The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-01
GEN. sHERMAN's ADDHEbs

Gen. Sherman then addressed the a.
semblage. lie congratulated the post
on tho way they were progressing, and
on their very handsome new quarters
| lie spoke Of the n0ble work they had
! done during the war, and said very few
| people were aware Of the Importance oi
that war. He had read letters which he
| believed had never boon published, and
| which very few people had seen. These
| letters showed the rebellion TO DO more
than mere SecossiOn--it was a con.
spiracy most dire. Letters which had
| passed between jeff Davis and "a man
whose name it would not do to men
| ton, rs he ia now "A momber of the
| United States senate, had been
seen by tho speaker and
showed Davis position. lie was
not secessionist. His object in start
| ing the rebellion, was not merely for the
secession of tho south, but 20 have this
section OF the country no that he coulu
use IL as fu Crum from which 10 fire
! out his shot ut the other sections OF tho
country and compel the people 10 do as
he would have them. JEFF Davis would
have turned his hand against any state
that would secede from tho south
after the south had seeded from the
north. Had the rebellion succeeded,
Gen. Sherman said, the people Of the
north would have all been slaves. There
fore, whom the members of the
grand army gave tho south battle,
they were deing more than
supervising rebellion. They had done
one of the grandest things man had
ever achieved. Not only did their own
welfare, but tho welfare OF their children,
of all tho people who come to this coun-
try, and Of all who will reside in this
grand republic for hundreds of wears TO
como, was mt stake in that war. lie
wanted to SEQ the members OF the post
hold their heads up high, for they had
| accomplished something of which they
might well feel proud.
MADE no IMpREssION.
| Tho gonoral was Cheorod several
! times during his speech, but his re-.
marks about jeff Davis, though very
| startling, created no visible impression
on the gathering.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The following is from the Globe-Demo-
Gratis report, and tho absence OF all ref
erGnoes topolitics by either paper would
indicate that Goneral Sherman spoke
exclusively from military standpoint,
and without any partisan political sir.
niiicance:
"Gon. w. Y. Sherman was introduced
AS general, hut objected TO tho title in
such gathering. He said in the com
pany of carriage and druggists
he did not mind being called general.
but in the company of soldiers he must
insist on being private and comrado.
Referring To- the late war, he said it was
not as was generally understood, war
OtSecusslon from the United States, but
conspiracy. Il have been behind
the curtaiu,' said he, "and have seen
letters THAI few others have scuu and
| have heard conversations that cannot
be repeated, and tell you that jeff Da-
Wis never was ScceesiOuist. Ito was q
conspiratOr. He did not caro- for devils.
! ions from tho United States. Ills object
was to got . iulcrm from which TO OBJ
crate against the northern states, and il
| he had succeeded he would to day be
the master spirit Of the continent and
| you would be slaves | have seen let.
/ ter from Jefferson Davis TO q mnu whose
name cannot mention, because he is
a United States senator. know Davis
! writing. and saw his signature, and N
that letter no said he would turn Lees
army against any state that might at
| tempt to secode from the southern con
| federacy.'