Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 13, 1875, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO TRIDUNE: TIIURSDAY, MAY 13, 1875.— N PAGEE _—_—nm— — e w1 reenilsctions of Bs conntrymen {he brave who died, ot for themvalven, bzt on hehlf of thelr grest €atind fur which they offercd themaelves & willlug pae- rifice, continne tn excite tho decpert intereat, The olweryance of tlie day sccorling to the reguiations fa £ take place on the 0-th a1y of dag,and {tta further providad that wheu thia day occurs oo flunday, the day. previous shall le the'ona oherrved. I learnod, howarer, that two, at least, f the Btates whera wo Lad K wnt organizations, had 1econited the day sa day, wiih & proviso that when the 30th of oTon Banilay, tiie day after sl Ls obe silng the order for Memarial Day, Lauge et fegpreh depurtmonte thy comrades shoull D otan i Bisks tieiF preparations for the- GbAervancs of the day after, recognizing that I had uo anthority {o alter the rvgulations ou (lits matter, but staling fhiat It was grobable that at the coming Nationsl En- samipment eich change wanld be made an would per- it tha duy after to b obierved. An extract from General Ocder No, 17, will Le found in the report of flie Adjutant-General, and I renjectfully recounend it tiio_ tegnlations Lo clianged to as 1o provide for {ue continganey refeired to thureln, * OCIt CHARITIES, While Uy the secvices of Memoriat Dey we would pay due lionot o the brave dead, the brave living ate Squuully worthy cf our regard, snd the past yoar bas been one fn which the demand upon our charity fauds pave barn hieavy and constsnt, 1t Lisa been & year of Juch dejrearion i business, and in mavy piases the suma ex;endod bava been vary lutge, conaidering tho means st our command, 1t shoulil Le fully recoyaized iat fu many lustances generons sasiatance has Leen sforded to the Posta by (he communities in which they are situated, froni & fecifng thet whateyrr {s in- truated to thewn 1 carefully sxprded, with the fullest aind tendereat regard tothe Junt prida of brave met who Rave been corapelled eomeilnies, snost reluctantly, to ac.sptaseintance, 'Thiat thers ara fmporturs o, Just 18 Lliero were sbirks ond desecters duriug the war, i tortaiuly true ; but it is not the less trus that Ly the minjority of our lces fortiinato comrudes Sthelr jriva- tionr aiid min{otiunca ate nobly and uncowplainingly borne, They bave the satme foeling which prompled 011 0ud occarian & fine lxinh soldicr of my own reglment Lo ray to me, ¢ Golonel, I foel that I am an okl man now, and protty aeat the end of my march, and I don't Ikoto take charity from any man,”' Tuus, for assistance meny calinly suffer, rather than which they are fairly entitied to ask, The reorts which will bs submitted will show how ratich hns been expended in the various department, and it {a my moat anxious wish tlat each shouid make renowed efforts to meet the various calla for charity to which it is now wubjoct, and which musf of necensity increars as we advancoin lifo, and tha fnflrmities of ngo are added to thors wluch have been brouglit upon our comrades by wounis, sickners, and hard sarvice. AID roR BUFFENENS IN THE WEST. In twa instances, that of tho suffcring by the fire at Orhikusls, Win,, during the laat summer, and that of o sunering occantoned Ly the locust plagus fn Min- nerola, 1 lieve toglt prover, by circulyr, Lo cal the altention of ths Ordor to the condition of ‘comrades fu those Dopartments, Theimmediste prassure at home upou all the Posts was such that not so much was done 4 conld Liave Leen wishied; more, howerer, wia dona in regand to the sufferurs fn Minnoeota than to the othiera adverted to, becauss undoubtedly it wan felt that the calainity wia tlicre mora general in ita charace ter, Whatever Was rceived, I bave every reasun to boileve, was_most Judiclounly axpended {u that De- partment, Iu thin connection I should atate that thers was & donstion of about $101 forwarded Commauder of the Deparitment of Ainw by tho Commander of tho Mlitary Order of ot Boston, which was suitably acknowiedged and appropristely expended by him, There have been many milltary ocletlcs growing ont of il war, but ours {s the ouly one that fncludes anldlers of every rank, reginent, snd army, a8 well s tho sailors of the navs; sud all othera bave bren willing o recogniza the Grand Armyof e Republic, which tncludcs and reproseuts all, Acta of the kind to which I bavo slluded, done by other societics towards onrown or any of our corades, will always roceive our most grateful recognition, (Applaune,] OUR DISALLED COMRADES, ETC. In connoction willi the subject of churity, T drairs to Teport that the recomimandations of the fast Na- tinnal Lucampment, it reference {o the pasaage of tha Dills for iucrease of pensons, snd for certain comi- peusstion to fewale nurses, ‘were forwarded, fmmo- diatcly after the adjournment, 1o Congress, and wers Dy tac, from tmo 1o thoe, euforced by conversations and correspondence, but I regrat ibat T cannot report sny favoruhla result, Even If there should be no general inereats of pen. #lon, 1 am cleatly of opinion that therw ehonld bean increnss to thoss who suffered the loss of & leg or arm, aud that it Ia our duty {o rospectfully urga this upon the aiteution of the National Legisiature, (Applaune,] ‘The carcfully-preparvd report of the Surgeon-Geu= eral will afford you many Interesting facta o3 to the number and kind of dieubililics esisling amozg eur Dumbers, OUR CONDITION IN MEMNERSHIP AND FINANOES, 1n referenco to our memberrhip, I am happy Lo siate that, notwiistauding the exatence of many catisen tore- tard our growih, tiero has been soma lucrase durlug the past year ; and we Luvo adied numerous Posts of :1ive uid futeroutad comrades, from whoss ozertlous more may Uu anticipated in future, Fully convinced of tho Lea¢fita of the organization, I have meglocted no means o extend jts influence, and buve bad a general and hearty ca-operation In nearly overy quarler. Whilo theromsy be excoptions to ths statemcnt, it may bo properly ‘sald that our Posts and Deparimouts are dlrected by officers who are deefrous uf dichiargiug thalr dutios feithtully, and not merely of wnjoying thicke positiona without correspondiug labor, Tho reports of the Adjntant-General atd of the Inupector-General will giva you iu doiull, and by Deyartments, the con. dittun of the organization, und tue eforts mads to dovelop it, “Thcta Lavs been 370 deathn r eportad, and the num- ber mustered fu has been uver 6,:00, which Lins more than supplied the place of thiosedropped from the rolls for various cauues, In connection with this sblect T wonld respectfally sulmit whether povier shculi ol be {atrusted fo the Compiander-iu-Chiief to reduce o Dapartment to (Ls omtion of » Urovifonal Department when it ahntl Fiave fullens below & certain uther of Poste, of a octe 140 numbercf comrades, which numbers shall be fizod by the Natlonal Encampment, At presut mo’ such power axlals, and whetber 1t sljouid le givea to thio Commander-tu-Cllef, under lmitations such as T *Liavo suggeated, {s 3 matter {o bo cousidered Uy tho Eocampment, The most fwportant beariug of the Qquestion 1a In' relation to its elevs upon represontation in the Encampucnt itrelf.| st happy tofnform you that the fAinancial position of the natlonal organization i satisfactory, 1 mude tlie rocommendation which was adopted Uy the last Eucampment that the due payaLie to the Nutfonsl Headquarlers should be reduced by oue-third with somo anxisty, Lut it {8 upparently justificd by e result, Notwithatanding this reducilou haa noiv been {n operation for half the year, we are botler off Ly 2bout §1,000 than_we _were a year slnce. [Applause.