The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-07-20
FESTIVAL IN COLuMRUS. TO
GENERAL SHERMAN.
Speech from ihe hero or AtInntn
His views about lhe Presidency
Trae Version OF hts Demand for 400,
900 Men In kentucky.

True Version OF hts Demand for 2OO,-
l' 900 Men In kentucky.
Correspondence of Cincinnati commercial
|y'r T1rg COLUMBUS, JuiyI13.
The festival at the Neil House, this
evening, in honor of Major Gen. SAers
ran was a .brilliaat, affair. 1t was
participated in by about two hundred
persons, among whom were Mnjor
General Sherman and Cox, with the
staff officers of each; Brigadier Cone
rails J. G. Mitchell, Ii. b. Darlington,
W. 2. Richardson, -Colonels Burr and
Skiles, and others of military reputa-
tim, and others, of the civil admins
tration. te.fg8l ,3, rJmt .oio ar
Mayor Bull presided, and read the
first toast, "Our distinguished guest |;
the hero of. Atlanta, and the author of
Shermans March to the Sea" ri
General Sherman responded, mod
estly suggesting that other gentlemen
jpresent participa ted in the honor Of
taking Atlanta, and if they meant the
song, "Shcrman's March to the Sea" "
it was composed by a member of an
Iowa regiment, released by him, in
Columbia, from rebel prison. He
would, however, allude to one bit of
history he had mentioned to but few,
and that was relating to the charge,
made while he was in Kentucky, that
he had demanded for the campaign
two hundred thousand men. The
fact was, that, when visited by Mr..
Cameron, Secretary of War, and Mr..
Guthrie, in Louisville, he had explain
cd to them the difficulty of marching
into Tennessee by divergent lines, one
to Nashville and the other to East
Tennessee, with forces largely oulnum-
bcred by tho rebel armies confronting
him, u.. .d a3.s.a.aI'
On one Of these lines ho had but
4,30O men to meet an opposing force
Of $4,000. When asked by tho Secre-
tary Of War how many men were
needed, he replied, "for the present
campaign $4,000; and before you can
reduce tho South TO subjection, you
must have 100000 This statement
made in the presence of sworn officers
of Secretary Cameron's military fami-
ly, was afterwards published in the
Eastern papers, in form distorted
and Incorrect. Military business was
like any other, requiring power in pro-
portion to tho effect to be produced
In the progress of the war, military
mon had been disgraced who ought
not TO have been. We ought to be
charitable. Tho newspapers. be said
had taken great liberties with the
names of public men, and, in his own
case, had even accused him of politi.
cal aspirations-that ho would like to
be Presidest He had too much re.
spect for his own comfort to desire to
be President. $4,000 year wouldn't
pay him for the performance of the
the civil duties of that office, nor $780,.
900. He had all the military 1eputa.
tion he cared about, and it was enough
for him to do to take care of that.
The newspapers had stated that he
did not favor the election of his friend
General Cox, for Governor. They had
no right to say that. lie had uniform.
ly spoken in the highest terms of the
ability, both civil and military, and
high qualifications of General Cox fol
that office. True he had SAID, ant
would repeat it, that he could not SEE
how General Cox could make any
thing by resigning his commission al
t. Major General to bo Governor of Ohio
two ears. He, Sherman. would moi
leave his commission for it two years
nor twenty, nor two, hundred thous
sand. In conclusion the General pait
a high tribute to Ohio soldiers ant
officers, mentioning particularly Gen
erals Swayne and Mitchell, and also
Major Mccoy of his staff luoa y
Ir response to the toast TO our Ohio
Generals present and absent, Generals
Sherman, Cox, Grant and Sheridan
General Cox paid fine tribute to thu
absent Generals mentioned. .4 ,#
In his visit hero General Sherman il
attended by Majors J. g. Mccoy, A. D
G. and Il, NJ. Dayton, A, A. g., anc
Surgeon Il, A. Duncan of his staff. /.
This evening General Sherman Wis
tied the Opcra-houso, which was dense
ly crowded in anticipation ofhs com
ing, aud whero he was greeted with
enthusiastic cheering. A serenade by
the band of tholSth Regular Infantry
closed one OF the plcasantost receptions
ever given to public man in Colum
bus. 81 r t..a. ..a,
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