The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

e Il tour of inspection, having arrived
.; New Orleans on the Goth. He -, ~,
terta e 9ty, BIZ aXHd Ito to the introductory adj
dress, is reported by the Picayune to
have responded as follows:
Gen. Sherman and the members of
his staff, who arrived in our city last
evening, at 3 O'Clock, upon the Cilatta-
nooga train, from Mobile, were by spe-
ciai invitation entertained by the men,
bers of the American Union Club last
Charles street.
The introductory address was dcliv-
cred by Col. Charles Case.
Gen. Sherman, who was in citizens
dress, upon being introduced, made Il
short speech, which was received from
time to time with applause by those
present.
In his speech, Gen. Sherman referred
to the fact that he had once held Il COM
mission as colonel of militia of the State
Of Louisiana, and that he was once at
the head of tho State Seminary
He said that it always gave him
pleasure to visit Louisiana and to meet
not only the members of the Union ar
| my, but also his old friends upon the
other side.
''Gen. Bragg and IL said the Gener-
III, care close friends, and know Gen.
BcauregarI very well, but I have not
had the pleasure of meeting him this
! time. Gen. Hood called upon me to-
! day, and I intend to call upon him to-
morrow"
He referred to the fact that he had
been to the Boston Club and other
places of social gathering in our city,
l. J. u 4,< fx,&.~
slip to impress upon his "rebcI friends, -
as he styed them, the Importance of
sustaining and perpctuating the Union
In alluding to the matter of recon-
| struction Gen. Sherman said that il
! was II most delicate and difficult prob
| lem to solve.
England has been cntlc:,vOring to re-
construct Scotland for two hundred
years, and still who could fail to detect
tho marked characteristics Of Scotch.
| man as he entered the rOOn-thcrc was
us much difference between him and at
| EngliShman us there was now ant
probably would he for many years tt
come between Il Louisiana planter anG
Il Maine ZIMMERMAN. If a people, he
said, liked to havclaws made for them
they liked to have something to dc
with the making of tllcm themselves.
In time he thought the people of tho
South would come around all right but
they wanted it to be seen that the work
of reconstruction CmanatCd from them
selves.
In alluding to the pcrpctuity of tn.
Government, he said that the Union
must and shall be maintained, but
qualified it by saying "at least if it is
to he broken up, we of the n orth claim
| tho right to effect the acknowledgment. >
lie advised the members of the clul
to keep strright along in their own way
to give no offence, but to assert thci,
rights when necessary, and that in due
time thcre would be all that could be
desired in the way Of determination.
After the close ofthc Gcneral's speech
he was introduced to the various mem.
bcrs of the club, and presented with
three we'll filled cantccns, bearing upon
them respectively "Our First Drink
1Siu;' "March to the Sea, 1863" "Our
General, ISL
The presentation being over, the
cloths were spread, and n collation.
served.
Among those present upon the plat
form were Collector Casey, Col. Strang,
Gen. Beckwith, and Major Roy, the
President of the club.
The American Union Club is COM
posed exclusively of white men.