The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-08-17

VIII you DO with your soldiers upon the
sudden breaking up of your armies?
will they not become an clement of
discord and danger in civil life? how
can you convert. them into quiet peace
able citizeusY
have answered, that in our Repub-
lie great changes had been worked
and revolutions effected, as noiseess V
as. tho white ballots feIl into the box,
producing the changes, and that just
so quietly, so unnoticcably would our
citizen soldiery turn to civil life and
habits, scarcely a ripple upon the sur
face of society making the change from
storm to calm. Your presence here,
old comrades, unrecognizable in your
citizens clothes, with your wives,
sweethearts and friends, quiet citizens
mingling almost unnoticed, in the glad
festivities OF this holiday, convirces
me that was right in pronouncing
you soldiers in war, citizens in peace.
4 Our friend who has SO eloquently
spoken welcome to you, soldiers, has
referred to the consequences Of this
war, in the destruction of the system
of slavery, in manner different from
other speakers | have heard, and l was
much pleased to hear him do so.
Whom the rebels ventured their all
in their efforts to destroy our Govern
ment, they pledged their lives, their
fortunes and their sacred honors to
their cause The Government accept
cd their wager Of battle. Hence, when
we conquered we by conquest, gained
all they had; their property became
ours by conquest. Thus, they lost
their slaves, their mules, their horses
their cotton, their all, and even their
lives and personal liberty, thrown by
them into the issue, were theirs only
by our forbearance and clemency.
BY this right of conquest, we own
this ground we stand on to-day, con.
quered from the Indians, the Shaw
necs, l believe.
The State Of Ohio is ours by conquest
from the French and English.
So soldiers, when we marched thro
and conquered the country of these
rebels, we became owners of all they
had, and l don't want you to be troub
led in your consciences for taking
while on our great march, tho proper
ty of the conquered rebels. They for
fcited their rights to it, and l being
agent for the Government, to which i
all belonged, gave you authority tc
keep all the Quartermasters couldn
take possession of or didn't want.
/ will detain you no longer from tb,
pleasures you have met here to-day tt
enjoy. l hope to be here at home FIRE
quently during the summer, and to Sc,
you often. Again l thank you for thi
welcome.
The speech of General Sherman
proved very taking one. Many o
the boys who had seen him fight hat
never heard him talk, and it was a
much of novelty to them as if they
had never seen him. There was sucl
point and directncss about Genera
Shermans remarks as pleased al
present and he was frequently ap
plauded. Col. Connell was then callet
for, and the crowd, always anxious t.
+ hear from him, would not have lot hin
t of, buthe adroitly announced that din
r nor was waiting, and moved that tn
crowd adjourn to dine and dance. TIL
crowd repaired to Floral and Agricul
tural Halls, where the tables were sc
, with an ample. supply of substantials
t delicacios Of which the soldiers shove,
= = their appreciation. Dinner being owe
the dance commenced in good earnest
A smooth and substantial floor ha
a been laid in Mechanics Hall and goo,
$ music had been provided. The raj
2 ceased about noon, and the sun cam
. ont smiling upon the joyous scene,-
The dancing was steadily kept u
: throughout the entire afternoon, an,
if any did not feel satisfied, they ha
good opportunity to resume the amusc
{ ment at the Dance at the City Hal
i in tho evening, This was largely al
tended and throughout the night, fee
long accustomed to tho martial tread
/, now "moved to music with the fair. J."
+ AFFAIRS OF MEXICO.
!. A letter received by II prominen
!, General of our army from an Amer