The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-29
General sherman at Home.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial.
LANCASTER, Ohio, June %.

LANCASTER, Ohio, June &c.
.1isr General w. L. Sherman arrived at
his hsns on Saturday last j une % He was
rseeipsd 81 the depot by several thousands of
his f-;sstz and neighbors, and escorted to his
residssss by a large number of returned vet
era.s. under command of Col. j. Stafford, of
the l7Sth Ohio regiment. Hon. Ii. IL. Hun
tsz delivered the address of welcome on the
part eff the citizens and Colonel John W. Con-
mol On the part of the soldiers.
Gsa. Sherman( being received with cheers)
rse.iaa % follows:
'T-isads of my boyhocd-I thank you for
shaia ssess hearty welcome. am especially
.hAnsfal for the kind words of the tried and
vslacz fsiend of my family, Mr.. Hunter, and
fer re warmth with which Col. COnneil and
the ssisisrs have received me- With the lat
tss cav deal with very few words, for they
kn~z ,aas with us words are few, and mean
mech, as6 that when the time comes again,
vs. vi 10 where the stars and stripes lead,
witaess asking any questions. Cheers. l.
Ny sl2 friends and neighbors. l knew your
fathers before you better than yourselves; for
ID 10 nSer thirty years since left here boy,
and aew, in full manhood, / find myself again
srserg vou with q name connected with the
history Of our country. During the past four
years ny mind has been so intent upon but
00s kElSk-tQ6 SuCCobS vi uuI oIh5-huhS L
kars thought of nothing else. / claim no
special honor, only to have done full man 8
sh.rs; Tor when ones country is in danger,
the rssa who will not defend it, and sustain
it, visA his natural strength, is no man at all.
Cheers. For this l claim no special merit,
for hsvs done simply what all the boys in
blue have done. / have only labored with
the strength of q single man, and have used
the brains inherited and the education Civ
en- by my country. The war through which
we have just passed has covered wide area
of country, and imposed upon US task
which, like q vast piece of machinery, requir-
ed many parts. all of which were equally i'm
portant TO the working of the whole. Provi-
dence assigned me my part, and, if have
done u, / am well satisfied The past is now
with the historian, but we must still grapple
with tss future. In this we need guide,
and fortunately for us all, we can trust the
constitution which has safely brought us
through she gloom and danger of the past
Let sscs state take care of its local interests
and sgairs, Ohio of hers, Louisiana of hers,
Wisconsin of hers, and believe the best re-
suits VIII follow. You all know well that l
have lived much at the south, and say that
though We have been bitter and fierce enc.
mics in war we must trust this people again
In peace. The bad men among them will
sparats from those who ask for order and
psacs, and when the people do thus separate,
we can encourage the good. and if need be-
we can cut the head of the bad off at one
blow. Let the present take care of the pres
ens. e-d wish the faith inspired by the past,
we can trust to the future. The government
OF the urited States and the constitution of
our fathers have proven their strength and
power IN time of war.and we can safely trust
them In peace; and believe our whole coup.
try Will be even more brilliant in the vast
and unknown future than in the past"