The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-15
CONGRESS NOTIFIED.

HAtSA CoOh pace To-Day at MS residence the
city of New York, at / O'Clock and so minutes
p m, is an event that win bring sorrow to the
heart OF every patriotic citizen. No living
American was so loved and venerated as he.
10 look upon his face, to hear his name was
to have ones love Of country intensified He
served his country, not for fame, not out of a
sense OF professional duty, but for love of the
nag and Of ths beneficent civil institutions Of
wolch i was the emblem. He was an ideal SOL
der and shared to the fullest the esprit du corps
OF the army; but he cherished the civil institu-
tlons organized under the constitution, and was
only soldier that these might be perpetuated
in undiminished usefulness and honor
he was N nothing an imitator. profound
student of military science and precedent, he
drew from them principles and suggestions. and
50 adapted them to novel conditions that
his campaigns will continue to be profitable
study for the military profession throughout
the world. His genial nature made him com-
rade to esery soldier of the great
union army. No presence was SO welcome
and SO inspiring at the camp FIRE
OF the commandery his. His career was
complete; his honors were full He had re-
known to our military establishment, and from
the people unstinted gratitude and love. No
word OF mine can add to his fame. His death
has followed in startling quickness that of
It Is sad and notable incident that when the
department under which he served shall have
put on the usual emblems of mourning, four Of
the eight executive departments will Be stimuli
but to-day removed the Grape from its walls.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Erecutive Mansion, FEB. ID, 1891.
MILITARY HoNoRs ORDERED PAID HIM.
The following executive order was also
issued:
1t is my painful duty to announce to the
country that Gen. William Tecumseh sherman
died this day at 1850 O'Clock p. m, at his resi-
dence in the city Of New YORK. The Secretary
OF War will cause the highest military honors
to be paid to the memory of this distinguished
officer. The national flag will be foated
at half-mast over oil public buildings until after
the burial, and public business will be sus-
pended in the executive departments at the
city of Washington and in the city where the
interment takes place on the day of the fu-
neral. and in all places whore public expression
is given to national sorrow, during such hours
as will enable every officer and employe to par
ticipate therein with their fellow citizens.
Erecwtivs Mansion,g Washington, d. c.. Feb.
IL, 1891.
A TELEGRAM OF CONDOLENCES.
The president also sont a telegram of con-
dolence to the family, In which he suggested
that the body be brought to Washington
on its way to st. Louis, and that it lie in
state in the rotunda of the capitol for at
least one day.
The acting Secretary of War this after
noon issued q general order to the army an-
nouncing the death of Gen. Sherman. 1t
included the Presidents message to con-
gress and the executive order issued by him
10 the executive departments, and closed as
follows:
The major general will issue the necessary
orders TO the army. It is ordered that the war
department be draped in mourning for period
of thirty days, and that all business be sus-
pended therein on the day Of the funeral.
l. A. GRANT,
Acting Secretary OF War.
teY
This was saecempanied by another order
of Maj. Gen Schofield. as follows:
On the day of the funeral the troops at every
military post will be paradei and this order
read to them after which all labors for the day
will cease. The national flag will be displayed
at half staff from the time OF the receipt of this
order until the close of the funeral On the
day of the funeral salute of seventeen
guns will be fired, at half hour intervals, COM
mencing at O'Clock q. IN. The officers of the
army will wear the usual badges of mourning,
and the coIors of the regiments and battaons
will be draped in mourning for q period
OF six months The day and hour
of the funeral will be communicated
to the department commanders by telegraph
and by them TO their subordinate commanders.
Other necessary orders will be issued here
after relative to the appropriate funeral cere-
monies.
LIKE BUNYAN'S PILGRIM.
Senate to-day upon the Sherman resou-
tions by reading the following passages
from Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" "Af-
ter this it was noised about that Mr..
Valiant-for-Tru was taken with a sum-
mons. When he understood it he called
for his friends and told them Of
it. Then said he, 4 am going to my
fathers, and though with great difficulty
got hither; yet now do not repent me of all
III hax too ar RI aTY-txyo oxyba
am Ny sword 1 give to him that shall
succer me in my pilgrimage and my
courage and my skill TO him that can get
them. My marks and scars | carry with
me, to be witness for me that | have
fought his battles who will now be
rewarded When the day that he must go
hence was come, many accompanied him
to the river side, into which, as he went, he
said: Death, W here is thy stingg And as
he went down deeper, he said: Grave,
where is thy victoryf So be passed over
and all the trumpets sounded for him on the
other siden
SENATOR MoRGAN's SPEECH.
Senator Morgan said: "On this occasion
of national solemnity would lead the
thoughts and sympathies of the American
Senate back to those days in our history when
Gea. Sherman was by choice, greatly honor
able to his nature, a citizen OF the state of
HouiS1ana, and presided over college, Tor
the instruction of southern youths in the
arts Of war and the arts of peace. Those
were not worse days than some we have
seen during the last half of this CEN
tury. In those days, notwithstanding
the Conditions OF the south, in view
of its institutions inherited from the older
states of the east, every American was as
welcome in Louisiana and the south as he
was elsewhere in the union. We are grsdu-
ally and surely returning to that cordial
state of feeling which was unhappily inter-
rupted by the civil war. Our fathers taught
US that it was the highest patriotism
to defend the constitution OF
the country, But they had left
within its body guarantees of an institution
that the will of the majority finally deter
mined should no longer exist, and which put
the conscience of the people to the soverest
test. Looking back now TO the beginning
of this century and to the conflict OF
opinion aud Of material interests en-
gendered by those guarantees, we can
see that they never could have been
stricken out Of the organic law except by
conflict OF arms. The conflict came, as it
was bound to come, and Americans became
enemies, as they were bound to be, In the
settlement Of the issues that involved so
much Of money, such radical political re-
suits and the pride Of great and illustrious
race of people.
HoNoRs NOT ALL ON ONE SIDE.
s'The power rested with the victors at the