} - Itfamposstile for me, howover, to rocommuud ut reaent any further reduction, oltbongh I ave tuch opo that the future Cormander-in-Chiof may be stlslodoso, In viewof the unfortunale couditfon of our financesbuta few years slnce, I have much pleasuron_calling your atfention to thclr favorable condition as ezhildied in the roport of the Quarter- master Uenoral DKCIRIONS AND INTERPHETATIONS, ‘The rules and regulations finpose tpun the Com. monder {u-Chief the duty of deciding all questions of isw or usags arising under thowm. All such queations were referred, fu tus (pst instance, 10 the Judge Ad- vocate-General for bia advice, Fower bave been pro- seutod during the past year thau herstofore, It has been my good fortune 0 hava in tiat yosition the aid of Comrade W. W. Douglss, s most sble and fuithfel ofticer, whose opinions Lave not been uverruled in s alngle tustance elther during my own term or that of my predocessor, [Applause,] repurt b worthy of your careful perusal, THE NEW COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE. Vith the other repusta to whicl 1 Ly hatstofare alluded, T rrapectfully rofer you to the report of tho Chaplatnon-Chiof, The last Encammuneut adopted o reconumcudation of this oflicer in referenca to & ser- ica commemorative of deparied comrades, In cone forwity with ita direction, I appointed s committes upon thie subjoct, of which Ghiaplain Wooabury was Cuatrman, and o louching end beautitul torvice was prepared and promulgated for tha use of the Urder, TUL 8TAVP, I deelte to axpress my thanks to sll the officers of tho National Btaif, alike thoss to whose reporta | have called your attentlon, as well s thosa who Lave served 1o othiér eapacities, (05 e Intereat sud goal thoy have exbitbited In the perfornancd of thelr dutiea, sud Lielr conatant devotlon 1o the interesta of ths Order, Iam quite sure that it will nné bo felt by therm that T pmmaklog an {nvidious distinction fu_stating thss ihose of the Adjutant-Goneral, Comrade I, 1. Sibley, M. ;e boen 0o’ pecullarly ouerous and Lmportant as (o deacrve cipecial mention, aud fn recommending that vome sppropriate testimintal by made to bim by the Encsmpment which show their appreciation of i, [Applause) COXC) ON. In goncluslon, comrad the dntles winch you Bave for the pust two years' lupsed upon wa draw o 1 Liave heretofore anvounced that I alioull not be a candldato for re-slection—it remalna ouly to thank ou for the houor you have dons me by kwo sucoessive ulsctluns, and {0 asaure you of my most corlial wishes for vo-ir individual prosjiority aud that of thls fiporte 8bt urgautzetion, Yuu will do we, 1 know, tue justics 10 think that I bava dons mny utiiost for the further- zaca of the objecta which we M bave at heart, 1 aim fally rewarde by o bellof whicha careful siamion. tion and comparlson wilt Justity, that the condition of ihs orianization hsa {mproved botb numerically sad Snancially darlng the past two years, aud toai ita epiril and patriotism bave not dimiujshtd, The rela- 8 which [ have Leld towards you have been moat sgreeables you Liave alwaya gencrously sustained me, and if there {s rogret thattho time his now srriv whot wa 1nust never them, 1 recoguize thataal take * my place sgain sa o comrada in tho ranke of the Order, they will not ba loss pleasant aud satisfactory i that ged poaltion, (Ureat and renawed applause.) At the conclusion of the sddross, which waa pecalved with great spplauso, the resoption of goports was proceaded with, TUE COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION then made the following reports A meeting of the Council of Administration was held May 11 ai the Orand Pacific Hotel, in the Olty of Chicage, Present The Commander-in-Chiel, Banlor Vice Commander, Juufor Vice Gommander, Adjutant-General, Comrudea Greene, of Fennaylyania & Palmer, of Llinoiat Sullivan, of New Jervey; Bmith, of Cunnlectiout; and Bouck, of Wiaconly, ‘Che Commsnder-iu-Chiel appointed a3 committes 10 andit tbe Quartermuater-Guueral's accounty, Uome Tades Bouck, to nesots iho Loysl Legior o rocns, and Bullivau, ‘Alio, the’ followiog Comumities om Credentials; Gould, Palmer, and Suliki, “Tho'Audiiiug Commities reported that the Quaster- mavter’s sccounts wers correct, ‘The Cowmittos on Credeniials reported that the Doparttients wora entitied Lo repreteatuiion wa fol- lows: Maiue,3 dclegatos ;. Now fisupalire, mout, 3; Massachusstis, 12§ lhods Island, ecticut, 2 New York, 8 ; Pannaylvaula, 8§ Potomae 13 Virgiuls, 17 Ohto, 23 Iilinois, 9 ; Wiscouzia, 1 Miunceots, '35 'Tows, 15’ Califoruls, | ; Colorads, 2lasourt, 1, THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. Comrade H, 1, Bibloy, Adjutant-Genera, then mads his roport to the eucampment, es ful lows1 UxinQuinTzes GRAYD AXY OF TUE REPUSLIO,. ADIUTART-OZRZMLS OrrIce, Bostow, May 3, 1875, — Charles Derens, Jr., Commander-in-Chfef: CoumaDn: s honor to submit to tha National Fucamo- reyortof the buslucesof the Adjutant-Oen- aral's office, for thie yoar ending Deo. o Fhe clerical babor in the e bt 18 u the provious year) Ly Comr. 1 ey A. D, O, whoms criergy, 7eal, and filelity hna' Iargely ficilitatad the prompt. dizcbarge of the dutles of this offico, y ral onders have been fenued, Thoms re- I e Srers of more or Ieas Itmportanse, but 78 {hey liave been so thorotgaly promulgated, it 18 not Acomed sieern.ary Lo give themn in detofl, Atfention fa Uiracteil, howerer, to some obsarvations in regard to Ganaral Order No. 12, which ara_made in this report, tinder (he Liead of ** Memoril Day.” Tn coure jneuce of action taksn by the Department Tucampment of Minuesota, a circular was {ssued calle ing for 210 for Miluncrota grasshapper anferers, and for thoss {njured by the Oshkosh fire, The promptis tude nd liberality of tha reaponees mada by the posia i difterent paris of Ibo conutry, thaugh 1he appoal wra . de in A keason of grast depression of business, weun ol geatifylng, 1t was then slown conclurively that our inembera cherieh the great virluea of fra- fernity and charity, not aa sayiug ** Ita ye warmed and bs yo clothed,” Dut aa living principles, sincers earnest, and effoctivo, Tho contributiohs imounte. to several hundred doilars, nearly all for Minnesats, 24 1t wus found thiat the wanta of the comraden in Wis cousin coulil s snd would be eliaved by the people of that Slate, THE DEPARTUEXTS, The followdng Dopartinents Lisve mads the required reports to this oftice, and to that of tha Quartermaatar. Qaneral, and have pafd all duca for the four auarters of 15 45 Maine, 'New Hampahire, Vermont, Masnre chunctts, Rlods Taland, Conaecticut, New York, New Jersey, Penneylvanta, Polomnac, Virginia, Oalo, Il nols, Wisconsin, Minucsola, Jawa, Californis, Calo. de, T*Tho foregoing Jiat is the samo an that contatned fn tny roport oiie vear ego, with tirss excertionss Towa and Colorade gained, 30d Qeargia snd Oregon dropped, B reports haviug been recelvud from Georgia for the third ond [Lxlxlurlu quariers, and nous frem Orogon for o it auy part of GAING AND LOSSES, Tn spita of the depression of buriness tn every part of the countrs, we have more than malntatiied our uitmerieal strength of s year chded gain, The returns maate L incrvass st 5 per cont, emient of our gal .| oyne| o0y f et 2,432 2,42 9,004; 9,004 sz 26| w0 8,08] 3,380 61y, a2 5 Qlscharged, s Dropped 0 14 I ) .| amif a6 ..l 9,405) 8,300 Thoro scems to Lo 0o Rood rearon why an_incrowe in memberabip may not be hau for seversl yeara ta <come, Tulnis tho oniy assoclution of suryiviug sol- diers'and sailors which ombraces men of all ranks, arniics, and fleeta ; and, as the pronbition of political discussion snd sction in expressed in our rules, snd writlew ou our hearts, our Giand Army should be doar to every man who fs proud of his miifary service, and has preservad th old fecliug of comzadeatip, NCLICE, Tho raports of disbursemncnis, for reltef, are Incam- plete, aithough an effurt has Ledn tasde (o recure full- uesa and accurscy, I beliovs the amount of rellef dis- bursed will_excced $75,000, As ususl, s conmderable part of this has been axpeudod for the bouelit of pors 8305 not connected with the Orand Army, That our organization bas expended such a large sum for the Toliel of tha mueriog Aoldiers and Their familiore .otk of pa‘riotism ss well as beuevolance—is matier for congratulation to oursalves, &nd shoull commentt our organization to tho favor of all gaod citizens, MEMORIAL DAY. The qbservance of this day has become, in many pcts of tho country, almost_uuivorsxl. Tia subliine lesgons taught by tha promptiiude, courage, and con. stancy of tiis American peoplo In' flie day of fearful perll in inculcated, the nation's gratitnde is exprean~ ed, aud loyalty 1a foatered by sucli an observance, In U0 Btates of New York, Pennsylvunia, and Rliode Tsl- and, the day has Loon made & legal boliday, The cuslomary * Memorial Day " order, froms (heso liad. quarters, contained the followiug puragraph 2 *The altention of the Cowmnmander.in-Chief has boen catlled to hio fact that _sevoral Blates, which hava mmado Memorial Duy a legal Loliday, have provided thut whenever the $0th dsy of May vcciita on Sunday, the day foilowing ahall be ebserved. Ieo advises, therefore, thut comrades in Lhose departments go for— ward sud muke proparation for the oservance of tliat day, sa ho has much rouflilence that the National En- campment, which will meet at Chicago on the 12th day of May, in order to ineure full recognition of the day, will moilify, no far aa tlioss departuinnta are concerii- ed, tlio rogulation which mow Tequirca the day pre- calling to