New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-09
GENERAL SHERM4N'S BIRTHDAY.

BANQUET IN Ills HONOR IN wAsHINGT"N-TIE
STIRRING TDtEs THROUGH WHICH HE HAS
PASSED.
WAsHINGToE, Feb S.-A banquet was given
at the Por land Tonight Of sixty third birth
day OF William Tccmseh Sherman General Of the Army
The guests were chief Justice Waite, General 7. III.
Sheridan Speaker J. Warren Kefcr Senator Joseph r.
Hawley, Marshal CllytOn McMichael, NJ. Siilson
Hntchins General Van Ylet. L. g. A., Chief Justice
Cartier, OF the District Supreme Court Senator John
Sherman, Senator John A. Logan Justice McArtlmr.
Senator william b. Allison H. j. Ransdel Henry Waiter
con- Justice Stanley Matthews, and Justice Miller.
Ir reply to the to has health General sherman
made a speech o. some length from written notes He
began BY saving:
According 70 orr family Bible was born February g
1920 consequently IN sixtyfcurth year OF liie
II survive another year Will pass from the active
command g. the Army Of the United states to life OF
comparative caec and retirement The law for the com
pulsory retirement Of all Army officers at the age OF
sixty -four was my judgment. wise and proper III"
.ot ask for or Nsn an exception in my case, and
declare that tlcu rs now approved the measure ana
asked ny ueuds not TO lntcrpo'c any oo
iections py reason OF its efecr me.
,hrk an duly grateful that have
passed through sxty-three years Of varied lire with
mind and body sound enough to promise rcasonaber re-
maiudcr, and thankful TO Congress tha' suitable ana
liberal provision has been mad for me and those ne
pendent ca me to enable to live out our appointed
days In comp Hratye ease"
General Sherman then reviewed briefly tho progr ss
OF the world in Tie oil civilization dorIg the past
half century referred The stirring events which had
taken place in this country within that period ana
especially to tie in which the peop Of the United
states had engaged, and said that even now Giter
n very short laps OF time, II opni be seen that these
wars had accomplished valuable results when
could not havo been reached in any other way
iUY.tr Ffrr. Of ha al
lean war, which cx'ouded our eystem OF Coy
crnmont from the At antc to the Pacific. converting
lands which had rcmlned frr centuries m the pos e7-
zion Wild bets and Wild savage idto prosper MS
sta rs and rrItorirs me short period OF thry-seEen
years. After pointing out the laci Una.
t !!e acquisition of California was az, .,c 0ni
; erman reviewed briefly the r 40 and development of
th,t ate a ID the op nns II RAILROAD communication
'In these mgn'y enterprises" he SAID l." The soldier
n report If Genera sheridan the railroads overlook
Tire successive lines Z" isoated frontier prt- ~
meats, spra OF over country no longer req urn ~
tar, prot c; on the Army vacated Is temporary she rs
ana mlrclei on dtO remote region, d yohd VIZ !" ~
p "A and II, pioneer work In T OF Oh III ~
vtncug line q troops the primitive dug1uis ana calls
Of Tie fro steadily r'pllced me ti1to-
fm houses tnfty III, not vla-rs ono Dusy towns
% pcopr wno knew how best to employ tue vast To-
-. The great Wet
thus has little Army been constantly engaged IN
n mutt In re 'uit- as any oil TIE gtairr
on-, with hope Of tame reward. scarcely
RcrIrus To- he owl, War, Gen, RAJ sherman said
Of 'le t1Nl NHr IL history u
written, aI. he remember = Diet ia.
VII vcutur T. -ar, w"v' r. IN this COM cctoN a.
mend TO- al b. shar ITS glur - ~ iru- No
part % the UiOl has cncHu larger measure %,
profit than the srct n over which " euirg1 tri-
Pho believe ~ nine ont ut tn oi the soid r. ~
tur aOld il, her b" mrmp r. ~ oar present
gor Union. AT p,ar with AT tue world ihan en- Ieh7
ui fihrl OuirI,ra'y WIT slavery the e. rnrr-'tonc
MI at con INT WI g." o. thrr neigh i"is maze not
tIc at src rls whrrc, u boast o. m hare
f. tat var do H. sense oi p-d" 81. fact.on
at peupe. met tic i-sucs OF TIA gay iAr rave
uru "a d Cl-I1i ON ship rOi tue ir-akrrs
Wulcl tInc ilr toned shipWIrca; tar peace ana
goo Irt now re go supreme. AMI TIA may lay a"iDe
tho aruor VITA lch hhy. cn C.Oihei WI "a honor
aul safety. Auot cr VIII take 40 thr t~k va r. l'Fc
OF. Arm, VIII move on 10 iiH rpus career 10
he u.timatr dec IN wuIcI no man may for,ce
Ic occasion not siiaDo tur m say even thlS
much, but, though mil ary c~r.tr Is IN = pruuii-
mate. + cannot De- p plead Gu tryurn al every
oD uuy 10 cuc. AL ia J.. manly AID noble IN the
uit4Iy pi0frs ION, because nCace ~ cu o. <, anu no
mani. cluugl 10 fUrytcl when soldiers may be IN
demand am
speeches " r. also made nv Chief Justice Waite, Jus
tce .lc Gcl. Ri sheridan. senator HIwlcy, s:nalor
Lu-lu ana Mr.. b aticlrOu.