Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet., 1865-07-13
GENERAL SHERMAN.


on the occasion, he winding.up.
part Of whose speech was as fol.
lows .a
"And now that the wsr is ended,
the rebellion suppressed, the peo-
pie want no more strife, no more
blood they want the halcyon days
Of peace they want the rule OF the
Constitution and laws enforced by
the civil courts as the first work OF
peace and union"
To which sentiments Gen. SHER-
MAN, in the winding-up part of his
speech replied as follows
Give years ago we did not
dream of the troubles ahead, but
they did arise and are now sup
pressed, and now peace exists all
over our land !; and I welcome back
| this peace, because it appeals to
| the hearts of men and the highest
interests of the nation. | love my
profession and soldiers, but at the
same time think that the interest
| of the whole country demands that
when troubles arise they should De
determined by the courts of law
and not by force or the musket,
| and therefore I hope that the peace
that is now upon us will last for
ever. and that if | am ever called
upon to fight, it may be with some
body outside Of our national limits.
| Cheers.
Whenever Gen. SHERMAN speaks,
saws the Louisville Journal, he ut
ters words Of wisdom and truth
A few days ago he received an ova-
ton at his old home, Lancaster
Ohio, and he improved the occasion
by making q brief but powerful
speech, replete with hope and conf
dence in the future of the nation
General SHERMAN, who has SO grand
ly and heroically devoted hlmsel
to the country in the mighty strug
gle from which we have just emer
, ged, believes that the Republic Ii
now secure forever, and that, if
: fraternal and judicious policy shal
be adopted toward the Southern
people, they will soon renew thei
devotion to the Union in all its ori
: ginal sincerity and power. In hi
speech at Lancaster, after recount
I ing the great scenes Though who
r our triumphant armies have passe'
I and the great deeds they hav
achieved, he said !:
The past is now with the historian
> but we must still grapple with
: future. In this we need guide
and, fortunately for us all, we ca
strust the Constitution which ha
safely brought us through the gloor
d and danger of the past. Let eac
}, State take care Of its own local il
l. terests and affairs-Ohio of her
Louisiana of hers, Wisconsin
o hers-and | believe the best result
i. will follow. You all know we
that / have lived much at the Sout
and / say that, though we hay
= been bitter and fierce enemies
, war, we must trust this peopI
, again in peace. The bad me
y among them will separate fro
! those who ask for order and peac
: : and when the;people do thus sep
- >, rate. we can encourage the goo
and if need be, we can cut the hea
10 of the bad off at one blow. L'
the present take care of the pre-
"a ent, and, with the faith inspired t
70 the past, we can trust the future
d the future. The Government
the United States and the Constit
D. ton of our fathers have prove
or their strength and power in time
,e war, and we can safely trust the
now in peace, and l believe Of
40 whole country will be even mo
ii. brilliant in the vast and unknoW
70 future than the past.
n, The foregoing expressions q
~ worthy of the best statesman
,e less than Of the best soldier Of Il
e, Republic. General SHERMAN, u
Id derstands the true relations of t
= States Of the Union and of T
y Union of the States, and his oV
he career has clearly illustrated /
.. views. He appreciates also t
- neonle Of the lately rebellio