be the one observed.” It is deslrablo that soms sction ahoald be takon at the present asasion to meot, by on amendment o the ruics and ‘regalaiiony, that diticnlty, In my judg- ment, Mcnday will evorywhers Us a more conyentent day for tho obaervance than Saturdsy. CONCLUSION. Thers {s much that ls chicering fn the future pros- pectn of our Order, We are gaining in numbers, all scoru t0 ba actustell by tho dotermiistion to adhote to the legititunta work for which the Grand Aruy of the Ropubiio & formed, aud fa the Western Btates whence must coumo great galus in mumbers, if thoy coweat all) Uhere aro sigus of a derlded revivai Muct will depend upon the zoal and fidelity of thy srho bold positions of reaponsibility ; but every cos rade, bowever Lumlle, can do‘something to promote tho good work, Lst us, in everytnlug pertaining to tho Grand Ary, lay asi'te all molivea of ambition, ail personal foeling, aud make everytllng subordinats to the welfaro of our nollo easocialion. Then sball wa T rowored with abundant wuccens, and e prouder than arer of our conuactlon with an Order which, whils {t docs ita work of fraternity and Lenovalence, eca quickans and atirs many patriollo emotions, OTHER REPORTS, THE QUARTLNMASTER-GENERAL, The report of tho Quartermaster-General, Comrade A. B. R. Sprague, was then submifted, It showed roceipta of §7,283.27, and & balance on band of $4,160.40, The itoms would net in- teress tho public outsido the Order. TUE INSPECTOR-GENLIAL. The report of the Inspector-General, Comrade W. W. Brown, wan submitted by the Adjutant- General 1n the absenco of the author, It as follows 3 Henry R, Sibley, Adjutant-General: 1 have ths houor to submit to the Nutional Encampment the fol. lawing report of the trausctions of the Inspsctar Generas Devariment for tle year ending De My report, which was nestly proparad for was on the night of Apri{al entirely consumed by fire, togethor with ucarly half of tie Assisiant Inspect- or-Gencrsl's Teports ininy possession, I have thers. fore Lren cowpellod to make up my roport to ‘s large exteut from memory, omiliing ontiraly thercfrom atatements of tho' condition of woversl Depattments, which I otherwise might hove placed befors the Natonal Encamp- ment, Rarly ln the yesr I addressed a circular to esch of the Asalatant Iunpectors Geuoral, urging s eariy Fayort, together wilh sorie GenoFal FamALLs, In sach cane, upon the atatus of the Depariment, bolloving that such » roport would be more satisfactory than auch as could ba gleaned from tabular siatements alons, The reaponse Lo this Tequest was on the whole very grati- fying, but, a3 nearly ul} lleso goneral atatements wers coustmod Ly the 7o referred to, I amn unable to give campment the character of {uformation 1 haq Anticipated, and wicli s, Iu my oplnlon, very much noad . tus of the Ordor in saveral different civen as folluwa: Al . Number of Tosta in good standing.. 21 Number of metubers {n good standiog. 1,0:4 Number of Yosta disbanded 1 for wuster-u 20 i Averago per lost. NEW TAMPARINE, Number of Tosta in goad stanutng. Number of members In good standing.. Average mustor-in fea,...... Total amonnl in reliof find. Total expended.,,i.uirens . JUDAE ADYOCATE-GENERAL. The Jndge Advocate-(Gianeral’s report was sub. mittod by Comrads W. W, Douglas, Itis a doc- umont which concerns onl'y miatters inaide ths Order, being s summary of decisions in ques tions touching rules and rogulations, For tuat reagon it is not reproduced. THE BUBATON-GENENAL. Tho report of the Surgaon-Gonaral, Comrade Hana Powell, was then submitted. Lt contau the following: Bince the date of the Iast Natios murlllll{ of the 1nembers of onr y ! Encampmont, the gauization han be.n Jarqe, periinpa larger tiing in any o unhana)| enr slnce (he Order waa fireb ewtablished, nearly svary De- artincnt loning one oF more of {ta Inost active inent- Fere, particntatls during thie.tocloment, s~vore winics tlirotigh which wo have lately passed. Mandreds of thess Who ave cecaped the privations” and expomures of & four years’ sctive_ aorrice, bave succumbed from the ecila of disease, snd_destruction to healthiy cons stitutlons, facutred' during that period, Each year ihine the ranks of fhose who sre mow,or “who ahiould ™ bo, members of the Grand Army of the Re- public; and foa much attention_cannot be paid, not ouly t resruitiug new comrades, but majntatning'and proscrring tioss wha ara already eurolled, The desth of ono Past Medival Dirsctor hae boen ro- ported, viz., Comrsda Howsrd W, Kinw, Department of Itwbda Intaud. No comrade porformod hin duties more couscieutionsly, ond in Lis death our vrganiza- tlon lotcs & valuable metbar. Apriications made {o this office by poor and dls- treased comrades, dischargad soldlers aud wailoas, sud the widows and_orphans of such, for advice and ss- sintauce, from almoat svery Departmant, during fie past year, bave Leen largs, amounting to 200, mout of which have Leen alded of redoved ; and thankn are smain chertully and respesitullyesigndol to” iba Lidica’ Unton Iieliof Assoclation, and to sknilar or- ganizations throughout tho cuiutry, for thelr alable claritable labors, without which many a brave aud wallant houorably-discharged soldier, sallor, or ma- rine would lavo diod dutly the past Jear for s waak of the common necessaries of life, Tha last of the stall-oflicers’ reports was that of the Chaplain-in-Chief, Comrade Augustus Woodbury, MISCELLANFOUS BUSINESS, COMMITTLES, The Commander-in-Chief then announced the following committoes : On the Addrets of the Commander-in-Chist—C rades Hanaford, of Wisconsin ; Olds, of Counecti Pickelt, of Massschusetts ; Jannings, of Penusyivay Laylor, of llinots, B On Ihe Raports of the Adjutant-General and Quar~ termasler-General—Comeades Larrows, of New Jer #ey 3 Weoden, of Jilinofs ; White, of New Hawmpslire ; Maxfichl, of Massachusetts 3 Plummar, of Minaesots, On this Raports of tha Inspactor-General, Judge Ad. Nutuber of Poats napected. seuveens 1 Number of Yosts having onicers’ and uniformed and equipped, . ... 12 Nuwber of Posts baviug relief fuud, 14 Averago aniount of relfef fuuds, 170,94 Nnmber of muskets ju two I 1n Averago mustor-in feo. 313 14 Number of Posta fn good standiny H1 Nuwmber of L'uots inapecied, 134 Jumber of Posts bay! pity £0) 250 r capiia tax ju 3 uefita in 13 Losl 8.03 73,071,290 650,94 84,845,717 295,50 Dl 10,311 WKW JERexY, Number of Posta in good standing. .. 16 Nuniber of wsmbera in good standing, 1,044 Awount eapouded for charity. 2,004,75 Amount of charity fund remai 14283 Nuwmber of muskels ewned by I [ Nuber of Foata paylog bonefts. ] Nutnber of Posts dlabauded., H Number of Poats elther ro-satabiishicd o teredesevsnessnre 3 o Number of Posts In good stauding. [] Number of members A:‘.’ofld stauding, .. 343 Amount of clarity fund espended, ,, Amount of charity fund remsining;,,,. FOI0MAO, Nuwmber of Tosts fn good standihg, Number of mombers o good ataud TENNSTLVAKIA, Nuinber of Posta o good standing; Number of meubers iu good standing. "Awount espended for cliarity. Amount of charity fund remaluin BUODE ISLAND, Number of Poata In good standing, Nuwmber of weiabers i good sta Amount of charity fund,. WS Numligr of Posls Inspecte Number of membare In good standin 2} AYETEge mUBtarein £60, ov, » 3 2% .\:ll ]\:«-’ll s haviug ofticers and gusrds Nutuber of P aving relict fhn hir ; Awnunt of reief fuuds ezpended... 3 d8%60 Awount of reilef funds remaia! ug, PR CALIYORAIS., Number of Poats i good standivg,tuspacied, ‘ vocate-(leueral, Burgooa.Genoral, and the Obapisineine Chief—Nowion, of Vermout ; Seanian, of Thode Is- hite, of M.nnesats ; Bissland, of Elissachu- sctts; Hancock, of Wiscousla, On Thules and Regniations—Deatk, of Pennaylvania The dudgs Advacate-General ; Casile, of Minnuiota ; Parkinson, of New York ; Hawkes, of Potamac, On Rezolutions—>orrill, of Massachnnctta : Tyeon, of Pennaylva baugh, of -Minnesota; Dufly, of New Hampshire ; McGillicuddy, of Ohio, On Credentials for Next Year—Tue Adjutant-Goner- sl, the Inspector-Geueral, and the meiubers of the Council of Admiudatration from Pennsylyanls, Ilinols, snut Counecticut, Comiade Wagner objected to the appointment of a Committes on Credautials a year ahioad, he Commander-in-Chief quoted the rules, and sustainod his action, DEPARTMENTAL REFORTA, The next buaincas was the roception and sub- miseion of revorts from tho various Depart- monts, 3Matteis for consideration wete mub- mitiod fraom Now York, Connecticut, I'cnnsyl- vania, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island, Comrade Seaman, of Rhode Island, presentad a resolution foviting the Encampment to moos in that Btata in 1877, Tho naxt buslness was the rocoption of COMMUNICATIONS FRUM INDIVIDUALS. Comrado Soaman offarsd an amendaiont to the by-laws, which was proporly referced. . Comrade Wagner, of Ponnsylvauls, offersd a resolution to the effeot that tho noxt Couven tion of tho Encampmant be beld iu Piladel- phia, ot such time as tho Commandor-in-Chiof and Naslonal Conucil of Administration ahall prescribe, Action doforred, On motion of Comrada Hannaford, & rooees was taken antil 4 o'clock, p, m., to enable the Committaos to propere their reports. At 4:30 p. m. tie Encampmont was called to order Ly Commandar-in-Chiof Dovens, in tho ladion’ ordinars of tue Grand Pasifio Hotel, The grand rounds wore made by the Ofticer of the Day. The Lncampment rosumed the recaption of COMMUNICATIONS Pi0M DEPANTMENTS. Corarade Davis, af New Jorasy, road a resolu- tion by tha Departmont of New Jorsoy, zaking tliat n genaral oacampment ba held In Philadels phia In 1876, and thst measures be taken to se- cure an attendance of the Order sn masas, The Commander-in-Chisf read & telogram from Xt'nz Sational Commaudor A. E, Burneide, as fol- omu: ; New Yonx, May 11, Jr.t Am rorry not to b Lraternal fi:uum( 10 comrades, and Lagpy aud 1813.