The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-09
SHERMAN,S SPEACH.

SHERMAN'S SPEACH.
he PAYS JUST AND TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO
INDIANA NA's'soLDlERs-HE THINKS THAT THE
TIME Is OPPoRTUNE Fo9 RETRosPRCrIoN
AND LooE TO THE FUTURE.
FELLOW SOLDIERS, LADIES AND GENILE-
MEN: 1t is needless for me to say
that can expect my voice TO reach the
uttermost paris of this vast crowd. L there
fore beg as much silence as possible during
the very few mocaents shall occupy your
attention. came from home in St. Louis TO
the soldiers reunion in Parke county, and
/ find the whole state represented here. APP
plause.] And had known this ] certainly
should have prepared something worthy,
according TO my abilities, for this occasion,
but trust as usual to the inspiration of the
moment, and hope your committee and you
yourselves will be generous and forbearing,
if fall short of your expectations. Before
touching on the topics / propose to speak of,
permit me 70 say thst fully accord with
Senator Morton in what he says as to the
feeling of our people az home; and for our
friends at home we always feared the worst,
and / agree with him that they suffered
more in mind than we who were en-
gagged in military encounter through
the swamps and forests of the South.
1 further agree with him that we should
never in one iota, surrender our claims that
we fought for. 1t was the holiest of holy
causes. We were right and our enemies
wrong. EApplause.l 1t must be stamped
for time TO come, and while we are now liv-
ing it is the duty Of every man to mankind
to teach his children to record it in strong
language that we were right and the rebels
wrong. When / came out here last night to
ride over this beautiful grove, lighted with
lamps. it looked to me like fairy scene, and
L almost looked to See the scene described by
Shakespeare in his
''MID SUMNER NIGHTS DREAM"
or probably of something more modern; of
the gardens in Europe, with dancing and
singing and ladies and children, fathers and
brothers seated at the tables listening to the
charming music. But what did beholde A
mass of people sitting here listening TO
every word of the orators who spoke last
evening, and it struck me that the people
OF Indiana were that sort of people who
preferred to listen to the words of patriot
ism rather than indulging in the
sports of the forest. Therefore, no one
will dare TO address you mere hattering re-
marks, but something worthy of being re-
membered. Gen. Sherman spoke of the
doctrine of state sovereignty, and said that
Indiana had rights subordinate to the ma
ton, but the nation is over her and the state
must keep its own sphere. No man must
raise his hand in arms, for If he does he
must die. That is the lesson taught by our
civil war. The states have been we'll
likened to the harmony of the speakers.
Each planet keeps its own orbit, but there is
one mind over all and each must keep its
place. / have no doubt that the war
for state rights has been decided and ended,
but disputes may arise. So therefore, be
prepared my boys, at all times to come to
the call of your country, not merely for a
Fourth of July affair, but seriously and earn
estly to sustain the nation which stands
firm and steadfsst among the nations OF the
earth. The lime is opportune to take re-
Prospective view and 20 look forward to the
future. Next year occurs the centennial.
The people will assemble to consider
the past and adopt plans for the future.
THE NATION Is MOVING WEST
year by year, like grand old army. 1t has
gone on, and 1 could not well define the
frontier. Not long since Travelled over a
country in a palace car where you at one
time could not travel without fear of losing
your scalp. These people OF the South, let
them nurse their feelings as much as they
may. Now you will scarcely find man
who will admit that his grandfather or
| father was Tory; [laughterl and so it will
be in this case. It Will not be many years
before it VIII be difficult to find a man who
was rebel. lApplause and laughter. ]
Such has been the progress of our country.
extending our borders, and these people
down South may growl as much as they
please. think before the close of this CEN
tury you may seek in vain for q man who
will acknowledge that he fought against this
old flag of ours. Let me here in the pres
ence of this vast audience say what 1 have
said before, that Of all the men who occu-
pied civil stations during the war we
had not a truer friend than Governor Nor
ton. (Applause). When we called tor more
men to aid in putting down the rebellion,
Governor Morton never sent back word that
we had enough. He was always ready to
give us all the aid within his power by his
public or private credit. We always
regarded him as true and noble friend OF
the soldier, and to-day hope and pray to
God that He may spare his life long in the
councils of this nation, and that he may
attain whatever he may aspire to, civil or
military. In regard to the
ACTION OF THE INDIANA SOLDIERS,
certainly no one ever had q word to say
against their courage. [Applsuse.]
would like to see somebody do it. [Ap-
plsuse and laughter.] In the South they
used TO talk about the fighting of the North
ern people; that they were not fighting
people. / don't think they said that in
| 1866, and we were just getting warmed up
] when the war closed. Applause and
laughterJ You soldiers VINO fought upon
the field of battle were not militia or vol
unteers, but regular troops sworn into
the service according to the rules OF
war. and the very moment you step in
side ofcamp or take a musket in your
hands, you feel at once the inspiration of an
| old soldier who loves nothing but his God,
his flag and his country. You were regu-
1 lars Just as much as / am. Some may call
you volunteers. So are the regulars. No
man is compelled TO do military service ex-
| cept with his will. So regular soldiers are
such volunteers as you. You were regulars
and when the country calls upon you again
I'll bet [laughterl all have got that Gov.
Morton-(he won't be governor then)-but
whoever is governor when he calls upon
you. the thing is done. [Applsuse and
lasghter.l And 1 think indiana can
QUIET ANY NATIONAL DISTURBANCES
likely to arise in your lifetime, or that oi
the next generation. [Applause.l Ladies