New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-04
RECALLING WAR TINES.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC REUNION.


BUTTERFIEID ELECTED PRESID DENT.
1BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rLl6oNE.
Buffalo, July 3.-BuGalo never before did so much
FOR any guests as for the veterans OF the Army Oh INC
potomac gathered here tonight, thousand strong
The local executive committee has been busy lor uaSs
alarming 10 give them a better entertainment than the
society ever had before. and 1t is the testimony OF
many Veterans that the committee has succeeded
General Henry W. Slocum arrived last mght III cou
many with number Of veterans. They were warmly
welcomed by the reception committee hea"cu Oy
MAYOR Bishop. Among the late arrivals today We're
Ipdce Veazey Of Vermont. COmmanderlnChier OF tile
Grand Army Of the Republic and General Nelson A
Nils The latter was In tho Erie wreck AT Ravenna
but escaped unframed - .
The corps meetings were called IN hnSlo nan -
1890 A. m. In the absence OF CooheI heoHeiu
Proctor the Secretary of War. who IS the presoel'
~ the First Corps Colonel Henry CLARK OF NeTuo".
nr.siaed The following officers were elected: Fresi
dent Colonel Ira NJ. Hedges, OF Havers'ra~' y, -
vice. presidents General Adrain R. ROOF OF buIaio
Major wight of Cleveland OHIO; General W. f.
Rogers Buffalo Colonel II. O. Clark East OrAns0,
X T.: Lieutenant Wilbur. Rochester stan -Vel'e'Hi
Joseph Dickinson Washington; recording secretary
C.ptaiu J. NJ Andrews saratoga, n. Y; correSPohdIB
sorretarv Thomas W Cutting Buffalo treasurer
Captain A. II. Vanduzen, Washington historian MAJOR
7 IT. slime Washington General Daniel ButteTleld
uas the choice Of the corps for president VI
the society. f..
President Orville d. Thatcher sergeant Company H.
1st Minnesota Of Washington, D. c.. vicepresidents'
Colonel John gvrne 155th New-York, Of BuTi0'
q r Miller IO6th Pennsylvania, OF PBllaoelpHd'
Csptain Willard Lincoln, 10Th Maine, of Boston, Mass
Colonel j. II. Horton 141st Pennsylvania Volunteers
Of Buffalo; secretary and treasurer Dr. OhaIe' W.
scott reelected Of the 2sth Massachusetts, oil BOSTON,
Mass executive committee, Dr. W. W. Potter OF
" L. IL.
Fass.tt Franklin Penn; Orvie D. Thatcher The
second Corps candidate for president is General Butter
field. ~
The Third Corps election resulted follows Presi-
dent Colonel H. l.. Potter Of Linden, y j., 'l'' New
York; vce-president Major J. H. Horton, OF bnIIo'
1Ast Pennsylvania secretary Major A. II. u. Rlch-
ardson. Of Washington D. c., Hath Pennsylvania.
Tie Fifth Corps elected the following: President
General Ftziohn Porter Of New-York; vicepreSdents
CoI,,sl 4 NJ Clarke Of New York; Major Frederick
W simon of Baltimore; treasurer and secretary Ten
eral F. r. Locke, of New-York; executive committee
General J. L. Chamberlain, of New-foTE captain
Nathan Appleton OF Boston; Captain H. Burnett
Wright Of New-Iork ,
Cant General Martin T. Mcmahon presided
over the sixth Corps. The following officers
were elected President, Colonel Redheld Proc
tor the secretary Of War; vice-pTesdell> sergeant
Thomas D. Ivan. o1st Nev-Jersey Volunteers Jersey
Citv. hudson r. Andrews. assistant surgeon "a l. h
A. Bnfalo: Colonel George II. selkrll Buffalo record
ing secretary Captain George b. Fielder, Jersey civ
corresponding secretart, Lieutenant F. /. BucSalew
Jamesburs. y j. treasurer colonel samuel TTlesde-
New York The corps favored General CALVIN l. PTat''
Of Brooklyn, for president Of the society.
