New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-08
THE MEETING or THE VETERANS.
MARCHING WET THROUGH BALTIMORE.
THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC VISIT.
ING FORT M'HENRY.
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BALTIMORE, Md, May 7.-No loud reveille
startled the veterans OF the Army of the Potomac from
thsi sumbers this morning. and when they did rise they
looked uron leaden sky out Of which fell chilly ran
that offered the only inhosptable greeting they had
received in this visit the Monumental City, Many Of
them kept late hours last night and this morning many
Of them consulted their comfort veterans will do by
staying under the blankets while their more wide-awake
comrades in spite Of the cool drlzzle found their way to
the steamer which In waiting to show them the
ders and beauties OF Baltimore Harbor On board there
were hearty eating and drinking. There consider
able admiration of the huge elevators Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, which the visitors assured
to divert the grain traffic Of the West from NewYork
Bay to the Chesapeake A visit was made to Fort Nc
Henry, which of the Confederaes had seen under
less proptOus circumstances. AS matter Of course
there was some speech making.
Among the veterans who remained indoors there Mas
considerable comment upon parts Of the grafton dey
cred by General Pratt last night Not few regarded
Of his criticisms il-judged, and some OF his
censure unjust AS officer OF the Army OF the
Potomac said: No attempt to throw theresponsbilIty
for McCellans failures upon President Lncolns Admin
stration will succeed. The Army of the Potomac was
to blame, and the President fOrbearing
always; but soldIerly loyalty and devotion to
mander have given General Mcclellan strong hold
upon the veterans of the Army Of the Potomac and is
noticeable that compared with other army societies,
that of the Army OF the Potomac despite and perhaps
because Of It's strict abstinence from politics has con-
ferred many OF its honors uI soldiers waO share the
political opinions held by their former commander "
The sulen clouds refused to dsperse and the rain fell
steadily after the excursioniss returned that General
King sent q message to the Mayor begging hm to
terHnd the order for the public parade Nevertheless
the parade did take place The little squad Of men in
zouaye uniforms representing the l65th New-York
Duryea's Zouayes Whole regiment and several COM
panes Of the Maryland National Guard In gray uniforms,
the OF Robert f. Lee Camp also IN Confederate
gray, several companies OF the 3d United states Artt
lery In regulation uniform, the Washington Volunteer
Militia cOOred well white IN sober blue and the
Scared veterans OF the Grand Army or the Repub
c marched Rayy through rain and mud between lines OF
damp aud umbrella covered, but friendly and enthusi
astc SPECTATORS There was.abundance of martial music
and fair display II bunting in the streets, and II was
noticed that the eOOred companies, who marched WELL
In for their share of the cheering That, OF ITSELF
marked In most emphatic degree the change which has
taken place In twentyfour years. In 1861 white men
who the blue stoned In the streets OF Baltimore
and negroes sold at much a head; to-day cOlQred
who had been slaves marched through the streets
and were cheered. and in the same column were men
who followed Lee, Longsreet and Ssonewal Jackson
during the war.
The nclement weather kept many OF the veterans In
doors to-day but Tonight most OF them attended tho
banquet whore formal speeches In response to toasis
followed by interchange OF war "reminiscences as
interesting as 1t informal Some disappointment
caused by the absence OF the President, who had
been expected TO attend.