—Gen, Charles Derens, esble to bo with you tol bost wiahes fora arinouious cocampmont, A, E. Bunxane, ‘The Adjutant-Genersl alao read & telopram from Mobile, Als., staiiug thnt six new posts had IIun been formed 1n the Siato, The suthor conzludes: * This is the firet, but not the lest, loyal vell from the Suany Bouth," Comrado Nawton, of Vormont, Chalrman of the Cusnmnitles ou Hoporis of the Inspector- Qaneral, Judga Advocate-Geveral, Surgoon- General, aud Chaplain-in-Chief, roportod that the Committee had carefully examinod tho re- porta, and rocommondod that they ba accopted and adopted. They found no new mstter re- gmring action, aud commend the ofticera for the aithful performance of thewr dutics, The report waa slopted, L:EKOLUTIONS, Comrade Merrill, of Mas.achuaetts, Chairman of the Committea on Resoiutions rard tha raport of thai Comunittes, which was discussed clause by clause. The tirat two propositions concerned only the ritual and otber wattors privileged to tho Ozder, The third clause was in reforonce to inviting soldlers who wore th;‘fny during tho late war toweet with the Order “st I'hiladelphis nest year, Recommended by tha Com nities tuat it would ba inoxpedient for the Order to tako nny such action. Report of the Committes adoptod by the Incampment.’ ‘T'wo resolutions were reported in roferancs to equalizivg bountios. Tho Cominitice recom- meuded the adoption of tho oue askiug for an early and final ualtlement of tho matter by Con- gress, Cumrads Weeden, of Illinals, spoke in favor of some aotion on the part of the Crder, ‘Lbio resolution recommended by the Committes was adopted by tho Lucampment, ‘The Committes recommonded the ndoption of & rosolution asklog for tha reluatatomeut by Congroas of thaya technloal desertors who wont Liome after the Tar closed, but before thoy wore mustered oub, Remnrks were mado by Cowmn- rades Wagnor, Havnes, Larnum, Boucke, Max- flald, Wocdon, Merri rigy rd, Los, and Ciraham, The resolutlon was adoptod by the Encampmont. The Cowmander-In-Ohief stated that the Board of Urade Lad invited the oryanization to visit tho Lall of the Ioard; aleo tiat the Doard of Public Works had offeted ta place tug at the dispoanl of the G. A, R. Friday 10 vinit the lake erib. On miction the invitations wers accepted, COMMITIEE ON THE AUDRESS, Comrada Hauaford, of Wisconsin, Chalrman of tho Comwittes on the Addresn of the Com- mandor-in-Chiof, reported for tuo Commitice as followss 0 the Offcers and {Wembees of the National Zneimpment, Your Committes, to whom was reforred the adiress of {he Commanderin.Chict, beg leave 10 7epurt that thiey have porformed e duty paigued Wi, and rocumraund the adoption of the following : llesoived, Thstthe temarksof the Commander-in. Chiof, under the brad of disabled soldiers, srs i asccerdance with our sentimonts, and we foel it to b our duty 10 urge upon Congroes toe Justive of fneroase 101 L0 thoss who aufTered tho loss of & leg or or wore otherwisa equally disabied, aud we 4k that tho Commander-in.Ohlef contiutia as our represcutstivato cuforce the claims of tbis clavs of pousioners, Resolved, Thet the recommendation of (he Co mander-{u-Chief with refcrence to tho dutivs p forwed Ly Comnde M, K, Bibley, Adjutant-Gunerat, s eminenily sppropriste and wall dssarved, comrade with whom Comrads Sitiloy haa had ofels relations during his two yoarw! admintstratlon of the #0ice of Adjutant-General will, wo focl sure, (satif; to the marked ability, paticuce, and dovolivn Lo the Grand Army always exhibited by bim, The Gom- mander-fu-Cltef, when elected, is thorutors authiorize, to sppolat & cummitics of thres, whoss duty i sl Lo 1o preparo suitabls ' resolutions e resalve: of the catbnation in which Oomra bley is Leld by iie Emcampment snd of oar sppreciailon of Lifs valuablo services, aud cause :::nfl-"m. o e, -cnnmufimntm {»?::Lamam, frimed, ypeaciited to Couirads 8iulay witl the com; 1s of s Lucampraent. i i Tha rasolution was heartily adoptod. Cowrade Uanaford then Iunhgr reparted tho following re<olution for consideration Hesoived, That tble Encampment zea wi 118 itiont 1rofound satisfation the feisas i suris of (ks Order under the aduinlatration of Colra Dorvens and his able naslitante fu the persons of Yaraous statf officers, Our wratitudo {3 due to then for thelr zeal sud fdelity fu the divcharye of thelr dus ey “::m wo c'n‘l‘\‘lhg”qzlu‘a our thanks to them for a aced the Order reseat 3 ilaeEil o, ” Preseat proud and fu. eauive s committee—consiating of Ward, of Rthode Islaud; Merrl, of uufi%‘l‘l‘-’e‘l‘{? aud lieath, of Yennsylvaula—is hereby appoiuted with suthority lu procure s sultabla teatiuonial fo b ‘pre: sented o Comrade Dovens avp substantial and por snunent recoguilion of bin nervices as Cormmandor in. Oblsf, and of our fraterual regasd for bim 3e s oome sad ud such IHOuey &8 1usy bs nebes: Jhdginest of the Comialtios to pog for st tarutin 5 In berety -nrrcafl-hd from the funds In tho hands of "flold 3 and, a3 Tong aa T have a dollar, they al- asfer-General, the Quarterm: - Ths question was put by Junior Vice Come mander-n-Chiiot Qould, and the resolution nx’lnpnd by the Eucampment amid groat ap- plsitno, The remalnder of tho Committeo'a report is a8 follows ¢ Bch portions of the Commander-fo-Chlef's addresn s are not otherwise zlluded fo Ly the Comtdities are spproved by the Committae, and we recummiend that tiotaws ba sdopled s the sentisaents of the Encamip. ment, Aftor tha reception of several reeolutions, which weto rafortad to the Commities on Ites- olutions, the Encsmpmont, on motion of Com- rade Bouck, took a 16cess until 9 o'clock p. m. EVENING SESSION. The Natlonal Bucampment of the Grand Army resumed ita ssasion at 0:30 last avening, in Room 41 at the Grand Iaclfie. Tho Commandor-ine Chiof ealled the Convention to order, sud tho grand rounds were duly mado, ‘Lhe dinouasion of the report of the Committeo on tho Addrens of ths Commandor-in-Clilof was rasamed, sud the sacond resolution adopted, as glvon above. Comrade Burrows, of New Jeraey, Chairman of the Committes ou the Tteports of the Adju- tant-Goneral and Quartcrmasier-Cencral, re- ported that the Committes recommended ths re- coption and adoption of the reports. Indorsed by tho Encampment, Comrade Leath, of Pennsylvants, Chajrman of the Committes on Rules anl Llegulations, ro- ported as follo Tle Committas recommend tlat {he rules be not changed, a8 projosed, 1o as to make eligible to mam. bership thoes persons who servad involuntarlly against the United Blates, Tocommendation adopted by the Encampment. Tho Committoe reportod adversely to the prop- osition to admit fast Post Commanders to seats In the Dopartment Encampmente, After discussion, Comrade Iansford offered an amondment leaving tho matter to tho diffor« ent dopartments to be decided by esch for itself. The amnendment was adopted, but the proposi- tion was loat, lacking tho necessary two-thirds, ‘Lhe noxt three articlos pertained to the worlk of tho Order, and ara Prlvlle;:ed. Tha proposition to allow Decoration Day to be observed on Bunday when May 30 falls on that day wos rocommended to bs negatived, It was 80 voted. 