Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-27

TEE SHrnnAx BAxorEr.-In Consequence OF
the lateDess Of the hour, We had not the oppor
tunity to report all the speeches At the Sherman
banquet on Tuesday evening. bat The following
remarks from = distinguished poet. orator. and
artist, upon the occasion worthy Of preserve
ton. even IL given day after the fair"
7. Buchanan Read, having been invited by
His Excellency Governor Morton. to be present
at the reception and ovation given to Msjor
General Sherman, when called upon iE response
TO q toast, spoke as follows:
GESrLkhkS: Although being poor artist,
once sar a nIrer dollar, 1t was Mexican dol
lar; upon that disc which represents the world.
there was the eagle; in his claws be held q viper
Gentle men, I see before me now the representa-
tive Of that eagle. He swooped from his crag
TO Savannah; ssept on to Charleston, and seized
the viper Of secession in bis claws. The world
has been saved. and / say il in all due humility
BY those Who rent 10 the sea. The Union, the
palladium of liberty, the next greatest to that,
has been saved by Sherman's march 10 the sea-
This is no ordinary occasion. hope 70 be equal
TO any emergency when called upon. In this
case would not speak Of rank. The man and
the hour are too great for the occasion. Ny
friend, Governor Morton, had the kindness to
invite me TO be present at the reception OF Gen
Sherman.
Ii was not in my power to refuse the great
alone. but of the whole country. Nor was il my
inclination to mics the pleasure Of meeting Gen.
Sherman, who | AN proud TO call my friend
fou all know and recollect very well. gentlemen,
that Gen. Sherman organized an army at Mem
phis. in 80. and moved on Chickssaw Bluff
where he attacked the enemy, IN obedience To
the commands OF bis superior officer, General
Grant. who was unable, from iusurmountable
obstacles, to cooperate with him, causing Gen
F.lf hal Lion III. 4
without the loss of a man or a gun.
General Sherman. then to consume time. and
keep his army active, planned another expedi.
ton, and moved against Arkansas Post and took
il at the point Of the bayonet. and then returned
to f0ung's Point, opposite Vicksburg, here be
gave his counsel aud military statcsm inship to
General Grant. And when General Grant moved
his army by Grand Gulf. by concentrated action,
General sherman, Who made fent Haines'
Bluffs General Grant in bis directions to aim,
said II know the tickle North will think YOU
again rebellious .
Rebellous Who has been rebeliousY Not
Sherman-yea Sherman H. has been rebeilious
Rebellion. against whom aud what! He has re
belief against the OIL tactics OF European war
fare He mas Iebellei against treason He
has rebelled agtias; the devil who re-
belled against God lie hs, reSellej against
Judas who rebeiled sgsins' Christ He has
reoelied agalDt Arnold, who reOtllei against
Washing on rebelisd against jeff Davis, Who
rebelled against human freedom; and the great
Northwest. with its gasp qreai as its ter
ritOry aEd us heart still greater than its grasp,
welcomes her own hero, who put a grdle of
fire around the rebellion. aud thus consumed it.
HANcocKs CoRPs -rhe Ninth Regiment OF
Hancocks Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Bufhn
commanding. arrived in this ely on Tuesday
evening. and have taken up their quarters at
Camp Burnside This regiment Is $50 strong.
comprising men from Indiana aud the West gen
orally They are all veterans, composed OF an
good men as ever we're collected Among the
number we see our Old friend Charley n White,
Of Madison, who has been Ia the service ever
since he was old enough to carry a masket.
The different regiments OF this Corps. in which
there are great many Indiana boys. have been
sent to the following places;
First Regiment. Baltimore Nd.
Second Regiment Albany. n Y
Third Regiment. Springfield. Ill.
Fourth Regiment. Columbus. OhiG.
Fifth Regiment, Hartford. Conn.
Sixth Regiment. Harrisburg. Pa.
Seventh Regiment. Philadelphia Pa.
Eighth Regiment, Trenton, n. j.