The New York herald., 1865-07-26

Mississippi River, &C.
On Thursday night last General Sherman enter
tanned by number Of citizens Of st. Louis In the cous
of the evening the following speech was delivered by hs
General
feel tonight more than usually honored, for am 9
the presence OF many with whom have been
In years gone by in business and IN the
have just heard the gentleman preceding me anoroa
the greatest pleasure, and would were as g,I.ec
my friend who has Just taken his seat SO that mlgns
interest you would travel all over the world 70 nno
topics suit the occasion Gladly would taK Oh uree0
aoS o bs Of e9eS
teeming with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that 10 me
douby reby DEAR from associaons TO the history g
the Spaniard tho lone river; or, still more, 70 ole
Colonel Bonneville, who Is yet living among yoo,
and whom l saw on yesterday; But the world sweep
on, and ] will not pause; and l see by the papss
before me that you bring me before you Is e
actor in the just past and classify me a. one q
those men who have simply waited country past 2
dangerous abyss and placed it on firm ground where
may sally forth again career Of prosperity ana
glory. (Cheers admit that the four past years seem
even me dream now; can hardly realize the part
have taken, although step by step rises up when ny
pesred nnder o SHOWING "a
prosperity, which they themselves admitted never va
surpassed should rise up in rebellion against tho lana
possibility yet was possibility; but It is now pas
thank Cod (Cheers.) We have right as citizens and
historians eyes and memory back and II In
the past learn lessonslessons Of wisdom
that will make better men, better citizens and better
ma
mast calculated to effect this object will myself
repaid Here, in St. Louis, PROBABLY began the greaa
centre movement which sns sas war r,am%r.
from ocean to almost with the right wing and the
left wing; and from the centre here, remember one
evening up in the old Planters House, sitting with
General Haileck and General Cuum and we were talk
Ing about this that and the other A map was on tns
table and explaining the position OF the troops
the enemy In Kentucky when I to this State.
General Haleck knew well the position mere, ana re
nj chorfo hia chd-SShorman.
line; how will you break that liner fnyscaiiy, ~
perpendicular force" "where I: the perpendcasr'
the author Of that first beginning and give him credit
for IL with pleasure (Cheers Laying down his pencil
take it, The capture Of the fort the Tennessee rves
by the troops led by Grant followed aOheers rnese
were the grand strategic HaecH" pss
went further-not to stop at his nrst line wnica
through Bowling s.ss Scs
push on to the second line which run through Memphis
and Chareston but troubles interviewed at Nashville
was made, and myself was brought an actor the
scene remember ascent on the Tennessee rver
have seen tonight captains of steamboats, who first went
with us there storms came and did not reach the
point desired At that tme General G. r. Smith was
in command; ne was man indeed; al tne ola omGes @
he lived probably some Of US younger fellows wouid nos
have attained present positions But that Is now
past We followed lne-the second lne-and then
came the landing Of forces at Pittsburg Landing:
whether It was a mistake in landing them on tho wese
uoCobooIy
cuss think it was not mistake; there gathered
the first great army Of the Wes-commencing with only
twelve thousand then twenty then ny ana
all claim for that is that 1t was contest for manhooe
there was strategy. Grant was there and others O
us all Young at that time, and unknown men, bit ou1
snemv was Old and Sidney johnson, whom all the ON.
cers remembered power among the old officers, high
above Grant, myself anybody else, led the enemy Q.
that battle aed and almost wonder how conquered
But as I remarked II was contest for manhood.man
to man-sodier TO soldier we lougn. ana we ne,a ous
and afOraa
(Cheers From that time forward we had with US the
prcsge that battle was worth millions and millions
TO us by OF tho fact of the courage displayed ~
the brave soldiers on that OCCASION snd from that te
To this never heard the first want OF courage on the
came a game Of grand war armies we're accounted
| equal, and skill and generashp came into play We
gained thereby the movement on Corntn wnicn assC.
| designed here there his command ceased ana = nsw
shuttle Of the cards Of was made Haileck went .
the East and Grant to the Vest but summer Sveroos
| us with heat, and we could not marcn: NorsneA
mississippi was dry as ashes impossible for men
to live and march from stream TO stream and 70 follow
the roads that these would have pershee
with thrst-been overcome by heat Therefore We de-
ayed until fall and late that fall met Grant by appoint
mcnt at Colunbus and there again we went over M .ns
Taliahatchie Many OF you here remember that move
ment You citizens do not understand It at AL iof
have never yet newspaper account OF that ap
proximates 70 the truth Qaughter) Pemberton COM
manded the army the confederacy in our front We
o The spring.
Grant moved direct Pemberton, while moved IRON
Memphis and struck directly into Grensoa ana .ne NJ
almost in the grasp Of small cavalry force ana ne
fell into confusion and gave the Taahatchie wthoue
without battle is Gohing But war means success By
any and every means; IT is not fighting alone Bulls %
that and bears and all beasts but attain objects b
intellect and the introduction of physical power moved
upon salient points And SO De gained the Taahatchie,
and although hardly gun was assa ys. we ssnSS assh
(Checrs II gave uninterrupted session OF NORTH
ern Mississippi and undsputed possession OF the 70.
sources OF that country and that country has been N
our possession SINCE in . military sense Then
the great campaign Of your river, upon which yca
any other that can ever be developed by any this
| continent The possession OF the Mississippi river
the possession Of America (cheers and say that nse
the Southern confederacy call II by what name yos
| may), had that power represented by the south@n
confedcmcy held with grip sufficiently strong the
been a subiugated people, and they would have die:
| tated to US If we had given up the possession g
ya 20 to- havs b1
could not go with fa boats past the batteries
of vicksburg II was physical impossibny therefore
| what was TO bc doneY After the Taatchic line Wa
carried vicksburg the next point went with
small and hastily collected force and repeatedly en-
deavored to make lodgment the bluff between vcke
burg and Haines Bluff while General Grant moved with
his main army place himself on the high patees
behind vicksburg; but man proposes and GOO a,s
my hastily collected force and went down further and
| them for the Hrst time took General Blair and hc
| brigade under my command On the very day l haA
/ agreed to be there there and swung our 1anks
\ around and the present Governor Of Missouri fell 9
prisoner to the enemy thai day. We failed waite6
anxiousy for cooperating force inland and below us
but they did come, and after had made the assault
learned that the depot at Holly Springs had been
broken up and that General Grant had sent me word mo-
10 attempt II. But " was too late. Nevertheless
although we were unable 10 carry IL at first, there
were other things to be done. The covered such
at Arkansas Post although others claim IT, and they may
have II II they want IT, We cleaned them out there, and
General Grant then brought his whole army to Vicke
burg and you Louis remember we'll that long win
ter-how we were the levee, with the water rising
and drowning like muskrats; how we were seeking
channels through Deer creek and Yazoo Pass and how
we finally cut canal the peninsula In front o
| vicksburg But all that time the true movement wae
ing to II came nearer the truth But could not make
| a retrogade movement Why3 Because your people o.
the North were noisy We could not take any step
backwards and for that forced 10 the
batteries at vicksburg, and make O. iodgment on the
ridges on some of the bluffs below vicksburg II Ii sa
protested against It, II Is FOLLY ! never pro'estco -