3 Comrade Wagner moved that the rulea be ameaded 80 aa to sllow either the succeeding or proceding day to be celobrated as Momorial Day, whon Aay 30 falls on Bunday, The amendment was adopted by the Encamp- ment, Tha nest soven noctiona wore in reference to matters inalde the Order. On motion of Comrade Graham, the timo for electlon of officors was fixed for 3:30 Thuraday aftarnoon, Ou motion of Comrade Beath, 10 o'clock Fri- day morniug wansot as the hour for visiting the crib. Also, that the Encanpmont vieit the Board of Trado at 12 m, Friday. On motion of Comrado Douck, the Encamp- ment edjourned to meet to-day (Thureday) at 3 P. m,, at tho Grand Pacitie. ¥ —— THE RECEPTION. THR WELCOME AT THE EXIOSITION NUTLDING, The inltial night of the reunloa was woll be- gun at the Exposition Huilding last ovening, Gna jots innumerable flung their radianco on tho archied roof and spacioun galleties, snd lit np the vaat floor of the nuditorium with a brilliancy equal to that of the noondaysun. Athalf-past 7 ocloak the kuman tide commencod to flow into tho building, which, from tho outslde, rosombled a mosque of the Orient, while, in the dusky light, the starry flag beckoned the mul- titudo to enter the temple of patriotism, and drink at the fountain of cloquence and of musia. The latter was supplied by the Great Wostorn Band, of Bandusky, 0., which woka tho echoea of tho giant structure with martial strains, which recalled tho glorious recollectiona of tho War, ‘fired the young heart aud choered the old.” THE PLATEORY, whicl was situated noar the northern end of ths buildlog, was tastcfully decorated, and tho talis- mauio ‘* Welcome," iu letters of fire, apoko tha heart of Chicago sand of Illinoin to thie grents from othor States who camo to honor and grace the accasion, The gallerios were dencoly thronged with ladies ‘and gentlomen, who from that vanitage ground survoyed the stirring scous boneath, and caught the heroic straing of tho Land or the mepiring words of the orators ns they woro watted upwaid. ‘fLo sterner postion of humanity almoet exclusively fillod the tloor in front of the platform, and the semi-military air of throe-fourths of tho audience proclafmad the prescuce of men to whom ths roll of the dram aud tho scream of the fife had been long famiflisr, There, too, waa the warrior bronze which the suns of four years of warfare had burnod upon many a chael, ‘Lho air, Latfcoreless, half rockless,” bogolton of constant danger and excliemout ; the cmpty sleevo or tell-dalo cruteh which proclmimed tho stern realition of the fight ; the neat fatiguo asps of the Arm?' of the Potomac, and the battered * reguiation * of Bherman's ** boys "—all wero there to bring back for & moment tha meuwories of that strug- gle which sirowed the Jand with graves, and which sunpped tho fottors which bound the fimbs of o subject and unfortunate raco, Thore was KO MISTAKING THK SOLDIERG' REUKION, For the moment the wero civilian lost his sasumed mannor and soemcd to bow inhomage to the valor which had saved and comentad the nation, The surrounding country had evidoutly poured In ita thoussuds, for the city-facen, dis~ tinguished by their Greek-like regularity and countiug-liouso pnleness, wero in the minority In fact, the city-man, as a rulo, is, or affecis to be, bored by speoch-making and patrioto dinplay, and it 18 8 woll-known faot that in the yural districts, tho Fourth of July caglo flapa bus wings with a vigor which the metropo. Jinhas been unacquaintsed with for a vary long timo. Bo aleo, on uccasions like the present, the country proclaims moest loudly the soul of ‘the nmation; for patriotlsm is, ofter all, a thing of cultivation, and the farmer has much moro time for souti- ental cultivation than the man who iy, by cir~ custances, compellod to struggle in the vortex of city life, Yot, whon the latter is fairl aroused, ie gonorally aucceeds in ovortaking, f not in beatiug, hia rural Lrothor, aa the rosters of our army can well attest, At 8 o'clock tho bailding was noarly filled, and wpon the platform the following DISTINOUIBMED GENTLEMEN. wore observed: Tho Hon. Jobn L. Beverldge, Governor of Illinois; Gov. Hartranfi, of Lenne sylvania; Mayor Colvin; Gou, _Charles Mausachusetty (‘l den. K, Jore Now York;, Qen. Chotlain, Chi- cago ¢ Gen, IL Powell, Massachusetts; Col, 4, I,_donld, Mluols; Qen. John MeArthur, Gen, Julius Whito, Chicagos Gen. H, Daraum, U. B. A, ; Col. 11. R, 8ibl achusetts ; and tives of tho N.“D{:fil Eucampment of the Urand Army of the Rtopublic, Tle nagomblago was called to order ala quar- tor aftor 8 a'ulock, by AFEXN. JCLIUS WHITH, activg Chairmsn of tho Lxecutive Commlttes, wlho said s T'errow-CiTizetisr We have assembled here to-night for the purposs of extanding to the mon who eaved (be couniry in lier hour of poriia ‘welcome grecting from the City of Chlcago, and from tho Btate of Illinols, [Applause.] I have the pleasure to prosout to you Ilis Ilonor Mayer Colvin, who will address the viaiting brethren, MAYOR COLVIN. Mayor Calvin then came forward, and was greoted with cheers. Xo sald: M. PnearnesT, GERTLEMEN, AXD BOLDIENS AND BAILORS WHO LAYE CONGRBAATRD IN Ontoaao ron TIK PULPOBR OF UAVING A REDNI0M 1 Ism not un- miudftul of the fact that I waa not a soldler dur- 10g the War; bat those who know me boat know that my sympathies, my hands, and, beatof all, my board, wors with them, sud are still, [Ap- lause,] I bave Lad the plessure during my [’orm of_oflice_to reccive vory distinguisbied guests—Lord Dufferin, Governor-Gonetal of Canada, his lady, sud sulte, aud A LIVE KING {lsngbler],~the King of tho Sandwich Islanda and hils suite; but that pleasure was not so groat a4 that which I now oxporiouce in recely- up the noldiors aud sailors—the men ta whom th“u country owes ita procervation sa a umt. [App) I was not with you when you took oft the of ths clvilian sid exchanged them for the robes of war, but L gave you all tho in- fluence I possessed ; 1 BTOOD DY You while you wore iu the army, and have aiways . tried ta do 50 siuco our” retwrn home, I havo never ad an opportunity to serve those who fought for their country that I have uot always em- Bun‘fl; '[gflu n‘l”: Uood," ::z{hppllme,] llg a0 a8 pvays 2 open oldiur, an o the wlnmu’lml orphaan of thoss lafyon the the hope that a nation's gratitude and a nation's bensdiotions will bo vouchisafed unto us, Whatover niay ba tho nation's meail of praiso, lot um, a8 brave aid magnanimons men, ramems ber the brave and wagnaninons men who mob s FACK To FACT: on tha fleld, and eirugglad for victory withont M-will, without hatred, without malice, without bitterness. A wo proved to them how wa couhl bnitls for onr country, lot us prove to thom how wa can love for onr country, Anwe demannirated to them how wo could fight, let usdemannatrate to them how wa can forbenr, Lot uschorish no ani- musities, noressntments, Lot us practicenoun- fairuors, Lotuscomwitnoinjustico, 1ot uscon- slder thiat overy Blato {s s Hiato of tho Union, and that evnr( citizen of evory Siats is a citizen of the United Btaten, antitlod "to the full anjoy- raent of liberty, and lo tho protoction of tho laws and Connatitution of his country. T.et ua cherinh frienaly foelings. Lot us oncourage so- cial intorcourse. Lot our cominoreial rolations bo Liarmonious and mutually benoficial, LET US ATUDY CONCILIATION, and let our churclios oxercian tho #plrit of chari- ty Inculeated by the Divine Master, ‘e Lrilliant docds of tho Coufadorate soldier may challenge our devotlon and our gallantry, buthe muat nat usk us toraverenco his causo, nor to lionor his lag, In the abitrament of war his cause was lost, and tha starsand bars went down Jorever bofore the stripes and stars. His hopon and ambitions, wrapped in his flag, ahould bo for- evor buriod with hin causo. horenewal of hiaal- legiance sliould ba without any montal resor tion. Thon, a8 wo claalied arins In war, wo can atriko bandain peaco; and tho actora In tho preat drama of blood enn rot an exampls of forbenr- ance and magnanimity to the lookers-ou upon tho tragio acono, The destinien of this aountry ara beld in the hands of the soldiora of the lala War, ““The blue" and *'tho gray * munt da- clare, and stand togethor for penco, for fralorni- l{, for prospority, for national uulon, for na. tionnl mopremacy, for national graudour, and for nutional glory. WE NAVE BUT ONE COUNTNY} e are ono peoplo—apenking ons Inngauago— breatling one dovotlon—oxercising one (aitly, ‘Thene forosts grew and cast their shiadows for ona people. Thoso vallsya toem with vogotation for ono peoplo, Thosa plalus and prairies are sonually covered with flolds of waviog groen and rustling corn for ons peoplo. 'Theso hllle are erowded with minerals for one peopls, Thass mountaina lift thelr sumnita {nto the aky for one poopla, 'Ilieas rivom roll to the aca for ono people, Theso lakes brak in tho pun for ono Kon o, Thewo ocesus cast thoir wavea upon oth shores for ono people. And wo must live aa ons people, undor ona form of Governmout, undor ons Constiution, Wa must livo, and forever.live, under ono flag— the flag the siro of '70 unfurled ; tho flag tho Iieroea of 1813 carried on lnud, lake, and ses ; tho flag the (fnu.