Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-03
The sherman Ovation at Cincin.
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lowing account of the reception of Gen.
SHERMAN in that city on Friday night:
Arriving at the depot it was with much
difficulty that the General and the commit
tee In attendance could make their way to |
the carriages in waiting, so great was the
assemblage of people. At length the pro-
cession Of vehicles started, preceded by
band in carriages, and escorted by the
Chief of Police and squad of his force. |
Along the streets large numbers OF people
were congregated to catch glimpse OF the
hero, If possible. At the Burnet House,
however, the grand scene of the evening
was presented. Over the broad stairway OF
the main entrance, Capt. Miller had erected
An arch of gas burners, and upon the plaza
OF Bonlan's, opposite, was another fine illu-
mination in gas jets. The bright light thus
created shone upon the street, clearly re-
yealing dense collection, OF thousands of
our citizens, while clinging to the balconies
and windows, and crowding the broad ter
races OF the hotel, were other thousands of
faces upturned to thepoint where the Cen
eral was to appear Promptly upon his ar
rival at the hotel, General Sherman respond
ed to the popular summons by making his
appearance in the open air, in company win
a score of our most substantial citizens. so
dense was the crowd upon the eastern ter
race. that It was with much difficulty the
Chief of Police and his assistants managed
to clear space In one coTpey Tor the Cen
cral and the committee. The elGenerals ap-i
pearance in the full light of the illumma-
tion was the occasion for deafening salu-
tation from the thousands below and around
him. n-i| i
MR.. sTANBERRY's RECEPTION ADDRESS.
GENERAL SHERMAN-You our fellow-citizens
of Cincinnati have deputed me to give you,
I'm their behalf, welcome to the city, anu
10 express their grateful sense of your ser
vices 10 the country. /. know quite well
yo,l.have had occasion to regret that you
had been misunderstood by some OF our cit
izens. These misunderstanding have been
dissipated. AS events have been developedi
the unfavorable impressions OF the noun
have passed away, and you stand now vln-
dicated in the. good opinion OF all. FROM
| first to last, those of us who Knew you pest,
never wayered for moment in our trust
and confidence. N,,,,9
In all the country, among the millions OF
vour fellow-citiZens, full of admiration,
pride and gratitude for .yonr-serylces, go
| where You NAV, you will find no better
| friends than i'm your native State, and IN
| this. its chief city,. 1t is, therefore, in no
merely conventional or set order of speech,
that, as the exponent of the public senti-
ment, bid you welcome to the city Ao1itl-l
zens of the nation you have done SO much 30
save, as citizens of the State you nave uoneso
much tn honor. we congratulate you upon
the great work you have accomplished; we
hail you as one of the three sons OF Ohio,
who have made their State so famous and
| not the State only, but the whole Republic:
Fellow-eitizens, in presenting General
| Sherman to YOU, allow me audience a few
moments. | am glad he is here on many
| accounts, and especially that you may see
him for yourselves. This is the man who,
| in October, 1861, was written down insane
| because he told Mr.. Cameron, the Secretary
of War, that force of 100000 men would
| be required to carry on the war i'll the
| Southwest. confess l was myself rather
startled at the announcement, and, perhaps,
i nothing but nv knowledge of General
SHERMAN from his boyhood, and OF his an
cestors. and that there was no insane trait
in the family, prevented me from giving
credence to the charge. 1t turned out,
however. that General Sherman saw little
further. ahead than the rest Of US, but at
last he was only half right, for double that
number were needed to bring US through.
If this prophetic faculty-this power OF
looking into the future-is Indicative of in
sanity, according to the ancient theory,
then it is to be regretted that Neneral Sher-
man was not a little more mad than he was
said to be. --.. e.. -.... ...... a..
Again, when General Sherman cut loose
from his base at Atlanta aud was lost to
sight in the heart of Georgia, the mad fit
was again upon him. 1t is true that the
neat manner in which he disposed of Hood
looked very much like lucid interval; but
that done, he pursued his perilous way.
For long days and weeks we heard nothing
of Sherman and his army. L happened to
be at Washington at the time, and witness
ed the intense anxiety to hear from him.
Not few believed that, like Varus and his
legions, Sherman and his army had been
totally destroyed. But our President did
not share these fears. He felt confident
that all was right.-To one who asked
him where Sherman would reappear,
Mr.. Lincoln replied, II can, tell you,
sir, the hole where he went in,
but / can't tell you the hole where he
will come out" And Sherman did come
out, lust at the right place and at the APP
pointed time, with his army safe and sound
So. much tor that crazy-fit. Next came
that campaign through the. untrodden
swamps of the Carolinas. Then it was that
the erebels themselves took up the idea that
4 Sherman was insane. They declared that
such march was sheer madness, and that,
at last, the opportunity had come to ami
| hiiate his army. But in due time, the bum
ners began to appear, and Sherman and his
army emerged from the swamps. When,
at last, the campaign and the war ended TO-
gethef, then j can say, If Sherman was not
crazy, one of his friends at least went mad,
and the infection spread all over the land.
| =. GEEERAL sHERMAN's RESPONSE.
,Amid thunders of cheers, which drowned
completely his first few words, General
Sherman gracefully responded to the cour-
teous and appropriate language ofwelcome,
and throughout his short speech he was fire.
uuently interrupted by the same unanimous
! and enthusiastic voiceOf applause. His re-
marks were as follows: 'H
GENTLEMEN-CI CITIZENS OF CINCINNATI
AS am not SO accustomed to public speak
-, | ing as my old friend, Mr.. Stanberry, who
has lust addressed me in your behalf, yor
! must bear with me patiently. MIR. stan
! berry knew me, and he knew my father be.
fore me. He knew me well when. was {
: little red-headed boy, running about fr
Lancaster,i stealing his cherries. Laugh
teri He knows my heart, and can tell 1t'
feelings better than / can express them
But Twill tell you, my friends, that y; was
here in this city, in this very hotel, through
r which passed to reach this spot, that Gen
,etsl, Grant and myself met over a yea
lsince: and1in that very room we laid dow
the maps and studied out the campaign
: which ended this war. tImmense cheering.
II I had been away down In Mississippi at
EfendinS to little matter there tlaughte