The Owosso times., 1898-04-29
ORIGINALLY FROM OHIO
Three Distinguished Generals of
the Late War.
GRANT, SHERMAN AND SHERIDAN.

DuTroWs AZ ISdnquet 1iveu Dy the 1fahL
Monument Association at New York
General Alger the Right Man IN the
Right Placs-Michigan Could Raise
Army of 100000 Men If Needed.
Washington, April Ex-senator Bur-
rows has returned from New York,
where he went on Saturday last TO at
tend banquet which was given by the
Grant Monument association, in the
anniversary of the birth of General
Grant. He responded to the toast
Grant" and delivered characteristic
cally eloquent grafton. He spoke feel
ingly of the fact that a majority of the
soldiers of Michigan served under
Grant and that he led them to vic
tory in the west: and that afterwards,
when Grant went to Washington to as
sumo command OF all of the armies, he
found Michigan men in the Army of
the Potomac, and them, also, he led to
victory.
The senator commented upon the
fact that the great soldiers of the fed
eral armies, those who attained high
est rank and greatest distinction, came
from the west, and that the only sol
diers attaining the rank of lieutenant
ly from the state of Ohio. They were
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan. This
singular fact was forcefully stated and
attracted great attention, because few
were aware of it.
Character of Grant.
Concerning the character of General
Grant, the senator said: His chief
characteristic was self-confidence. He
never moved his armies until after due
deliberation he reached conclusions, and
then he went forward with absolute
confidence in his plans, and in his own
resources. Even on that dreadful Sun
day afternoon, at Pittsburg Landing.
when others were planning how to re-
cross the river at night, Grant remained
imperturbabe. He said to Sherman
Our batteries are now impregnable.
We can hold our own. Buell. will be
UP tomorrow, and we will drive the
enemy from the field
probably no other general since Ma
poleon had such ample self-confidence.
He studied his plans and believed in
his own judgment. Moreover, he i'm
parted his spirit to the common SOL
diers, and they were willing to follow
wherever he desired to lead. The armies
under him imbibed the spirit of self
confidence"
IT celebrated Grants birthday by re-
naming at my post of duty in this
city," says Secretary Alger. There was
a great deal of eloquent speaking
throughout the country on Grants
birthday, around the banquet tables
in our great cities, and under ordinary
circumstances / should have been glad
to have been one of the participants.
But General Grant was not a man of
words. He was man of action. There
fore thought that under such circum-
stances 1t would be more becoming in
me, as secretary Of war; to attend to
the vast public duties now resting upon
the military arm of the federal govern
ment."
Alger Works Indefatigably.
General Ayers friends, and the peo-
pie generally in Michigan, will be
pleased to know that the Wolverine
cabinet officer has entirely recovered his
health and has almost wholly regained
his strength. There is no official in the
war department who does more actual
work than the secretary himself, and
in addition to the labor performed he
for the proper conduct of the depart
ment. General Alger can accomplish
more with the war department proba-
bly, than any other civilian secretary
could accomplish under existing circum-
stances. The war department bureaus
are in charge of the regular army off,
GERS and upon them the secretary is
obliged to rely for detailed informa-
Ina i,
military man and quickly grasps the
meaning of every report made to him.
the chiefs of the bureaus hold him in
high esteem and take great pains to
keep him well informed
Senator Mcmillan says: IT should
Judge from the letters received by me
that it would not be difficult for the
state of Michigan to quickly raise an
army of $4,000 men, and II 1t were re-
quired I believe that within month
the state of Michigan alone would be
able TO send to the field an army of
100000 men. In other words, our state
alone could raise troops enough to con-
quer Cuba"
Overlooking with Patriotism.
Congressman Shower says: "The pat
riotism in my district is overflowing
Judging from conversations which |
have had with other congressman from
our state l presume that the patriotic
sentiment is rampant from the southern
boarder to the northern coast. | think
1t would be well for you to call atten-
tion to the fact that on every warike
roll call concerning Cuban resolutions
and proposed amendments, the Mich-
gan men voted soidly for Cuban nde-
pendence."
I'VE must have additional revenue for
the expenses of the government" says
Congressman Hamilton The commit
tee on ways and means will soon bring
in an emergency tariff bill for that pur-
pose. They will impose a tax of 81 ad-
ditional per barrel on beer and every
fellow who drains his glass will be
helping to defray the cost of the war.
There will be a largely increased tax
on cigarettes and every callow youth
who is committing suicide by using the
sinking cigarettes will be dying in the
act of adding revenues to his country's
treasury.
There will also be a war tax on re-
tail tobacco dealers. Tobacco In all