The Portland daily press., 1863-11-02
COMMUNICATIONS.

Gen. Rosecrans' Speeches at Cincinnati.
? AS there have been only partial accounts OF
the speeches made by Gen. Rosecrans, at his
reception in Cincinnati on Monday last. we
copy from the Cincinnati Commercial the fol-
lowing report of his speech at the Burnet
House:
FELLOW CITIZENS: ] cannot forbear to
thank you most heartily for this manifestation
Of your sympathy, OF your respect, and of your
regard for my public services. While accept
the expressions Of your kind feeling as eviden-
.ces OF your private regards for one of your
fellow-citizens, / cannot forget that the great
heart Of this people does not come up here for
any private purposes, but from motives higher
than those of mere personal friendship. / can
not fail to recognize in the voice OF this peo-
pie free and noble-hearted population, who
have been looking on our contest of arms, and
struggling along with us for national life -
who have been anXiously watching the strug-
gle with this great rebellion, which has at
tempted to destroy our nation and break up
our government "a government which no
man, not even among the revolutionsts, has
yet denied TO be one of the best that ever ex-
isted. Therefore it is that / say, when you
came here this morning, your sympathies are
touched, not for me as an individual but for
the government which has been in peril, and
for whose preservation | as wellas yourselves,
have been laboring. (Cheers)
And while my heart beats with yours for the
safety OF that Constitution and government,
under which most of us were born-under
which all OF us live, and under which we hope
TO de-while my own heart beats with yours
for the unity of this government, which is the
hope of humanity, must remember that when
you come here you have some doubt as to
why the government callpb m ,ya f.n,,
late post Of duty. All l want TO say on this
point Is, to ask you to remember that when
ever we hear the voice of the government il
is your duty to yield it prompt obedience
tcheersl-to recognize its right TO issue Or
ders, and TO presume it has good reason for
what it does until we know the contrary.
Therefore, say 10 all whose satisfaction to-
day is marred by the mingling of some dispo-
sition to question the action OF the govern
ment, that it would be well TO stifle their feel
ings and leave that matter fof further light. |
may say this much, that the President of the
United States, since the battle OF Chickamau-
ga, has written me personally to express his
entire confidence in me. tGreat checrsl And
i may tell you also that while some very at
tcntive friends in the city of New York and in
Washington appear to be posted as TO my
health, the Army of the Cumberland does not
agree with them. The Army of the Cumbcr-
AahA ihihhs diii We'll enough tldunltpr and
cheers, and so do j. And while some of my
New York friends have found out that Gems.
Crlttenden and McCool have conspired TO
make charges against me, | have General
johnson coming TO me from indianapolis. with
expressions OF extreme regret that their names
should have been coupled with any such re-
port tCheers.) As for the opium-eating that
l have done don't think it would hurt any
body.
i vel ka..
my pocket the same order | now have. viz.
10 report at Cincinnati, to the Adutant Cen
eral, for orders. Now, my friends and fellow
citizens, presume that our Government does
not need to attack the character of her faith
iul officer, and | presume that those lies
which have come from the New York and
Washington papers, the Louisville Journal.
our Government is Tot responsible for. j
think the Government would never presume
70 make these charges. Let us presume that
the Government has acted properlv. and
means only TO do right. Whatever she has in
store for me, or wants me to do, / am ready
and willing to yield cheerful obedience.
have nothing more to say than this-that
II anything gives me hope for the future of
our country, it is the Intelligent unanimity
with which this people-in spite of the weari-
ness which war entails; In spite of dsappoipt-
ment at the long delay of peace; in spite of
the loss Of relatives and friends, of fathers
husbands, brothers and children-still have
maintained steady will and a firm hand, and
are still convinced that if there is any hone
Tor the immediate future; if our children are
10 nave anything to look forward to for per-
mahent prosperity and happiness, it is the
preservation and unity of our Government
1t Is for this live, and for this / expect TO
die. W
Afterwards General Rosecrans was presen.
ted to the Chamber of Commerce, and ad-
dressed them as follows.
Mr.. President, and Gentlemen of the Cham
Der OF Commerce: don't know what should
say to take up your valuable time, except TO
thank you and the people of Cincinnati, for
the cordial reception given me this morning
saio AZ the Burnet house, / do not accent
Tue gratifying expressions as made TO me per
sonaiy, Dut as tribute to the great idea
Whicn l represent, and the glorious cause
Nh,ch u oear 10 every patriot. | have but
enuea'oreu 10 40 my duty TO that cause in
whicn you and are equally interested IAN
plause. The cause and CONSTITUTIONS Of orr
Governments, State and National. and of onr
army and people, contrast most striLingIv
with the Indifference TO order, and rectleses-
ness 10 law, on the part of the enemy that
have been called upon to witness. The neonln
OF the South, whom we have always credited
Win certain good qualities, seem to have been
seriously depraved by the war. Our expert
enee Is that the effects OF the rebellion have
been TO break up the high-toned character of
the Southern people, in respect to honor aud
truthfuiness. | have found them untruthlul
ana INSCRIPTIONS. They take property reck-
iessly, and without law. They 90 to a planter
ana take his herds of horses and cattle at their
value IN gold, and pay in their currency. The
whole country presents a duh, blighted ap-
Pesrance, and everywhere we behold only
aesoiation' They are strongly impressed with