-mt littlo wrmy carrled across the pands and over the mountains of Moxico, and planted triumphautly In the balls of tho AMontezuman ; tho flag we ‘carried on high with shouting and in triumph through tne dust, and umoke, and carnage nud death, of many a battlo- flold ; the flag that, in war, waves over mrmies nnd nayies, and 1 peace floats from every hill- top and streams out upon overy sca—the flag of our couatry, ¥ ways will bo open. [Cheors.] Gontlomen, when T toll you thiat I am glad to sce vou, that [ am glad to receive yon liors, and oxtond to you ths right hand of fellowship and & henacty welcomo among a people who liave naver beon known to do things by halves, I toll you the truth, and you can depend upon If, [A|Tlnuun.] 1 nave the houor to be tho Mayor ot Chicago, and I as- eure you that 5 ANYTHING T CAN DO wherehy you shall be made comfartable and have 8 good time genorally, shall be dose., Command me at _your pleasurs | Uov, Devorldga 18 hore, and I depend uqou Lim always to do what I have loft undoue. Ha has always stood by mo so far, and I beltovo lio will in tha future § thorofars, :vlll]glve Lim a chanco. {Applause and laughe or, GOV. BEVERIDGE, - The Chalrman then introduced Goy. Dovoridge, who waa received with chieers, andjupoko as fol- lown ¢ Sorvtens 1y WaAn; CitizeNs 1x Pracs ; AMERL- cAxs kveEn: His Ilonor, tho Mayor, has wol- comed you to the eity ho ropresonta with pride Lo may Invile you to ride sloog its boulevards ; fo walk through ita thorougtfaros ; to admiro Its block# of brick and marble; to mark its mammoth wareliouncs ; to note ite commerco, its Industries, and activities ; to matvol at ity new crestlon, its rising up ont of sshoa into re- newed bosuly and magnificencoy ta look upon tho vast not-work of railroads from the moun- tains and the Gulf, pouring into its marts the products of Brates aud Territorien ; and to look outupon the bluo Iske sud behold tho ships winging their trackloss way across the watora, bearing onwara and Eastward the products of an empire Lo feed tho millions of othor lands, Tho Mayor invites you to the hospitalition of a oity, #No pent-up Utfca Is aurs.' It ia my privilege to wolcoms you, soldiers, citizons, Amoricaun, in behalf of & State—ns the repronoutative of a great and mngnaolmous poopls, to opon to you thoir liauds, thoir Learts, and their homes—as Chief Executive of the Blate, to bid you welcome to Iitinois, Itiano cold, mean, narrow, niggardly wol- come, 1t is a8 broad aa their pralsics, It is as EBMN\II asbior soil. 1t s as open as tha sky onding o'or us,jIt ls as warm, and gushing, and Apontaveous uatho spring-time. Itfa a glad song of pralso aud gratitude, awelling up from tha hioarts of & patriotio pooplo, in honor of tio DIPENDERS OF THEIR COUNTIY. The wolcomo is to the ofaer and to tho pri- yoto: to the Generalnnd tothe Corporal; to tho whito and to tho colored troops; to every man of every nation who marchad to the atirring music of arms beneath that rod flag; yea, to the “blue” and to the **gray " who * rocogniza that flag ne the omblem of ' natlonality undivided aud indivisibla”; tonll, blue and gray, who gazs upon that flag aa the fiag of our fathors, as the flng that waves over our armies and uavy, as tho flng whose silken folda stceam out from the doma of tho temple of liborty, founded, reared, and arched In this Western World, ‘Tho battle Lisa coasad. The terriblo struggla for tho mastery upon tho field has onded. 'I'ho wild tempest has gone by, and the stripes and atars gloam out in the suushine of victory. Wit the battlo, the struggio,and the tempost, lot the passlons of the hour dio. Let the ani- mouitles engendored by war pasu away, Lot the Littornous of trife be forgotton. Lot harmony and brothoerly love roign suprome in all hoarts, 1 nll soctlons of our great country., Lot the Goddees of Lihorty cover sl the laud with her eblold, avd from her right hand snower upon the nation DEAR OLD FLAG, ‘Wlen freedom from Ler mountain helghd Unfuried ber etandard to the eir, Blis tore tho azire roba of night, And sot the atars of glory thero ; Slia mingled witl its gorgeons dyes ‘Tiie milky baldrio of tha akies, Awd striped it purs, celential whits ‘Wil streakings of the morniug Hghw Then from his manrion In the sun #iha called bor eagle-beurer down, And pave futo his mighty hand ‘The symbol of hor choson land, Dear old flag of our fathors | Born in revolu- tion, baptized 10 blood, nurtured in wtrife, discl- plined in commotlon, honored by age, blackensd with amoke, beaten by tho tempost of war, torn by tuo missiles of deatl, consecrated (hrough sacrifice, sanctfied by wufforing, staived with teara, hallowed by prayars, erownod with victary, emblazonod with the stars of glory, the omblom of our natiunality, the symbol of our soveroign- ty, the hops of oiir coudlry, the iuspiration of frecdom to the oKpramml and drown-troddon na- tions of the earthi—the Star-Spangled Banner of the Union, . ) , TAZ DLESSINGS OF PEACE. Let our ambition horeafter bes, not to tear dowu, but to bulld up; notte diwide, Lut to unite; not to arouss rosentments, but to softon prejudicod ; not to stir up seotional feslinga, but to awnben pational pride and cherish national liberality, Dy doveloping the rosources of our country; by pursuing diligontly tho aris of peaca ; by fudustry and ecosomy; by publio and rivace virtue; by mocial clovalion; by mtel- ectnal advancomeut; by moral culturo; by Apiritual attachment; by sn humble trust and sublimo faith fo God, under the smilcs of & ben- oficent hoavon, Job us aspiro to national great. uoks and to national glory. Quo hundred yern 2o our fathers planted tho troa of liberly {n Amorican soil to shelter 8,000,~ 000 of freemen, Thoy watered it with thelr tenrs. They onriched it with their blood. They hailowed it with their prayora. The song of patriats, blending {u harmony with the voica of the winds, for & contury Las slighed through its boughs, It lins outlived the storms, It Lug es- caped tho Ii::hlninf’u blast, It has bloomed mwid the fircs of political convulsions, Its ma- fesllu trunk towerain mid-air, and wavos its ofty croat, crowned in liviug green, sbove the clouds, hifih up in the glorious sunlight. Iws ro0ts underlio rivors aud . mountains. The enlh:iuak- cannot shake it. Its branches epread from ocean to oconn, and shielter 40,000,- 000 of peoplo. Let uy, through tho genorations, duell togethier as one nation under the -tres of our fatliora’ planting, so that at the coming of anothor contennial this tree—an ever-living grandenr—shall shelter nntold millions, over- shadow the Wostern Contluont, and throw fis fengtheood shades ATIQUND TIHE WORLD, In the bright prowise of tho futurs I would not orvorlook the struggles of tho past, Iu leaning forward to cateh tho huzza of cowing victory, wonld not close my ears to tho shout of triumph aud wail of soguish gono by. In looking slong the pathway of a grandar glory 1 would not shut my eyos to the briglitness that gleams along the pathway the nation bath trod. The past, with its iopes and fears, its joysand sorrows, 1(a telals and sutforings, its falliros and 1ewards, its victorionsnd defoats, ita halos and gloom, its humihations and exultations, I would ever bave presont with us, aa a pillar of light, to Buide our stops aloug the highway of natious, I wonld uot forgel our history. I would not forgot the mon who founded the “nation and de- vised the Uovernmout—nor the mon who, in poace aud iu war, PUESERVED TIE INTEGIITY of the Government, and malutained the honor of the uation, I would not forgot the horoea of Satatoga and Yorktown, of Plattsburg and New Orloans, of Buens Vists and Corro Gordv, nor of Donaldson nund Gottysburg, The mon who fall fighting on land and sea, through the conntry, for lberty aud in defensa of liborty, are the nation's leroes ; aud s loug 08 froedom dwells on the earth, as long au the engle soars toward the sun, their moemory will ba cheriuhod, thoir virtuos commemoratod, sad thoir valor extolled by a grateful peopla. THL HONORED DUAD, Comrades, T would not forget the men who went out with us Lo roap in tha harvest of war, but who roturiod nob with us boariug tho slioavea of victory, I would not forgat the pa- triotiem that gave to themn tho inpiration to dare, 0, euffor, and to d, Ly it they canged in fleld and awamp, and oo the |bloak hillsido, By it thoy misrched through dust, and mud, aud storm, by day