New-York tribune., 1867-10-01
SHERIDAN.

NH ,I,,, before the Grand Review ot Gen'
mt, army at Washington in 1866 Gen Fliiil
,,arrrd to Tcss 10 quell the last Ne'Vs' I" ''
,c,i,ijnc ia the South, and the soheIe VINO i'"'
h, under him the south nut H''' lo""''. ~
, ,irornia from HaTpcr's Ferry To AppOmat'oA'
,,.d ma t,e ne xt day Of the pleasure OF saying
..,,," and OF mamie sting their deVo'ioh 10 'hVn
:, ,,r,pder In the same position were 'he Fres'ue"'
,b;. C-b,pet and probably the hrscs' ooiVV'uSe VI
-. c,cr seen in the Capital Of the nation LaS' eve
r. tbc greater portion Of those dSalpoihte'
u,t day-the soldicrs-had the long sought
Wv ,,,;,,uty Of showing how much love they
- ,hc hero pf winchester and Five folks
Sy, ION Of last evening was 10Y 9 any i W @
tho s,rcoyp,d OyatiOn gwen 10 gle"' % ,nCrc o
ct,atrd more by love aud gratitude ttln nSot tSt
.ArlOsty TO great solder ~ - I,9 1ch
zen sirr.dan is seeker aiter INC Htc'iIol' ,
hayc brri, paid 10 him. 10 escape the cloWuS oi iio
who want receive the h9sn,aiIieS % '' ii VT
Villages or hsnlft he leit me run 'te M ~.
,iy n, e moiiurg and only returned ]" the afternoon
10 dine with Gen Bntterhcid' Cen Ins"S "e re,, il
other nls Afcr dinner he drove 0ui ana spent INC
balance oi the Afternoon among ms Irlehds. - i or
r,c r.,cpon in the League House IN the evening par
toy o1 te nature of that Of the street. and was as e-
,,si,s II s il could I've inside Of manSOn Inc LeaEuc
Iousr was handsomely decorated, the man nan nlnE
fcstOoncd with hags and banners. ON one oi e ~ N.
the naimc uf the Club was Inscribed ana on allo'ea ~
banner Shenandoah" and above this bust oi Nas1ln
ION on each side Of which an American nag iho
Nlp"h ,,cre The nscliptions New Orleaus,' Wnehes
ter" "srsburg." Five Forks" PeteIsnussSh ss Tbc
rccspuon-rooni ana p2ilHIS ~ r~e'e oxc"Vt a photu,
any mOrc tnah usual,,h we eoir eAocir' ,-ith Gems
Torsv Merritt Cnstar ana DeVins 10 theis Vi .s
splcdd OF - CEN fnc cSbs military and
naval officers and invited guests The arilngen%ents %
OF Gen Van Nostrand. Col. Home, aud Col KooseTen'
Among these present were eNFoSnas "en I1Se
nison Peter Cooper eXMayW Opdyke h0race ie.sCe
Greeley, Judge Howe ef Orleans who was appomeu
10 Abes place, M9jOI-Gen. Buttcrfeld MHloL-Uen'
Hentsclinai. NJ ior-Gen. Quincy Gilmore, OF Fort IN,
SaskI Mcmory I.revct MajorGeD Rufus ingalls,. late
ouartcruastcr-Genera of the Army OF the POTOMAC
al ouarternlsters Department. Gen. Leslie of Pay De
plrtmcnt Gen. Wain. commanding Fort C9Imons, Coy
Col. Rodenb0ugh of asa Regiment, veteran kesefve I
SSs ,ta ~ III aoe % staff commodors worGen OF Monitor
Dotoriety and many other naval officers ana CIV u ,
The General expected 10 be present at 0clOck'
hut it was near when he made his appearance he was
accompanied by b, staff and rs he entered me 9udg
be bawav on the second story greeted him with the air
ot HAL 10 the Chef Tie was iInciateiy cona1%Sieo %
10 the reccptonrOOm. where the President NJ the Cub
John jay, made the address of welcome III the Hollow
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT.
