, 1869-06-19
GENERAL SHERMAN.


SnanTe * IN honorcd custom, TO ada py mF ON.
eial presence 70 tns snterss q - ~ FouI fens
Ytur scsdrc1ic tetn ol -nc Il l2s o'cF, t-s H27
for hcn 5ou bnve waited 90 long y cotos a. las,
,1jde GRID. to l1Ygt e,ten, master oft5oar own
sct.pnF To bcArA It's hlslrltss alu TO enjoy lta
fruit. Tie .poE.ss t.s da5 s1 e9a.sE1sa g. o. sou
trsi fno i. p1ese{7leu b1 law, recorded On ratch.
r!,cnt and certified tE :he ftEnAs1re1 Of youf pro-
feksoE ceE5s'as c 'sa; ~ Il ~ sanaed - 70 n s
* Tie i. Tor granted nat The erca, n,ass Of
sors r.ss into the regular arInr, fuu Of hope and
AMBITION, determined to seek the bubble fame st
tne s.ansus nSgss .9a sese3sea 2 reasa re
most happy IL alte: life to extend helping haud
nyou need Il; bus =, this nonen: need on1S
nfer that ehesres: gig Of man-adstca TO oe
fnl honest, honorable, sober, Industrious, aud
above ~. soa must love your country and sour
9hea sy5 ' otse! II ef's sestas y scnae s psle WI"
ta3. o14 ~ ,S ssid be gs$dea s; e III, svo;s
his corps, his regiment and nls company, 50 that
separation would he as bao!shmeut. For many
5eara you muBt he content Win subordinate POSI-
tons bus even then saa viii have an q tEa.Fa1'c
opportunity 10 Hutr, not only from hooks, bit
ss INC ro b ssf o. sp ~ g
you should bc well prepared for each change whca
nee our tcs, 1ce,inss your strongest convictions
'your comfort your safety, eyen life itsef for your
country, Or III The Interest ct othcrs; and you may
rersonal enemies, Tho co!dncsa and arer
Son OF supposed friends, md the maiedlc.
t1ons Of men whose interests Jou gre compelled
ing with steaA5 iand the dangers and dItlcul-
ties Is they a1ite, watching well the currents
which MARI the wor'y proSs, :, keeR ~ fa5 3
very careful lest IN the search Of present ease and
immediate adran,aGr you do no: dt1ft tnio some
.ieoe Of dE.tswooA. Let ,our thoughts and ain
always keep in view same practical, usefu, end
lAnox thai there e1tsi many geo1 men who hon.
sc,cpce, st tn M eomfoT, All eass q il his cusaioncd
t.1ce chair With little blocks Of wood to repre-
sent men. or With figures and a1geb:aic
think this TN lns!dIoux md mos; daRges-
-o1s lIstale- Science Iaay test - . pound the
rnost complicated structure Or II may serara,e the
Soupouept partS Of estr! mineral but It cannot
Penetrate tic nearts Of zen The soldier IN The
\ man luxe yourselves full Of feeling anl passion,
v1ry1n2 10 ssze and Strength and Al the attributes
nj manhood: a. one man vaytes FROM another. ~
acterisiics peIvade ihenl al The only schools
where war and It's kindred services can be proper
/; i.arped sre tn the sm N the aeld % ne
M, xl!hoat $hlea 5oai a., paa xnoxIs,Iss
sseute Ssss ae Contact You WIN Toss sod,sI ses ss as
II lheir food and saors, share taelr slctssttudes
study thc.r habits, ltprcss yourself on them. and
no, only possess more 1ooE kuowlehge than s6ey,
but tlxa sou equaf, II not surpa.s them Ia ali the
qualities Of manhoof. in rdIoE, II swtmmtnE, in
fadtt of the woodul1u and hunter and, what Is
most isuIorans Of sll sou must ac4aire that
n led 6&edl or COULTER and 6rf1HSn.
