The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-26

GRSERAL SHEnMAS has n military reputation
that any living General might envy, but Unless a
decided change ovorlakos him he viii never attain
. reputation tor dscrec, writing. General snra.
MAN should leave ,ho assaults upon STANTON
TO somebody else. lie should remember tha. his
agreement with JonSaroN WAS an error th., the
public cannot ensly overlook, llthough il may los
forgiven |, would be far more conducive to his
popularity II SHERMAN would ls, that TRANSACTION
remain burei, than to dig Il up In this way. II
need ave fear that his brilliant military repu-
'ation can be unjus,ly torn'shei By either STANTON
or HAILEoE, and he ought 10 know that in such
spiieiul carnations as the following letter, lie is
do!ns h!ms II more injury tasn good.
CAN'T SEAa ALEXANDRIA, Va, MAY 10.
Dew Boumdn: am JUS, arrived. All my
army will he Ia to-day. ! have been lost to the
world In the woods for some time. Yet on arriv-
ing nj the ''pottl~menis' found have made quite
= stir among the people =. home, and that ;he most
sinister motives Rave been asrril ell 10 me. ] have
made frequent official reports Of my ocisl action
in all public INST ers, And al a. them have bcen
carefully suppressed. whilo the most ridiculous
nonsense has becn industrouslv spread abroad
through al the newspapers. Well you know
whist Importance l attach h such matters,
and that | have been too long Sighting
with real rebels with inusketH IN their hands
to he scared by mere non-couIbstAnts, no
matter how high their civil rank or station.
II IL amusing to observe how brave and firm
some mon become when all danger is past. have
noticed on fields n battle brave men never insult
the captured or mutilato the dead but towards
and lsggsria always do. cannot now recall the
act, but ShskesJear records how pooJ Falstsf, tho
prince Of towards aud wits, rising from . figured
death, stabbed again the dead Percy, and carried
the carcass sloft In triumph 10 prove his valor 20
now when the re- elliou In our land Ia dead, many
fslstafs appear 10 brsnGiSh the evidence Of their
vslor and seek 10 win applause, and to appropriate
honors for deeds that ne were done. As To- my
sci, ask no popularity, no reward but dare
the War Department 70 publish my official 'etters
and reports. assert that my oficisl reports have
been TuTosely suppressed, while all the power Of
the press has been Indignantly turned against me
do want peace aud security, and the return
10 law and justice from Mrue 80 4 RIO GrSude (;
aud II ID does not exist now substantially IL 10 for
| state reasons beyond my comprehension. II may
BE- thought strange that one who has no fame tut
| asa noliicr should have been 80 careful TO try to
restore the civil power Of the government and the
peaceful jurisdiction Of ths Federal courts tut Il
is difficult 10 di'cuyer In that fact any lust cause Of
offence 10 an onlightegcd and tree people. But
when men choose to SANDER snd iniure others,
they can easily invent tho facts Tor the purpose
when the proposed victim IL far away, ENGAGED IN
public service OF their own bidding. Bat there IL
| consolation In knowing II, though truth lies
| in the bottom OF q well, the Yankees have perse-
yerance enough to get To that bottom.
Your, truly,
". T. SHERMAN.