The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-10-21
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THE AMERICAN WATERLOO.
GEN. sLoCUM SHOWS WHAT HAN
COCK DID AT GETTYSBURG,
And SlIenees Reverend Slanderer Of the Penn
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At Anderson, Madison county, on Fri
day last, the largest audience of the cam
paign was addressed by Governor Hend-
ricks and by General SloCum, General
MuQlade and Colonel Cole of New York.
The assembage, immense ss it was, num-
bering according to the most moderate
estimate, 20 900 people, was but partially
able to get within hearing of the speak
ers' voices but at least ten thousand men,
women aud children heard parts Of the
addresses. The rest of the multitude
hung outside Of li5iening distance, ban
uuetting at an enormous barbecue aud
gathering in squads to cheer a number
of witty local orators The most notable
speech of the day was delivered by Gen.
ersI SloCum, who made, in response to a
recent slander upon General Hancock
by a minister at Indianapolis, named
Burgess, a new and valuable contribution
to the history of the late war. Burgess, a
Campbelite and the principal of col.
lege, and, therefore, man of constdera
BILE prominence, had alleged as by au-
thorlty that Hancock advised Meade 10
retreat from Gettysburg, aud was unwll
ling to fight there Gen. Socum, who
commanded corps which behaved mag
nihcedtly on thai great battle fl I'D, dealt
the following knock down blow TO the
reverend gentlemen and his falsehoOd;
GENERAL sLoCUM's REMARKS.
He said Il have supposed for the last
seventeen years that was tolerably con-
yersant with what took place at Gettys.
burg, and l wish to state briefly what l
know with reference to Hancock's action
on that occasion. do this to enable
you whenever any man repeats any such
statement as was made by this minister
of the Gospel, Rev. Mr., Burgess, to con-
tradiCt the malicious falsehood on the
spot. 1t might be improper for you to
tell a clergyman that he lies, and yet il
these gentlemen continue one by one to
step down from the sacr desk and drag
their robes in the slime of partisan poll
tics, 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 1st of July, 1863. the
various cor,s composing the Army of
the Potomac we're on different roa 1s and
separated from each O.ner many miles,
Two corps, under the command of GEN
eral Reynolds, approached G9ttysbu .
and met portion of the enemy on the
ridge west of that village. B fore noon
the next day the gallant Reyuo ds was
killed. General Meade, who was riding
with General Hancock at that time, said:
Il am afraid there is no headisg them
now; ride to the front, General, and do
what You can to get our troops into posi-
ton, and will ln as soon as | can issue
orders for the movement of other corps
Hancock rode to Gettysburg, found our
troops in great disorder, rallied them and
placed them in position on Cemetery
Hill. Soon after he had restored order
and had his troops in position / came
upon the field, and being senior in rank
to General Hancock, he turned the com
mand over to me. We rode together
along the line and examined the posi-
ton. Hancock said 10 me that he re.
garded 1t as an excellent one. He said
if we cou d not whip the enemy there
we could not anywhere, de had left
nothing for me to do. We remained to.
gether, aud Was present at the meeting
between Meade and Hancock. Hancock
repeated to Meade substantially what he
had said to me regarding the position.
0,her troops were brought up as speed
ly as possible and placed upon the line
established by Hancock.