Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-12-13
NOBLE u~TrERANcEs FROM
TRUE MAN.

TRUE MAN.
No wonder that General Sheridan in.
spired such confidence in his men, when
they saw him, at the end Of that twenty
mile ride-no wonder that they well
coined him with a shout that walked the
echoes Of the Shenandoah Valley for
miles around, and rushing on the hith-
srts victorious legions of Early's army,
snatched victory from the very jaws Of
defeat. The secret Of his wonderful
influence and power with his army was,
that he was in earnest, He was fighting
for the freedom and political equality Of
Of every human being bearing the image
Of God-no matter what the color of
his skin, or in what country his eyes
first opened upon the light of heaven.
Such a man, with such q purpose,
backed by such IN army as Sheridan led
into the Valley of the Shenandoah, was
nyinci6e.
Sheridan commenced his military ca
rser at the inception Of the rebellion as
q Democrat. His parents were DEM
ocrats. Somerset, and Perry County,
Ohio, where he was born, were Demo.
cratic-old Thomas Richie, who repre-
ssnted the Perry Congregational district
in Congress, and who picked up little
Phil Sheridan, q poor Irish boy, and
sent him to West Point to receive the
military education and training which
were the foundation of his present
grea,ness-was q Democrat. But the
momea. the Democratic party developed
its sympathy with reason and rebellion,
Phil Sheridan turned his back upon 1t
forever. From that hour till the pres
ent, he has been an earnest, pronounced
Republican.
About four weeks ago, on his return
from q reunion Of the Army Of the
Potomac, he met his old friends in the
city Of Cincinnati, at n social gathering.
He was called upon for o speech in
response TO a sentiment, and in the
course of hi, remarks gave uttsrsnce to
the noble sentiments which we quote
below:
Nv friends, ] do not want it said
that left no expression of opinion TO
Ohio, in regard to the Fifteenth Amend
msnt. believe in it. believe in
giving the black men OF all the States a
right 10 vote. l cannot understand tho
earnest desire on tho part Of some mon
to deprive the black man Of the fran
chise. believe the negro is a man
with a soul as white as yours or mine.
believe God made him and Christ died
for him. | don't believe the crown OF
thorns which pierced the brow Of the
Redeemer drew from out bis sanity
forehead q crimson tide for tho white
man, and the nails that smote His hands
and pierced His feet drew from thence o
darker tide for the redemption OF tho
black man. As near as l can | would
Hook on all the world as God looks on
it. Tho black men Of America have
the right to vote. They were our
comrades on mauy a battle field,
and when the conflict grew fierce and
hot, when our lines were declmatsd
and we were looking a%nIiously for
help, we never asked the color Of the
squad or division that swept by or over
us with leysled ~bsyonets, and cheers
that shook the earth. What difference
did it make to US whether the cheers OF
victory that came out Of the battle
cloud sprung from the throats OF men
whose skins were white or fair, or
welled up from bosoms dusky as the
uightP What cared We whether the
blood that was reddeniug the field
around Us flowed from the veins and
arteries of men Boosting a long line Of
Saxon ancestry, or gushed from tho
stricken heart OF men whose blood had
grown fiery beneath the sultry sun OF
Africa? We struggled for victory ahd
shouted for Joy as the brawny slaves OF
the South, with testh firmly clenchcd
and dusky bosoms heaving with a sense
Of manhood, swept by us and went
crushing through the lines and over the
ramparts Of rebellion My friends, AZ
far as I am concerned, never look at
the color Of q mans face who stands
pointing with his battered bayones to
his title deeds Of citizenship, written
upon the scroll Of loyalty in tho blood
Of hi, lace and people. Ny political
creed il simple, aud. can be stated
briefly a.,
"The man that is good enough to
share my danger on the battle teld, as
willing to die there, if need be, 40 my
self, is good enough to stand up beside
me and vote"