Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-12
Correspondence OF the Cincirn.a Cor.-,e,.,.,
. III H r DTAH AGHG- 1T O.
lie Denounccs tao Kn-ssIux gan mt
$500 Domingo annexation
New ORLEANS, April %, 1877,

NEW OltLEANH, ApfII %. 1871
Cen. W. u. Sherman, with Col McCIa..
of lis staff, and Gen. Marcy, IN n y. c,.i
General OF the United States amy -.
rived here last week en- route 70 r -.
and the Western frontier.
The arrival Of the General Of COM.
created Stir among the Federal Office
civil and milit9ry, and set tho Rsd,ai
politicians to thinking OF how II cg njpit
individually and coliec lively IN Ike - -I1
capital out Of bis visit It wa7 nrrang.3
THAI the American Union Clnl sb.'nIi
tender him a reception, with toas s, ms
speeches, and all the usual incid sut..,.
The General, when advised If tie fart
and invited TO attend tho affair. inapIrS5
pointedly if the Club was Il political c.'a
intim9 ting that if it was he would nraTa.
to he excused. He was informed thot :.
YVES not political in its character bat
social organizatio n Of gentlemen, many IS
whom were ex-cflicers and folders If tEa
Union army. Upon this assurance be ar
cepted the invitation, and on Th.r-ao,
evening the reception look piaca 1T ~.
rooms Of the Club, ID IT. Chgria.
street. The fact is the Cub il cuiDno.n1
chiefly Of ultra Radical politicians q n,l.a
expectations and corr.sgc naiugly small
intalIec ual force.
The toas.s and speeches were what niol4
be expected of such an organ cation IN
such an occasion, with the exception =.
tue Generals remarks, which feI Ike -.
wet blanket on the spirits of the sral,jnn
laters. He declined several times TO sp.,I
and at LEI 9Th very reluctantly r,sLoa ,la
1t was very evident that he cid ug5 VIZ,
to speak, hut ''Shermaa J. SHERMAN =
lesounded again and again over tio
room, and finally, after bt gging rcpeaf-
edly to be excused, he responded suGs.gr-
TALLY as follows:
GEN. sHERMAN's SPEECH.
believe this government Will keen On
growing until it spreads itself oy>r tie on.
tire American contlnt Mt; bat in oId,r fo
gain this much desired end, AID r,.i.tain
ourselves as free and independent leppb
lie, We have got to show more ch.ri,y to
ward each other. 1t has been remarked
by some gentleman who has preceded me
that it was generally conceded by the SOL,
diers of both armies at the clio e Of tie loto
civil war. that if the questions ard all
matters of the settlement cf the difference.
between the North aHd South wcr.. LIFT
to the armies, it would bs St tie IA: once
and everything would become quiet and
orderly. l SO believed; and ha., A. sign.
ing the agreement with Gen. Joe Jo.rs0p.
I called together all tie Grneial5 under
my command, and without di.s ntlrg
voice they agreed with me-. [ H., Ie,el
they surrendered in got faith, and woa!d
have lived up TO the very ieitsr Of tbC
agreement; and, in NY 0 i0ior, if III f.
had been no ICtouSiru- uuu Ec'a OF Con
gress, 0nd the armie, Uctn eft a tie inc
to settle Ill questions Of daft renee be, ven
the different sectIGus Uf the cDuItry IT,
people would have az once u csn2e qtic.
and peaceable. L prubl6'y have "a, goul
means Of INFO fmatIun It, IA person, ~
rh tn NykA MT ia Al L / H.. u,
am perfectly satisfied thai tne thlLc :
over estimated; and if The Au-Klax bis
were kept out of CO"gro-s, II II tao AMY
kept at their Legitimate duties, fii.r- 4 =
enough good and rhe men il al $ ut',r.
States, to pat do IN "a KH-K,ux uf - ...--
band of III traudecN
hese w re ju~ tn remark lat h. d..
fertilizers dld uJE w4aa Ai,lI - u-;a 49, ALt
there were m4uY WnU luLb ,--e 60 cd 4
thai they had mace 4 biuud-r il It's >.l.r
so persisfentlj upon having eD-ccL arDl.
the General of tlp Army
IL is difficult 70 convey t3ranah 4 e. ID.
the exact impression mad By I'll. t.a.n-r.
as we'll as by the words Of thesU akcr, Gu:
1t Is very clear that he had no Ia.LuI4ti
Legislative mosaic cal ed recon -tTar'.u1
acts, and that be did not coas,d,r t4
Ku-KIuX of suficiens etreas.h Or cots.
quence to require the repr-s-lgo sg, uey q.
the United 5 atss army. In fact. be
spoke contemptEously CT the whole bae-
ness in and out OF Congress.
La private conversation lac was wen
n ore emphatic and uureservod. Sae4a-
ing Ct The San Domingo scEcGe he sui4 h.
M:
We have territory cn9u9h-m lro ihan
w8 have use for. W. cau lire II COS ing
station in tie West Indies for three tloa-
sand dollars year, AMI We bad better DO