The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17
OURtwAR ORATORS.
GessreI Shernan's speech nc 80. Lesis, Nov.
13-The Ro.Ustsa 81 she Omcors Of thc
Array Of Toaneasee.

Ma President, ConRApse AND rRlsxps-Five days ago
q s. q r.; oS
the formal snasa! address Though the task 10 that
In my life. ys feel under many obligations 10 you
shat mast venture. even Ct the risk Of being ms1n
SsT. you sesponasd 70 ny e.. under is r.. nssns
circumstances ard u but Juss and fAir that should
nov recproc!.se trusting % your charitable considers
Indian council but am indebted 70 the courtesy Of my
colleagues the Peace Commission. and more es-
pectay 10 the personal kindness Of General AuRur,
who represents me there the opportunity Of bins
here this night II lisa high privilege for me thus TO
meet my old comrades once moro in hesth and comfort
here my home 10 81 LOUIS, 10 the mi lat OF
peace plenty and all the iuxures OF civilization instead
Or far away in the distant camps OF the south,
war; and IL right We should thus meet again TO keep
alive the Of those days aud of those events
which arc not only woven very natures but into
the history Of our country ITSELF IL was not my good
fortune 30 be present q. meeting last In Gin
clnnat but havo fead in print tho address Of our
President, General Rawns rhch so clearly and fully
described history OF Society and Of the Army OF
the Tennessee that further attempt my part would
~ %pe,auous; and 4 now } touch On some 70, Of
gap TO Illustrate the subject OF my discourse.
Blu, little over six years ago. in the memorable
which porteuded civil war but accustomed had
people become lat tho North especallyl the warike
Our people coud n,t beeye thai auy par OF them had
TO rebel against government mild and pater-
nal In its nauYe but all Of once the storm cloud burst
Fort Sumter, in Charleston harbor and then
Northern masses rose Ia majestic esrnesiness, deter
mined to the country from tho threatened Danger
cost what 1, might giment after regiment came
pouring into ex,seuce strong In muscle determined in
purpose. but ignorant as children Of all the stern
qurcments OF war; Casting our eyes TO the South We
behold about onethrd OF our people, occupying nearly
one-haf Of territory, srrayed In open, defiant
beion TO the national authority and who had, after
long seeming preparation. seized upon the national
minis custom houses navy yards, arsenals and fors
had deliberately organ zcd separate government and
set up = claim 70 b. recognized as an independent
purpose had been OWNED could be prevented they
mad organ zed their people into strong military order
and had built continuous line Of forts aud camps from
the Potomac to the plains OF the West. barring
passage down the Mississippi and TO the South. Then.
in defiance: they boldly Challenge oar sd.snes
deedsr-wers crying aloud ''ou to Richmond" Break
the backbone OF the rebellion" "crush the monster In
sound than fury quietly, without noise or confu
sion, without Boosting or buster, without the
ARMY suS mostly Of western men, had Assembled
at Cairo and Paducan, under the leadership
OF him whom We stu delight to call our chief, embarked
their rai Steamboats, and, conveyed BY the gallant
navy under Commodore Foote turned thor course up
the Tennessee river and assumed the proad title Of the
Army Of the Tennessee" Hardly the fact known
before the whole country electrified b. the glad
tidings that Henry Doueson bad fallen. that the
bcasted rebel Tine vas broken ia twain and that s end
and fragments had loosensd and falling back
in coDfoscn 70 safe place Then on 70 Shiloh. where
fought the rebels OF those hard and bloody bat
with the aid Of comrads army OF the Cumberland
We dr1ve them back, and beyond thsr second chosen
nsy y ns. p.r Il the urs var cssd for
. tIme--the eastward and The other westward-
looking 70 that majestic artery OF our country, the
ing land sud following up quickly all successes
bad pushed down toe Mississippi and like the swoop Of
