The Mineral argus., 1884-08-28
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.

inent men present among them Gen. Sher-
man, Gen. Belknap, and Gov. Rusk Of Wiscon-
sin, and Gen Chetlain of Chicago, and a host
of others more or less known to the public.
The hotel was handsomely decorated On the
walls of the rooms were portraits of Gems.
Sherman, Grant, Thomas and Logon, and also
tho national shield enclosed in evergreens bear
ing the inscriptions: "Corinth," "Nash-
vile" Savannah" Jackson" "Donelson,"
'sBeimont." 'sShiloh, "Chickasaw, Port Glib
son." raymond" champion HILL" "Big
Black River" "Vicksburg, "''Kenesaw," cat
lanta," missionary Ridge" and "1uka-"
At the business meeting held on the first
day Gen. Sherman presided, and Col L.
In calling the meeting to order Gen Sher-
man delivered the opening address and
read q letter from Gen. U. s. Grant,
stating that he was unable to be present, on ac-
count Of his recent injury, and conveying his
best wishes. Gen. Sherman then stated that Ex-
Gov. c. K. Davis, on short notice, had consent
ed to deliver the address. The report of the
treasurer was read, showing the financial trans
actions Of the society for the past year, and
its present financial condition was reported
good. Gen. Sherman explained that a monu-
ment was being erected for Frank P.
Blair, and one had been erected for
Gen. Ransom by his friends. After the
transaction of some routine business, the guests
had an excursion on one OF the nne steamers
on the lake.
In the evening, after the assembly, by the
drum corps, Gen. sherman introduced Gov.
Hubbard of Minnesota to the audience, who
delivered the address of welcome in which he
stated that Minnesota felt an especial pride in
its record, as she regards it a part of her own.
She had a much larger representation of her
stalwart patriotism in this array than IN any
other similar organization. Gen. Sherman
responded, and in announcing the piece,
Marching through Georgia" General Sher-
man said it was a piece which had followed
him around the world and he hoped the audi
ence would enjoy it better than he did. After
its rendition he introduced ex-Gov. c. K. Davis
to the audience, and explained that Gen. Grant
had been expected to deliver the Grafton, but
he was not able TO attend Gov. Davis deliv-
cred an elaborate and able address, closing as
follows:
1 have endeavored to show the mission of
war in general, and this war in particular; that
its end is not mere conquest, nor personal
glory; that its consequences are never-endlng;
that in the great average Of human concerns
beneficent; that it extirpates error; that 1t es-
tablishes what is good; that it makes nations.
l have said little of your battles, nothing OF
your personal glory. The battles are known
to the world; your glory is secure. 1t was a
sublime conception of the German poet Zedlitz,
that before the statute of the great Napoleon
in the Place Nendome the hosts Of the empire
muster for review. While Paris sleeps, the
disembodied cohorts of the dead conqueror
break the marble calm of death and are mar
shaled upon the fields of air. The armies of
twenty years stand embattled on that aerial
plain. They come from the slime OF the Nile,
from the sands of Arabia, from the SHOWS OF
Russia, from Alpine ice, from German plains,
from the fields of Italy, from Spanish %sierras,
from the waves of Trafalgar. The imperial mar
shals are there: Murat, with his squadrons;
Davoust, with the victors of Auerstadt; Mas
sena. with the famine stricken defenders of
Genoa; Macdonald, sword in hand, and on
foot at the head of the lS.OO immortals who
broke the Austrian center at Wagram; slaught-
cred Ney, with the apparition of the despairing
guard which broke in vain in bloody surges
upon the English squares at Waterloo. The
specters of auxiliary kings, their brows gold
bound with phantom crowns bestowed by him,
career before their shadOwy legions. and far
off upon the confines Of the night the phantas-
ma of vanquished armies in full retreats dim
ly seen upon a hundred fields. Martial music
is family heard beneath the stars, and the
spirit banners of the pallid and evanescent
host, as it sweeps in dark review before the
bronze emperor, who has also taken a ghostly
life, CLEAN the words, cave lmperator! MORT
turf te salutant," and then the armies of a lost
cause melt into the air, and the emperor be-
comes bronze again.
The applause which followed the
Grafton was long and loud Miss Alice
S. Mitchell, of Chicago, sang the "Bat-
tie Hymn of the Republic" and re
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rendition. Following the song by Miss Mitchell
was impromptu speeches by Bishop Fellows,
of Chicago, and others, interspersed with mu-
sic.
On the second day was chiefly given to pleas
ure. The breif business session in the morn
ing simply disposed of the routine business,
the most important features of which was the
selection of Chicago as the next place of meet
ing, a result fully anticipated and the election
of officers as follows:
P~resident-Gen. W.. I. Sherman.
Recording secretary-Col l. N. Dayton.
Corresponding secretary-Gen- A. Hicken-
Topper.
Treasurer-Gen. NJ F. Force.
Vice presidents-CoL John S Lavender,
Missouri; Gen. W. L. Clark, Dakota; Lieut..
Col Rood, Iowa: Capt w. McOrary, Minneso-
ia; Gen. Schuyler, Hamilton, New York; Capt
G. Riebsame, Illinois; Lieut. S. Stillwell, Kan
sas; Capt George H. Heaford, Wisconsin;
Maj. Edgar L. Miller, Pennsylvania; Capt
Josiah Barber, Ohio; Capt Logan d. Roots,
The feast was ended at half pastten, at which
hour the hall was ordered cleared of the ser
wants and the speaking was commenced. Gen.
Sherman introducing each speaker in a pleas
ant and characteristic way. The following
were the toasts, and the names of speakers:
First Toast-''The President of the United
States" Response by Colonel G. Z. Dyer. In
the absence of Gen. Gresham, p. M. General,
Thirmew said the committee was obligedt to take
Ine most BOOu-uatuIeu Hldu tncy CouAu nnu
Gen. Dyer from Pike, Mo-, d of course all old
soldiers knew of that locality.
Second Toast-''The State of Minnesota. "
Response by Governor F. l. Hubbard
The third toast was the Estate of Wisconsin"
to which Gov. J. NJ Rusk was to have respond
ed, but was not present In lieu thereof Gen.
Sherman expressed his regret at his absence,
and bore testimony to the gallantry of the
soldiers Of Wisconsin, many of whom were
member or the Army of the Tennessee.
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General A. l. Chetlain, of Chicago.
Fifth Toast-'The men of '76-their spirit
inspired the men of 81" Response by Gener-
al Schuyler Hamilton.