The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-14
THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
Fhe Annual Meeting-General Grant Unable
To Be Present.

LAKE MINNEToSKA, Aug. I3-The members
Of the Army Of the Tennessee assembled in the
parlor of the hotel we're called to oder by Gen
eral Sherman, who read q brief letter from
General Grant, expressing regretthat his health
would not allow him to be present. General
Sherman, before reading the letter, said;
Nineteen years after the close of the war we
have reason to be thankful that so many survive
In health and 5 trengtht to assemble In accordance
with the promise made in 1860, at Raleigh, to
keep alive the cordial ties of friendship which
bound us together during the war. Brilliant as
is the history of the deeds done in war by the
Army of the Tennessee, we believe our fellow
citizens will concede us equal honor for pure, un-
alloyed patriotism and generous actions during
the Intervening years of peace. Before proceed
ing to business [ deem it proper to explain the
cause Of the change of programme. At our last
meeting General Grant was chosen orator; he
accepted. and al arrangements were nI@ie for
his presencei We all know that in December
last he had sustained q fall, but we had hoped
his vigorous constitution mad long ere this re-
paired the damage. Again, we all know that he
had been overtaken by a financial hurricane. a
blizzard, a very cyclone, so common in New
York, the result Of a false system OF finance.
But no soldier ever believed that General Grant,
personally, was in the remotest degree
responsible or censurable. LGreat APP
plause. Rather, we hoped all the
more that he would enable us, by his presence,
TO mal1I6SG1Of MIN JH6 luS6lS6 lON0 dHu IOSpCCO
he had won upon the battlefield, and which will
survive long after Wall street shall cease to be
held synonymous with gambling in gold and
credit"
General Sherman read a brief letter of regret
from General Grant, after which he said he
hoped that his bodily affection would soon
pass away, and that the clouds which now lower
over his house may in the deep bosom OF the
ocean be buried. Committees were then APP
Noinfnd and thoe 11apfinp adiof1pnad mill even
ing.
dining-room Of the hotel, which was nnagnih-
Gently decorated. A platform had been erected
at one end, near which were artistically arranged
stacks of arms, drums and cannon balls, and
draped flags At one end of the hall were the
words, Army Of the Tennessee
Rev. g. OtNeill, chaplain Of the society,
opened the meeting by prayer. after which
Governor Hubbard delivered a short address,
welcoming the society to Minnesota. General
Sanborn then welcomed the society on behalf Of
the citizens Of ST. Paul and Minneapolis
after which General Sherman responded
to the address of welcome on behalf of the so
ciety, and said:
sMy ~ofice.is to simply say, thank YOU we
needed no words to assure us we were welcome
to Minnesota, AL are good Union men here; no
rebels have crept up here / thank our comrades
of this State for all they have done for
us. and assure them of our appreciation.
Ex-Governor DAVIS, or minnesota, was then
introduced as the orator of the evening. He ex-
planned that'it was not two weeks ago that Gen
eral Grant had notified the. society that he could
not be present as orator, therefore no extensive
preparation had been made. Governor Davis
then delivered an eloquent Grafton, tending to
show that war was not evil: that good results
as well as bad would always follow.
Miss Alice Mitchell, of Chicago. then sang the
Battle Hymn of the Republic after which
speeches were indulged in for a short time, when
the meefine adjourned until morning. when the
election of officers for the next year will take
place. General Sherman will be reelected
president, and Col Dayton, Of Cincinnati, sec
Rotary.