The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-23

GENERAL SHERMAN.
His speech nt the New England Societyss Dim
ner In New York Last Evening.

ner In New York Last Evening.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen:-I did not learn
until came into the room tonight that was to
One-the Army and Navy-Qaughter) hope you
will permit me to preface it by few remarks, to
CONNECT me with this society. / first doubted
whether l had right to come here tonight;
whetherI was liable to membership or association
with men who claim Plymouth Rock or Massachu-
setts, or New England as their home. Gentlemen,
my father and mother were both New England born.
(Cheers)
learned from books alone that in 1854, fourteen
years after the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth
Rock, three persons OF the name Of Sherman
reached the Boston coast (applause)-the Rev. John
Sherman, his cousin, John Sherman, who was
styled the captain, ana his brother, Samuel Sherman.
Samuel Sherman was the ancestor of my branch OF
the family, and settled at Stratford, Conn, and
lived there fifty years after reaching his home.
NV nother and her &c child on 6orseback That child
was my brother, Judge Charles Sherman, OF Ohio.
was the sixth child. Our father died and left us
all very bare. (Laughter.) Bnt friends came up
and assisted us, and we all reached maturity, and
we all married, and the number OF children we had
laughter) Gentlemen, the Shermans q nume-
rous family, and may safely assert that they all
obeyed the Divine COMMUNICATING went forth,
increased and multiplied Qaughter), and nope they
have done their share towards replenishine the
earth. Laughter and cheers)
THE TOAST.
My father took the army as his profession and
that is my toast, and the navy by association, and
kindred services Tor the same nag, the same coun-
try, and the same cause and whoever desires to
SOW dissenSi0ns between those Two branches OF the
service, is not true soldier or true patriot
(Cheers) 1t is my earliest recollection to be
ciated with the Kindred service, sometimes among
the everglades OF Florida, now on horseback, some
times in a canoe and now on the deck OF a ship !;
and say of them that never would desire better
soldiers or better men. tApplause) Further than
that associated with the army, which Is my pecu-
and smple of 'The ATmy Of the tinted States SIeaI
beg TO consider it in its largest sense-eyery man
who can bear arms when the country calls him into
]
AT present the army is but mere body OF men
10000 in all, scattered over continent larger than
| all Europe. from Alaska TO the Rocky Mountains
! and from Texas on to the deserts among the In
dians that IL almost requires a search-waTrant
! TO find them. They are like pickets along those
stations every man watchfu to protect the 1rontier
| prepared for every coming emergency, and as
they have to be pushed further aud further slmo st
without food and yet the subject OF eternal abuse
spoken OF as tyrants with bayonets IN hands, yet the
most submissive citizens in the land Appause.)
ARMY or PEACE.
challenge comparison with them and any body
! OF men III Europe for suboTdnation. (Applalse.)
I Wherever they go peace legus. IL is even so now
in the South, where think the pistol aud dagger
! rule. We ind a little company of bluecoats, an
/ onicer and thirty men enter disturbed district
| moment we see il, andlt is an evidence that they
J are faithful men and command the respect OF both
of as tyrsnis armed with the power Of the law to do
as they plesse to the people OF the South free from
responsibility TO the civil authorities protected by
/ stance OF a soldier ofllcer or man committing an
! act Of tyranny, hardship, cruelty, or injustics.
/ (ChfeTs.)
/ We could almost eOvet war with a foreign
enemy, for would then know exactly what 20 do.
But situated among our citizens, friendly 60 all ap-
pearance, but VINO may be hostile our duties are
! delicate in the extreme, and hope you Will never
lose your faith in body OF men who may be called
l to more pleasant duties, but since the Rebellion
have performed most delicate duties as faithfully
and truly as any body Of men know OF in person
/ experience or history. repeated eheersl
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