aud night, in the shine of the sun and shoen of the moun, acroxs rivers, along valloys, and oyor the mouutsigs., Dy it tboy sickenod and nuffered in osmp mod in hosmfal. By it they starved and shrivelad, and frenzied in prison, By it they breasted tho wild storm of war, By it’ they Jaughed st iwmpowsibilitics, By it thoy conrted dangor and death. DBylt they died— diod us heroos die, Rome died in thae field, amid tho wild war aud rush of arms, and thelr nplrity passed away to glory in tho smoke of the battlo, T'his was heroism, Bome, sick or wounded, came home to dia among (rlends, aud with the light of love around their couch, smiling, died, bioeslng their coun. try, This was grandor Lerojsm, Bone, aick or wounded, in camp or hoapital, Uogered days, wooks, and months, with no loy- ing hand of wifo, or mother,or slstor, to fool the fovored puiso or bathoe the throbling temple, far away from home and loved ones, among strang. ars, died without a murmur or aregrot, ‘Uhiu wan tho grandest harolsm of all,—tha herolsm of mook, quict submiseion § the Lerolsm of perfect, holy rosignation; the herolsm that comes, not from the sympatby of home, not from the in- spiration of battle, but from the soul, all alono 1n ita molituds, lfll:l"flfllflg allof worthupon tho altar of ouo's country, ‘They lio in Bouthern eotl, thoy roposs in fam. ily burying-grouuds, thoyrest in churchyarda, they sleop in national cormoteries, ¢ ua—le our children aud our cbildren's olildren—come in the gladsomo springtime—come whou thoe Lirds siug and tho violots bloom—gome with love in tha heart, beating fresh flowers in the Land, to docorats the gravos of our doparted heroes. Aud a8 wo walk mmong tho grassy hiltocks snd wreathe with garlands the monu- mont * sacrod to thelr memory,” lot us dmlix [ 0, ~— long mny it wave O'r Alis land of the fros aud the kos of the hrave, GEN. DEVENS, After tho bandjhiad played tho * Star-Spangled Dauner," the Chnirman said : Among tlie noblost and the bravest and the moat efiiciont of tho sol- diers from that State which was tho first in arms against tho rebellion, tha noble old Biate of Masaachusotts,|swas Gon. Devens, the Command- cor-in-Chlef of the Graud Army of the Ropublie, whom wo Lave lare to-uight. [Chesrs and ap- plauac,] Gon. Dovona was very warmly graoted whon ho came formard, the applause contlnuing for sov- oral minutes. When order prevailed, be sd- dressed tho audlence thus: -_An. Mavon, Youn ExceLiexcy, axp Frirow Citrzxns: I was nok sware, untit 1 read ic in the uewspapors this morning, that I was expocted to munke & response this evening, but it would cer- taiuly be churlish, if, after uo cordial sud Learty a racoplion frow tno Mavor of tho city, and the poverous and bosutiful address of welcome which hos just boen dolivered by the Governor, I whould uot at least atioicpt to express my gratifieation at the kind and open-heartad ro- coption which the eoldiers and mallora have ryoceived, aud are recsiving, in Chicago, Thoso of ug who come from the East (o many of thous bolonglng to the orgruization whick I ropresent du) huve beon DLEPLY INTERLSTED in everything we tiave veon ninco we have been Lore, ‘Aud we racognize fully that the hospltali. ty whicli you extend to ns in extended bLucause you bellove that, in tho Lour of dauger aud trial, wo endesvored to bo true to the great cxtivo you all havo so much at Lcart,—tha causo of the American Unlou, [Applause.] As I came across the great Htates of Ollo, Indiaoa, and Illiols, T romomborod that, whon tho Coustitution of tho United Btates was framed, no white mon, with the excoption of a fow fu tho Fronch settlomants iu tis State, lived within thoir bordors; that the waters of the groat 08 bad mnover washad the feet of eingle white man, excopt hero and thore a wandering trapper j and, when I boliold theso great and pronpcrous Htatos, L said to mysolf, this Is what the Amorican Union has done, and recollectod that, in St, Paul's Cathiodial, one of tho most splondid edifices in tho warld, tho mooument of the architocs -who built it fa in ono of the crypte, and upon it is tho motto: **If you seck for my monumont, look about you," It you soel for TUE MONUMENT OF TIE AMERICAN UNION, look around you. [Applanee,] Yon ses it in thls great, prasporous, and woalthy Stato; you Beo fi in this great, prosperous ecity, whons wareliousos are fillod with tho products” of the world, }Appln\llc.] I recognize fully that the Staten of tho Wost, which are the chifdrou of the Union, were falthful in hLer struggle for oxistouce. Wo In Mussachuaotis, os my friend who introduced me rowmarked, have tho ead and deoply pathetio glory of shadding the first blood i tho last contest, as wa did in that 100 years mgoj but we vieit this Stato of Tllinols with fealings of thadeopest and mont af- foctionate intorcst, ‘We remewmber that ho who guidod us through the storn was your fallow- citizen, [Choers.} 1o was, indeod, TIIE TRUE MOSES, like tuo great llebrew warrior and lsw.giver, who was permitted to carry us shrough tho davgora of tho sea—the dangers of that tempeat of firo and blood—who was por- mitted to look upon the promiscd land, and then Pnunul away from us forever. Yes, follow-cit- zouy, it tho Stato of Illinois Liad nothing mors to boast of,—nothing more_which should vindi- eato in the civilized world lior existence asa Stato,—it is enough (o say that she was tho home of Abealiam Lincoln [choors], and that it was the pon hLo hold in his hand that sont forth that groat docres which enscted that forever after thove should be no masiar and no slave in tha wholo of this broad lsnd, (Ap- plause.] Casting sslde mll coucessions and all compromines, tho American people bave plantsd their foot firmly on TUE NOCK OF ETENNAL LIDERTY and justice, and thore thoy will romain for- evor, Nor would I forget others,—tho homs of your great atatesman, so long bia [Lincoln’a] rival, to whotn wo looked with 82 mucn suziety at tho opeuing of the conflict, and whoss voico we biosrd with so much gratification, stronzly rajsed for tho advancement of she nationality” of the Auworioan people, [Applause.] Whatever diffor~ onces of oplnlon thoro mayv have been in tha past, it was tho happy fortune of Btephen A. flower and a lear over the graves of thoss wi ouglas [spplause}—endoared 80 1nany apposing, foll'with them, In lifo thoy were eu- | thousands of his countrymen of his oinlen, yot countrymen, Indoath, thoylioeldoby | owu political party—to win hefore sldo on the same fleld, of ono country aud of ons father, ‘Chey had lived togother in peaca and in prosperity, They Lad onjoyed the bicanings of a comumon’ Jubionit- ance, ' 'Thoy liad gloried ju a common hietory. For some strange, undivined purnowo, hosaven suffercd thelr passions to bo inflamed, They narred—and wont down wrfisthnr in the harvost ‘Ihioy wore childron | ho dled the reapoct aud ‘the gratitude ‘of every wan who waa i the {puty opposed te him, [Applause,] Nordo1 forget THE QUEAT OUIELTAIN who guided tho soldlers—whoda groat victories made our ozertious possible, ~ One of tho uposkers this ovoning has alluded to (he victory of Gottysbarg. ‘'The victory of Vicksburg aud of death, ‘Lhey slaop togother in the valloy— | tho viulor{. of Qottysburg wera tho two aud thoy will rise and stand sogether in tho groat | thunderbolis of tha~ War thut came to- gathering, God be morciful uato us snd unto {othor. One was _tho blow lmflvk Mby . s blow ke armliss ‘:: the Wca}; the_oth Oamnd-i.llflnn struck by 3 0 may reasonsbly entestaln the East, [Applause) ! Qoatinontal As Toe, broken and beaten by the Meado, rocromsed tho Potomae, he )un:n‘;:‘ll?fi:n Grant hiad been thundoring flotcolv at the Rat b of Visksburg, and burst them at Jast, and (hth tho Mieaisnipshl was opon to tha no. (A, ot know that my comraden, whom I moat liar, to-dsy, ware genorally nldiors of thg Yy '® Army. A woldior myself In the Army of the rm tamas during the whols of thoso yoars of (|,°' War, I expreas my gratituds and my "H!'lcllm: that thoso two groat victaries, gained togcthiey, marked the calminating point ar the Nobalijer: It in true tho waves woro camiog, and dig comg aualt aud synin, yol uevor did tho Sids. Fire 20 big a8 whon it was hnrled back ln-hnwuran“ lulm;:]lnmd dixsolving spray ovor thooe woll-foughy olds, I should delay you too long, m; comrados, If T shonld speak ol‘m ¥ frlouds ang TILH ONLIGATIONS WA FEEL WE ARY) Uj to Indivinals. I desiro to remombor 71’;:“..., whom Illinois sont to tha swar, 1 denire 10 1q. wmomber hor more than 100,000 men wl; ontered the armica—noms of them among u:: boat nnd ‘bravest of tho molillers o gy Atmy “of tho' Tatomnoy fow ib f5" |10 