eagle bad poupcsd upon and crushed single blow
the rebel feet al Mempn,a Thsn on 70 vlcksbuw: but
her GibraIisr-Ke walls crowned By battery battery
barred their passage and dedsd assault Agsia the Army
~ ~ Tam ~ mail an HhafA
year OF toll and battle. varied In adventure that would
al volume that renowned fortress succumbsd Ct last
supsrors IL any country ana both q wnen sin live 70
reap the rewards OF their lAbors-0rant and Porter
Tha. Fourth Of July Of iseS ;hus became aouby glorious
osIeorae that day In vine and rel icing. for Of
had content ourselves With seser taken nom
nssing army; bss Others q you did behold our nag
ariss On chat white Court House In vcksburg which
other scene Of exquisis iasrsss when svsry gsnSoa
and svsry stream came pouring oos from nook and cave
and hurrsd do IN to that svec whsu or % long time
they had been strAngses havo often thsrsht in my
dreams Of the "Lumuary bright . : fairy dscksd on
The dssss pp prociaaiag 70 the world that thai great
river again free and that Der waters went fun
s1pssnss che 10y Of shss day and ne Army x zoe
Tennessee bad then out o. exeence the people OF
rspsy Bos the end wss ses yss Our oomrsds Army
q the Cumberland. far away "a the mountains Of IA
Isnosssss called for help s.S ws haa 70 60 Throssh
over the rocks Ne paused not Gil Lookout Mountain,
vita lie rsbsi batteries, frowned down upon Is
You remember Was sanmonsd ahead Of you TO meet
General Grant In Chattanooga, and recall my feougs
os q mn he e. s.mp vs
pcksts walking their 10 clear daylight close up
our lineG thea rsaizsd that or troops were closely
cIoss quaTss only awaited your arrival cut the Cor
dian knot asdls bic army frss. 50 impa.ss. WAS hs
20. sssspo' pulling - myself ., %. bright RIGHT
moonlight night dowa thess thirty mites Of
nver, ana without allowing you moments
ssqssl. bov We nssssd behind those hi,ls and
laid pontoon bridge below Choamaugs night and
ioprai,on Of Bnggs line Of invssmsntolsariy there
not there for 10 both and one Of IN nad 70
quit .e had not The rsmoses isssnsoe q eoins and
such 40 .rsss, sss. fho@.. Win sSs Army q the Cam
reos Oh that Mission RIDGE aDd paused not iii the
broken fragments had escaped beyond Ringgod Gap
ssC g.. u ne puu ": suS nSsa
opss eousy q 0rsysvils and knowing the poverty Of
the noshsusss Of Chattanooga sos leave 70 conduct
81 q u. .S cssrsi.s. -s.,. + ! hoped % sss
meal for you and - least corn stalks for
ws.. wilson, the svsr.ussssss.r Of I.rd work.
came bearing iettsn 70 No from General 0rsst saying
that b. hated 70 csn % fer moro marching but there
drsc ioa d Knoxville where Burnside wss closely
bssisged BY the rebsi Longssssst and needed hep
A. The time we're 10 decidedly light march,
lag order. Our havsrsackA win the old thros days
rstieus 70 last nvs," had already bees drawn out 70
seven ou. this was no time Tor hesi,aos and Ne wsss
on Knoxville and relieved Burusde from hia essing
danger. II, that occasion, us wsrs little hard on
unios friends Of East reunesses hops that they
appreciated the fact THAI they he'd much interest IN
the result ~; and - 70 our rebel fvtsnds, they
know that We who we're engaged In . sstionsi vcrk,
ought n0s 70 su6sr fer food ~ long - they hsd
any II will not do for me now 70 dwell on those In
tsresting mss but there Il one point Of history 20
often misstatsd that I will venture correction
You a remember that In the winter Of 1904 left
the ssnth oorpa and part of the Sixteenth snczmped
along the rnilrsaa from louisville 70 Ssevsnsoa, whilst
almost aioss returned by river 70 Memphis and vicxe
burg; whence, with McPhsrson and Hhrbuf, 10 made
that Meridian Tho sole and exclusive object
OF that winter march was 10 prepare Tor the com M
grand campagn Of 1894 10 drive back the rebel army Of
al Polk out Of Mississippi and 70 break all rail-
roads thers especially The MOBILE and ONO road
tsat rho rebels could not again threaten the safety Of
the sppi river. which deemed vital to our