The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-02-20

when the Army Of the Tennessee,
+. on our left opeped, the way BY
crossing the Tennessee river, and
gfteking a strong position on Mission
Ridge. The next day the rein.
forcements from the Potomac car.
ried that high-polnI on our right.
That gave us great encouragement.
The next day was-the grand finale.
The enemy thought he had us en-
tirely in his power, forgot himself,
and lost Lookout Mountain. 70
retrieve his disaster, he concen-
Etrat& upon our illpstfo6s friend
on oar right, the leader of the
combined armies: rThatsconoen.
tration gave the corps UNDER my
4 command an opportunity t9cmake
straight linefor the top OF Mis-,
sion Ridge. 1t carried it; it held
IjGit hurled 1.-The broken enemy
across Chickamauga creek, and
we'll do | remember whom, after
the battle was OYER riding on the
top Of the hill, / fell among some
ofmy old soldiers, who 4 always
took liberties with me, surrounded
me and commenced giving me their
views Of the victory; when | at.
tempted to- compliment them for
the gallant.manner in which they
had accomplished the work, one
man coolly. said, "wo sKnow, that
you have been training US for this
race for the last three w eeks. -
Just at that atimoment not knowing
what to say, | looked over my left
shoulderand saw &steamboat com
ling into Chattanooga. Then4 said
we have trained you long enough.
There comes tho rations. ~
Now gentlemen. my time is
nearly up, butI will touch upon a
subject which has not been liuded
|, to by other Speakers -4the cisitiz
ing influences ofsliS6ipline both in
the army and navy. We havenot
only broken down ono of the most
formidable robellions that ever
existed in any country, bit we |
lhavc Civilized two huu5feda 'fhoas. |
and valuable lGitizsns and patriots. |
Great cheers. : o. haze travelled |
since the warMas over, good |
dcak and wherever Tahave been, |
whetber'on steamboat.. or RAILROAD
car | have seen, engaged ip, the
peaceful occupation of sailor or at
the pIow, ,graat numbers of these
men, setting ngan.eKample of findustfy
worthy to be followed by every
body, [Cheers ] They do. not
disdaip 70 wear the uniform, They
glory in it, epd.I hope such sentf.
monts and such eivilizing influences
as have beonproduced by this. war
will survive for all time, and in.
spire this nation with such q feel
ing Of patriotism that no enemy
can ever do us the least harm
Cheers. .asg i,S,a ,a " .', , II', pk
This will suffice to show our read.
erss the spirit, Of the occasioln.,4A
Every soldier will feel his heart
warm as he reads the sentiments
above, and roppmber atresh the
days Of peril he endured.
The Society adjourned to meet
at GhitagoIon tho 18th day of De-
cen1ber next. 1a1!9 lao91Al aAl Gul
wv y r ssi--J- ----.--11Tlffc4 .p..nJ
The President and Gen, Grant,
Tho Presidents s,tofmrco9tiinm sometime ec1eesx3 *.
pectteed lettter. inlt reply to G cpesaI
Grant Is public property this morn,
ing. Is fortified by statements
from several Cabinet officers, We
have to disposition 70 show dc
President foul play in this fght,
but we must say that his letter is
not very formidable document
If he Entrusted the writing 8f to
Jerry Black, 9s probable, he uade
Il mistake. Pho aP resident cuuiloI
this time have done better IF he
had used his own hand and pch.i-
With an asshmptionof dignity that
is not very we'll sustained, The
Presidents letter turns oyer ihfdI
question ofvcracity to the Witnesses \
and Seward's letter, which iGi5l The 4
most particular in statpmebtII 1asI
we'll rs the highest authority shows
that, in the first place, tho PFesi
dent and the General misappre |
hended each other, rather in6tfen. ]
sively Than otherwise, and that they !
talked very Quietly and coGrlG: |
ously aboutit; and Mr.. Seward is
good enough TO suggest eSplana |
lions perfectly natural, Of theI
difficulties Of thesituation, that are
not inconsistent with the personal
yeracitY and doconcya both of the |
President and the General Mr.. I
SewardS letter is the paper in this
correspondence that tho public viii /
prize. Itpresents the case clearly
asf stood between the President |
aud tho General Before the cvii1
meddlers had made a muddle oft, |
and, blythe artisticexasperation of
both parties, gotten up passion.
ate quarrel, ,s1That part of the
Presidents letter which attemptsf
to fix upon General Grantla pdr- \
pose OF circumvonting nhim, when
heaeeeptod tho, appointmentl 5of |
Secretary OF War Gd interfus,1 lis a
total failure. o dItis a weak speoi-
men oiJmeanspueial pleading, and /
amounts tQnothing. ThestrohgestI
part ofthei Presidents letter is the
last oft, where bo touches upon !
the evasion by Grant of tho diEect
order of tbe President to, disre.
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