Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-08-08
Remarkable speech of General Pat
terSOn at the Shields Banquet, in
Philadelphia.


Philadelphia.
You have met tonight to do honor to a
distinguished countryman-one who has
done honor to you, done honor to the
country of his birth, and been ofeminent
service to the country of his adoption,
Applause 1t is not the fault of the
country Of his adoption that he has not
received the reward his services entitled
him to. That in his case we may say
that Republics are ungrateful, will strike
you all as true. The Republic itself is
not uugrateful, but some of The scrubs
that the public have put in high places
are deyilsh ungrateful. Laughter
desire it to be understood that make
no reflections upon the Chief of the ma
tion-none whatever believe the Pre-
sident Of the United States to be an up
right, pure and honest man, heartily de-
sirous to discharge his whole duty to the
best of his ability, and we all know that
Mr. Lincoln did not overlook General
Shields Applause. But it so happened
that the small politicians of the Senate
could not see merit in brave General, and
the reason you all know. If the shades of
Webster, Clay, Calhoun or Benton, aud
the giants of old, who made the Senate,
were to again visit those halls and behold
the pigmies who supply their chairs, how
they would exclaim for the condition of
their country Applause
The present body of distinguished Sc
majors had not the manliness to say Of
General Shields that he was incompetent.
One said, 4" 1t will not do to promote any
more of his family" There were only
tweuty-three woolly-heads in the army,
with the rank Of general, out of two hun
dred and thirty. This difference must
exist no longer. Pray, who brought on
the war; The woolly- heads Who pro
long it By their interference with the ar
my? The woolly-heads. Who expect
to be benefited by its continuance The
woolly-heads. Applause. Why, we
might ask, did they not make more gene
rails of that stripe? They would if they
could, but they hadn't them.
Now, if my friends father, had gone
to Africa or himself born anywhere else
bat in Ireland, he could probably have
been Struggled through the Senate; but
inasmuch as his father and mother were
white, and he was born where they raise
good soldiers God help him. Applause
My friend, not only in Mexico, but at
Winchester, where he alone managed
Jackson, infused into the ranks the cou-
rage and spirit of his own daring and
fearless nature. The mastery defeat of
jackson was succeeded soon after by a
mastery retreat under pet general OF
our magnanimous Senate.
Mark what followed A statesman
without a speech, soldier without a
battle, and millionaire with ''nary red -
seated himself in the Mountain Depart
ment. The Pathfinder did not find his
path so pleasant, for he soon left IN dis
gust Nevertheless, that General is de-
termined TO have his own way Over
and above bis ordinary allowance Of staff
! officers, he has ifty-four officers attached
to him, whose salaries reach the snug
sum Of $50 600, and is there nothing
wrong in that? If be were Democrat,
or if he had succeeded in whipping the
enemy, what a howl there would be
through the land But | will not talk
longer, cries of go on !" but will pro-
pose:
"Our Guest Bravest Of the Brave. -
Phitadetpaia Journal.