The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-05-12
Report Of Gen. Sherman's Speech
ut New Orleans.



at New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, April ~, 1871.
General w. L. Sherman, with Colonel
McCloy, Of his staff, and General Marcy,
Inspector General Of the United States
Arm y, arrived here last week en- routc
to Texas and the Western frontier.
The arrival Of the General Of course
created stir among the Federal officers.
civil and military, and set the Radical
politicians TO thinking Of how they
might, individually and collectively,
make some capital out Of his visit. 1t
was arranged that the American Union
Club should tender him reception, with
toasts, music, speeches and all tho usual
imcidcntals. The General, when advised
Of the fact, and invited to attend the
affair, inquired pointcdIy ii the club
was a political one, intimating that II 1t
was hc would prefer to be excused. lilo
was informed that it was not political in
its character, but q social organization OF
gem mtlcmeIi, many of whom were ex-ofii-
GERS and soldiers Of the Union army.
Upon this assurance he accepted the in-
vilation, and on Thursday evening tho
reception took place at tho rooms OF tho
club, No. 18 st. Charles street. The fact
is that the club is composed chiefly OF
ultra Radical politicians Of large expcc-
tations and corrcspondingly small intel
lcctual force.
The toasts and speeches were wi at
might be expected OF such an Organiza-
ton, Oh such an occasion, with the OK
ccption Of the Generals remarks, which
fell like wet blanket on the spirits Of
the manipulatOrs. lie declined several
times to speak, and ut length very re-
Iluctantly responded. 1t was very evil
dent that he did not wish to speak, but
fisherman !" "Shcrman rcsoumtlcd
mally, after begging repeatedly to be OK.
cuscd, he rosponttcd substantially as
follows:
GENERAL sHERMAN's SPEECH.
IL believe this 20 vcrnmcnt will keep
! OH growing until it spreads itself over
the entire American continent: but IN
order 10 gain this much desired end. and
Ito maintain ourselves as u free and indie
; pendent republic, we have got to show
I more charity toward each other. 1t hns
. been remarked by some gentleman who
has preceded me, that it was generally
: conceded by the soldiers of both armies
!. at tho close Of the late civil WAL, that il
the questions and all matters Of the sot-
ternent or the difference between tho
North aud South were left to the armies,
il would be settled VI once, and every
thing would become quiet and orderly.
SO believed, and before signing tho
/, ,Iagrccmcnt with General Joe Johnson,
! called together all tho Generals under
!. my command, and without dissenting
u voice they agreed with Inc. l believed
Nat. IN IN nI
D would have lived up to the very letter Of
c the agreement, and, in my opinion, if
s there had been no reconstruction acts OF
$ Congress, and the armies been left at
D the time to settle all questions Of differ
5 cncc between the different sections Of
J the country, the people wOult have at
once become quiet and pcaceablc. |
: probably have rs good means Of intOr-
y nation as most persons in regard to " hat
is called tie Ku Klux, and am perfectly
y satisfied that the thing is greatly over
u est imatcd and ii tho ku klux bills were
!. kept out of Congress, and the army kept
y ut their legitimate duties, there arc
: enough good and true men IN all the
Southern States 10 put down all Ku klux
u or othtr bands Of marauders."
These were just about tic remarks
, that his entertainers did not want him
Z = to make, and there were many, who
! doubtless concluded that they had made
!. blunlcr in insisting SO pcrsistcntly up
!. on having a speech from the General Of
the Army.
!. 1t is difficult TO convey through n let
. ter the exact impression made by tho
: manner, as well as by tho words OF the
!, speaker, but it is very clear that he had
|. no faith in the Legislative Mosaic called
reconstruction acts, ami that lie did not
consider the Ku Klux Of sufficient
strength or consequence 10 require tho
}. rcprcssivc agency VI the United States
I army. In fact, he spoke rather cOntcnp-
tuously Of the whole business ia and out
0 Of Congress.
: In private conversation hc was even
@ more emphatic and unrcserved. Speak
# ing of the San Domingo scheme, he said
1 to me:
! we have territory enough, more than
& VIC have use for. We can hire cUalii's
4 station in the West Indies fOi tlr'cc
thousand dollars a year, and we had bet
ter do that
y Ii this had occurred in New York the
: Herald or World would have had tho
IS full remarks, IL the reporter had 10 lake
c notes on his shirt cuffs: but here thc
y nc " slDapcrs did not have the enterprise
> 10 give any report.
J. These uttcranccs are Significant, ana
Z should 20 10 the country.
s Thc Republican, the Radical official
organ would. Of course, suppress them,
a ,nu tho Others had no report.
!. VEMTAs.
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