The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-08-09
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commencement of Dartmouth
college took place To- day. Maj Gen.
Sherman. Chief. Justice Chase. Gov
lSmith,i Of New Hampshire, Senator
Patterson Mayor Lincoln of Boston,
,and " large number Of distinguished
guests were present. together with an
imnense audience The graduating
class numbered 20, and the orations
all fAdicated % high.or Of ability IN
the speakers. Among the degrees con,
ferredi twas that of Doctor of Laws
,NII d. upon Gen. Sherman. Presi
dent Smith of lhe College, in few
hapty remarks comforting it, called
ppon the General for a speech. On
estepping forward to comply, General
Sherman was received with the widest
expressions Of delight.
SPEECH OF GENERAL SHERMAN.
I :iGspesg Sherman said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: II is be-
yond my power or the power of any
living creature to fill one half the pic
tpfe your worthy president has just
painted / am afraid you arc doing
What was done in the early part of the
war, elevating men far above their a
biity and letting them down pretty
hard. Laughter and applause i.
Nevertheless. as in former parts of
my life, l willtry and discharge the
duty assigned to me hnmbly and to
the ,bestof my ability, and turn with
pleasure to tho men to whom we have
,beenilisieuing with 80 much delight =
The array of ladies and gentlemen be-
fore us, of mothers, fathers. sisters and
brothers, a,testtbo interest that is felt
inyou and tho hopes they entertain OF
you now that you are about leaving
your teachers, who have been fitted
HN fQpnlef experiences by the study
OF Books, andby association with 9th
or men. to- impa,tfknowledge to yon
that wilf 6t you for the lite before you.
Unfortunately for me, | was not so
favored as you haze been, aud re-
greet, it. now and Shall regret it TO the
ensiIof tinietT i-was eomrelled TO pick
dp whatlittle Knowledge | possess by
grtsping it, as il were, through BRAN.
bles, aud / sometimes had my hand
pretty sharply pricked, too. You
haYeshad those around you who have
gladly told youeverythins you desired
to know, whose minds were well stored
withdhe richest learning of the past
And now, young men, you must look
out for yourselves. Applause i
Your ship is about o-sai on an un,
known sea Yon have your charts and
your compass; see that YOU steer your
course properly, that you watch your
compass, and do not allow your minds
I'd be burned aside by the scudding OF
the sea or the winds across your sails
but follow your compass, ard you will
just as surelyrarrive at your destina
tion as hoposty will produce a good
man. [Appause] Ny young friends
Iremember that 26 years ago stood
as you now stand about to go forth tc
do whatever might fall to my share
and Inow fihd myself here in the pres
ence of men who were graduates OF
this College before was born. ltap-
pears TO mo almost like sacrilege tol
me to stand up in their presence anc
attempt to give ADVICE or instruction
and L would not presume to say one
word had not your honored president
askei mo to do il; probably for some
reason unknown to me Applause =
When graduat,d. | was told in plaiI
English LatiL- laughter tha
| had finished and WAS qualified il
natural philosophy, chemistry, mathe
matics, and 80 forth. To prove that
was SO qualified, | was sent down t'
Florida to catch Indians. | did no
see the logic of il then, nor do | now
but | had to go. | went from plac,
to-place in that country, and finally
brought up at Charleston; and wheth
or had foresight of what was com
ing, il that could be, or whether it wa
by the directing hand of Providence
who rules all things | certainly was
wandererin those days, and hunte'
through tho marshes OF the Santee, III
Edisto, and the Savannah Rivers, oh
taining Knowledge which has sine
been of value to the nation. Cheers
Again, by what seemed II Providentiu
accident was sent to take testimon
about some lost saddles and brides
value, nothing; but nevertheless thOs
lost saddles and brides took me into
region of country, the knowledge {
which afterward proved TO be Of th
greatest importance 10 the people
Now Hampshire and the whole civi
dzed world. went to Marietta an
Chattanooga and stayed six weeks. an
in that short space Of time game
knowledge which, has since, 'thinl
repaid the mileage paid me at 10 cent
per mile. [Applause. Shortly afte
ward, just about twenty years ago,
remember sitting with many young 0
ficers Braxton Bragg was one--at II
dining table of the Hon. JAS PETIT
grow. 'nl believe the best Union ma
present will not doubt the loyalty
Mr.. Pettigrew, for he was loyal
1881. He was the oEly loyal INTEL
gent man, in Charleston during Il
Rebellion, and he is loyal now. M
Pottigrew listened to our complain
that our future looked poor, and thi
theonIy promise held out to us was
brevet major commission and comman
of some little post on the New En-
land coast. 4 Hetold us, "Gentleme
do not, ne alarmed; there is Prov