New-York tribune., 1868-10-22

efemv was eItrenched upon the hither side Oi he M
Against this position sedgwick read the IIh os e tnt
Corps under Instructions 10 push the enemy ~ ,h
day Untl sunset the artillery lnu,I T,rrs asked
Gan Wright conmanding II the works could oe cafln uy
Infantry assault I've can , biS can SIR Brgader
,,i aoe nm cen Russell. we take tfis POSITION
by Infantry assault y "doi" % And Russcl leading
hTonph the fiery hail from the rheps, uro9gn IhS
IN iepf and unfalterDg lne advanced steadily across
that dreadful field into the JAWS VI ucat., nv tio
49, ~ his word was surrender" and as the enemy
bd ou ana fed tue Boys in Blue" rent the with
t bs tTnsty children Of the Sixth Corps had done It, In
the following Winter. during the illness OF Cen Meade
Zen sedgwick commanded the Army Of the Potomac.
The Winter wearing away, the most ample preparation
was made the operations OF the year aud WIN ne
onenng Spring the IieutenaptG commanding the
armies Of the United States began the last campaign
against the Rebellion You gentlemen helped 70 MAKE
the world still wonders with which the loyal heart OF the
country beats forever grateful But before we marx inc
IL whole. On the 30th OF APRIL 1861 fresluent
Lincoln wrote TO Leut-G Grant; " Ana now WIN
brave army and Just cause, may God sustain you And
indeed II the names OF those who win battles tat save
civilization are dehr to the heart OF man. how cherished
nothing could shake of from success Neither the too
of political trcksers the dupe OF hs own ambition
ne showed himself the final campaign the true type OF
American genius in action. GTimy IN earnest ne Knew
hat war s n%t con nnresseS % nv the desTnction of
Rebel life and Rebel supplies He knew that we e0uio
ity and he knew alss that terrible sacrifice was the
least bloody road 10 peace Breaking up the Rapdan
in eary May he forced his fiery way through the Wilder
ness and was called butcher. BY terrible blows he
drove the enemy, by swift and silent marches ne haheu
him, and called blunderer BY one OF the most
mastery and daring of military movements his resstless
Will threw his whole army over the James ana Iorceu
The roses OF peace faded and the victory not won
The bells OF the 4th OF July died away ana the VIC
tory was not The auxiliary operations III te Sheh-
andoah failed Those 20 the South Of Richmond nsoar
ried public impatence grew and passionate aoubt a. ana 10
asked in whispers the lovers OF liberty Hell DO no
more" shouted the exutant friends OF the KeDeilon,
They did not know the man They ala NOT rememDeI
Vicksburg; they did not remember Chattanooga II
shall fight II out on this line II II takes al Sumel & WaS
ter But ne fought IL cut and followed up that ne 10
victory undismayed by delay, nhastudtoep ny yIped inp
thence, holding Richmond IN D0th haI' ~ OlIoro dd
Thomas TO annihiate HOOd-and he did H. lie ordered
Terry 70 take Fort Fsher-and he TOOK ~ lie ordered
Sheridan 10 sweep the shenand0ahand ne ssouiea ~
clean. And sherman-where was hef suddenly tho
thick cloud Of loyal doubts and fears aud of Rebel Tunos
parted, and revealed Sherman saunteIng ui0Uusn
Georgia eating turkeys and sweet potatoes. Like
E99t sRs MaGG and Tas STusheG away q %h
cavalry blew of Klpatrick's hat Fort Meal
lister erumbled 81 Shcrmans touch, Hardee stole from
Savannah like d thief IN the night The terror OF sher'
mans presence hundred miles away empued Challes-
of Rebel troops when huge erait passes IN the
river tile waters recede from the distant lands Across
Georgia across south Carolina into North Carolina ne
se0rSipg toland with fire Then with the accumulated
force fragments Johnston dashed against one OF MS
the dust with hand and stretched out the other to
grasp that OF his great commander on the james dhs
fast IN his capital had shown, 10y the end OF March,
that the army Of that antagonist was the Rebellion ana
me prepared 10 strike At the extreme left OF his line tho
stng OF the swift and fiery Sheridan struck the enemy
first. He WINGED and sulienly recolied' e erBt But
sharper grew the sting swiiter, ana moro ne nery-
g him from the Wesp Then tile genius OF the great
CaHtn seconded by the treless valor Of his soldiers.
gntened all along the line struck every where al once;
burst over the enemys works crushed his ranks forced
hs retreat and the moment the master loosen.
