The New York herald., 1867-03-22
ST. pATRlcK's DAY IN ST. LOUIS.


M rAA ~~~>~~~~>~->>~-~>~~~~~~~
speech OF Lieutenant G eneral Sherman
AT the celebration In ST. Louis Lieutenant GeR
eral shcrman responded 10 q toast--"The Army and
Navy Of the United s.ates''--as foliows:--f
Mr.. PRESIDENT ASD 4 NIGHTS or ~. PAracK-I wond
falh al thai modern custom would demand OF ne y
We're permitted 20 bow my thanks for the compliment
yon have Just pad the aud navy or the United
s,ncs but am conscious that this social occ ssion
and that the laws OF hosp atty govern here aud not the
Laws OF war (Anpiarsel Therefore, win defer 20
your wishes and oocupv very few moments Of your
tne and hope you wilt erook ANY remarks that
may make as have not for moment thouahi Of what
an going 10 say am very glad TO see tho representa-
people or Of any idea. meet here IN ST. LOUIS
Fons like this 50 thai We may hear them give utterance
90 their opinions and thoughts and feelings, We
know how appreciate them and 10 rninglo hem into
that great wreath and scroll which we call American
fame. lAppausel we do not Limit ourselves 10 speak
OF our nativity. We claim all nations We admit all
countries TO nnge with us md 10 give US the aoor q
their hands and the thoughts of hcir brains We call
AMEN Aefsn sG % ns@ ts ea .h pny w,a ~
the Uni cd Sates OF which Won sneaky IL Is the body
Of chosen and paid by the natopa government to
part in your Legislation. We not judges but
the high sheriff OF the nation that goes forth TO
obey the mandates OF that nation, that 1t may be
respected wherever its ag represents the authority
Of its people. lAppanse.l We stop pot to cavil or
law, and bow before II and obey it ,(Applause
Our army began with the nation itself. and tho
father Of country breathed into progenitors
honesty witch we believe have charactcrzed our pro-
iession RON that time to the present and which hope
win continue forever and forcvermore {Appauss) At
first, of course, the people formed The arythc people,
the whole of them every every American citizen
in 1776 aided in hing what the nation had de-
cded. limo wore on and war broke ont with Great
Brian again Then we had small army, hardly worthy
the name Of an army but did tue pest IL could and did
all tina, was required OF il. lApnlause) Time
and that little army scattered all the land aud
was engaged in protecting the infant settlements in their
progress westward until war again broke outip my day
and in Your dayn Mexico Then had a small army,
trained and disciplined for the time, and il noby per-
formed the duties which Congress assigned it. 1t ex-
tended our frontier chihuahua and tho Pacific; aud
to IT we owe California; which forms an essential part
Of our national territory iAppause) Blu. am per-
ecty convinced that TO tho far Oh past does not belong
all the glory We win now speak Of modern tmes II
werc van Tor me- save In general terms, to 50 ak Of
those events, VIII ch are so fresh in memories, be-
cause we all took some part moro Or less in them, and
should leave II TO others TO tell the tao Applausc)
will merely call 10 your minds phase Of the
You rmenber what storm was raised when the first
Idea OF compulsion was compeia State
sovereign State 10 obey the ne Of the whole country
The entire nation was turned upside down, because the
United States Claimed The sovereign riRnt 10 compel
state 20 obey national law Many we're induced,
blinded bv thntidca TO leave their faith But what is
but compuii1n You sue N your local courts
and get jud menl You 50 70 Ne sharin and say % him,
rendered. my The sheriff in reply says IL Is true
you have Judgment. bnt have power compel the
ss pes You Would co a. wSad be- no
ment NJ all 70 with our NATIONAL government When
makes decree hat decree must be enforced or other
force the decree against the strong only by the fore,
the national arms. tApplausel Gentlemen, the nav,
kindly aud friendly disposed to our brothers in arms
and vii, your attention ton few remarks respect
| ing tnem wish some of them were here tell then
tale, but fear even II they here, their mod
esty would make them shrink from the task But there
tain ~ At Xs that ijmo We were almost laughed LED
because $50 q our small navy; navy, Our cCmmsroe co.;
me na' s ccsans dy9n y sn or e
worthy the or msn-of.war. lying hadded in
