Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-16
RESOLUTIONS AND REMARKS
Made 10 the Senate ON Receiving
News OF ehsTmsn's Death.

News Of Gen, Shermar's death being re-
ceived ia the Senate, Senator Hswley 10
.roduced resolutions and made the follow
ing remarks:
Mr.. President, at this hour the Senate,
the Congress and the people Of the United
States are one family. What we have been
daily expecting has happened; Gen. Sher-
man has received and obeyed his last order
lie was great soldier by the Judgment OF
the great soldiers of the the World.
In time of peace lie had been great citi-
zen, CLOSING and abounding with love OF
country and OF all humanity. His Rloriou.
sou! appeared in every look. gesture and
word.
The history of our COUNTRY is rich in
soldiers who have set examples of simple
soldierly obedience TO the civil law and OF
self-aonegstion. Washington, Grant,
Sheridan and Sherman lead the list
Sherman was the last of the illus.ri QUE trio
who wers by universal consent the fore.
most figures in the armies Of the Union il
the late war.
Among the precious traditions ITO past
iato our history for tho admiration of tbs
old and the instruction of the youns) wa.
their frindsbip, their most harmonioul
y
or pride. When Gen. Grant was called to
Washington TO take command Of the armiei
of the Union his great heart did not forge
the men who stood by him.
Here Mr.. Hswiey read the letter from
Grant to sherman written at that time
expressing thanks to him and McPherson a.
the men, above all others, to whom hi
owed his success; and Shermsn's letter ir
reply, saying thar Gen. Grant did himself
iDj gsiice and them too much honor.
Mr.. Hawley closed his remarks (hi,
voice Frequently giving way from grief snt
emotion) ny reading the following passage.
from SupyAns Pilgrims Progress :
! After this il was noised about that Mt
Valiant for Truth was taken with sum
mons. When he understood il he called
for bis friends and told them Of it. Then.
| said be, al am going to my father; ans
though with great difficulty got hither
yet now l do not repent ne of sIi tbs
| trouble / have been as to arrive where
am.
My Swosd I Give to Him
that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage
ind my courage and skill to him tina, car
get them My marks aad scars I CARY
With me, 10 be q witness for me that hsv,
fought His battles who will now be a re
warder" When the day that he must z,
hercs vas come, many accompanied him L
the river side. into which ~ he went b.
said "Dea,h, where is thy stins:" and
as he went down deeper. he said: Grave
where is thy victoryf" So he passed over
and sli the trumpets sounded for him o.
| the ofaer aide.
l hcr~.n ro,J. Ne tks, a
national .olemnity would lead the thought
! and sympsthies of the Araerlcan Seuat
| back TO three days in our history wbe
Gen. Sherman vas. by q choice great
/ honorable to bis nature. = citizsn Of Louis
| ana, and presided ever q college Tor tn
I instruction of southern youths In the art
| of war and the arts Of peace
/ These were not worse than some we hay
seen during the last hslf Of this century
| 10 those days, in visv Ct its institution
| inherited from the older states of the Ess.
every American was ~ welcome in Louis
spa and the South - he vas elsewhere
the Union. We are gradually and surei
i returning to thas cordial state Of feeiiu
which was unhsppily interrupted BY th
civil war.
i Our fathers taught Is that il was the hisi
eat patriotism 70 cefsn1 t1e CONSTITUTION 9
the country, bat theY. had left within il
body guarantees of An inssitation ths. q
I viii Of the majority finally determine
should no ionger exist, snd which put Il
conscience Of the people to the sevefess tes
j Looking back now TO the bsginaipg q
, ibis century and to the conflict Of opinif
aad Of material interests esgendefed B
J thoss guassutees, we can see that III.
; never could have been stricken ous Of Il
: organic lsw except By conf.s.s Of arms.
vi The confliet came. ~ il vas bound
. come, and Americans became enemies,
y they were bound to be. in the setsiemers
. issues that involved 90 much Of mons
: srch radicsi pssi1el results, and the pri
) Of eress ard iltuG1eus szce Of people
e The power fe1e14 sitsI ~ victors as |
:. close Of ths cea4ll but - III the hon
= Of the desperate vsffase. Indeed, the .
% vivcfs are nov winning hon,ss, enfici