Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-14

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The Washington Correspondent OF the New
York Independent. under date Of the 5sh inst
thus defines the position Of General SHERMAN
and bis army upon the negro question:
Gen. sherman has left the capital and gone
Westward toward bis new field Of duty. | an
convinced shat Gen. sherman never had an anti
slavery conviction in his life he vas pro
slavery man. and. to all intents and purposes. IS
90 to-day. Doubtless be acquiesces 10 the over
throw Of slavery, a. Vallsndighsm does. Bu. be
believes slavery right enosgh in itself. and
thinks the Norta vas greatly 20 blame in rita
ting The South By the agitation oi.this question IN
past yesrs.
"Sherman's army i. ia many respects, like
himself-brave, patriotic, but negro hating
Most Of the troops under the immediate com.
msnd Of General Sherman seem to hate the
black nan. This feeling has exhibited itsel
in various ways in this city. Sherman's troops
while here. got into frequent quarrels with col
orsd men. On one occasion . serious hgh
seemed imminent, but was averted by getting
tso or three obnoxious colored men out OF the
way. IL perhaps would be polite 70 cover up
these facts; but as they naturally grow out oil
the opinions Of the world renowned head OF I'd:
armies Of Georgia and Tennessee. t 10 due il
truth to state them"
SHKRxASs army principally from tho
West, and this accounts in measure, for The
structures of this organ Of New England ideas
The Western troops enlisted to put down the re
bsllion. and most eneciual have been their ser
vices in that regard The defeat of Hoop q
Atlanta and before Nashville we're the severes
blows that the heart of the rebellion received, fol
they hit right there. and they were achievement
OF the army OF the West And SHTRKAS's bril-
liant march from Atlanta to Goldsboro' demon
strsted what GRANT had said. that the rebellion
vas only shell. which few vigorous Blow
would break in pieces But SHKRHAss army
We meas the Western troops. did not enlist undo
the banner Of negro equality. or negro suffrage
They were willing that the negro slaves shout.
save their freedom and enjoy the fruits Of thei
labor. protected by law; but they did not propos
70 confer upon .n ignorant, and TO great eI
tent. degraded race. the elective franchise
or to sit in a jury bor with them 20 sdudcat,
ssd determine the rights of property or person
They do not hate the black man." as the indie
pendent AYERS. neither do they possess that IA
naticsl love Of the black man which would in
vest him, when unprepared for it, with equs
rights aud privileges with themselves-rigbts an
privileges not necessary to increase either thei
happiness or their we'll being. The soldiers o
sHKKMAS's army think there is something due Il
the dignity of the race to which they belong
which should not be sacrificed to that sickly sen
ementality which would elevate the negro
socially and politically. to the came standard, N
matter what burdens or degradation il would i'm
pose upon their own race.
There is one thing certain, and that is tina
SHERNAs's army will vindcats their gaIlsn
leader from all covert insinuations. like those "
copy from the Independent against his patriot
ism, his sincerity, and his unsel6sh devotion L
the cause in which be was engaged. tie faith
fully fulfilled every duty entrusted to him, re
gardless of his private opinions. and to his bril-
liant qualities n soldier and his sleeples
energy. are the American people in a grea
measure indebted for the happy termination O
the war, ending, as it did, in the complete col
lapse of the rebellion.