our harbors q ST The government. % feared . send them
officers who commanded navy-Uxbridgc. Porter
Balnbdge and ohers-saled forth from their harbors
great frgates and fvo hundred ships Loud n itself
tremDcd. fearns that its days were numbered TAP
plause That Was tho second birth OF our nation In
dependence the first and most powerful BIRTH but
tho last with Great Britain gave a arnonz
the nations OF tho EARTH and theccorward Aericans
feared not, because they they capable OF
meeting their equals anywhere on the lard the
lApplnusel Even then our te navy small and Dsig-
nihcant IL Was compared with the -navfes OF the
Old World, dId not conlne Itself 10 its
element. II came on West here. and who does
on Lake Erie 1t gave us OF the West the
irst assurance that we to be the nation
hat wouid oplo this continent. II opened 70 tho East
been Pefry's victory, must say army could
not have overcome tie army Of the enemy. tAppaase
years Of age remember What was our condition six
years ago? Our Congress and people, fearful
10 say had begun iook tho navy as costly thing
ur s2ips we're roting in the docks /. took three Or
four months 10 got chip 10 The navy had begun
TO decline, although IN fame, in material aud in niel
Ecncc 10 Was second TO In all that constitutes
great and powerful navy had heid s every whore
hut economy and desire 70 aud hoard money for
other purposes had made the navy almost useless In
any great and sudden emergency suddenly danger
came. Our nation was threatened, its lie was In
danger foreign nations Threatened 70 turn agalnt u.s.
aud by ships out. Of hideous aspect
black and fowning, colhed with iron. prey upon
title navy suellod graduay until Il numbered ONE
Thousand ships. and sufficiently powerful 10 defy ell the
world. Appause, do not claim that the navy proper
the old regular navy-alone did all this. Tho nation
backed them with money, With men, with sailors and
with everything that was required. But tho regular
navy the ieaventhc soul and the spirit that gave
life and they forth and raised the nations naval
glory 20 proud position any the world
That navy camc 70 as in the West They did not wat
to count whether they could anchor their s6ips in
rivers, or whether there was sufficient depth Of
water to float them. They came out and studied the
problem at The seat of war. ships OF war also
fitted out In st. Louis to light the battles o country.
and they fought them we'll mus, say that
when I saw some or the war vesseis built al
arondcIet steam up against the current until their nag
attack SppauseJ Theieiore, eensicmer let me say
TO you, let come what may. wo have navy imbued
with spirit Of nationality and With patriotism 10
which none can claim n bo superior They INTEL
ligencc Of the highest order They srewlDg sail
the beautiful and stately frgate with It's sky sails and
sky scrapers around Cape Horn across the Atlantic
and they also willing sn in small black con.
hnei iron boat with s sm0kstack barely out OF water
~ whcs would @ rln no, ,rus, my NE Applause, 50
breeze be II In tho Pacific the Antarctic Ocean,
feel assured that that Gag Is and for ever and ever
sacr d. and thai the navy of the United States has all
tho elements that great and powerful people ask
Of men VINO devote their lives TO such a cause Zap.
plaosc Aud now, gentlemen, let you there
are duties IN pcate a. well as Ia war, and ask you,
have we fulfilled thcmY We were struggling 10 nam
tain power which placed In our hands for pur-
pose Of wardns OF injury TO country The of
the United Ststcs has gracefully surrendered te power
70 ron, citizens, WHO gave 10 thcn They fought the
battles which viii hold such important position IN tho
fnture history OF couGtry fought that tho
safety OF you and your properly should impecd
Some Of that army are now ensconccd Ike Wild wolves
IN the far western country, living as no white man
Should isc IN order that your goods may DC ranspored
across mat country IN safety they PERFORMING tho
duties simply that are imposed them By ihe go or.
meni or their country. ask from you and from all
generous men recognition that tho army and navy IN
times OF peace, we'll AZ In war have duties 70 per-
forn and they havo both endesvOTed 70 achieve them
10 tho and glory OF their country ard TO the per-
petuty Of that nag, which Is The emblem Of our nation.
atty. (Applausa.l a5e W