The daily gazette., 1883-11-12
ALWArs var ox EARrn.
The Retired General Says There VIII be
glenty % WoEk for the Army.

The Retired Gonegai Says There VIII be
K-lenty u SFork for the Army.
GencrAi William Teenmssh Sherman won't
over IA Governors Island from the New
York Battery on Thursday and vissted
CEneral Hancock for an hour. General
Hancock b confined TO his house. After the
visit General Sherman went 10 the meeting
OF the Military Service Institution and heard
read paper on the duties, hardships and
necessities of the cavalry at the frontier
posts. The paper was written by Colonel
Bracket, Third Cavalry.
General Sherman was introduced by
General Crit,enden, aud as he got up he was
applauded. 81 did not come here tospeak,"
he began. "Tt IL the first time l have ever
been present at one Of your meet
ings, but through correspondence with
General Hancock have encouraged
you in your purpose, which believe is
10 develop military art aud military science.
The paper Just read is almoet like A, b,
TO me. believe the cavalry arm OF the ser
vice has for Is years past helped on our ma
tional civilization in manner for which it
10 entitled to receive the respect OF ita eom-
fades and OF the people OF this country and
The whole civilized wcrld 1t has done more
actual service ia propoi ton to itb size than
any other part OF the army since the civil
war closed, IS years ago, aud that Is the
lifetime Of o man. II has done great work
with Indians and cowboys and all other IT,
regularities In the far West. Now II 10 time
for the cavalry to unsaddle their horses and
take their case.
''At the same time," continued General
Sherman, "this Is q curious world We live
In, and there is no peace for the wicked or
or for the happy either. SO l wish TO en-
courage by the wisdom Of experience the
| youth Of the land, In front OF whom the
work lies. There is yet plenty OF work for
every man In the service and there always
will be work for the military. Old men
like General Hancock and understand thai
We must pass off the stage, but we have got
our heads yet, and they will ever be at
the service of our young men who follow
| US. We have gone ahead and set thu
example. l know that there always will
be war on earth. America Is only on the
threshold of her history, and the American
Government is TO play the part of protector
to the human family. The whole worlt
turns to us to see what the result OF our ex
pertinent In government will be. We do moi
believe in the divine right of kings 70 rule
but we do believe that the Almighty ru &C
and by laws almost to infinite for US to un
derstand. We are the iirst people who II.
| as people to understand those laws. w
have passed through the measles AM
the whooping cough Of history, and nov
national manhood begins.
s"As said before, there will always b
war on earth. II foreign war should com
to US, that would be easy TO take care OF
It's the civil war which Is worse. Maybe II
will be between labor and property. Th
regular army was great boon in the civ
war, and it would be In another civil war
Politicians aud civilians sneered at the reg
ular service then, but saw these men be
seecb us to give them somebody to put
, battalion into shape.
Before another lifetime comes aroun
e there will be 100000, 900 people in tn
h country. The regular army will always /
I needed. believe we could put into Il
: field an effective army OF 100000 men. KeC
! up the army. 1t will form hsrdered ce
q tire which will be able to penetrate to Il
end Ct the world If necessary. II will be
5 bond between all parts of the Union. ha'
. no fear for the future. Let us keep ol
knowledge on which this military o. ste
is found, pure, holy aud sacred. | belize
I that in our army the captains and lieute
s ants are as well endowed as any on cart
i and are willing to do or die for the
a country"