The New York herald., 1868-12-16


1. J. Henderson, OF Illinois,; Major General George
s. Hartrun Of Michigan; Colonel W. Z. Hobson, OF
Thomas, q Minnesota; Major Ger General T. E. Burn
| side, OF Rhode Island.
Recording Seceia'y-Major General julius White,
| of Illinois.
corresponding secretary-Colonel J. A. Campbell,
OF the District OF Columbia
Tieosayer-Colonel w. Wheeler, OF Illinois.
The report was laid on the table until the regular
| meeting
| At twelve o'clock the Army OF the Ohio met at
| Caledonian Hall, General Cox in the chair. The
nominations for oficeTs as given above, were unani-
| mously confirmed. General Schofeld, the Presi-
dent, then took the chair and General Grant, Lieu
| tenant General Sherman and Major General Thomas
and all the staff officers connected with them were
| made honorary members The constitution and by
laws were then adopted and the meeting adjourned.
| THE ARMY OF GEORGIA.
| meeting of officers was held at the Sherman
House this morning for the purpose OF organizing
the Society of the Army OF Georgia. General II. w.
Captain Brown secretary. The committee appointed
for the purpose reported the following gentlemen
permanent officers Of the Army Of Georgia.
P7-esfdent-Major General II. w. Slocum.
gice Iresidents-Gelerals Jefferson 2: Davis, A. 8.
| Carlin, Morgan, Casey and Walcott.
/ Corresponding Secretay5,-Captain R; W. Brown.
Rssono TsyIor s.rnnm
| and Mitchell and Colonel T. Jones.
| I1easurer-General Whlttesey
| On motion OF General BARNUM the iniation fee was
dispensed with. All honorably discharged officers
OF the Army Of Georgia are declared eligible to mem.
! bership on signing the roll. The meeting then ad-
journed to meet at nine O'Clock tomorrow morning,
when the constitution and bylaws for the govern
| ment OF the association will be submitted.
THE ARMY or TENNESSEE.
| The business meeting OF the Army Of Tennessee
| was held this afternoon at Crosby's Music Hail. In
the absence OF the President, General John A. Raw
lns, Vice President Giles A. Smith took the Chair. A
committee Of seven'was appointed by the chair to
nominate officers for the ensuing year. and CONF
mttee Of ten was appointed to designate place for
the next meeting.
PROPOSITION TO ATTEND GENERAL GRANTS INAUGui
RATION.
General T. A. HURLBURT after prefacing with some
eloquent and appropriate remarks offered res0lu-
tion that committee be appointed from the Army
OF Tennessee to attend the Inauguration OF General
Grant on the 4th OF March next and tender him 1t
ting congratulations.
discussion of General Hurburts resolutionwas post
poned until eleven O'Clock tomorrow.
On motion committee was appointed to walt on
Generals Grant, Sherman and Thomas and request
them to meet the members Of the rank and fle or
their old commands some time tomorrow.
The meeting then adjourned until ten O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
THs ARMIES OF THE CUMBERLAND AND GEORGIA.
The Armies OF the Cumberland and Georgia held
their JOINT meetings this afternoon at Mcvicker's
theatre. General Thomas presided, assisted by the
congratuIated his comrades upon the happy auspices
under which they gathered.
Rev. J. BRIsrow, Of Kentucky, was announced.as
General GRASS the treasurer, then made his re-
port, showing the receipts Of the society to have
been slse 575 and the expenditures $lsos leaving
The next meeting OF the society viii be held at
THE LIECoLN MoNUMENr-rRIBUTE TO GENERAL
THOMAS
Rev. GRANVILLE MooDY offered long preamble
and resolutions, stating that
Whereas the National Lincoln Monument Association Of
the city Of BIZ ps hsa % n.n s'sS f
be uneqnalled work o. art, &C.; and that whereas
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M.dswo,th and whereas The name Of General George
adopted at the ensuing neeting therefore, BY the Army Of
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The resolutions were received with great applause
In this movement General Thomas was taken CON-
SPEECH OF GENERAL THOMAS.
He came forward and with great emotion said he
done nothing but his duty, and be had tried to do
that with all his heart. He earnestly desired that
the committee would lay the resolutions on the table,
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
At this point Colonel L00ms one OF the vice presl-
dents, stepped forward and In ringing voice put
semblage rose to their feet and shouted prolonged
aye that fairly shook the building.
The meeting then adjourned until tomorrow
THE OLD THIRrEESTH ARMY CORPS
VA meeting OF the Thirteenth Army Corps was held
I'm the Circuit Court Hall this afternoon Major Gen.
eral John A. McClernand presided. The annual fee
for membership Is one dollar. The organization In
cludes all persons wuo ever reported to the corps as
members, as well as all generals to whom General
McCernand reported. number OF oncers joined
the association. committee was appointed to per-
fecta IN nf
adopted which contains the monogram "13th A. c."
The meeting was then adjourned until tomorrow.
THE GRAND MEETING AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
The opera House was crowded this evening to its
utmost with soldiers OF the grand armies and citi
gems. Major General GEORGE II. THOMAS presided,
and introduced Lieutenant General SHERMAN who
made the welcome address. He spoke "a folows-
SPEECH OF GENERAL SHERMAN.
FELLOW SoLbIgRs-lt IL made my pleasing duty
to address you this evening In words OF welcome for
deeds that have been spread before you. From the
city and from the country, from the town aud the
village you have come together the representatives
OF your grand volunteer armies which responded to
her battles sometimes side by side and sometimes
far apart, vet always In unison. tCheers.) At her
bidding yoa retarned 70 your % MONIES as FARMERS and
short rest you have again assemDed, as 1t were,
upon q pinnacle 10 look back towards that vale
wherein you struggled 80 0ng-to point out to each
other the spots Of greatest interest and to live over
again those hours and days and months OF deepest
aside forever r the feeling Of animosity and anger
which you may have entertained and tnat you have
dropped into oblivion the little leaouses and rival
res OF the hour You now stand mere with hands ex-
tended In fraterna friendship who have gloried
In the right to defend the lag OF your country on
land and sea you have fought for the Union OF our
try. (Cheers.) No mere selfgloridcaton now ami
mates you, but just pride In your own actions and
deep, intense love Of the comrades who stood by
your side In the hour Of deadly strife and shouted
with you In the hour OF victory. Cheers) Happily,
my friends you did not belong to that class OF our
people In whose hearts was planted from youth the
pernicous doctrine OF State powerthat the citizens
should love part OF the country better than She
whole. (AppauSe.) You were reared In Q better
school and taught TO revere the constitution of the
whole country, and TO love the wise and genial In
ruences under which are assured the largest mea-
sure OF security aud happiness consistent with the
safety OF the whole nation. We believe that the
this we have discovered panacea for ills that have
from the earliest history OF the world ravaged and
afiicted the human family. But we were no excep-