inc his victorious columns In pursuit ehoRed the EeDeI
aht and overwhelmed Lee and his army as the Red sea
engufed Pharoah and his host. so opened and closed
me great campaign the army Of the Potomac often
bafled struck immortal blow and gave the ilsh hahu
OF heroic fellowship their brethren of the West so the
silent Captain when ali his leutensns mad secured he
civil war But with what mOHrnful and plying eyes dd
Liberty survey her triumph bought ood 90 Az an9 ear
breaks How truly sang her poet AMID the ghHsy TEN
We wait beneath The fara,ee hl'''
The psHg' OF traasiorinAuoni
Gnd Iso.d anew the nation"
From ths happy homes among the hllls ana valleys,
non the seaside and the prairie three hundred thousand
brave aud beloved had marched to the hold ana
no more Him also whom your hearts recall, whom his
country remembers who fOndly said az he stood at his
door looking out upon the SOFT Housatonlc lanuscApe
as there another spot on earth beautiful as Cornwall
Hollowf" HIM whom the green fields OF CoinWAM iol'
low shal behold ne more Eefsrs me ,nv 0 o
around spottsylvania Court House Cen soug",SA ana
his corps holding the lei OF the asi M wac % aoaSS S
morning. aud the General was Watching his inen Piaco
tbe gnus He was sitting under tree talking with Gen.
MaGMahon, his AdiutantGenoral ana Wain personal
friend, one OF the young heroes , Who ,ns @ @ d d
and developed, aud whose brilliant service anu Idpiu
the General speaking proudly ana tehdeIy OF his
sta and his corps when observing some mistake IN Ile
work OF his men, he said abruptly, That's wrong ne
and hs were together and they moved toward
the working parties the Rebel sarphooer began 10 hIe
The soldiers lodged as the bullets Wstled CUine' come
men %, said the Gendral, smiling "dOdgng for single
bnllets Why, they couldn't hit an elephant at ms as
tree +" I've tried 1t, and believe In lodging very
well, my man. sand sedgwick, " 20 To yonr pace put
/ tell you they can't hit an elephant here lie turned
still smiling continue the conversation win m aolu
taut who heard the sharp low singing SOUND OF DG
d,lIv nd EadQ
His friend MacMahon, valnly tried to support MN. lie
ness. but sedcwick did not answer. His eyes were
closed hs hands were easped tho sweet sng ihsele1
frH, beneath the left eye HIS heart beat gently for
mouent-and still Tho country heard oi ms dcath
m ~ the loss OF an army IL concealed from his Dol
ders est they sbOud be unnerved battle. Then from
the o sylvan bower IN the old woods OF SpOttsyIVl lh
which II tendeTly laid that morning connecticut re
memberlng Putnam and Wooster; Connecticut mother
OF the Grants and the shernans OF observation-disclosures
ward, and Lyon, who lad sen heI clnieh 10 eYeIJ IA
nous field Of the war, received with love ana sorrow ana
with perpetual proud remembrance, tho dead DoGy Oh
his neghbors amid the tears of silent thouSands ana
wrapped IN the nag he was buried ~ t one
oii.try peal OF distant thunder suDney suggested Tue
s0I rs life aud death. Sedgwick died but the victory
was What wac tue victory ~ vas tNoV'i 20,
n was the revelation OF M OyerpOweIink batona
As the foundation OF tho Union III dissphted Ou theo
riCs II Interpreted INC 81. coast ~
ueous people under one GOvernincnt along the cOhs vi
virgin continent; let them gradually overspread IL
a. Tine farther sea, speaking the same language,
virtually Of tue saUe Tensgn ta,iI sn61nss ,ns
aud yueriHling common NcIOlC udullOHs' DuPppo"
fhern sweeping from end 10 end OF their vast domains
without passports the physical perls OF their increasing
extent constantly modified by sciences steam ana the tl
egraph making Maine aud Oregon neigbOrn-theiI trade
enormous their prosperity miracle, their common
wealth Of unsurpassed power ana Importance III lhe
world and you may theOrze Of divided sovereignty as
vou H. but you have supposed an imperial nation when
; indeed be a power of evil well az OF good, but
which until IL is fatally demOraizod can no more recedo
into ~ original clements and local sources than s
river pouring broad and resist ess 10 the sea-
can turn backward the petty sources Of sprngs ana
rlis tom whence IL flows mo, no., muTnurs the eA-
I,op river when you take the blue out OF tue sky
,eu tau can steal heat from fire, when you can sulp
sulcudlr from the morning, then, and not before,
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