X u1e uas rreat aud CURIOUS when bet egions
could march thirteen leagues daJ. and
sfen her prouats: Consuls sonaht honor q. the
head Of the leEions tn the forests Of Alpine
Gaul and Germany; but she declined when those
fame Cunk1ts sought ease aud luEutJ IN her
marble palaets, or 10 those exquisite villas which
poets and philosophers haTe made immortal.
1ndta and the &C. c"lon!e. hare 81 sssn s 70 EnSlsnd
1af Hiding and hunting an1 yachting have preserved
the yEical superiority Ut her youth. In spite Of
eos nar1 sna anus1 1on 1 s ss
ren Enstes and steppes Of Agcrla have trained
sope Of our lest modern Geaefats 10 ON favored
70 deTesop the manly Strength and ooufasc
80 essenan to sSsees. ns n or chosen
ess''o eeesi and soi'aefn ssEsa Ss 1--WE sea, Joa
to outdoor exercise IN boating and nsh!nG.
aaa ,sef I'd 1eai a5ouna IL aee9 s9
wild game. The KrC1s l1atn2 arc urelJ With the
fouI, the Cheyenne anil Arapnhoc8, and vast
ruch. 1ne Rocky sroun.asna sill nnori a cal
1cxs range TO the nnunlaiu sheep, the hlack-tatle
deer. the elk and antelope; auu the far.on noun
tztuS 0S California &TsrUn Ann Idaho will uurtuEs
enough grizzly and cinnamon bears to dare to tht
encounter the boldtsi rider and hunter. These
1ns,ay hssd iesson oi patience aad endurance s
and It Is from these schouis that loos for the met
who nre to !cai our future asmtes. hav.
III With xepophtn, Hume and Joa1inl i il Witt Witt
-oI these bonks hb learned the secret nr leadIn{
armies On long and iIt,eult marches and the.
seemed surprised when answered that wa
not aware thai had been Influenced by any o
them / told them, what now ten 5ou tn nj
a ef nst Ia otn napte
II the swAmps OF the Edlsto, the Cowpcns and III
antss and had s sesa x'sn NJ ON 5es that .ae
Of ls4t I had ridden % norsehack nor
Mauett7, Georgia. to the valicy OF IN
Tennessee, and back 70 AugustA passing L
Fenesaw aud Atlan'a, where It sfterwar
tell TO my saare TO command armies an
to utilize sas fnoxseslEc thus gained; Asa,n. |.
aCfoss that "a !de belt OF 500 miles VI uninhsb!te
''roInt1J The ca-a.ans OF e:Hi-raals composed Q
I41ailon IN health ard s:renS1b, mi when We use
TO star: on journey nf = thousand miles With
single BLANKET ~ c vr1i'E. and col Of dried mea
"Wi:a iris lacv,t Ire :.!7,y acquired in actus
exrx renee, was 1hsse a15 need foE me to loo
.ask 10 A3eAanirr ,n .sea, v.n;a TO ;Aas5lossoasn
iuve teen worthy Of censarr had hesltatet
when duty called, Z, eo:h C.: re!lroERanike
t se9s cs g Sanale1 n spa ss II
toCntsy that Ia, between mt and the enemies
cur government:
There was an oil army rule .aat every o1lce
thculd serve with his company. fur At 1esss thEs
years telosc even asking Tor a leave Of absence,
ior stat detail THIS raie vas founded IN exp
+tort, and for this rule cntfrtatn profemt
le.tect That snllt ii Suu may hare OCCASION
complain Of hereafter; but nc tly believe sha
have learned Al Wes. Punt thase you uu
1cqaIe III tho nrHt fur y"a.s or actual service
the 1"nv Will h~ cq11str important, au1 w.
have . more dlre:t 1tl:1 race oh yo3r lnltild1i
.iarc 4nt fortunes. u, nor understand tue
nna,.. s!s.nx edncst,on "a nv t 1ost so o.
