Year: 1864

er years saved the capital of your country
when all seemed hopeless, and drove back a
powerful and victorious rebel army. They
recognize in you high-toned patriotism,
that in this rebellion caused you among the
first to draw your sword and resent the in
suit to your country's flag, and which for
that country's sake enables you to bear neg
lect and bitter persecution without complaint
confident that He who rules above will at
last make all things even and that time will
vindicate your motives and your character.
They also recognize in you a man of emf
nent ability, who, in the conduct Of the war
developed the only safe policy, by which We
can hope to achieve an honorable and last
ing peace; a policy which directs our forces
only against armed bodies of men, and
treats the unarmed Inhabitants in such
manner as to win them back to the Union,
believing that military success will be fruit
less unless it brings with 1t a Union not
merely of lands, but of hearts as well.


You, sir, will never consent to a dishon-
orable peace. You will notconsent to peace
without Union. You have declared that
the Union must be maintained at all haz-
ards Tremendous cheers. You do not
favor continuance of this sanguneary
strife one moment longer than is necessary
to restore the Union under the Constitution
of our fathers You will not continue the
war for the purpose of inficting by force on
the people of any State who may desire to
return to thcir allegiance, a conditional 10y
atty. You will not ask that more treasure
shall be snent or more blood split merely
for the purpose of overthrowing their do
mestic institutions. The Union is the one
condition of peace. You ask no more
General, / cannot refrain from congratula-
ting you and the people here assembled, on
the Victories which have recently been a
chieved by our brave army and navy We
will not prostitute these victories by using
them for particular purposes Should we
do so the blood Of the heroes slain would
cry out in indignation. We rejoice, because
we see signs of hope for the country. Gov
Parker closed as follows: | hope and pray
that our recent victories in the field will not
be in vain, but that they may be followed
by the crowning civil victory at the polls,
and that the man may be elevated to the
Presidency who will so improve those VIC
tories that peace and union may soon smile
upon our bleeding and distracted country


GENERAL NJ 'CLELLAN S REMARKS.


General Mcclellan was again greeted with
enthusiastic cheers. lie stepped to the
to the front Of the platform and spoke as
follows: r......... s .,. ...s'.. ~


My FRIENDS AND NEIdUBoRs, AND
Your EXCELLENcY: I am not here to-
night to make a speech, but merely to accept
and acknowledge this most pleasant compli-
ment | trust that | may regard it as the
sure presaee of that politicalvictory in ia
vor of the Constitution and the laws which
should follow and render complete those re-
cent victories which still stir our blood, won
by our heroic navy and army, 4Great cheer,
ing, those victories won by the grand old
Admiral Farragut, the brilliant and accom-
pli>hed Sherman, the intrepid and energet-
ic Sheridan. thank you, my friends, for
this most brilliant demonstration, far exceed
ing all that had anticipated ...


| thank your Excellency for your too fiat
tering sentiments, and trust you will now
permit me to say good night. 49, .


General Mcclellan was cheered again and
again in the most enthusiastic manner by
the great assembly, that seemed unwilling
to let him go. ,,... .a.f ...