, 1870-04-09

even though The heavens falL Fur thst ytnna
tha' th Suals!. no man vas more distinguished than
-and mat central quality Of pat1toijsm ami 1n,,r
aRr that he shared In common win ma count1v.
sp Sha nas Patient uaisrn seifeain.
al eminent degree, furnishes thr truc rrv ~ tha
- Hoiiasi1ul character he developed 90 often nnnn
ine nrs. .he Where he distinguished himselL
Of military o. 'us e!rI neIS niep pny4ea suss
E Eoshy o. consideration; for in whnicser desres
1snefal w. Thomas Possessed these qualities. when
ish,t, oT I,h When he ceased TO exist. they per.
he bc Remembered For whai' ams1l saal'
~, soldiers tnas knew him dut1p9s sISa: ihc
In s p1gas Or re- iase war do you most cher
taat survive; that lire though the BODY NAV ner.
-. -. aou tnat Knew General Thomas wilt reneu.
@ TT 1a1 noL above but as s.reat as nny other msu
Anu"n+ efhcI to ancient or modern tlmes be nns.
stse9 the lofty virtue Of unfaltertns truth df nm,
aalteEnE fidelity 70 bis obligations a patriot and
nt - an ~ ..a 10y kneM thai above all men Of hs
IS!auons o. hts lte Hts history illustrates these
S'@es 1n. TO ,,t that history point your attention
WnEn; na!i a century ago, was the scene Of that
fearful traRedr which wns remembered ali ov.r
me south ~ long as slavery existed; OF that
ssaesy ing % WhiSh mai made southhampton a worl Of
tnelr wondering children, on those occasions when
the fancttt Of S!ase uprtstngs sleai as thew 1lid
i M Ms1T nS,snPptno, to nesEat5h be entered
himself the obligation OF RlIItary serrtcn n
hts country and adhered 10 that obligation from
INC hoa1 ~ assunsd II until ths hour when bis
" pr.}utsicc OF srtncets h5 ambition, aauIolrtl
ths a mnthsr lha1 had nuFturcd them. anu took up
,.n, nn,s against hsr In the hour OF her trial. hut II
seligsuoa taal he haa taken Gu himself, and al. s
hered to the nag Of his country. fAppIausel Not
passionate, nnt rrvengriul toward his kindred, hut
~ his relations - the government, be pursued the
.'yrn tenor o. hls way and nu wor.i escaped him
that BE- was content During the envi1cT years Of
he, faithful aul,ale1n 1he campaigns ~ If 's,a our
Fat,ic.l then. ar now undrrriood tu Ue mere iris
oacs In peaceful life. remember an,i 10 ia
ih.,,1h H"a, Mhcn H.. COR i'ooa snufscd m'rc rapidly
Flstn and the battics Of the XeYiean
III Wien 1 We hare sincc that time, IN the
lieu over The batte-ne1ls where inorc me1 had
lrcn struck down than co1nrostsi tic armf a Al
si lema n,, VISTA: ,it; hose eamraigas seem trsS-
sc. sf svln ana nh1'a' tsq M Mft!nSashsd HIM
Whcn 1hs xar conmeace a Il T,% aps ID
fentt'lEtel ly most Of you, 1t was known anu Ielt
n;1s;es tSat e n H1e "ho snEaSed IN the military
tfasnlEE were Invaluable General Thomas found
sefss s5y IT, ns Services ,sn wsre 5eur IL
and was sent thence T 70 I The 'nots eas, amS ~
hchtackF, Which at that time, and II the ctosc ri
Q. the tase Of all the operations With which h. Was
cnnnectrl- You that watched the earig nrn1rrss
t,i nc strurslc In the West and Southwest viii .s
Fame, In Central kentucEy-Caiup Dick Rol,Insnn.
fuu hs4Tcc1y Ennw, unless you hare travelled ihat
fSc1"n. ., the stranSe character Of the country.