finn. cnrefni stur!E o: at>sc:S AMI perce ient
hut !? It A'tach e1l1 n Importance to that pEaci
cal T. sulest1e thai oul, he lutred by actu
com. t with ,nep, In c,r,. the pcs:' .iat, Al
an IT, uasrch, as rl-o ID The administration
anA, ty ~kEch an army Is eclts:ed, orgac!ze
Eatt-r
"l1 1as Of !ou were suddenly called a 10 ma
aEea am engine, IN perfect order, doubt II yt
wuNIs- IKE In undertake II, fhpCh yoa profess
GEdt: -.and the luaCtloEs ol ai Its parts, and (!
PRINCIPLES OF science oy which they arr cnyerne
tsan d steam cnnnc- 1t is composed Of al tnan,
variety OF partA each Unit beng Of ne.b and blpo
req-l,ize foed ami cio'h!us. anus, -anuuntuo
,ToecEt, tents, anil Atrr .st esCrythi1T natural a.
Jnarufacturcd IT'S held together hy An osXal
sAtlon and dlscipiine demanding great knowlesl
AMI laaot. moseo INTO TO- ,et,"n y causes mnse e
with ,hc whole faaTte II government, thai Ign
ance snd ralsrnanavrsaeu1 wnuld rexult IN cat
1rophe more fatal than rou!d result from the {
T1oaicn Of . steam enstae .
"Esen ~ time ot e-cr and Hesitation our ar,
demands The wstclt" care Of trained and ski
-Ozlce1s, apd when aEnlsed To Action 1t calls
ire exefct1c Of the htEhrst Vn1tlea OF human
turc- cu1tEhtrnrl t.s sI",ls aud foru1ea hy the
perenee Of nfctnc. iou l;1at hear Of men b
-a1 Geneta1s; but lave vet to see the nrst c
who has not been rpuiptl1cd 10 earn bis fa;pe
lard study, by toll aud cxtosusc, and should
d+nfa, or lawyer flt to manage case IN
Supreme contt ot the Tnised States. who had
Parsed through 4 long training In tho autes
Amy II = 4 tae e'i nc!s. t. VIC Nhe nad " ' noa pas.
1asough the orlca1 In the minor srat
Of oas Esoies.ton o. coz sos,
connection with the ctsn administration OF r
eDmcct, yet Wal IS is ;rEe clement aud ba
III ulstmaie use 1hr hntt.s Of III compon
j. in time Of r rescc. "hen there arc 80 many
t"sbnE ezast II WORK, anss when sne rzetsnsi
ssa @ eoass: q n n'sp sann1s 10 sahSeted M 70 !.
tie .nise. MAly OF n ml! leati q foag and Ac'
lie without witnessing &, as bast.s or cven
Sas'ns IN r orsal STIFF, se: u II comes npou
s'nS3{ r. IL; 5oo ,srr sass a., ss1s ~
f1ud7 ard labor "f Voui profession, and that
nave onfy ae1rs"l ~ !o.r yrar1 ot hard Htuh1
Wen Fbtnt a u:-.cas us.: Of is Tpttncnt. );
these rIdlnents i4E: 'l'tEleI uJ all tueu-c4yilt
Is well As fnltfs.r.- Important that the I'M
States has !oEnsct. this na,lu: ii academy nj =
crss, and has t,attan.ti It 1or fnore tnan /
-1caIT through good report aaa through ey1l
InEt, and ! btltese u Vii continue 70 fos1cr
REp1crt II. II Tho Ers.tt tt+~ ~il,, as hrrrfnfcrn
play tn their nrcs fhr s7r7ues common to III
I.se!ont, and especially ttst Hrdcnt, deep ueyus
TO the national fAg Which has made t. a pr
riuhlem o. eF the v ho'~ tnstare Of this globe
"AnA uow. my lu GE fEtrnifs, l will cone1
:by repeating that .eHr race III The great conte.
llfe has OILY begun. that your county now o