Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-02

Tie Finds Him Comparable TO CrOm
wei! in Many Important
Characteristics.

ALBANY. N Y. March %. -0ver 1000
perrons listened to Chauncey Nj. Depew'
grafton on the occasion of the memorial
services in honor Of Gen. VIM, I. Sher-
man, under the auspices of the Legislature
OF New York, held tonight in Blocker
hall, this city. The members Of the legis-
lature proceeded to the hall in a body.
Nj. Dtpew aid, in part
The passions Of civil war usually sur
vive centuries. Bat the issues of the re.
beIion were buried with its dead. Tbat
struggle was uuiqne, both in magnitude
and settlement. lt was an earthq Iake
which rent asuuder continent and
plunged into cavernous depths millions of
men and money, aud the shackles of the
,layes Ii closed. and the survivors. freed
from the causes of contention, were united
tor the NJ building OF the new nation
Prior 10 the war we were singularly
provincial and insuia, but we
have since grown to be as
radically liberal and cosmopolitan.
We can eliminate our feelings, our pre-.
jud ces and or convictions upon the pur-
y. for ich they fought, and contrast
Graut and Lee, Shermln and joe john
SION, Sheridan aud Bsaurtg ird, as to the
genius and ability with which they
planned aud played the game of war, with
.aial can Tor aud better ligh' than the
historian of the future. Yesterday Gen.
Su,ru aa was the last Of that triumyirate
of great cnptalrs Grant, She man an |
Sheridan. who were he Nose s.lngHlsh-
d soldiers OF cur c)uutry and OF our times,
and IA tamiila figure in oar md,t. Today
We CO nmemorate hls life and deeds; and
the civil wBr il history.
An through the career of General
Sbei m IN the 80 rit of Cromwell and the
co, euanter waa the motive power OF hts
actions HIS prlrcip'o of war wat 10
use up and consume the resources Of the
enemy. The enemies of his country
were as much to hts mind the enemies
Of the Lord as were the cavaliers OF
Prince Rupert to Cromwell and his iron
sides.
III appears not only in his campaigns,
hut also IN his dispatches to Generals
Grant md HAecR. ! attach more i'm
portance 10 these dep missions into the
enemy + country, because this war dff.r.
from European wars in this particular
We are not only lighting hostile armies,
bur hostile people, aud must make old
and Young, rich and poor, feel the hard
hand OF war rs well as their organic ID
armies.
shall never forgt dramatic scene u
a n table gathering in New York. when
CHARLES Sumner indirectly attacked Presi
dent Grant. as a failure IN civ ! Affairs, by
ridicuing Miles S and sh General Seer.
man was stranger 10 u New ork audi
puce. and none knew hat he could peak
Without any opportunity for preparation,
but without hesitation, he Immediately
arose to meet the unexpected and surf rising
attack. u fsnse, und.r such condition,
you'd wlth most unframed speaser
have degenerbted into abuse. bit with
Sherm ~ it b came the most Impressive
eli qu n c 1t was speech Copaln
Nile, SLandish might have made after two
hundred and fifty years Of American op.
p0rlunl1, aud the mighty soul Of the
Puritan cip'ain &c me inspiring the
yoic and the presence of his advocate,
he same qualities made him the most
amiabe and oyable Of men, aud the mott
gid Of discipllnarians.
Sherman had been brought up and
trained in the hool Of Hami TN, q
Webster, and Of Henry Clay. His bic
was the constitution He had imsRir q.
tior, but no sentiment; passion. but no
ta'b hos. Believing slavery TO lave guar.
antpes in the institution, he would have
un, hea,hed his sword as readily against Il
John brown rad as be di at tie arlng
upon For, Sun,ptr
Crtics and historians will forever dig.
cuss the men and the movements ct the
ctu war. As Il ne pass and future
, vents crowd the record, m 8 OF the
figures OF thst bloony drama, now 30 well
Known to US, will disappear. IL re-
aulfe-, even after III; lapse Of only y
,luarler Of &c liury. au rfJd aud
a history to recall many names winch
were then household words But SHEER
man ! march to th" a, like the retreat OF
Zsnopt on and his Ten thou and Greek.
vii, through all tie dRr., arouse the On
thu-la,m OF the Hchoylb o., the feIvor Of
the orator a1d and the admiration Of tue
suatsRis'.
None Of our heroes have been abe 90
resist the fs-cinatious a. d he danger OF
the Chief magtsiry, * 3ept g neral Sher
man. His election would have been a
certainty, and be- knew It, But hts an
swpr wss, ii will nn' 4,cpt If nominated,
and vii not serve if c.ted,
THIS sol Iier, ciIzn md pt'Tiof, this
model bu b md, a ber and friend, hel a
place in every heart. ard seat b every
Hfeside ia tie lInd nj. death carried a
sep,e OF Iersu. here .yc neut 10 every
bousshcl !, and plunged the untry IN
mourin e. Toe imposing taiaiaIqne has
a1actpU he curiosity Of thousands as 1t
has borne 10 theiGub eminent cItJztu or
colder, but the mpl- csi~o1 rumblir z
over the pavement, and carrying General
Sherman to tho side If b beloved wife
and aJored 30, in the cemetery. drew tears
If m millions. lis u tme and IL fame,
BIZ life and his deeds arr among the cholc-
EFT .ifts Il 6 ID to this richly endowed
iepublc, ami precious legacy for the
tx4mple and inspiration Of coming gener-
atoms.