, 1891-02-21
AND PORTER
Memorial Services in Honor of the
Two Heroes.
Eloquent Speeches by Members of
Reynolds Post.
Men Who Were with Sherman
Speak His Praises.

in commemoration of Gen. Sherman and
Admiral Porter. The lodge room, where
the services were held, was draped in
mourning. In front of the chair OF the
presiding officer were stands of colors and
arms draped with mourning. Near the
altar were two chairs, on one of which was
placed the sword aud equipments of an
army officer, on the other an anchor.
With Commander T. NJ. Fisher on the
presiding officers stand we're Judge Coma
way, Col. Miner and Col, Bryan. Over
fifty members of the post and a large
number of visitors were present,
The memorial exercises we're led by
Commander Fisher the responses being
made by the various officers of the post.
Music was rendered by a choir Of male
voices the singers being Prof. Inman,
VIM. Corey. D. R. Cowhick and Jas. F.
Inman.
Following the formal memorial services
the presiding officer introduced Col. p.
Cad Bryan who spoke particularly on the
life and services of Admiral Porter. He re-
viewed briefly the life of the distinguished
officer from the time he went, a boy Of
IL, with his father on an expedition to
the West Indies against the pirates, uutil
he reached the highest rank in the naval
service. During his f~orty-six years of
service be took part in the Mexican war
and the war of the rebellion. He was
associated with Farragut at New Orleans,
with Grant and Sherman at Vicksburg,
with Banks on the Red river and with
Terry at Fort Fisher. His record was
always good. He had not a classical
education but had great natural ability.
his integrity was spotless, he wss kind
hearted and was as brave a man as ever
entered the service of his country. He
exempliied the saying: The bravest are
the tenderest, the loving are the daring"
The war in which Porter gained his
reputation was fought to establish a fund
amental principle. The Declaration Of
Independence guaranteed self govern
ment, self expatriation and the equality
OF humanity. 1t took three wars to put
the American people in possession of
these three great rights. The first was
secured by the revolutionary war, the
second by the war of 1912 and the third
by the wal of the rebellion. Do not let
any one belittle the efforts of such men as
Sherman or Porter. for they fought to es-
tablish equal rights for every man and to
make the title of az American citizen
more honorable than that OF a Roman
when Rome ruled the world.
j. T. McNealy was introduced. lie
spoke feelingly of the grief felt by the men
who had fought in the ranks for their old
commander Gen. Sherman. Since the
death OF Lincoln and Grant. Sherman has
been the great figure upon whom the
affections OF the Grand Army os the Re
pablo have conferred. One OF the traits
OF the dead soldier was his magnanimity.
U%nrelenting in war he was generous to a
conquered foe. When johnson surren
dered to him the terms made by Sherman
were so lenient that the government re-
jected them. After the war he never
uttered a word Of disrespect against the
brave men who had fought him and to-
day the South as we'll as the North
mourns his loss. The speaker then re-
viewed the great march to the sea and re
lated incidents showing Sherman's mas
terly genius as a military man. Not only
was Sherman a soldier but he had the at
tributes Of a statesman. Once when John
Q. Calhoun charged Henry Clay with be-
ing a traitor to the great state of Ken
lucky Clay said: IF Kentucky should
raise the banner of rebellion 1 would be
found in the ranks of her enemies"
Equally characteristic was the reply OF
Sherman when, in 1861, he was offered a
command in the confederate army by the
authorities of Louisiana, his adopted
state. He wrote to Governor Moore: IF
Louisiana withdraws from the Union l
propose to MAINTAIN my allegiance to the
constitution" The speaker closed with a
glowing tribute to the patriotism of Sher-
man, not only before, but after the war
closed.
Gen. Miner was the next speaker.
He reviewed briefly the history of Porter,
and told of his mastery stroke in 1861,
when, with the Powatan and a small force
of men, he landed at Pensacola and held
Fort Pickens FOR the government. The
story of Sherman's military career was
then told in a highly interesting manner.
Gen. Miner was with the great COM
mander on his famous march to the sea,
and his history OF that great military
event was of the nature of a personal
"Reminiscences.
At Kenesaw mountain the Confederates
were congratulating themselves that Sher
mar was trapped. They had received
word that Gen. Wheeler had destroyed
the railroad over which Sherman's sup
plies had to come and had blown down a
tunnel through which the road passed.
Don't be too certain" said a Confeder-
ate officer, that man Sherman carries a
supply of tunnels with him." = remark
which seemed to be true, for the follow
ing day the road was opened up and
trains running.
In 1866 Sherman visited Wyoming. In
company with his brother. John Sher-
man, and several members Of his
military staff he went west through