Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-09
TOASTING TECUMSEH.

TOASTING TECUMSEH.
| General Sherman rendered a Banquet by
Washington Friends Last Evening-A
Touching Response to the Teast of his
Sixty-third Birthdsy-Words of Wisdom
to Citizens of the Republic.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-A banquet was
given at Wormley's tonight in commem-
Grafton of the sixty third birthday of Will
liam Tecumseh Sherman, general of the
army. The guests were Chief Justice
Waite, Gen. P. Fl. Sheridan, Speaker j.
Warren Keifer, Senator Jos. R.
Hawley, Marshall Clayton McMichael,
Mr.. Stilson Hutchins, General Van Vliet,
United States army Chief Justice
Carter of the last supreme court.
Senator John Sherman, Senator John A.
Logan, Justice Macarthur, Senator VIM. B.
Allison, H. J. RamsdeIl, Henry Wattersen,
Justice Stanley Mathews and Justice Mil
Ter.
In reply to toast to his health General
Sherman made speech of some length
from written notes.
Gen. Sherman began by saying "Aecord-
ing to our family Bible, was born on the
8th day of February, 1920, consequently
am in my sixty fourth year of life, and if
I survive another year will pass from act
i've command of the army of the United
States to a life of comparative ease and
retirement The law for the compulsory
retirement of all army officers at the age
of sixty-fou was in my judgment wise and
proper. 1 did not ask for or wish excep-
tion in my case and declare that then
as now approved the measure, and asked
my friends not to interpose any objections
by reason of its effect on me.
think am duly CRATE
sixty three years of varied life with my
mind and body sound enough to promise a
reasonable remainder, and am thankful to
congress that a suitable and liberal pro-
vision has been made for me and those de-
pendent upon me to enable US to live out
our appointed days in comparative ease"
He then reviewed briefly the progress of
the world in arts and civilization during
the past half century, and referred to the
stirring events which had taken
place in this country within that period
and especially to the wars in which
the people of the United States had been
engaged, and said even now, after very
short lapse of time, it could be seen that
these wars had accomplished valuable re-
suits, which could not have been reached
in any other way.As an illustration of this
he cited that the Mexican war, which ex-
tended over q system of government from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, converted
lands which had remained for centuries in
the possession of wild beasts
and wilder savages into pros
porous states and territories. in
a short period of years. After pointing
out that the act of acquisition of Califor-
MIA was also one of the results OF this war,
Gen. Sherman reviewed briefly the rise and
development of that great state and the
opening of railroad communication across
the plains, ''In the mighty enterprises"
he said, ''the soldier went hand in hand
with the civilian" Referring to the late
civil war, Gen. Sherman said: Il need not
speak to you of the civil war. Its history
is written, and all who now hear me
remember its details. [ will venture to
say, however, in this connection, friend and
foe alike now share its glories and fruits
No part of the Union experienced a larger
measure of profit than the section over
which we seemingly triumphed. | be-
lieve nine of ten soldiers of the South
would to-day rather be member of our
present glorious Union, at peace with all
the world, than citizens of Southern con-
federacy with slavery the corner stone,
and at constant war with their neighbors.
l have not the least desire, here or else
where, to boast of my share in that war,
but do feel a sense of pride and satisfac-
ton that we as a people met the issues of
that day like brave men, and carried our
ship through breakers, which for time
appeared to be shlpwreck.
That peace and good order now reign su-
preme, and that l may lay aside the armOr
with which have been clothed with honor
and safety. Another will take up the task
where l leave Iotf, and our army will
move on in its glorious career to an ulti-
mate destiny which no man may foresee.
In conclusion, the general said: ''The occa-
sion is not suitable for me to say
even this much, but though my
military career is in its penultimate, I can
not help but plead to my countrymen at
every opportunity to cherish all that is
manly and noble in the military profession,
because peace is enervating and no man is
wise enough to foretell when soldiers may
be in demand
Speeches were also made by Chief Jus
tice Waite, Justice Miller, Gen. Sheridan,
Senator Hawley, Senator Logan and Mr..
Watterson.