The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-07-09
Gen. Sickles at Portland
he Attends the Third Corps Reunion and has
Gr0nd Recentior

The annual reunion of the Tb;ra
corps was heid IN Portland June a o. Cen
-. e. oickies OF New York arrived Wednes.
Gay night by steamer and at midnipht Con
Niles, Commander of the regular Army.
S Sil9 oy special Train. A reception to Gen
S 81, was held at the Falmouth Hotel
These officers We're elected at the bnsinsss
meeting: President, Col. Edward Moora
Portland; Vice President, Gen. Jamas u
flushing, Trenton, n. j.; Secretary, Col Ed.
ward L. yelling, Pennington, n j.; Chan
lain. Rev. j. II. Twitchell, Hartford a.
Directors, Col. John Leonard, Newarl CO.. Col
EiJah Walker. Somerville, Mass; Col, r.
K. Matthews, Boston; Mai. William u
Howard, Newark; Mai. William r. Macon
Jersey City; Gen. Chauneey McKeeyer'
Washington; Capt, Charles J. Buchanan,
\ :, nany; sen. George W. West, Athol,
Mass and Gen. II. E. Tremaine, New York
Resolutions We're passed thanking the Mas
sachusetts Legislature for erecting a statue
of Gen. Hooker on the State House grounds
and favoring Maine Legislative appronria
ton for a statue of Gen. Hiram G Berry of
the third Corps.
The Portland Press saws: OF course Gam
eral Sickles was the centre of all ewes. His
erect, vigorous frame, the movements of
which still display the elasticity of youth
his raven black hair and moustache. and
his fresh looking complexion belle the years
of Gettysburg, but handles himself with
ease on his clutches. His comrades. now
few and old, crowded around him with a
delight which gave some faint idea of the
love which that splendid corps of blooming
manhood must have borne for their brave
and dashing young. general when he led
them up to Gettysburg aud posted them
along the Devils Den, the Wheattield and
Peach Orchard for the bloody second DAVIS
fight.
General Sickles was greeted with cheers
as he came off the steamer and entered the
carriage provided. The column moved up
India 30 Congress street, thence to Monu-
menr square and thence to the Falmouth
hotel, where large crowd had gathered and
where hearty cheers We're given. General
Sckles arose in his carriage, and leaning on
his crutches-a Tue picture of d hearty and
honored veteran-snoke to his audience
saying: | thank you, my friends, for YOUR
very kind reception. 1t is all the more
agreeable because it was not expected.
However, years ago | became sufficiently
familiar with the sterling quality of the
troops from Maine to enable me to form
good estimate of the people at home I ex-
pected kindness, but | did not expect such
honors. l have long been familiar with
your great men of Maine, your Hamlins
your Blaines and your Reeds. cloud cheers
If | could know some of your Democrats |
might like them as well. QIaughter) I'm
fortunately YOU do not send them to W ash
ington (Laughter) You probably want
only what you do not want here. (}Iore
lauglIter) | remember yoa well, men of the
Third, Fourth and Seventeenth Maine |
love you; | honor you for what you have
done: and while | live [ can never look into
your faces except with joy and pride. cloud
rheerS.) Then the members of the CORPS
crowded around General Sickles to shake
him hy the hand