The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-10-30
,yi.bes. The commanders oflheir1 armics

such record in THE instance. lndeod, !
have the satisfaction Of assuring this vast
.oncoursc OF friends that the order which
brought General Roscrrans here now Is
precisely the same as that which broughtl
him her about year ago. We oil re-
member that he had not been here lonHl
before position was confdcd TO nus
charge which he has greatly honored
and | trust that he will be equally as
short time here before his great services
are called for, in another part OF The
country, where the SANG glorious results
will attend hio footsteps as have marReu
his career in the campaigns OF the Cum-
bcrloud. IGrent and prolonged cheers'l
Let ne, General, Introduce you IN my
own familiar way, as my friend and Tue
friend of your follow.citizens, in whose
hearts YOU will ever find the warmcst re-
gard.
Again the people chcercd, with en-
,husiastic acclaim, as the General ster-
ped Forward to respond.
REsroNsE ny GENERAL RosreRANs.
FELLOW. CirIzENs: cen not lorbear
TO thank you most heartily for this mani.
restatiou of your sympathy, OF your rcs-
pcct, and uf your regard Tor my public
services. While accept the expressions
of your kind feeling as evidences Of your
private regards for one Of your fellow
citizens, can not forget that the great
heart OF this people does not come up
here for any private purpose, but from
motives higher than those Of mere per.
sonal friendship. | can not fail TO re-
coenze in the voice OF this people free
and uublc-hcurtcd population who have
been looking on our contest uf arms, aud
struggling along with us for national life,
who have been a1xiously watching the
struggle with this great rebellion, which
has attempted 10 destroy our nation and
break up our Governmental Govern.
naut which no man, not even among the
rcvoIutiouists, has yet denied to be ouo
of the best that EVER existed. Therefore
il is that | say, when you como here this
morning, your syInp0thics urc touched
not for me us an individual, but for tho
Government which has been in peril, aud
for whose preservation | as we'll IA your.
selves have been laborng. Chocrs.1
And while my heart beats with yours
for the safety OF that Constitution aud
Government under which most of us were
born-undcr which all Of us live, and
under which VIC hope 10 die, while my
own heart beats with yours for the unity
Of this Government, which is the hope OF
hum inity, ! must remember also my own
relation TO il as wrll as to you; must
remember that when you cCmc here you
have some doubt as to why the Goycru-
mcnt called me away from my late post
of duty. All want TO say Oh this point
is, to ask you to remember that whom
ever we hear the voice of the Govern
mont il is our duty TO yield it prompt
obedience; [cheersl to recognize it's
right to issue oidcrs, and to presume it
HAS good reason for what it does until we
know the contrary. Therefore, say to
all whose satisfaction to-day is marrcd
by the mingling of some disposition to
question the action of the Government,
that it would be well to siiile their feel
ings aud leave thut matter for further
light. may saw this much, that the
President of the United States, since the
battle Of Chicknmauga, has written me
personally to express his entire conf.
dcncc in INC. Great cheers. And ]
may tell you, also, that while some very
attentive friends in the city of New York
and in Washington, appear to be posted
as to my health, the Army OF the Cum
bcrlund does not agree with them. The
Army of the Cumberland thinks | IN,
well enough, laughter and chGcrsl aud
so do |. Aud while some Of my New
York friends have found out that Gen.
erals Critic nden and McCook have con-
spircl to make charges against me,
have General Johnson coming to me,
from Indianapolis, with expressions ol
extreme regret that their names should
huve been coupled with any such report.
tChCers. AS for the opium eating that
| have done, don't think it would hurt
any body.
When | arrived here ycnr ago | had
in my pocket the same order | now have
viz to report at Cincinnati, to the Ad-
jutant General, for orders. Now, my
friends and fellow citizens, presume
that our government does not need to at.
tack the character of her faithful officers
and | presume that these lies WHICH have
come from the New York and w ashing.
ton papers, and the Louisville Journal
our government is not responsible for.
think the government would never pre-
sumo to make these charges. Let us
presume that the government has acted
properly, and means only TO do right
Whatever she has in store for me, OF
wants me to do, am rcady and willing
TO yield cheerful obedience.
! have nothing more to say than this
that anything gives INC hope for the fu'
ture of our country, it is tho intelligent
unanimity with this people-in spite oi
the wcariness which war entails in
spite of Disappointment ut the long delay
of peace; in spite OF tho loss OF relatives
and friends, or fathers, husbauds, broth
ers and chldren--still have maintained a
will and firm hand, and are still con-
WINGED that if there is any hope for the
immediate fUture--if our children are to
have anything to look forward to for per-
muncnt prosperity and happiness, il is the
preservation aud unity OF our government.
II is for this live, and for this *.
pect to die.
AT VIC tOuSluS'Ou W tHc otncIh. !
speech three rousing cheers were given
Tor the gallant aud brave hero Of the
Army OF the Cumberland. As he turned
to enter the hotel, he was literally over
whelmed with friendly greetings. Old
acquaintances in the civil walks Of life in
this city, Ciliocrs and soldiers from the
battlefield, and wives and daughters o.
many VIII ON, the General left 10 tie
Army of the Cumberland, pressed for
ward to take him by the hand, to all OF
whom he returned happy smile orgrate-
ful word. Itwas with the greatest diff
Guilty the committee could force a passage
TO the door, and withdraw their guest