GENrLEurS OF TAX CLUE Tonight add another
name the roll of helOes and Statesmen whom IN TINS
Unoniuare, in the name Of the loyal cltlzeS OF New
York. have welcomed to our metropolis Had he come
in the earlier years Of the war; lac would have been haeu
1icd OF Perrysville and Nolensville, stone River,
Missionary Ridge, and across the Chiek3hominy TO
the yellow tavern in front of Richmond little
later. and should have greeted the most nrll-
liant Cicer OF the war. who had sent Larry Whlrlns
and Fishers Hill had been eclipsed by the energy ana
magnetism with which after his ride through te Naey
snatchcd the victory from an exutanf enemy Now ne
when the war is ended. ana when the grand
issue for which cOnendng is speedy reconstruc
OF the country upon the basis Oi permanent peace
equal justice and stands before the nation
displaced important post at New Orleans
the Fifth Military District. the charge publicly pre-
1erred by tine President himself in his correspondence
with Gen Grant that Gen Seridans rule had been ObnoX
and tyrannica Mindful Of the delcacy that forods
in the presence of army officer (hOWever wrOngedl
the slightest disrespect to his Commanderin-Chief
may say without troneins upon that rnc that IN ms
Judgment and treatment OF Gen sheridan We THINK the
President has made mistake. may 20 further IN re-
teTrng tnat correspondence which haS been submitted
believe faithfully interpret your sentiments when add
that the lows there expressed by the Cen
erai-n-c hef acting as secretary OF war tIen Grant
said Gen. Sheridan has performed his civil duties,
inteigcntly His removal viii only be regarded as an
effort c defeat the laws Of Congress 1t will be inter
those who did all they could 10 break the Government
by and now wish to he the only element consulted
10 the method Of restoring Ordcras triumph II will
ioyai masses believing that they have the Exective
with them" Such was the grave and meas
nred warming given by the Chief OF the
who knows whereof he speaks. who speaks not as
partisan but patriot and who has been recognized by
me world at large and by the Rebels themselves as
generous aud maguaninous foe. That deliberate udg
ment Of Gen. Grant would 80 far 10 satisfy
ourselves OF the unreconstructed element with
which cen Sheridan and Gen. sckcs have had
10 deal or OF the liked determination OF Rebel sym.
Razers az te North to prevent the reconstruction Of
the keIubiic, unless such might
rule the Government they had failed 10 Tlin While
1ongSttcet and jeff Thompson and other of the bTavcs
Confederate Generals who have returned 10 their ale
gienee recommended 10 the South immediate reconstruc
lion under the Military Act administered it has been
with mild bcnitcence more stubborn COnfcderatcs like
Robert rOonbs and HerSchC " johnson ready, i'm
7he oden tu4e for nueation aud call Tor the formation
der ony hope is in Northern reaction Thatery isre
echoed 10y the Northern faction, whose leaders fastened
eTncr declare red the South into Rebellion by promises
OF support These regulators OF loyalty carly
v,
posed 10 separate the City of NewYOTk both from the
Imon aud from the State, next they attempted cripple
the efeieDey and impair the credit of the Government
and again incredible as IL may SEEM they secretly
Ierred with Lord Lyons ard invited British intervention
Their favorte orator, Mr. James r. Brady declared
IN Tamnany Hall when the ended that the Demo
<ratc party had been false to the instincts principles and
Traditions OF Us faith In greatest need they resisted
& Ine &dr; and threatened Reputation OF The National
Min acces0res of murder, robbery and arson, and
consent to public iluminations for Union tIiumpls.
VIXEN the Stars ond Stripes that they had
by the soldiers of the Republic. Now, as tneii
IN New-Orleans in 1867, at Five Forks in April,
don as in The task OF crushing the Rebellion OF slavery,
our guest stands with those who stood fO the country
and Gen. Grant has established elain TO the graft
tnde OF The na.n when he urged earnestly ged in the
ofthousants OF loyal lives and thousands Of millions OF
country. tbat Gen sheridan should not be renewed
1lcm bis command Time has already begun 70
country hoDors him for reminding the President
1hat this is republic where the will Of the peo.
pe Is tho law OF the land and presently gentlemen,
1t will be for the loyal people to see 10 IL that their voice
Is heard aud their will Obeyed
Gen: sHERrDAS we most cordially welcome you to
York. soldier whose Brilliant services
have aided the preservation Of nationality. We
greet you also commander whose difhcult civil
duties in the noble reconstruction have been per
FORMED with singular wisdom and fidelity: and yet again
We thank whose honor has been proof alike
agnst lear and favor and who sconng tho CLOSES of
a lax morality Keeps pure and bright his oath sol
ser, and faithfully obeys the laws the republic.
SENLxAkS have the honor and pleasure Of presenting
10 y0u cur ilnstriOus guest, Gen. Sheridan
Attimes there ma NJ of anase csnccnl