, 1870-04-09

HrslYo
,aan es no moFcuents Of the army N,nt that
I,,e !onght dcsperaty for the possessnn of tnss
viii viii 1hc desa wG1eS En-, IL snor time, was covefs,i
would not retreat; the rebels ronn not nav,a ,nsn
has h!'a hM 1fufEle lasted until both psrtjss cT'
pe1shs noo noodeay ,S retired. The victory having
OF The Cumberland fell back mon IshstrsnS,1n ~
~ = soM movement hut the substantial results of
sne b campaign were insured, and on that Iay, he.
chcsam,nas S as sfSa6Is ALL snoTn as "Thc Rock 81
tne power oi the rclelA [Applause-l The htstory
y, snIs country has presented no Rradcr spectacle
hor.. u,a as,s a 40 realize !tA grandeur, men must
selt On that daT. ''A-A''
3nlo,eis AAt arc familiar with tho scenes Of the
nA1Leneld Know that Onc o! the mort tilfilcut Of
that Of being the General amid thr rush OF ercai
nats!e- The difficulty Is to stand or be still aud
.nlnE The temptation 10 forget rank, ami posi-
by the strife, IL one that not cycry man can resist
II taat desperate struggle there could be seen
Major Generals anil RHGa,llcr Generals, with mus
Eet tn land,-foEEt:tlpg their duty. II IL true
nghttnS like common soldtegs; but GcncEai ThoQ-
- wsa the commander Of the army, and during
m ns. y nsn:a,nsH ~ ,hs aa thought
iul colurosurc and power OF being able To think
when other snca we're Wild with excitement, that
enabled him to use the materials entrusted to hIs
care to sarr the As,uy OF the Cututcrlsnd
suon after that, General Thomas was assigned 10
Inc command Of that army that General Bragg
SEeI'tSSN AV AClA III tiL&3E bSiRE HI IH1tLAGnqT3,
General Grant having been assigned l., the cotn-
ml,ii Of all the armies Of tho Southwest, anxious
Tao1s 1S1 aa9ga ys' ~, 1no1iny % snd trusting
answered: - will until we sta1ye:" auI every
man IN the amy knew what that meant What
ever hal bccn expressed by the Officers Of s5IiIers
betufs, fhurt was no more doubt after that that
Chattanonca would Ike he'll. by American soldiers or
That II would contain the graves OF the Rreat
after, The enemy thai haI occup!esl ths sanan @ oi
plaIs eaht OF Chattanooga were In full flight, pur-
kte,! " the ar1ny-not tho Army Of the Cumber-
land alone, hut the united army assembled there
TO rrndcr secute that important military po!ut
The eampatcns Of Atlantis, Including Kea,ca,
kSnesaw Mountain, Peach TREE Creek. aud other
torJ of The country, followed The battle Of Nash
flle substantially CLOSED The war ami with II end
ed @ tns mere military lIfe Of General Thomas
;t1cztnt ncld. to bear my old relation 70 him.
lic commanded the Military DIVISION Of lie
taTesIoi the Mississippi perhaps II was called
tncky His duties md mine, from that Tine forth.
were mainly political. had known that General
..se anos& r. nc ~ nEeSnn,nE ~ Of Tug var. entertained
hut found thai he had pondered all the events Of
taos1 stafs carefully, and bad reached conclusions
tlat nave tecn shown 10 1t: sound ny the expert
ence OF tho last few Year, I fouDi him wise
and 1uatclous counsellor. fuuna that he had
~ un'y comprthcn,ied The situation, and found,
ia lnete the qualities ttAt hal before suspected
II mt known; md may state hero now. as
sv'dcnre q What ssy that during bis adminis-
IT. Cnvcn "a est;io ;o'son Maie nc was required
can be found Of an ii ii ib,ustce s@a,nptG ap ni
Tu,y Ha nc @1 vas1 wnx a,s towaT o. A. any sase being
;e S M ass IT ~ u
ne observed Too, during that whole time that Gen.
We heard as w, snnr;tmrs hnv ~ ner nase
Atalhf themselves Ut their positions either to on
ses InG nr!ns ' ~ OF 2 asg1ire property or them
sysr malisnant hes Jet 6ecn ioand Win has has
fame of GeneSs Geone II To,pn, ns1 tme ssf
not one. 49, An'taA' lApp'ausel-
AMI In aa,,,o, n, al, ,n,,
ample il history Of more s i.fyeas ea9uest n1
than in nIm - tnt, ,nv tSht th.n9 Trinity Spoken,
him while b. ,Ivi to esIi X Henueen Ser. Mao Knew
5n, - h, -, 'eE ~ aeanne ask those who tst.l not
ia tat1nrs ~, hi ~ n!s "tiien productions
,i6nc ast Inam ~ y XIV nn ases this work Is
lSaaa, Taisa Iaa vas nn.rue or Which can se truly
aoWe to socae e 81 ~ ng iain9s MAJ II
,asy ten ope Illustrative q y own viexsSsssn
I:"xth t1at Aapptueu 81 washington Oh the
t".. p"us H., 81 .n,5 lSoG Vas on rennsylvania arc
s~nrl rut un, one 81 those innocent get Ingenious
mesteea .,s ~ which st!nEy men are made liberal for
r tc noss onaer S a. = s'eSon ,n or0 @I s%on
nnnhar " ,tsn y. aosls naRes !nsetbed with the
5tt 1!s n7 name ssmemset to naye eTamine lie
=, ~ sIsI none! WIS necessary and gave Il
N hcr W, wy Mas me ballots aud said
Semi onn ssid 1se y , 5oses - iqf GsofEe Thomas
~ ,, Is ~ nos sas e9a4i q GIant Thomas Is not
y; ~ IaGm 2! snsftnan; Thomas Is not the equal
s nf h1s s,,aqotH s1n e VEL On ana Sayc ne long
W ~. ~ ~ ias EuI'tll"lA IHe!c wac nothing in the
~ manner o. tnc rcIson that thought entitled him
y any pstular respect mud laughed aud sail TO
arr beginning to vote In this country as wtplcasy"
~" ,'a az. ieH MI Waut to know, s!t-why II Ia
wy !! W s"te lof General Thomas" "Mc, Sit, said
nnr written a IL since the beginning of The war
lAlplause. Thcse were apitnded 10 his reports
nos'a, nc sss o! naaE1nay prisoner There were no
friend, VIC have come to rcenrd General Thumas
as being the ssessuf Of about all the truth there
this lncidcnt, only ask 10 In ras,Ionet for doing
=, Mcause In that meant to zpress ny convic-
liens .hat m man cyr. lived WIN WAS moEc carciu.
