The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-05
The Stanton-Shermah ImbrOgliO.
Washington Correspondence MAY 20 OF the Gu
cinnati Commercial (republican.)

1u6 StdulOu~ShCAkAoh AA&cA
Washington Correspondence MAY 26) of the Gin
cinnati Commercial (republican.)
The Sherman and Stanton quarrel is the
talk of the town, and, So far as l can learn,
outside strictly official circles the feeling is
in favor of the general. Stanton has been
the great snubber. He has never spared any
body's feelings, and has proceeded In all
things in a bull headed sort of way, much
more energetic than polite. His style may
be inferred from the following incident: He
had recently a consultation with three officers,
high IN rank. and in the confidence OF the
people, all of whom were engaged In mat
ter of much public interest. he crossexam-
ined them very curtiy as to the details OF the
case, and there being point or two upon
which they could not give him satisfaction,
he roared that if it was necessary to have
some more of that class of officers he would
get them. eff there are not enough of you
to know any thing about your business. said
he, II will send for some more" In truth,
the main points of the case were very well
understood by each oil the three one OF whom
occupies position not inferior In di entity to
that of the secretary himself. but the exam
ination was made as to things triting and
immaterial.
That there should come along person
more bull headed than Stanton, and take him
in hand, is q precious incident of poetic beauty
that those who have been accustomed to see
.sthe great war minister" in his pomp and
circumstanc never anticipated. But Sherman
is the individual who has locked horns with
the behemoth, and put hook in the nose of
the leviathan. The kn0wled &c that all WAS
not lovely between the commander OF the
army of the Test, and the chief of the war
department caused much curiosity as 10 their
personal bearing towards each other, Oh the
day of the parade of Sherman's troops
There was a report that Sherman had refus-
ed TO shake hands with Stanton, on the day
of the review of the army of the Potomac, and
a tolerably large crowd concluded they would
satisfy themselves as to the personal situation
ON the second day, and posted themselves
where the greeting between the general, with
the president and surrounding personages,
could be closely observed. When they saw
Stanton hand refused, they set up laugh,
and half dozen clapped their hands-"ki-
XII Wand two or three voices, "Did you
ee that? Old Sherman cut him, dead, by
G-t"
The letter of Gen. Sherman to Col. Bow
man was written when the general believed
that be would not have the chance of gong
before the committee on the conduct OF the
war and its publication, under the circum-
stances, Is regretted by the Ju1lclous 1rienus
of the general. An effort was made to sup
press it, and wait for the testimony given be-
fore the war committee but the New York
papers are go enterprlsing that if once they
get letter from public man into their pos
session. publish it they will, particularly if
they are desired not to do so.
The soldiers of Sherman's army having
been out of the world in the southern woods
for a good while, and far from newspapers.
do not seem to understand exactly what rs the
matter between "Old Billy" and old Stanton.
They have the impression, | believe, that
'Old Billy" put his foot in it somewhere,
down there in North Carolina. yet they do
not incline to Look upon him as q very i'm
proper person. 81 don't know what all the
fuss is about" said one bronzed and begrim-
ed veteran. ''but it suits me to see the old
man standing up to 'em."