| Show Q G A R special camp fire rire of the department of the potomac in washington martial addresses by oy hawley lozan grant arthur and others by the western asad 1 pronto washington april 11 A special calip tiro fire of tho the department of f the grand army of the in atai aft held at masonic letulle lei le uple to eslit in commemoration of theoper vicksburg gen jos it ll an aly ley tile president and all allian I 1 pluis of the grand army ami in the city w wt re represented by an gembl edtl chic h numbered about 1200 or 1500 persons among the guches ho hu w A ere ore pre brenland anti hud had beats on the platform viere dent arthur general grant secretary lincoln lincol n Go ione nernia rals igan i l gan van vliet Verb verall ll unum du Dauti bit ledAy day win will mckee ley II assen mckinney judge lawrence and others den grant walking with the aid of a crutch entered the ball at the head of the invited guests he ile was greets od ed with ith the lot loudest dest applause by the tile at malage rising a and d sending forth cheer after chec chee raun raud continuing the ovation until the president had taken hid his seat on the platform commander D S alexander de deputy commander opened the exercises with a brief speech ho lie then introduced the presiding officer judge hawley awley II who was greeted with ap glaube and who spoke brit briefly fly he lie said such meetings as these were productive of good they were good for the grand army and the perpetuation of the tile memories they commemorated was a good thing for the country it was 23 years today to day since word was sent to fire upon fort sums sum ter and that it must surrender 23 years ago tomorrow to morrow since the rebels rebels opened fil fire re on it ho lie referred to the feeling at the north at that time a feeling that there was a great struggle before the country and that god only knew if it was to be a divided coun try and asked could any one have foreseen what the character of that struggle would be what sacrifices the country would be called upon to make inake and what nhat the result would be he ile thought that after a four years desperate etrue gle between the bravest soldiers on both sides that ever drew breath the men who composed this assemblage and nini ilar ones had come conic together and looked back at those trial trials without being accused of boasting to congratulate themselves to hands bands and thank god t that hat 9 great at and small alike had each counted one in the greatest struggle on record gen clawley then introduced gen logan sabina he ile felt suro sure no matter mitter what newspapers said about that gentleman they were about to hear irom a brave oon comrade and an honett man a statement received with it applause gen logan on coming forward was warmly greeted and his speech na waa 05 dinall many t times S interrupted with ap alt iilo he lie was speaking speak ing president 1 arthur and secretary lincoln e entered the tile hall As soon as their presence selice was made known the biem tre bly ly rosio and cheered them loudly till they readied reached the platform the marine band stationed in tile gallery jeanw meanwhile hile playing hail to the chief clief 11 when tho the president and I 1 S secretary cretaro had reached the platform I 1 t th e presiding officer railed called for three cheers for the president which were givenans give nand three cheers for the son of abraham lincoln which were given with will general logan railed raised a auh at the beginning of his speech by an allusion of battles I 1 no and d campaign whenever Alio never saw a battle or can campaign 9 ill I 1 but tit who ran CRU tell you more ore a abuwi ri U u t abe them lin than thue who took barcin pairl ln them ho then deseri described bed at tho operations ab abit xit vicks burc arg taking occasion to make fi everal uncomplimentary y allusions to fitzjohn iloner ho ile closed liis his t campaign with me n t that tho tile nta and achievements of the lato late w war ir have no parallel lin in the history of the world after the assem assemblage blige had abing IN i latching Marchins through georgia lyd led by general hawley awley II general grant waa was for and cx lul forward was greeted with three three cheers he lie said he lie wa wai i thankful for the vi welcome elcome accorded lih him naud aud he had bad been greatly gre atly pleased by the interesting story of oi the campaign given by aleven general logan he ile felt c called ed upon haw evar evor to t give somo soine further farther details of an incident mentioned by bythe the latter with resie respect cl to orders issued to hi him grant by general halleck to retire from before vicksburg the orders bo he received from washington were to turn from tho the MiSsi mississippi river end KO go down that i liver iver aureo operate e with banky in his operations at port pori hudson until that place was reduced and the tv 0 armies to the then moto together un the lie river and take vicksburg Vicks buri th this ui s order issued by general hullock had the sanction of the Pre president and secretary of war but when the who carried it delivered it he lie said to him general 11 halleck alleck had spoken spoke a little too toot late after he lie biot to vicksburg lincoln had written him an autograph letter characteristic begaii lie eaid of the man in in which he lie said that when bo grant croal crossed ed I 1 ho mississippi below vicke bu burg he ile allo u bt he lie have down to tt the a river rive r but ho lie then aw raw that lie L lincoln nc 0 w was aa wrong an and grant dUrant was ri right g ht and n d lie he wished to offer baal an apology general grant added we have had men mccu occupy y the tile position that lie did who provably probably ably made more mistakes llian than lie but who never admitted them gen raum and na maior ol 01 mckenney also alsos 1 le after which th tho president audal and secretary cretaro cre tary lincoln rose to leave but bat tho the crowd called loudly for a speech from I 1 the lie president atho ho finally camo came tu tv the tile front and said he had not come to the meeting Lne eting to speak but simply to listen to tho story of the grand campaign which culminated in the capture of vicksburg Vick iburg from tho the it alpa 3 of those wh who 0 took part in it the anion union would lion honor or them thern and their memory forever he was glad to be present to express to them not only as chief magistral rate of tho the country they bad saved lint aa as an individual the gratitude of the tile country secretary lin lincoln coin was loudly called upon pon to speak but did not come fur ward |
