The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-03
THE SHERIDAN I6I6iSSt'oE Ar.
IlAstGgSIENT.

: NurtotiN AeEeIntiOnS - Interview Re.
tween General sherman and Chief
Justice ChRSe---NIr. Lincoln willing
10 let JeIE. Davis EscaPe---The PreSi.
dent tells n Little story.
q As,nte," the correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, who accolnpanied
Chief Justice Chase in his recent SOUTH
ern tour, has the following statement in
reference TO General sherman and Pres
ident Lincoln:
.'- Orr FoRT MACON, y. C., Junc7
\ dispatch from General Sherman
Ton his wny North from Savannah. and
forced by bad weather to nut in at
Benutortl had reached Newborn while
we were there, expressing very. earn
est desire TO see Chief Justice Chnsc.
and on the return of the entire marty
General Sherman's vessel was lVlun, nj
inc whnrI, opposite the railroad terIni-
nus, awaiting us. Nervous and resi-
less as ever, the General looked changed
tand imprOvedl since the old camDaitrns
III the Southwest. lie was boiling over
With pride at the performances of his
army through the wintcr, and all tie
more indignant, by yconscquence. ut the
insults and injustice he Imagined him
self to have received, in consequence of
ms arrangement with Johnston, ~
ilncied the country wanted peace" he
exclaimed. "If they don't. LEI then,
raise moro soldicrs.''
AIR. LINCOLN wiLLISG TO LET JEFF. DA-
Wis ESCAPE.
The General complained, and doubt-
less with some truth, il not Justice.
that the Government Ind never dis,
tinctly explained TO him what policy II
desired to have pursued. 81 asked Mr..
Lincoln ~ explicitly, when / went up to
CITY Point, whether he wanted me 10
capture Jctf. Davis, or let him escaDc.
and in reply he told me n story"
That "story" may now have a his
torlcal value, and give it therefore us
General sherman said Mr.. Lincoln fold
it-Ouly promising that il was a favor
lte story with Mr.. Lincoln, which he
told many times, and in illustration or
many points of public policy,
III toll you, General" MIR. Lincoln
was said to have begun, ON tell YOU
whnt think about taking jeff. Dnyis
out IN SanganOn county there WINS nm
old temperance lecturer, who was very
Sirlct in the doctrine and practice OF
total abstinence. One day, inter Il long
ride in the hot sun, lic stopped ut th,.
house Oft friend whu proposed making
him Lemonade. AS'thc mild bcycr-
age was being mixed, the friend insinu-
attngly asked if he wouldn't like lust
the least drop of something stronger,
I" pI'lc' up ms nerves alter tile exhaust
ing heat and exercise. NO. replied the
lecturer, Il couldn't think of il; I'm
| opposed to 1t OH principle. But, hend-
ded, with longing glance nj the black
bottle that stood conveniently al hand,
II You could manage To put in IA drop
unbcknownst 10 me, l guess il wouldn't
hurt NE much!'''
Now General" Mr.. Lincoln is said
to have concluded, "I'm bound 10 op-
pose tho escape of Hon. nnyis lint If
You could manage TO lot him slim ont
inDeknownst-like, / guess it wouldn't
hurt mo much!''
And that exclaimed General Sher-
man, lis all 1 could get out of the Gov
erninent as To what its policy was con-
cerning the rebcl leaders, till Stanton
ass'iled me for Davis escape!"