hud.
son until that place was reduced. The two
armi,B would then move together
up the river aud take Vicksburg.
This order was issued by General Hal
lack and mad the sanction of tie president
ana secretary OF war, but when The officer
Inst General n aiieck had spoken q little
la,e. Alter he had got TO Vlcksburg Linz,
coin HAD written TO him al autograph Lett
ter, characteristic. he said, Of the man, in
which he said that when he
(}rant) crossed the Mississippi
below Vicksbnig he thought he
should have gone down the river but that
Grant was right. AID he wished 70 offer rim
un apology. General Grant added: "We
have had men 10 occupy the p siiou that
hs did who probably m.le more mistakes
thsn be butnsyer stmit ed them
General Baum folloNed General Grant
with other generals of the federal armies.
He raid As we move away from
achievements OF this great man Will rise up
INTO the sunlight Of eiernal glory.
Major McKinl-y, Of Ohio, also
sposs briefly, after which the president
aud Secretary Linco!n rose to leave,
bus the crowd called loudly for . rpeech
rom the president, who finally came to
tho from and said he had not come to the
n,eesing to speak but to listen 10 the story
ot the grand campaign. which culminated
in the capture Of Vicksburg, from
The lips Of those who took
part In It. The Union, he said,
would honor them and tneir memory for
ever. He was glad to be present to express
10 them. not only as chief msgistrate OF the
conniry they had saved, but as an indi-.
viouai, the gratitude of the country.
SECRETARY Lircoln WAS loudly called upon
70 speaR, but did not come forward.
Tbs presiding officer read letters and tel
rgrams expressing regret at thei- inability
20 be present from General Sherman and
Poslmakter- Geuerai Gresham, who was on
BIS way to N W York General Sheridan
was expected but he train on which be wes
com ng iron, Fartress Monroe did not reach
tps ci,y uorl Too late for the meeting.
Decline Of Man.