The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-07-26
Another Speech by Gen. SRer-
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Gen. Sherman was serenaded insSt9Louis
on the evening of July H., In response to
a.. happy speech made by VIM. M. Me-
Pherson, Gen. Sherman appeared and made
the following speech which was rapturously
received by vast audience listening: .r.
GENTLEMEN-Be quiet and I will speak
to youa few words. J7. - ~,
| have no doubt, from the sounds | hear
that a good many of my old soldiers are
down in the crowd cheers and as they are
very quick to pitch in when | tell them, |
hope they will be obedient in keeping quiet
FOR it is a great strain for'a'poiee to attempt
to reach the limits of this vast crowd. .a7i
was in hopes that you would let Mr.
Mcpherson tell you the whole story-he
would save me some trouble. | claim to be
an older citizen than he gave me credit for.
| came here in l843, and then made the cir
cult by the way of New Orleans to Charles
ton, from where L came here, and new
again return from the same place under
slightly different circumstances. Cheers
and laughter. then Travelled in steam
boat to New Orleans, from there to Mobile
and up the river to Montgomery, by stage
to Macon, and thence to Charleston; this
time took some friends along and we had
d nice time. ]Cheers and laughter ] -.
But know perfectly we'll that in this
crowd and throughout this city, almost in
every house, is one of the men who went
aithjm me who likes o tell and can tell, the
story better than can, therefore [ don t
intend to talk any more to you about it, Sor
to straihmy voice to tell you of the march
recently made from Atlanta to the sea-coast,
and so on to Washington city, would far
prefer to call your attention to the things
which surround you here in st. Louis to
the advantages which you enjoy here to
the duties that depoiye upon you, now that
the war is over; to the great future, unde-
veioped, which you must meet. The past
is gone you cannot mend it all we have to
do now is to record its history. The future
is yet for us to meet That you and |, and
all OF us, must meet, and meet it manfully
and well | hope no war is in reserve for
us; but there may be other dungers, labors
quite as important to our country as war !;
the daily duties Of citizen, the labors OF
the day, the duties of the week. month and
year, are just as important to the American
people as the war has beenr You have
cities and railroads to build, commerce to
extend, agriculture to develop, everything
to do to build up this great nation A
voice, sand jeff, Davis to hang. Hang
him as much as youpiease, :, Cheers. On
that subject / tellniy soldiers thisa A sol.
diers' duty is to fight let the Sheriff aud
jaIlor do their executions; that is none OF
our business. For my part, and all cut
soldiers hold ourselves too highly to be mere
hangmen Here in ST. Louis you have
niofo advantages than. any point on the
whole American continent Youhave three
rivers coming together. you are the center
| Of 1.-THE best agricultural region in the world,
and alnostia sight OF the finest mineral re
gionin the world. doubt not that here
on this fair-spot where we now stand ,isdes
tined probably, TO De the second city of A
merica You Of thisyery crowd must give
Form and shape to this community growing
up. A voice Il ask you this question
Did the Irish do their 5duty?p and mucl
confusion. 1t g3l2bfr fr31 g E9lJa 4tiad&Gl
i9 I don't command noisy crowd. [Th,
| General was evidently annoyed by the nois,
and confusion in the crowd, and concluded
his speech substantially as follows: re-
| y Now, MY fellow citizens will conclud,
by saying thatI am amongst you simply q
enc Of YOU 2 lam here on duty, but my du
ties will call nymind to the distant region
ofitlie plains and the South 8 With ]yo,
here II have nothing but social relations
these / will cultivate to- the. extent Of m,
power, and Ihepe TO be permitted to liv
. long time among you ii peace and quiet
and enjoy my boeks, my leisure and M
friends Twill be happy 70 wcleone you d
i ns friends and papions.n For the pres
cutI can enly bid yod goodnight and. than
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