The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-01-26
From the Memphis Bulletin, Of Jan. o
HONOR THE BRAVE.

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HONOR THE BRAVE.
Recognizing the fact that the resi-
dcnce Of truly great man, in any
locality. is an honor that should bo
highly priced, the citizens of a petty
Ohio village propose to induce Gene
raj Sherman to reside permanently
with them, by presenting him with a
handsome house and lot. Whether
they have yet donc more than talked
about the matter we do not know. The
doa of Gen. Sherman, tho embodi-
msnt of genius, vital energy, activity
and heroisn Negotiating in one horse
Ohio village is absurd. lie can only
be rightly located in great and
growing, an enterprising and intelli-
gent community, where moral, politi-
cal, commercial and financial power
is destined to center. Memphis, the
Queen City of the Mississippi Valley,
from whence trade and all the social
and moral influences associated with
it are destined to radiate over hundreds
of thousands of miles OF as rich terri
tory as the sun shines on, is ono of the
places that is suited for Gen Sherman
home, and with an intaitivc percep'
ton of this fact, he once, MS many Of
our citizens remember, in q public
speech in this city, declared that when
the war should be over he weuld pre-
for Memphis to any other place he had
seen for his permanent home, and thai
his highest ambition then would be tc
be Mayor of Memphis. Would it moi
bowel for our citizens, who are sur
passed by no other city in the Union
in largo.hcarted liberality and in pro
found regard for the hero, statesman
scholar and patriot, Gen. Sherman, tt
open, at once, q subscription 10 pre-
sent to him, as q testimonial OF theiI
respect and esteem, a homestead wor
thy of his acceptance. We have M
doubt such project, properly started
would command such general anc
hearty concurrence that its accom-
plishmcnt would be promptly ant
easily attained.
A pretty piece Of impcrtincnce, this
to be sure. "Petty Ohio village,
indeed Will our city (City, min'
you y stand this Insult? If we wcr
in reach of the author of the above
somebody would have to hold one Q
us! lone horse Ohio village" Oh
This is enough to make a citizen c
Lancaster boil over. See here tho
conccited lump Of ignorance, spraw
ing down there in the mud, on tn
unwholesome banks of the Mississippi
Learn thing or two. ere thou pu'
test pen to paper on this subject agall
Here, sir, Gen. SHERMAN first saw tn
light. Here, he grew up (not rege
ated) to manhood-and this CITY he
not yet ashamed to own as his hom
But our citizens are engaged in n
plot to keep him here after the wa
against his own inclination. VIII;
they are doing, is merely assisting
} the grateful labor of placing it in h
power 10 select such q home as b
chooses, and where he chooses. I'll
, only probable interference with b
wishes in this mattel, is, that it ma
be insisted on, one oftheso days, thu
, he shall oechpy, temporarily, a cc'
!, tain White HoaSe that we read abou
, as his residence.
We think it would puzzle any
the citizens of Memphis to rcmcmb'
any speech of Gen. SuERMAs's, decl'
: ring preference for that city as h
= permanent homo when the war is ovc
or pointing to the Office of May
thereof rs the summit of his ambition
Mr.. Bulletin, you have got this thin
slightly muddl1d. Because Gcner
! GRANT is said to have once ,exprcsse
a wish to occupy tho position of May'
of the city of his residence (Galcn
Illinois,) after the war, you have \
right to represent General SHERMA
as the actor in so stale and fiji
performance as expressing the san
! wish in regard to your prefer
tious burgh, Pitch in, as earnestly
: you please, in helping forward IL
, SHERMAN Tcstimonial-but don't ca
our citya "pctty Ohio village" or
"onc horse OAIo village" if you kno
G when you arc we'll off,
I Interesting 10 Agents OF Foreign Ins'
rance Companies.
The Circlevilo Herald states thi