St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-15
SENATORIAL TESTIMONY.
Short EnlOgies on the Old COM
mander's Death.

WASHINGTON. FeD. l4.-ln the senate
Mr.. Hawlay rose and offered the follow
ing resolutions;
Resolved, That the senate receives with
profound sorrow the announcement of the
death of William Tecumseh Sherman, late
general of the armies of the United States.
Resolved, That the senate news its ack
nowledgment Of the inestimable services
which he rendered to his country in the day
of its extreme peril, laments the great loss
which the country has sustained and deeply
sympathizes with his family i'll its bereave-
ment.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu-
tons be forwarded to the family of the de-
ceased.
Mr.. Hawley said: Mr.. President, at
this hour the senate, the congress and
the people of the United States are one
family. What we have been daily eX
pecting has happened, Gen. Sherman
has received and Obeyed his last orders.
He was great soldier, by the judg-
ment of the great soldiers of the world.
In times of peace he had been great
citizen, glowing and Astounding with
love of country and of all humanity.
His glorious soul appeared In every
look, gesture ana word. The history OF
our country is rich in soldiers who
have set examples Of simple soldierly
abnegation. Washington. Grant. Sheri-
dan and Sherman lead the list.
Mr.. Morgan reviewed the history Of
the civil war, and said: The power
rested with the victorS at the close of
the conflict. but not all the hOnors Of
the desperate warfare. Indeed, the sur
vivOrs are now winning honOrS, en-
rlched with justice and magnanimity
no less worthy than those won on the
battle fields in their labOrS to restore
the country to its former feeling of fra
ternal regard and TO unity of sentiment
and action, and to promote its welfare.
The fidelity of the great general who
has just departed in the ripeness of age,
and with history marked by devotion
to his flag, was the true and simple faith
of an American to his convictions of
duty. We differed with him, and con-
tested campaigns and battle fields with
him: but we welcome the history of the
great soldier as the proud inheritance of
our country.
Mr.. Henderson. after a review of
Gen. Sherman's military career, opening
at Shiloh and closing at Atlanta, read
Gen. Sherman's letter to the mayor and
common council of Atlanta, beginning,
"We must have peace, not only at At
lanta, but in all America" In con-
cluSiOn. MI. Henderson said: "Gen.
Sherman was as eStimable as a citizen
and as fully appreciated the duties of a
civilian as he was admirable as sol
der. But this strife which we have
watched for the past few days has
ceased. The conflict has ended. The ma
ton has witnessed it. Sixty millions of
people have stood in silence watching
for the supreme result Death, ever
victorious, is again victor. A great
couquerOr is himself conquered. Our
to the Sunken eye: Where is thy kindly
glance, and where thy winning
smiles"
Mr. Davis said that he could hardly
trust himself to speak. He had been
soldier under Gen. Sherman and had re-
ceived acts of kindness from him when
he was a Subaltern. AS the years had
gone by and the widening avenues of
life had opened up ways of promotion,
that acquaintance had ripened into
friendship and, he might say, into in
tlmacy. He had first seen Gen. Sher
man at the siege of Vicksburg twenty
eight years ago, when he was the very
incarnation of war; but to-day that
spirit had taken up its rest i'll the ever
lasting tabernacle of death.
Mr.. Pierce. as one OF the soldiers VINO
had served under Gen. Sherman in the
Army of the Tennessee. gave some rem
iniScences of the war. and paid 4 glow
ing eulogy to his old commander.
a fter brief eulogistic address by Mt.
EvartS, the resolutions were adopted
unanimously; and, on motion of Mr..
Hawley, the presiding officer was re-
quested to appoint committee of five
senators to attend the funeral of Gen.
Sherman. The names of the committee
were not announced. The senate then
adjourned.