New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-07
PART II.
PAGES To14.
IN MEMORY OF GEN. SHERMAN
PAPER READ BY HIS BROTHER.
THE SENATOR ADDRESSES THE LOYAL LEGION
AT IT'S DINNER.

THE SENATOR ADDRESSES THE LOYAL LE"ioN
AT IT'S DINNER
At the dinner Of the New-YotS Commandery OF
the Military order of the loyal Legion at
Delmonicos last evening, Senator John Sherman
read paper commemorative Of his brother.
General William T. Sherman. The paper in full
was as follows:
Mr. Commander and Gentlemen OF the Loyal Legion
1t delicate task for to respond to your toast In
honor of the memory Of General sherman did not
fully appreciate this when accepted the invitation OF
your commander General swaync. lie and often.
In the freedom Of personal friendship and Intercourse,
have talked Of the traits and characteristics OF Leading
actors In Civil War, and especially OF General
sherman whom each OF MS was bound by the strong
est tics; he By intimate association, by the warm
friendship that had existed between his father and
mine. and by the closer ties Of comiadeshp IN war;
and by tne Natural ties OF brothers associated dur
inc all our lives In the most Intimate confidence ana
affection. 1t is one thing to talk with personal
friend about incidents in the life OF man OF such
varied adventure and experience as General sherman.
but IL is quite another thing to present to audience.
oven OF his comrades, however partial they may DO,
the lust measure OF praise due to his memory,
without seeming to derogate from the equal or higher
praise duo to his associates. As to the merits and SER
vices OF General sherman soldier. am not an I'M
partial Judge. His standing as such Will rest NANNY
upon the opinions Of his comrades and the Official
record OF events now being gathered into volumes TOO
numerous and large to be read except by the COM
pier and proof render. All can do Is to recall some
personal Incidents and traits Illustrative OF his life
from boyhood TO old age.
TRIALS IN ~nrIR BOYHoOD.
He was born on the sth day OF February, 1920.
He was three years and three months older than J. ana
thei efOTe always to an elder brother among
my earliest recC Elections. and the saddes, was inc
sudden death Of fater at the age OF forty when on
duty away from home Judge of the supreme Court
Of Ohio leaving eleven children, the eldest about 10
graduate from college, and the youngest an iniano
remember wildly the sad scenes. the sudden change
In our condition, and the boyish and brave resolve
OF what we would do for mother. General sherman
was then nine years Old red-headed boy acuVe anu
alert but easily moved by sympathy or passion MY
father shared the poverty then general In ohio anu
left to his children only honorable reputation ana
great popularity for his generous and social quatss
These especially endeared him to the members OF inc
bar in Ohio. Necessity soon compelled the paruai
breaking I'D OF the family. The elder boys, two IN
number were well prepared to gain livelihood ana
the Younger were adopted by friends OF my ia'ner'
" Cump.- as called him, entered the iamhy Oil 1ie
Hon Thomas Ewing then after senator OF inc
United states, ana had the beneht OIL the hhoie'''
assistance and affection OF Mr.. Ewing and his family TO
IS full degree a. his own Children BY his influence
william Tecumseh sherman appointed In July'
1886 cadet at West Point and there lac the lounda
ton for his military career. About year later l.
a, tho aye OF fourteen, was employed a junior ROD
man on the Muskngum Improvement soon ar'er
hogan a correspondence between us which continued
until within a week Of his death, only interrupted
when the thread of our lives brought us together al
Washington. 1t is In this correspondence careiuny
preserved relating to every material event OF Ms e'
tha, is 70 be found the opinions and motives tnse
ruided him in every period of his career, and It u
he basis OF what have to say tonight.
TIE GENERALS CORRESPONDENCE.
General sherman, many OF you KNOW vas
copious and rapid writer writing almost as rapiols a.
no speke. and rarely correcting his manuscript lie
was a careful observer and great reader HIS mnd
vas stored with information upon variety OF SUP
iects especially Of topography, geography ana ns"'
and his language. whether written OF spoken was q
lowing and transparent river revealing ms lhihos'
thoughts without caution or conceaihieht heheDoer
that this correspondence began when the United states
b,rced % cent, for conveying letter. and % cents
yas then much larger than it appears TO 10 now.
Letters with lis we're serious matter, ard every part
NJ the sheet was literally covered The extrSVagance
~ an envelope doubled the postage and was rarely
used (I4ausher)
cadet sherman graduated at West Point In the sum-
mer of ls4o A,ter brief visit to ONO lie was
ordered TO Florida TO take part In the indian war;
lie remained In the south until 1916 stationed mainly
at Fort Moutrie, in Charleston Bay. and at the
Augusta Arsenal, I'm Georgia. 1t was during ths
,,m, when sent on Official duty in connection WIN
Indian accounts through several states. lie oecame
familiar with the region from Chattanooga 10 Ata'a'
knowledge OF great service HIM during MS campaign
o. l.64 His letters during this period gave very
interesting and friendly view OF life in the south, OF
the social habits OF the people OF the kindly rea'iohs
between the whites and the blacks. lie had strong
prciudIce agains; the Aboltionis,s who. he said.
would disturb the peace OF the country 10 carry OUT
Utopian views.
ON tie approach OF the Mexican War Lieutenant
sherman was ordered TO Pittsburs on recruiting
duty but was impatient TO Join the Army
then gaining laues In Mexico, that he ap-
ri,d in rather an abrupt for
leave to Join his company but the result was he was
sent with another company around Cape Horn to Cali
foraia TO take aud occupy that distant territory OF
Mexico until the result u the war should determine us
own, r,hip TIE story Of long voyage, the occu.
pancy oi California, tie quarrels between kerny ana
Fremont. discovery OF gold by Marshall ana me
vast ana hcercg migration 10 the gold nelus Is
well told In General slerman's meIlol.s very mcn as
II was told TO in ettel'. The first detailed authei.
tic account OF the great discovery made known IN otto
was in a letter from Captain sherman which was re.
ccived with ucredullty, ana many came nom lar aud
near To see his letter, ana have assurance from some
one they knew that an industrious could earn an
ounce OF gold or more In a day.
30 GOLD FOR OFFICERS.
In letter dated Monterey. August "a, l54s, he
SAYS Gold In immense quantities has been discovered
All the towns and farms abandoned and nobody
left on the coast but soldiers and now that the
New. York Volunteers dIsbanded there remain IN
service but two companies. Our men are all de-
serng as they earn By so doing in one day more
than a soldiers pay for month. Everything is high
in price: beyond reach. and not niger In
California but what gets more pay than Us officers.
daughter.) OF course are running into debt merely
10 live | have not been hnrd up In my life,
and really chance OF eXtricating myself. AL
others in the service OF the United states 40
lady OIL Even Colonel Mason himself has been COM
PEELED to assist In cooking hi, own meals. MerchinN
are mailing fortunes. for gold, such j sent you.
can be bought - sl0 ounce, and goods
command prices thirty times higher than In New.
York. This gold found In the beds of streams IN
dry quarrie- In fact, mingled with the earth over .
largo extent If country. and the whole cannot be
extracted IN centuries. | have not the least doubt
that $1,000 900 $6.0CO0cO Lave already been ex
trac;ol. and men getting from their individual
labor from 5000 TO 5000 month. This Is nos
t.tIn 1 l.. fDlh [ lnYernOr Mason