The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-14
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On Friday Last GeneraSHrsrxr arrived
in Cincinnati and received = enthusiastic
ovation. The reception adde's made by
Hon. HEzRY SrAsBxRr was hapy in its
conception and appropriate to the soossion.
Its conclusion brought enthusiasm calls
for the General, who at once came forward
and responded as follows:
FKIL0w-C w-Crr1zxNs:--I am not 90 accustOmea
to speaking a. my friend Stanbery, and there
fore you must be little more silent - to noise
and charitable as to words. am very proud
that he, before every other man, has received
knew my father before me, and all my family.
he knew me when was little red-headed
boy, running about Lancaster, stealing his
cherries. Laughter lam thankful that he
has introduced me, for believe he understands
the workings Of my heart as well as I do my
self and know he can tell it better than, I
can: Therefore, accept his version without
qualification. - e3
While we are here together tonight, let me
tell you, as point Of historical interest, that
here upon this spot, in this very hotel, and
think almost In the room through which
reached this balcony, Gen: Grant and I laid
down our maps and studied the campaign
which ended our war. [Great and prolonged
cheers Ihad been away down in Mississippi
finishing up an unfinished Job I had down
there, when he called for me by telegraph to
meet him in Nashville. But we were bothered
30 much there that we came up here, and in
this hotel sat down with our maps and talked
over the lines and the operations by which we
were to reach the heart Of our enemy. [Cheers.
He went to Richmond and to Atlanta. We
varied as to time, but the result was Just as we
laid it out in this hotel, in March, 1854. GGreat
cheers.
Gen. Grant and had only one object to full
were determined the United States should sur
vive this war with honor, and that those who
came after rs, in future years and centuries,
should never turn upon this generation and
say we were craven towards. Now, what Is
the TRUTH Are you not proud? p You are not
proud OF me-; but you are proud Of the result;
"A voice, Yes, we are proud of you, too
Gen. Grant and Gen. Sherman. and every
other patriot, thinks Of but one thing-we
think of only one idea the supremacy Of our
country, represented by Congress, the judi
ciary and the Execukve-the people being
differently about the roads. the mud, about
mules and horses but in one thing we do not
differ-that this country shall survive, and be
honOred not only here, but all over the world.
When our thoughts are of this character,
don't let Us bother ourselves about little things.
1ucI6 are SIcat tuOuSntS 8OrO60 IN Amof1C8,
and you and and all of Us are charged with
them, and let Us see that our country stands.
unchanged as to boundaries We have the
best country on earth. Obr history In the past
10 beautiful, and her future Is in our keeping.
/ hope and pray that the present generation
will maintain the present, and know that
those who come after Us will make that present
more glorious than it now is. We have but
begun the work. have travelled from one
point of the country to the other, and know
that we are almost In the wilderness yet. Not
one acre in ten in Ohio, and not one in forty
in Tennessee, is improved as It ought TO be.
When we are as populous az Europe, it viii
be time to tread upon our nsighbors heels
You In Ohio have the most lovely country the
sun ever shone upon, and every returned Ohio
soldier, hope, win take my advice and 60 to
his farm, and cultivate it the best he can, fath-
er than wander away into new enterprises. For
many years to come, at least, never want to
hear word about war in America. If anybody,
at home or abroad, treads upon our coat-tal,
peace now. The Army Of Tennessee are now
peaceably disposed. We simply. warn oar
friends not to tread upon our ooat-tails that is
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