Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-09-25
GRAND GRAFTON TO GEN. SHERIDAN.
Three Thousand People i'm TOrchIIght
Procession.
The Peoples Response TO the PresI-
dent.
Miles OF Transpareneles and Banners,

ST. LOUIS, September 9.-Tbe Gemonstr alton to-
night in honor of Gen. Sheridan the largest
oRtpourng Of people ever witnessed in st. Louis.
The torchight procession was nearly two miles long,
and consisted of over twenty posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic, including large number of
colored organizations representatives of the various
wards of the city, the Fire Department. and ar inn
mense throng Of citizens generally.
The procession was nearly an hour fling past the
Southern Hotel on the east balcony Of which Gen.
Sheridan his staff officers, members of the various
committees and invited guests, were stationed
The crowd at and in the vicinity of the hotel
after the procession had passed must have numbered
10 600 and the number that thronged the streets
on the line of march could not have been less than
| from 20 600 TO 10000.
After the enthusiasm Of the crowd had somewhat
subsidized Lieutenant Governor Smith delivered
short but very cordial welcome to the General, on
behalf of the people Of the State which was fol-
| lowed by a very eloquent address by Gen. Schurz
ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY GEN. CARL scHURz.
General Sheridan. have been honored with the
pleasant Office of bidding you welcome to this city
and State 1t is a strange task for me to praise
man to his face ana not skilled in the art of fat
terF, and what l shall say 10 you shall Epeak in
tho name Of the Stata and city authorities repre-
sented here in the name Of the thousands of loyal
men who throng around you to pay you the tribute
ef their esteemi and from the bottom of my own
/ heart. Cheers
! To see great and successful soldier, returning
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the enthusiastic accamations of the people by
means an extraordinary spectacle. This demon
stration can therefore not be surprising to you for
/ the applause Of the world never more richly
1 deserved. The name of Cedar Creek, Fishers Hill,
the Five Forks viii live in the grateful memory of
the American people as long as the Republic lives
they will shine in history as long as history is
written and read Long after the rest Of US viii be
| dead and gone and forgotten, Sheridans rides and
sabre-strokes will DO celebrated in the songs and
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| the synonym of all that is brave and daring, and
noble and irresistible.
As the knight without fear and reproacb, as the
Chevalier Baysrd of the great American war, Gen
Sheridan, we welcome you. CCheers.
But in you, sir the people see more than merely
a man who can yield sword, ride down hostile
battalions, and handle an army on the rough edges
] Of battle In yOu the people honor the glorious
model Of the ADlsTicGn soldier cheers The sol
der who is no mere minimizing machine IN the
hands of a superior WILL but who knows what he
fighting for and whose brave soul will never rest
until the victory Of his has received its true
| value in the assured triumph OF a great cause
| TGreat applause. In you they honor the man
whose eagle eye not only never failed to seize the
decisive moments Of the field of BATTLE out seized
with equal certainty the decisive point Of the great
problem Of out days Not only as the bold rider
| of Winchester and the hero of the Shenandoah
Valley and the Five Forks, but the hero of the
Fifth Military District Gen. Sheridan, we welcome
you. Applause.
If report speaks truly, General, and believe it
does you have never been active political part-
san. What way in days gone by your sympathies
leaned do not know. But one thing do know,
when You took up your sword to fight for the integ-
rity of the great American Republic, you threw
your whole heart into the fight; you fought for a
Republic destined 70 be the embodiment of all that
is great and noble and Just in the progressive ideas
of this century. And when you were sent to the
far South 70 accomplish your task in the great work
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resolved to see with the eyes, TO hear with the ears
70 feel with the heart Of an honest man. Whatever
preiudices you NAV have carried with you'll you
carried sny-you opened your mind widely TO the
light Of truth, ana It was truth that came out oil
vOur mouth You bravely acted upon your own
Convictions under the laws Of the country as an
honest man. whom 70 hattery would seduce whom
M favors could buy and whom no frowns could
righten. We greet you therefore, not as partlsans
but as honest stretching out their hands 70 an
honest man. And now, as the man OF noh0E, VINO VINO
was true to his country in being true TO himse and
knowing the truth dared to speak IT. Gen sheridan
we welcome you. Cheers.
AS an honest man. sir, you have achieved tn
umph not inferior to your exploits as asoidler' lou
have not only shown to the enemies OF the country
the inyincibility Of your arms but the very men
who hate YOU you have forced to respect and esteem
you In spite Of themselves Good and cheers.
b Even now voices are coming up from the Sontni
voices Of men who abhor the authority yon exer-
ciEeQ, voices Wnlcn say we ueb6sb the 4aMs "N4~
placed him over Us, but Sheridan is man. Cheers
You, sir, have shown them what true chivalry lsi
that II does not consist in whipping negro or IN
shooting down 3 man who offers you 8 slight on thf
streets but in indicating the majesty Of just laws
] in respecting and making respected the rights o.
the meanest in bringing 70 naught the willy design!
Of the aggressor, in humiliatng the naughty ane
intakine the weak and lowly by the hand and lift
: ing him up rCheers- As the true representative
: Of American chivalry, Gen. Sheridan, we welcome
. you.
Dark IS the horizon may appear, the day IS moi
very far distant when the struggle we are now pass
ing through VIII lie behind in the record Of his
{ tory; the aay when the whole American nation
e North and South, willingly recognizing the oeneh
Gent results Of this gres5 revolutions viii again b'
- united hand and heart; when the Republic vii
- throw her broad shield over the civil and pohtea
l. rights Of all her citizens whatever their birthplace
e creed or complexion; and when the people Of al
r these States Che people in the brosdest sense OF tn
~ WORE VIII again 90 on growing and prosperng II
~ ny 10y ii exercise Of local sefgovernment Cheers
NJ Aesi - WIZ come IN spite of the rebels who hav
ivss tueF hghl but did not lose their rancor in spit
pa OF inc ihsolons lntrigues which seek 70 DELAY iii
at VIII come. Then General, you will gather Won
lie proudest aure!s OF triumph The peorie ~ Topis
ee lana and Texas viii say Blessed Be ne ssv ,bcl
m gives the secure reign Of hearty LOYALTY ana In;
te partial justice; ard blessed be Sheridan. who e
&c bravely broke the ground. Good, and cheers 4
sk And the people Of al the States win joyfulv re
ty peat what they already say As the CLEAN Of Sher
y idans steel showed the road 10 Victery, u
"a CLEAN Of SheFidans mind showed Us the road {
IN pe6ee Chesrs,l As The champion Of peac