General O. B. Wilcox, governor " tho United states
soldiers Home Washn Eton. presided al the neNt
NJ tbe Ninth Corps These officers were elected:
President. General o. Z. wilcox vcepresident, Cap
tain Henry Pratt recording secretary and treasurer
General c. H. Barney; corresponding secretary Colonel
W H. Harris, Cleveland, Ohio. colonel Andrew D.
Baird of Brooklyn, the choice Of the corps for
president.
Only four members Of the Tenth corps were pres0uT
and nothing done.
The Eleventh Corps chose the following officers
President General Carl schurz, of NewYork; vice
Srr dents Colonel F. W. Osborne, of New-York; Cap
tain j. Alexander Of New-York; Colonel T. A. Dodge,
Of Boston; corresponding secretary, General 7. y.
Lockmau OF New-York recording secretary, Francis
Irsch. Of New-YOr; treasurer, William Balscr, OF New
York: historian, Colonel G. A. Hamlin, Pangor Ne.
The Twelfth Corps elected the following officers
President Colonel William ReikertS Franklin, Penn;
first vicepresdent, {. W. Boyce Buffalo second vice
president General George K. Collins Syracuse secre-
tay and treasurer, John !. Il. Love Montcair, 3. j.
II decided to support ceneEil George Greene for
president.
The Nineteenth Corps decided to hold its election
IN WORK next winter and only routine business
done. II reported that history Of the corps
being written by Colonel r. Z. Irwin and liberal
subscriptions were made for It.
The cavalry society reelected Us old officers. A
trip down the Niagara River made this afternoon.
Music Hall was fairly well filed at the annual meet
ing of the society tonight Music opened the eXer-
cises Mayor Bishop gave an eloquent address Of
welcome, to which Colonel Ira NJ Hedges who pre-
sided. responded. General socum then delivered an
address, in part as follows:
The difficult question Government like ours has
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the Government and the Army the press Of the country
No Administration In this country can carry on great
the active and aid OF the press And
yet a soldier who attempts point out the evils that
Army during the war without speaking. II
suffered from the action the press would be
coward Those evils OF course are far greater
under republic where the liberty press IS eoously
and properly guarded, than under monarchy: and yo
under monarchies Of Europe the Of tie press
In years has become almost ntoerabe
At the beginning Of conflict venerable kind |
hearted old DhanthrOpst who hated everything
perta ming . IT, seated in an upper door
Sprucest in NewYork. issued peremptoy .rler for
against the enemy at Bull Run No officer |
dared % oppose the edct. l in Washington at the
time commanding nearly thousand Young men from this /
state None Of them had been drilled soldiers except
Tor few days and one-haf OF them had been taught
70 load and fire miserable old Austrian musktts
which they were armed. The inevitable result followed
over tenth these boys were left on the ned either
killed or wounded without having done any real good %
the country but we had ODNeu he or"1I' VI Soou oio
man who deeply repentd and hunly dpooczed tor his
action.
During the war correspondents Of the press accompanied
all our corps and divisions and most Of our bns'des
IN many cases they terms Of the utmost hIna'7
with ue commanding Oncers. In very snort uhe /
Many Of these correspondent, were assigned To stan
duty and kct up their character a. correspondents at
The sane tine The result was a daily rrNe4au" m |
which should been carefully preserved he
promoting Of disoord among officers and Of !eaou'eo /
between the different commands Month BY month they
b.cans more independent and more defiant Of military
authority Finally. the spring Of ISO5' a CORE /
spondent Of one Of the leading daily plpers Of NewfWK
published state1nent as 20 the General sher-
mans command his contemplated movements, etc. All OF
which IL was important keep secret Al last he
openly abused sherman and OF his officers Mghest
IN RANK, and his letters wore published ana tle papers
onsring them were soon distributed through the camps
rpon Icing demonstrated with he openly dehed Sher.
nan, saying him: I'VE newspaper men are fraternity
)ound together By common interest and we must ana