The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-11-20

| society. nag was presented 70 the society by
| Gen. Logan, on behalf of the Citizens Commit
tee. Gen. Sherman responded in brief
| speech, and introduced Gen. Grant, who spoke
| as follows:
| COMRADES OF THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF
THE TENNESSEE: After an absence of several
| years from the gatherings of the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee, it affords me heartfelt
| pleasure to again see you, my earliest comrades
10 arms in the great conflict Of nationality and
| the union of the States under one free and
! alwa' s-to-be maintained Government.
| In my long absence from the country have
bad the most favorable opportunities for seeing
and comparing in my own mind our lnstitu-
tions and those of all the European countries,
| and most of those of Asia, and comparing our
resources and their development, and the Ca
| pacity and energy of our people for upholdng
the Government and developing its resources,
with most of the civilized peoples Of the world
| everywhere, from England to Japan, and from
Russia to Spain and Portugal We are every
where understood; ourresources are highly APP
preciated, and the skill and energy and intelli-
gence of the citizen recognized. My receptions
have been your receptions. They have been
| everywhere a kind of an acknowledgement
that the United States is nation, strong in
dependent and free nation, composed of strong,
brave and intelligent people, capable of judg
ing of their rights, and ready to maintain them
! at all hazards l" .g
| This IL a nO7-partisan association, but COM
! posed of men who are united in the determine
ton that no foe domestic or foreign, shall in
terfere between us and the maintenance of our
grand, free, and enlightened institutions and
the unity of all the States. The area
OF our country, Its fertility, and the energy and
resources of our people, with the sparsity of
population compared to area, postpone the day
| for generations to come when our descendants
will have to consider the question how the soil
| is to support them and how the most can be
produced for the support of human life, with
out reference to the taste or desire of the peo-
| pie, or when but few can exercise the privi-
lege of the plain luxury of selecting the arti-
Giles of food they are to eat or the quality and
quantity of clothing they are to wear, but will
remain the abundant home of all who possess
the energy and strength to make good use of
hem, If we only remain true to ourselves.
such country is one to be proud of. am
proud of it-proud that L am an American
citizen. Every citizen, North and South,
| East and West, enjoys common herit-
| age, and should feel an honorable pride in it.
L am glad these society meetings keep up their
interest so long after the events and scenes
! which they commemorate have passed away.
They do not serve to keep up sectional feeling
| or bitterness toward our late foe, but they do
keep up the feeling that we are nation, and
that it must be preserved one and indivisible.
We feel the kindest for those who fought and
| fought bravely on the opposite side from us.
! They equally claim with ourselves the bless
ings Of our great common country We claim
ffot them the right to travel all over this
broad land, to locate where they please, and
the right to settle and become citizens and
enjoy their political and religious con-
victions free from molestStion or ostrecism,
either on account of this, or their connection
/ with the past. We ask nothing more for our
selves, and we rejoice to see them become
powerful rivals in the development of our great
resources in the acquisition of all that should be
desirable in this life and in patriotism and love
of country H &c.,"
Other speech-making of light nature was
INDUCED by Gov. Oglesby Gen. Sheridan and
Gen; schofeld, after which the great humorist,
the following, a
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I just within
| moment heard Gen. Sherman say to q gentle
man sitting in my neighborhood that, if he
would promise not to speak more than two
minutes, he would let him get up. He didn't
say that to me-, and I Judge by his remarks
Louder" j Butts that loud enough
[laughter]EI have not listened to bad speech
| tonight, and don't propose to be the one to
furnish you with one; and would, if had
time and permission, go on and make an excel
lent speech. More laughter But never was
happy, never could make good impromptu
| speech without several hours to prepare It.
tRoarsl -s..et. 5..
On the following day, the ex-President was
present at McVicker's Theater at the meeting
of old soldiers from all armies, at which G, a.
| Chetiain presided.
Speeches were made by CORPORAL Brownell
the avenger of Ellsworth; Gen. Logan, VIM.
Hendershott, Emory A. Storrs, Gen. Fuller,
| Gov. Oglesby, and Gen. WoOdford Gen.
Grant spoke as follows.
COMRADES AND FRIENDS OF THE LATE WAR:
l was entirely unaware of the object of my
| coming here this morning. | thought it was
to see the place where you were to meet
| this evening or some other time. I
was not aware that [ was going to meet so
many of my old comrades, but I assure
you it affords me very great pleasure
to meet you here, and to meet you everywhere
| Veterans of the late war to me are companions,
and in all my travels I have been in hardly
a country, in hardly town, and hardly place
in the two and a half years that have been
away from my own country that have not met
some of your number. .,.
AS we heard last night, wars, while not de-
sirable, are not perhaps unattended with good.
| We believe sincerely that the war which we
waged has been attended with solid good to cur
| country. We believe that our victory rebound
ed to the benefit of the vanquished as we'll as
to ourselves. We believe that they would have
| been IN very much worse condition than they
| are now had their cause succeeded, and we
certainly would have been infinitely worse off,
But wars render another benefit People who
grow up in a time of profound peace are very
much accustomed to vegetate and live along in
! or noar the place of their birth; but having
been torn away from their homes, as all of you
were, they got weaned from their homes, and
at the close they seek the best place for the de-
veleopment of their energy and their talents,
and in that way the veterans of our war are
scattered over all of this broad land, and are
now developing our Territories, building
rail- Dads, opening mines, opening farms
can be made, and is being made, available
for the support of man. They have scattered,
and are building homes in foreign lands, and
opening in that way the commerce Of our
country; they are making our country felt, and
known, and appreciated wherever a flag can
float lin
Now, gentlemen, I have said great deal
more than had any idea should say when I
came here. And, as Mark Twain very aptly re-
marked last night, could make very much
better extemporaneous speech if had coup PIE
| of hours to prepare if in =.