, 1876-03-20
GEN. SHERMAN.


Al o St. Patrick banquet Ut at. Louis, on Fri
day, Gen. Sherman made q ppeech In response
to toaat, aud, among other things, suid.
Tho army Of 177e v.s tho refuge Of al Who loved
hsir snse.y M u 10 % ro Of baltic; snd wo olsa that
tho army OF 1870 tho beat friend Of lborty good or.
;a4 nod Submits 70 ~ ss .os. s
not worthy Of bis hre that tho army waa teeeh
tho dy poo INT s,sadlnS ID 9F@g s 9f ~ %
pIa. These kre modern inventions, uodozn party
cries to scsEo and eontuao tho ignorant. We
modern doctrine Of evolution that teachos that
sucoo!lng generation Ia necessarily better than that
whs sn. nSfor but & tEeS @ ms IT, 70 ss'sa y ~
din, HaneooI, geho'oli. s1cDowoii. sud long srrsy
OF 1irissdiordcneras, coonts capta1ns and ueuten-
sposb W. polnt Viii rrido to our army, seatsesea
that u III tho qualities of good soldier, thoy arc
hssds % md Thisps; Ds!tnsp. whyi Wsst w iii =
at!on to The asmy4 He Was Cabinet M!nlsteE, eiy-
ad n9t s hDa n ~ to ho Il %
entittss hin e charitable confederation; 1esd =
hsvs fo1sotten. sni vo ot the army ean tEutafully
SAY thst sh!s ,otcnsc, bo 4 what u may, Is not
military Law or Jurisdiction. Tben you say. nai,.
cook" Well bag hs not beon tried By tho highest
~ 70 nc ps9 Il
ability of sucl judges ~ Dillon and Tseat7 Ihcir
reputation IA s.e that nee0s no Pansssro from nc
ono cent Of tho phic money from ,ta appropriate sn1
e 81, ovn pocket q taina 90 No. lels;e ~ VII
aro no copcealrncnts. nor technicatoa devised by
lawyers 70 screen TIM innocent3 and Some.
,s sa1 IN Al et h, pnsa to II & m + OF sasar
n.y. and It Ia s.ekcnluR to observe that men, usually
ss sna ,u ' .S Res hei,e as
that fraud and pecutaaon ~ the Eule, and honesty
T. IND tlak Ts sho1d @ rssst tss toEren @ Our
ident has surely dono enough to cnte him 10 sbsolnte
wicked Or suilty. 1t no lima tn ths history of lis
country hhve our couEts Of !Aw, from Tho bupr eme
Court 4 Washtngton down to The District cous Seen
from tts composition, representative boiy aaarng
liz virtues and vices. II corruption oxst II is Will
the people 1t large, and they correct tho sv by
nd ,1sas Mons s e
IN s.s %hst sre liz setasi fssts; " hsve 1sesats
On ono rnootJ II mo country dissolution and rnin-on
all fearful debt Atates. counties, and cities followed
dobs. Tho deba are now due, snd boa. heavily IN tho
shhpo Of taxes on our homes Oh nrope1ty. aud busi-
dropped thcir profcsalons md business, and found
themselves without employment when the War VIM
ore1: These naturally turned q tho National goyOrn-
uroat hacSms anniy irresIstib,c, The mower to AZ
fnint tn thc.e oires Ia callOsi pstronave" and In
con,mon to nj Ioyernrnents. Tkon, ogaIp, nross a
vas NUMBER of eiams for damages ior 1eizures and
iots Of property by Rcte Of WAT These njl involved
LARGO aums al money and money now Is as il sjyays
h.s btcn tbo cause 81 ifo etst,apie-o{ currunion
Hh,f Ia aTays rooI euthnr4ty and Ilear Whist
Hc ihrnnuh Tm,,o ss he hani1,.i liz n,traa ri
IN rrss In hs naor cEnn.t in exchanuo fnr tha doac
n 1oisnn: ~
sTheTe a Inv ooia. worse robson to men,s eous,
nolno rn,a - ~ ;ynhri.. Fiji n iI,ta sostisnms wnrt
T..s thnss ,,r noHnJs thet linn IN. ri mt s.
Iii Vso a ttn, h..t aniS III 80. nom A'' sA'
II. tsn Issua - H., snu . a' - e" ..',tirm w., :, -,
aea n.9neJ ~ Wy III eM" ~ =, ~ ,1r ~ ~ =, st,
Mass. a1I ~. ~ au1 ". ~ ~ na' tos -
dle iol II inonHa onieess ana s".i,uis I a1e ampy
men subject TO- gu sna sss @ o. men, ~ w
OF we atny lsoi+ os satAes aA wv 'es' oso u TUG
epl" " oalnb
For gold tho merchant plowH tho ualn,
Tho farmer ptoWa thu Iuanors
Dus glory Il the so!hicr's rEiEe
Thu Iollcrs wealth 10 honor.
rTis On thu frontier the real army 10 to 10 foun.
90 yourselves 10 Fort Leayellwort, 10 Fort STILL to
Fotts Laramie, Uritger, Ooncho, nnywhers re,aole
from tIo Temptations Of cities aud towa And .hess
jon WIN oI.sfve osor, sya:sn. economy. sulfdenai
and Hospitality. II u not at the Capital In t!e
sger cities that you should look for Tic army. 10 10
aufa tie sulaiesp must To fel, clothed, aud
provided witt, tho essentials 1t health and
comfort. These muas be procured at thu
great market towns, and 1,aIu for by money