Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-07


left US his name and his fame thai will become
Immortal Hdhas left a name that will ever
es STe'!PHSSs Legacy to the Pa,ross Of ne
great hero, George II, Thomas,
Remarks Of Hes, Horace Maynard,
feel degree OF embarrAIsment In being
called upon At this time aud 10 this order OF
suggestion 70 speak o. one. whom have no
hiss, TO add his humble tribute to the memory
Of a friend. IL 40 happened that was thrown
much inio the society o. General Thomas from
i much thai i inisrs.,iHE that ought TO Be
narrated, but 1 will forbear treppAasing upon
your patience A. thiatime.
undJ z my observation!
At t6stine whsn the citizens Of East Ten
nessee, on account Of tholr LOYALTY, were com.
lucky, hoping there 10 and a nss undsr which
try, they found they had no one to marshal
dsrson, who had commanded FORT sumter,
and KeniuekiAu BY birth, WAS suggested,
and Il was thought he was the one most suit.
/ came 10 this city In their behalf, and Ap.
piled to him TO see q he would take the CON.
mand. The plea Of ill-heaith nrIt urged wAs
overruled. Finally he said, III my personal
presence among them, or anything that Oau 30
done 10 my name, will aid them, am ready TO
goi but must have the men 70 sustain me n
I assume the tesponalbilltY.n ..
atAted 10 the President what he had said
and he asked me to name his conditions.
General Anderson said, for my second 10
eommsud must have General ". r, sher.
man, who ia the best ofioer know, must
have General BuInsids, who ha, sosrsely ,
OF Oavairy In shanadosh Valley inferior to
neither, refer, he said, to Dol. Thomas, and
Il was In this WAY, that the latter was sent to
isers. lie was nrst stationed al Camp Dick
Robinson, and served In that section to the
Rsfsrenes has been made to the battle Of
Nashville terminating the campaign in the
West. When the movement was made By which
sherman marched to the sea, Geo. Thomas
OF HOODS army who was marching northwArd
At hat time General Thomas had scarcely
ting together as best he could tho material At
fought the battle Of NashviIlo,by which our
trlc glow all over the land.
u VISA 10 Nashville at that time In a civil
capaeity. Although Hoods army had com
above to the river below there was not a man,
woman rShlld that had the slightest fear oil
the result. Business went on as usual, buy.
| ing and selling, marrying and giving marriage
the same as when our armies were In front Of
Il vas rumorcd among a few that change
| been known that-such = change had been
made, Of the one hundred thousand people 10
that city, twenty thousand would have left
confidence 10 General Thomas.
The battle was fought. cannot speak OF
! II 10 military sense, but an old army once 2,
said to me that the battle OF Nashville viii be
! q study hereafter to the student OF military
| science. Why, aald he, Gen. Thomas had
taken a bond OF fate which could not be
After the war was over Gen. Thomas wa,
| placed 10 command OF that department., and
| diseerned a capacity for civil administration
exercising authority with wisdom, ooolneS,
| and justice that won the confidence Of all, and
his conduct did much towards restoring The
state OF Tennessee to oondi'ioa OF tran
His memory Is very precious to the people o
| that State. 10 where you will, you viii no
nnd cabin where bis name is not known ant
They struck 10 his honor a medal Of gold
and cherish II with somethlug Of the feeling
which gather round visible objects connected
with our religious worship. They gave hiu
| the freedom OF their State, and adopted hln
asa eiiiIen2 They honored him with every
they bore towards HIN, and they will mouri
him now a. = personal loss-As one Of tn
adopted, after which the band performed
funeral march, the eNerolGlng closing at tel
O'Clock with the benedistion' pronounced b.
Arrival OF tbo Remains NJ CleVeIAnt
aud BunaIo-ImpoainE Displays IL
Zach CIty-Tho Preparations n
lFoy, MI.
CLEVELAND, April G.-The funeral cotieEs
with the remainS Of General Thomas, arrive
also and left at II noon, the escort takIn
dinner hero. ....r "a. ....
Minute guns were ared and bells iolled dur
log their Giay. About ak hundred Citizen
paid their respects to the illustrious dead
BuSiness was generally suspended between l
and IL O'Clock, The Cleveland Greys escorte
tie reception committee to the depot. denera
Sheridan IL on the train.
BUFFALO, April B.--The demonstrations 4
honor OF General Thomas here to day were Q
the most Imposing character. The joint con
miilse OF the members OF the city councils an
OF tho state aud United States officers me
. the train containing the funeral eortege at III
mains TO this city, where they arrived at O:l
this evening. National hAGG were displAyp
7 at half mast on public and private building
, train approached the city. Appropriate d
lutes were Cred and the band played a din
at the depot.
. OF United States troops from Fort PaSber. u
/ state military ofneora, aud the Federal az
state olloeTs were in full uniform, with the
I s spo@d AZ the depot and perfect ORDER "
! maintained. II being GGoerfAined that the I,
I mains would be detained here until 1870
{ the car bringing the IemainS from Oman
D | flowers were sent By tho committee
b arrangements, to be placed gu the coffin.
J. or The usual military honors were observe
9 aud a guard Of honor rem aimed 10 charge
& the remain. until the hour OF their depsrtu
stan left tonight for Troy, to make prepaf
tlona for the funeral OF General Thomas.
FoURrH WARD woRKIH0HEN's Assool
!. os.-The Fourth ward WoFkingmen's Ass
i, Gin's church, corner Of Fourth and L Streei
q the chair, Said this meeting Is called N
a wofkingmen may counsel for their best late
% eats, CApitalists are making movements
4 the prejudice Of the worklnKmen. The who
:. attention Of Congress seems to be oceupl
!. with the oApitAllats, and We hear nothing
= favor OF the workingmenI therefore II IL q
y oesaary for them to unite and ask Congress
n improve the city and give work to the lAbO
= men will appoint eommittes to represe
d their interests, a. well AZ those OF the arts
i. Gratis, Phi
a of the last meetingj which were adopted.
Prof II, 81. Green submitted the eonstituti
X OF the NAtional Labor UnlonJ which was re
- by the secretary for the In lon Of the 81
y On motion Of Prof, Green the oonSideraII
OF the constitution was postponed to Hub'
a quent meeting. -"
=, Prof dreen offered Ieticb Of resolutioi
n reoiting that whereas the interests OF capt
!. and labor are Identical 10 all sections Of I
y country, We will make II our object to bri
\. all organisations OF this character Into hl
mony with the great party which 10 tho II
:. ally Of the workingmeni that we regard wi
"A dlHtruSt those men from New England a
~ elsewhere who are opposed to the ids nifty
y the labor interests and the politics OF I
~ country when addressing ooloTed menj aud
~ point them to tho fact that New EnglAl
~ through her labor organisations, always III
~ fepslng neutrality In politics, has made nc 4
y. yAneement 10 the tnleTest Of her coloIed
~ boreFs, and We point then TO the fact that
~ the recent oAmpaign In one OF those States /
labor mOyement was the most formidable
:, litieal opponent to the great party OF proEre
~ that a eommlttee OF ave be Appolnted to
"a tefeat themselves In behalf Of wOTklngm
NJ now out OF employment, who arc conneol
W with this aBHoeiAtion, In order that membl
~ and the men Of this ward may have an cot
~ share with others on all public work pl
~ jeoted for the coming summer,
hs Professor Green said ID support Of bis res
" lutona that men from New EnFlAnd co
h. here Aod tell ua that they have AlWAya be
ao In favor OF the labor movement and arc ideh
Il, hedStth Us. Now let Us look At their elAif
There 10 not 4 single negro employed ia
I n