Eolhtalhs fshtu SirKtnta that cross the State to
Tennessee; mountains Inhabited by bold, hasdy
!%rula'ivn, ,I4 who, by thelr poverty had
say ali earnest and true in thcIr devotion to liz
national canse: while, on the other hand, In ihc
and wealth had been accumuatsl, feelings Of Gt..
!"yalty Nryasctl the people. patriotism ai the
1Safts 81 the mountaineera At that polnt-ihat
ton ot he Tennessee ine-sh!a camp vas seiert-
cd, and became The refuge Of the loyuI people that
WeIc cltirr dsine from the rrlels around them of
their country: For ms siass Of M men Ga1ersi Il
4as 9,e leass Dc; n,;i;a,,, Win nohiss 5eps. f.
arunI him, he became Mt u1ce theis trusted
1v.scr md thclt leader. liz himself native Of
thS S.aie OF vsrgna,ihe mother Of the State Of
nwn people And let me remark lust t1crc. that
during the whole WAT, General Thomas never fSr7
S.. Ina, tne People q The Southern states we're
N their campaigns through the South. regarded
Lit N sometimes as aliens anu strangcra, alWnys
as curmies, no expression al any time escaped
II II IN ms alrs other than expressions Of co.npas-
El"n IaF people 20 mislel, SO wr3ngri as were
H. great body Of the people Of the south lie
an anctc feeame the leader Of hss own people; be
~ ete &c oFEamIed little army. which, with The aid
won the decisive victory Of Miii Sprinv. which
slcssnns.l ths whole &C coaas1y, s1ys' "nssd aud
Of tie national army. 1Applausel That ba,iis. 70
small In comparison with the sut,seournt tT,.rnrn
houH encounters that startled and amazed the
Eflf %r.4
rested % a,lyahce III ZutticoIes iIlio Inc a.ate nf
kcAtueGy, ami fixed the doubtful inyn!ty OF ruany
;. Ml.:wtrs even then 'lssralrlng Of The republic
eyes ~ The american people thut In General
THOMAS was leader whU would hereafter .l,stip-
Eulsh himself tn the service Of his country. The
YiSs weakened OF npaircd either hy reverse or
~. brilliant, hut steady. earnest wcll-as-
now repcat to you that which ynu ali EnoWs nv
You fecoIlcct, thuse Of 1ou WIN are familiar viii
,ne unie 1hat thG af'nF WAS urrsnzcd In Kentucky
GtnefM iluei! 10 1fttShurS Landing, in the rrar
leltevc. lie did net reach The fiet, In time to en-
gaSs F. 10 INC strIrEls- lie subsequently returned
10 tennessee With Buell., und whs with ltb1 In the
r'tseat 10 ktnturlF: then With Kos..craus, again
70 the south, ansi on tbc del, ncas Mur1scesiDrl
,, nteI sI% ~, ~, ihe1. as leader, although ha
H high qualities that assured me (and illrre II
= thtallishc' Of lila riatns to e regarded as IN.
Tnss s a.l ae tcs ~ ess Erran tA'aqse
s.."lltst tllr i,aitIr Of Stone IITsr. nr MIR.
,fccslkfo, Us II Is romrtMncs called. It will
that on the nigh, Of thc solb Of D,s,,ms,.r'
irr. 1sSs when the arms rcachc The held west of
Muri1trsiUro. it WIS thF belief Of the General vi
.sn''ers. that tlr s'ne1nr Ah atianior.i III. Town,
y VIII lr rrillstnrrr! That xhlie The army va. IL
i'ni'oli to take Possession Of wh4t was Auprose,l
my, not tetEenting, but thrcatcn1g to a1ranrc ia
Ihc atkarE- They viii remember that during That
Ilsnl nt'u 'iu.ng thu hh'Fniiir af the s1k1 t1cr,
we're thuse Ecears which solirrA feet hut cannot
,!e'cr1N. that fmrttndrd the coming of the ta.t.