comparatively, but a1l the moro dear, Mot :} thom srere i tho Weatorn armies, and i¢ wan thg mon ahe nent forh who atiest fier patziomias Were I speaking for thom I could nat ting Words to oxpress the gratitwle which the American poopla owo to the ooliuled men who filled the auken, 1Tow pationt, how courngeous, Liow faith. ful they always weta! Those of na who Terg ofticers may woll look hack with rogrot fhay Wwo wora 1ot abla to do more for them thay wo did. No pou mnay record thoir bLrave doeds or tell of tholr kind nctlons, for tha history that re: lates tho atory of the gigantic rebolilon wilf doa| with only a fowr of tho grost fields and a fay of the Iulr;de:s 3 bu: H;!I)lfl\'hcl‘f tha_v]nra written by rena that aannot lio, and they will be r Y ¥ & hand that ennnot err. . g THE OUUANIZATION WIHIGH I NEFRESENT, and which tho Mavorand the Governor have "0 kindly adverted to, in one dovoted to the interesly of the soldiers. It hes no Liarsbnoss or Aulmonj. ty toward thoso who were latoly in rebollion, Wo rocognizo tho groat truth that the results of the War must bo kopt inviolnta—that that which way uobly woa must bo stendily maintained [ plause], aud that tho unity of thee Staies sy the freedomm for every man who treads this s0il is nottled flrmly,” novor to bo changoy, When that Is accoded to, that fs all. Tho no. bleat monuniont that can be roared to our do- parted comradas—tho nobleat that we oan ToAr— into be renred in tho olovan Htates which Wwora the seat of the Kobollion ; and it wilt be roared when throughout thelr limits liborty is res oot ed, and law rospected, and Isbor moats witl iy reward aud s honored, whether the lsbor. or lLovo the dusky lhwo.of tho Afri. can or the lightor tint of the Anglo- Haxon raco, [Applause.] I dosire, comrades, and fidonds, boforo we part, to sny that I trust that this mooting, like all our mootlbgs, will b one not of plansure, morely, but of profit to us all, I foclthat the bighest' duty and the highe est honor that we can pay to our brave doparted brethron is to live ourselves noble ang wauly lives a8 cltizons. Their work [g done,~nobly, ful{(y, completely dono,—whily upon us all tho dutfos of life still proas, As e hava been good soldiers in the past, lob ng in our roapective places strive to be good ciff. zona [u tha future, Let us romembor tho words which Gen. Washington addressed to the oid army, for thoy apply to us just ay well a8 thoy ‘did to them: *Tho fams of the Federal army,” gaid ho, ‘‘is oatab. inbed beyond the rench of malevolance, and Tot & just consoiousnoss of thoir achievements, and thelr famoe atill animate the men who com: posed it, in the firm boliof that industry, frugat. hiy.unlxl:;l lt;cona'r‘l:y will not l.lm :f«al! dlmmof in civil life than the moro splondid qualities valor and courage fu the llu?d.” 3 o MY COMRADRS, before ‘y‘uulon your tiomea on the pralries of Il linoin, befors we loft our rocky bomea among the mountaing of Massachusetts and Naw Hamp- abire (our own rough but loved New England ) we stood together in our ranks, and, with bared heads, took a solemn oath of sllogiance to this Government, and sworo that we would defand it againat all ita enemies. From that oath the dond slone are absolved. kopt it through the fire of s Luadred battle let nakeep it ntill. To the lux: vates s natlon lot us opposo the simple dignity of wanly and horolo lives. To the corruplions toat seem dostined always fo prey upon great aud paswerful Btatea as tha dry-rot eats {uto the timbers of uoblo sbips, lot us sbow outsalves Oelds, that ener- ovorywhere storn and Implacablo foes, Lot~ us, s wo stood togothor at the dawning of the Robellion, + ntand togothor now in davotion to all the people of this country, howaver high, or howsver humbls, whataver their race, or color, 02 previous condie tion, [Cheers, A delogate fromINow Tersay ntartod * Rally Touud the Flag,” aud ncarly all the spectators Joined in the chorna. GOV, HARTRANFT. The Chairman— Tho groat Stats of Tonoyl- vania sent 100,000 mea inlo tho flold. Among all of thom, nona sorved longer, inora officiently, or did mors for tho country,than Lier prosent Governor, whom I bave now ‘'the Lonor to introduce to you—Gov. Hartranlt, of Pennsylvania, Gor. Hartranft was cheored. IMa sald: 3 YELLOW CITIZENS, the warm and hearty welcome of. your Mayor and your Covernor has been g0 ably rosponded to by the ropresontativa of tho saldiora that it would be entirely useless for mo toattomyt to entertain you ; therefors, I will simply say & vory faw words, aud then re- tire and make room for others. I know bot lit tle of the great Noilbwost. e read of your entorpriso — in building sn_ unmenso city in ‘three yenrs, sometbing that could not bo dons ju that part of the coun try whero Llive. I, Lowever, kuow somatling of tho soldicrs of the Northwest. It was my pMeasure to soo them [n front of Vicksburg, to so0o them in Tonnesuoe, and in tho moat pnnl'anu times of {ho' War, In tho campalgn from the Wildorness to Iatchor's Run, I had tho honor to command Western troops, and I can say thatl wau proud of them, always glad to maes thom, and my hoart Is_alwsys with them. [Ap- plauso,] I thauk yon kiudly for this opportunt« iy to express my thanks for your welcomo. [Choers.) 8 & LETTERS OF NEGRET. Lettors wera read from the following gentle- men in response to tho invitatioua which had boen sont them s ¥ROM OEX, AUXRNAX. Headquarters Aruvy of the Uniteu States, 5¢, Louis, Aprd Dy, 186—J, W, Brockiay, Chairman Commib {e3 of Inrdations,—Dxan Bin: I Lave the bonor to acknowledye recelpt of your entoemed favor of April 20, with eard of {uvitation to thu Boldleis' and Ballosa’ Itvunion at Chicago on the 1Uth, 13th, and l4thof May, aud regret that I have an lr‘wlolnlmont with cer- tatu fricuds from Now York, which will take e Weat at that time, * Hoping that your reunfon will be smi nently succesaful, 1 am, with greal reapect, mosl truly your friend, ‘W, T, BuEuMAN, Genersl FHOM BENATOR LOGAXN, Cnioias, lhx{‘fl. 1815, —Cant, J, W, Rrockway=—3l1 Duzaz 8in: 1 had concludod fo postpons my trip Lo Colorado for the purposs of meeting once more witl: my oid comrades in srms, but I fear I will not now Linva that ploasure, a2 [ am to-day called to Washing- ton ou sccount of flloess in my family, My kindedt regards o all who may sttend tiie reunlon of the sok diors and satlors of e Kepublio—may geomperllyal- tend them whetever disperscd around the giota ‘Truly your frlend, Joux A, Locas, FROX GOY. DAOLEY, B7ATE OF MIOKIOAN, KxrcUTIVE Ormics, Lawera, Moy i, 1875.—. W, lirockiouy, Chairman—Dran bis : Though I cannot juake sn sbuoluts promise to be with 3 8% your reunion vu the 1th, 15th, and 24th fnat., Lope 1o ba able to be prosent, aud shall use svery en- deavor to that ead. ‘Thauking you for your kind ro- membrance, I romaln, yours very truly, Joun J, Baorxx, FROM SXONETARY BELENAP, Wan Depantatssz, Wasminozon, D, O, 0, 1675,~Dzsan Hins Your kind luvitalion on behalt of the Comimittes ou Invitation to the Holdier' sud Sallora’ Heuniou Lias Leen receivod. It is with regret that I wa compelled te sy that the preas of ofiiclal duties will preveut my being present on the days des- iguatod, I know ihat I would Lava groat plessurs in mecting with many old army comrades of. the War bat unfortunately { sm compelled to decline, Thauk {ug you very sincerely for tno invitation, Iam, very truly yours, Wi, W, Beruxar, Socretary of \War, YROM ADMINAL PORTER. Wasuneozos, D, 0., Ajicll 30, 1875, —Dran Sins I have the honor o acknowledge ‘recelpt of your leticr of the 20th {nat, Invitiog mo to be prosent st the To- unlon of the soldiers and sallors, 1 be eld at Chicage nost month, I thank you very' kindly for your lun- tativn, aud abould bo very hapyy to sccept it wers it not for sickiiees in my family, which will prevent wy leaviog bome, T em Dot much of & frequenter of these reunlons, though committecs are kind cuough to iuvito wa; but A2 auything would tewpt me te be pres- ont at obe of fhem it would be the plessura of secing your beautiful city, and recelving ihe kind welcoma which the cllizens would accord to sll naval officers, ILave nover yet been $o Chloago, sud it fs oo of iy postponed pleasures, and I Lope Lo ses ib under circumstances when my famlly can snjoy it with me, 1 kope you will-Luve s very pletasst 1s: linion, s0d Lias the sountty will hiold n peopes ¢atlmaion, the acryices rendared by the solders and saflors, With' beat wishiea I remaln, yours very re- apocttully, Davip D, PonTas, At ¥ROX GEN, ' BALDY " siITH. Haw Yoax, Ms; 878, —/, W, Lrechosy, Chalrman, eto.—1oess Bn 1 1 must tbask o for your fnvilation to e to be present Al ihe '