Show GRANT abo D T N no PITTSBURG tilt the nd St ilori conventions which are re being md held throughout the iho oot country lotry tit are truly national ool in character rather thon than the ilie expression capren ain of any y more mm cod cil I 1 barty arty iii ia favor of its it presidential we W thus look upon the liatta burg convention of the soldiers sailors to endom the hero who restored iho he union and od give gito our oar country peatie there u 6 a grand fraud disposition in the fix B tion to speak in ia answer to Su toner schura and Gr grealey Gree etley luy and to renounce pronounce i opinion upon that baleful coalition coi lilion chih if not frustrated would carry thi he country back to the otate i in n W which hi IC atile air left it tho the veterans of ariha the army and DJ ory navy throughout tho the land ecel that thai they are tho cho wa men to speak at such buell a tinie time flad and oo on buch fauch a subject iiii 1119 comrades grant G ant to meet them at t this convention it at ritu burg lint but our tit di patches announce the reception n of the ful lowing letter by col S E dudl Dui llcy Y secretary of tho the Ve veteran teram natio Nali oal rial committed Commit teo losa LONG KRAB t sept eth dreel sri sm I 1 tui la in receipt of your jour letter cf f like ath fast to we me by our i a pressing rr aing to attend alien j A granil grand mass BUM com cotton of veteran soldiers to he be hold in city of on tho the lith dinst ply my debiro to attend and to meet hect again so many of toy old eld companions compani JD in arms is very bereit but bat my judgment tells mo ins to areat feao cal a the celebration entirety entirely to those whose be misunderstood I 1 linoir know no class clasi of cati liuima zend better on en titled filled to meet in convention aad nd to have bail weight accorded to a their views than the veteran soldier who ariard lifo for honor bonor and perpetuity tt it their co country law 1 aoi sure jour councils counci bi will ill lie lc toy by ITI coill and patriotism and will be a ja joyous ous and advantageous one cite 1 I wibb for you nil all that on expect frow from your meeting and only regret that I 1 cannot be with you on that occasion with great respect reo opt tour obedient servant dour U S undoubtedly it would have afforded pei derit grant ft a large amount ol of honest pleasure to meet no KO baoy of liis his comrades as will assemble ILL at pittsburgh rius burgh fyr for oot not a caviler cavitch in the land will lare dare to say that general G rant would not lc be in 10 his right place there among that s em alae of ceroc but perhaps it ia t or that lie should bo be away in ia accordance with the EDO coe lasto aad oil of of the simplicity manik ted in ia his hia reply for his bla veteran companions will be sure bare co affirm emphatically that gen S grant is as to bo be returned to the white use us he would be to lead theli to victory on OD tho the field again to save their country were vert she jobs asim in ia |