The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-22
THE AMERICAN WATERLOO.
eF-SERAL sLoCU21 SHOWS WHAT HANCocE
DID 81 CETTvsBU 10.

paign vas addressed by Governor Hendricks .
and by General SiOcum, General McQuade .
and Colonel Cole. of New York. Tho as
semblaEe, immense as it was, numbering.
according TO the most moderate estimate, 90 /
600 people, was but partially able 20 ret with /
in hearing of the speakers voices, but at .
least ten Thousand men, women and children .
heard parts Of tho addresses. The rest OF 4
the large multitude had TO hang outside OF .
listening distance bGuque.ting at an enor-
nous barbecue and gathering in squads to .
cheer number Of witty local orators. The I
most notable speech Of the day was deliver .
ed by General SIocuru, who made, in response /
to a gross rcceHt SANDER upon General Han /
cock by a minister at Indianapolis, named Z
Burgess, a new and valuable contribution to
the history Of tbe late war. Burgess, a
Campbeliite and the principal Of a college. /
and, therefore, a man Of considerable prom
inence, had alleged as 10y authority that Han
cock advised Meade 20 retreat from Gettys-
burg and was unwilling 60 fight there
General Slocum, who commanded a corps
which behaved maguihcently on that great
battlefield. dealt tlle following knock down
blow 10 the reverend gentleman auC his
falsehOod
GEN. SLOCJA : EENAHkS.
lie said have supposed for the last sew
cntcen years that J vas tolcrably conversant
with what took place at Gettysburg. and
wish 70 state briefly what / know with refer
euce 20 HancOck's action on that occasion
l do this 10 enable You whenever any man
repeats any such statement as was made by
this minister Of the gospel, Rev Mr.. Burgess,
TO contradict the malicious falsehOOd on the
spot 1t might be improper for you to tell
q Clergyman that he lies, and vet il these
Hon, finn 4
from the sacred desk and drag their robes in
the slime Of partisan politics, the time will
soon come when the people will be disposed
TO treat them with no greater respect than
they accord TO men of other professions
On the morning of the lst of July 1868, the
various corps composing the Army of the Po-
tOmaC were on different roads and separated
from each other many miles. Two corps,
under the command of General Reynolds,
approached Gettysburg and met portion OF
the enemy on the ridge west of that village
Before noon the next day the gallant Rev
nOlds was killed. General Hancock at the
time, said: I am afraid there j. no heading
them now; ride TO the front, General and
do what You can to get our troops into posi-
ton, and | viii Join yoU as soon as l can IS
sue orders for the movement of the CORDS. -
. Hancock rode to GattyS burg, found our
troops in great disorder, rallied them and
placed them In position or Cemetery HILL
Soon after he had restored order and had his
troops in position I came upon tire field. and
turned the command over To me. We rode
together along the line and examined the
position. Hancock said To me that he re-
garded il - an excellent one. He said If we
could not whip the enemy there We could
not any where. He had left nothing for me
To- do. We remained together. ant l was
present al She meeting between Meade and
Hancock. Hancock repeated to Meade
substantially what he had said to me regard
ing the position. Other troops were brought
Up a. speedily as possible and placed upon
the line established by HaUcocE
HANCCCE's ADVICE.
! was present at every consultation Of
corps commanders, and know that, 50 far
from ever suggesting retreat from that
line, HaUcCck'= advice ON all occasions HsS
directly to tie contrary. / fee. The more iE-
dignsut at hearing statement IT this kind
made JN an intelligent man, for the reason
tlat there is un excuse for Ignorance as Co
= the details of that decisive battle, the turn
iuE point uf the war There has never been
"a more accurate and detailed history written
of any great battle of either ancient or mod
, eTu times The battle OF Waterloo was not
5 more important in its effect upon The future
of Europe than was this Tpnu our country
The battle of Waterloo has been the study
Of military students from the day it wa
- fought. II YOU visit the field even at thi,
Z day you viii find guides there who car
point out to YOU tile headquarters Of Nspo-
leon aud of Wellington they can show y0J
. the field of operations Of al the noted geuer
serving UlltE ttN.ot tFFti Etttltiti~ CON-
/, manders and vet we have not anything Ike
as accurate and reliable history Of tina
= great battle aS we have ot The tremendOu
$ struggle NJ Gettysburg. repeat therefore
that there Is no excuse fer ignorance in re
gard 20 this matter. / have given YOU wha
q / have for seventeen years believed cam
5 under my immediate personal observation
y II am wrong and Burgess Is right, the
10 during all these years / have been dreaming
. But if | have been dreaming ahuus tfetty-
u burg il seems strange 10 ne thar / n.ve
# dreamed of seeing Burgess there. No,
have not been dreaming all these Seventee
years. What l relate here Is the plain an
I simple truth. This unworthy attempt {
- tear a laurel from the brow Of the nObl
" soldier, whose skill ana Ealiantry at Getty,
:. burg have never before been questioned,
not the dTivelinEo Of Ignorance but the luspi
u alton OF malice and party 7iudictiveuess-
II --z-E-
< ITA&CoCK AID THE. TARTFF.-Cen. Han
E. cock has written the following letter TO e
Dr. Governor Randolph, of New Jersey, in refe
encc % thc recent interview published in Il
< Paterson u. j. Ctgr9i7n and in reiteratiC
le Of his views therein expressed on the subje
IS Of the tariff
in CONVERSIONS ISLAND. y. Y, Oct. L. 1Ss
- Nv Dear Governor ] nave received your {
vor OF the Ilth. In my letter OF acCeptan
10 | Expressed my full sympathy with our Amt
I'd lean Industries. / Thought J spoke pialfi
rs enough to satisfy our New Jersey friends
: gardmg my tariff views / am too sound
American 10 advocate any departure from
IN general features Of a policy that has be
ee largely Instrumental in building up our indj
, tries and keeping Americans from the conn
, tition of the underpsid labor OF Europe.
eu we intend 20 remain honest and pay the pJ
lic debt, as the good people of al parties
ke and il we mean 10 administer the functiU
. >, OF the government. thcn we must raise r,
: enue in SoIns vaN or other. With q Teunit
We and harmonious country we shall certain
Sts in time pay OF the public delt; but the z
Ct Cessity 0t raising money Tor Tire admlnist
ton of the government win continue ar iu
IT, as human nature exists, and all parties agl
icy that the aest way flT Us 20 raise the HeccS
Of ry revenue is largely by tac tariff. 81 far
.. we are concerned, therefore, ali talk ahy
N'' free trade is folly; hut the tariff question y
'iJ pru'lahly be treated with Justice 10 all our
ar tereSiS and to The people hv some such a
rs Eatons. I believe that g commission
Intelligent experts, representing both
.he government and American industries,
tI,c suggest tariff measures that VIII relieve Us
'' any crudities and Inconsistencies existing
WIS our present laws. and confirm tp Us a syst
on which win be iadicious just, harmonious :
alb Incidentally prptt ctivr as well as stable in
:; effects. j am very truiF yours,
u WIs-FrFT.D = HANCOCB
1on Hon. THEODORE RANDOLPH, AcrrisJo7
,oi- s-s-
,,r- THr Republican manager who does
!. hire eonlv scounGrei % sneak into q DE
'''i- cratic parade and uufuTl Confederate da
olo- nerlecfful OF lds daty 10 tire greet 80 sta
GER wan. il confederate hle II waved,
.,,.. done - the instance OF some Radical
wants ~ rob thc treasury.
the GFx. WALErR. superintendent oi the
i'm SuS IS in disgrace with the Republicans.