New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-09
GENERAL sHERMAN ON 4HB ARMY.
IT'S PLACE IN THE CoUNTRYs FUTURE.
REMARKS AT A MEETING OF THE MILITARY sEh-
VICE INSTITUTION.

REMARKS AT A mEEltNo UT III"
VICE INSTITUTION.
general meeting of the Military, Service 1stEu,
ton was held at Governors Island xG isue icy
Among those present where General III f ff 40
cumseh Sherman, Stone Pacha late chiG5 "a
the Khedive;, Generals Crtten o@n,,andipg Fort
Schuyler; Colonel Gillespie, of the engnoers
Major Mckee, of the ordnance; Majors r Su,,aor
and Randolph; Captains Welies' prhnr and S%P'
Ward and Wharton; Lieutenant Barber, ana our
When General Sherman arrived at the island the
wharf shone like bed Of p6ppo os tbe sta Of Major
q enerai Hancock was waiting to receive him. AT
the guardhOuse the guard was turned OUT ana $1,000
tg;tb nreSented arms while the trumpeters blew
fanfare General Sherman listened with uncovered
head until the trumpeters had ceased. IN n0nt OF
General ancoGEs h3Gs9 to the The on s TSe a na
Ierymen of the light battery stood by their guns
near the Sorth Battery and an officer approached
and offered the General salute but ne declined IT,
After paving his respects to General Hancock,
General Sherman called upon General Wmppe'
General Hancock did not leave his house all day;
1t was said that the old wound which he received
at the battle of Gettysburg was troubling him on
account of piece of bone working through the
skin. His general health, thoweyer, is good.
The nNdsr d the and %
war in the upper hall of the clock tower building.
General Crittenden presiding On his right SAL
Generals Fry and Webb and on his left General
G., Bracket, Of the Sd Cavalry. The subject
was Our Cayalry-its duties, hardSh1ps ana neces-
stiles at our frontier posts" Colonel Bracket being
detained on duty at Jefferson Barracks, ST. Louis,
General Whipple read the paper, which treated OF
the hardships that the soldiers have to endure the
heat the cold the hard marches, and the ISOLATION
When the paper had been read, General sherman
said:
did not come here TO speak hut TO listen inc paper
by Colonel Bracket which we have heard 70 Gay see W
ME to be the c. have seen so much OF the cavalry
on the frontier posts do believe that the cavalry arm
has done work in civilization that should cOnlhhhu
for the gratitude OF the country and tho respect OF he
world IL is lifetime since the civil war closed ana We
old fellows are passing off the stage or action so WHO
have been General Of the Army, have watcheu lh5
young The old men, especially yon one IeSgeu anu
armed Ones have earned whatever OF case or honnr
won have attained Is for 10 give 10 the young
men the benefit OF your experience We nave lElscu
through the measles and wh0Opng cough part Oh our
National existence and the threshold OF new era
Our country is not finished yet and the eyes OF te WORTH
upon us. NJ,
In other times Kings ruled by right from heaven. We
DENY that light The Almighty governs ny means 700
intricate for comprehend and through the people
comes the Dover In army 1t II necessary 10 nave
CAPTAINS and colonies and generals, but II j. also nc
sary 20 have q power behind that pays the blllS we
must strive 10 he like the laborer of old worthy OF his
hire appeal yOu to mnglo more with iluis, 10
comprehend them and have them comprehend YOU III
order that there he perfect unity between inc people
and the army. believe that in the future inc army
will be the nucleus around which this great nat0nany
will concentrate We officers have great power ana we
are responsible to God for IT, believe that the army IA
in q finer condition than 1t ever was 10 the young
men OF the army the future - committed
Remarks were also made by General Price, stone
Pacha General Davis, Major Sumner and others.
General Price said that 20 per cent of the men VINO
enlisted in tho American army were American bOfh