Il Will le remembered, too, that flefore
dasisras the res'el rieketS and aiterwnr,ss
colnnlcncra that peculiar, esaspeia.r, irrtta I'M
fstc that prccr'ice n conflict DO not Know xhut
may t't The ,na.tninEs Of others: III, not Know
MbAl s1s'fE.r Ut superstition there M. le in he
lHlfe,hlbn have frlt N{tg13 Oh III, mornings
Preceding the grt-it hattles of the S,uttl: that
tsc was - soneihtac peculiar In The rasping ht.rt-
an CT great crhnMt. Ii ~c.ss,.l N II the yery
arms IN the hands of the nrn xrrc impressed witt
tSmfsing lh' ttassso1ls tuat would soru be m.
cf:atltd to rase 'luEtns the hoars II struggle II
Nf'l he Tenr Er!esi, teI. thar th re,cls IN ,ast
nte!ninE, by Ill tariE adventurous movement, had
nasanSs.i NV eloss usn our army, and that at iaHn
ols'n DAVIS division. upon Sheridan, and,
IN vet! short t1sns, upon cae,ey, of he
s.sns commanded hy General Thomas himself
~ that tine was hat young suIdier. reme,n.
bt'r having hcaId the tnar, nIa.i having observed
that the battle seemed moving, sometimes SLOWLY,
a'"aSs steadily, tn the dtrrctsna Of ,ne rear sud
r2st mr own sivh1, which was hv that time en.
EaEcd, aud t'n,llng this warrior and hero, Who's.
EE1lsr now stands tetorc tic ~ II he were a.ire
yet. amid al! The tesrnrs OF that hour, deliberate
an'i cain. without single sign uf emotion upun
him. fArrlausc1
TIER Is in every man strong and .1eeF,-,cated
sPttit nf heft-w"1shfIl We iovt manhood, We love
c.irarc art! resolution. /, myself. ty that ttnis
all atsaze with the excitement Of The fhur, was
aSsensshc,! At the calmn'sa with which he surrJt,
tht Whole hcrne- sa.a 70 him: ''They have
catht1l your rrar;7 touched my hat to the steady
unnnred soldier, and returned 10 my own com
manu-. In moment becAmed swallowed min the
rassths that take Possession oi Itcn upon hattle-
nfla- when things raA anil things present. apt,
all things arc fasrntten IN the terrible strife. SON
IL. lssat,s % hat te became The key OF the teiG,
Grams, With thai brilliant courage which M dc
ttnVulsheA him, and which Ii OF Itself sitlc,ent ID
at"ns fnr Al, the fanlis tha have heen unchnrital
iInn1te.! to hin lnrrtAuse1. fnsfe ainng the lncs
and with lsce al! glow, The very ru,bodinoent oj
the noble, dashlng, gallant soldier, Inspired TIT
Sh !. sGHssS xhSIssr he wsnI Tn.a.
earnest whcrryr. his services we're required SPEAK
Ing worls that chetgetl the hearts Of The men, no
!" "9 III u txss:ns shas aaass
., @erc tns s,,re, elss ss... wrss fcrae: dc!
c"nxratnlasc, him upon his eseaIG trrfa xrst nst
surrosed to be the dangers uf the morning. III
answered ny congratulations By speaking ID tome.
| III (blfNe os the Ezilaht DfhAF1tIr OF the ftrADr
| t.ndr! h!s co1nnand-taprause1-. little did b
| care for himself.
General Thomas from that hour became 1h
tcttFal 1EuFe of the Army us The Cumberland
| stA'n afttr General IosecFalls WaA attached I,
another ncid, md General Cris,cudcu AID den
era1 AtCN'k len ihc army. Hundreds Of hray,
enlecfS were silent upon the hafs1c ncIl. Or wcs,
| disabled. and left the service. Thousands o
.'l'e names were stricken from the rolls By death
hut 1hunas still rrna!ncd-aseed no leave OF nj
sehcf. tut remained steadily with the army frpu
thAt Nne uNltl the s1lhslAutIal clnse nf the Ma-