Caase It WIS the truth {Apnlausc.1 Cnseltsh, No
interest ui his own WA sufficient
~ -, ~ snMuce s MIN n s~e!re from that
stoWt, 10 rsal-e hcynndH simple uaErasiOn Of their
acts. tnthsiouS. ne euuvht to 1erreciate no rival.
ess. inns, J., NJ sSae.t at 10 90 bis own duty ile
..ihH1 nH.t u xsaS re nun q himself and ot nil
rttSE, !c souEnt 70 lran The l't OF btameless,
~ ~ ~ I asnlnll matt aad NJ d.d, aud liz
'":u ~ ~ .ne !aN man afeth t.Anr'ause.1
Ny conntryMeb, how valn all this In. How vain
T. H. - even n"w exccr: In view OF the important
,.. t.*Snu t'ts iS snscncs ", TO st'eak as have
sFoAen AUsds VIII not give back to the country
~. Ia nc5 hn'essn snn. Moris Will not Restore u
,i,,sry,sI ~. 1,r s, 90 ,as ~ ~ . JunS. 10 nave
iicn and rrv,.r.reS ~ ~ he W ~ INT auec-
Tr-.IaT. nut Whcrc hc ha,si"t |as .,, rsah;t5,
trEi,. LT th.sant;s ~ ,i,n,irn,s ~ way nssi. A.
III, ns Tha1 !. .n,v ~ aas ~ as ~. s1t1nwiis
history f hs iIfc liz was .m brn n ~ 1 Luz. onhaf!
,iirfi Thcs.s cfr1ttn Tss,s " - ~ Mtc1. 1n has
tory 50 iar "a nis ynsf 10 " n.s MS
10 him more rsr,iu h1rsi ,ha SI1 tn H'nse ,s .s
ii ii ss fortunate moi hut ihes '1 n,ss sn!s n",se ~ INC
% hut lew nf "a 10 IL. rnannt hi, H., y Ky ssen
,s have splenll, onnrt,,t,.s AMI h, ~. f sw ~ VI y,
equal them It they wcFc oil oiier I H. u II i IN IN
tovc his ctAantry as 10 ,e n.aiy "a liz f,r y
70 70 love his duty ~ t, ssrscr MI ~ H. r NJ -
M ptn, i,, T. .aTr ,I,t w" ls e - i've sss
M after Er shall have russell awaS Il si'f mi 'hs ~
~ .l1t l. insosc., III ,ar stsnes'e; You AMI ali
:rtletrattsl US hut a.: fcr n il x,t y, IT, Mns
rs uf us: Dust ,ho,, MI sn,t ~ n. @ VI tss..
.:urr" Ills t:n nf him # v,!t T.. tr,,s ~ sA,t ''nt
,ias hence. Ant: We nav honn ~ hnsa VI ~ MI
fh.t whJsh hr has rsi;.,1 .n; "1* ~ nasc sec1tsi
rr1ye he,.aus.. snovr enI ,n, Ia.s'. nsacslni
s,r ,hpre il IN lie tst s,errssfn M IN. .na' nr
as.tyt1E in the rnnrse ~ ,hn, nra .h ~, nr5s'
,ni1,. Iuiljn" man onrs fnrunt Tnea y, tne wsa.S.
,sraIe fn If iei,s',,r,. =. " 80, qIiss F.ase
n-s ~ ~, s hnr ,S ih.f = ~ y NJ me t"ach
E-nr,t tn us ~. cat, INV t M'h H.. ."t ra't a.
m When our c,reer % IL .nau, '9s "t i'is Giss.
,c' Eanas, a he' 4H''1's aci'esltea "here We will
'sa i~s'e' 49,. ...
Indies and Ecnticn1en, / an done, feel that
ave ten unequal tt the duties yuu have I'M
llH nlt lt-nIht Nh task Ii more difficult r.,
.1s Ak q the LIVING Is easy. II We pfasr thr noble
1rient:s and II We conienn him, hc md. cfcn,,srx
uu ertFy ha!ltl fsnt II We srraE ~ III, drad n,r
taust teI,c,4 words arr ta1n,. ii We attemnt TO
a.s s!ea: rae W Ill its ,ae mo. iost :, 81
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