Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-01-12
COLUMBUs, OHIO,
THURSDAY MORNING, a-a- JAN. l2


TAs Way % Restore FehlowshiP.
Some Administration journals of influ-
sncs are begi nning 70 awaken to the neces-
city Of showing s'the Southern people that
We cherish no malice, ahd are ready again
to give tho hand Of fellowship" If 'they
have been led to believe us possessed with
tho spirit OF savages,p we have to thank the
Administration. for 1t for keeping in COM
mand such fellows as BUTLER and HUNTER,
and for sending into retiracy such officers
g McCLRLLAN and BUELL.. 1t was the pur-
pose Of Gen. McCLELLAN to SO conduct the
var q 10 convince "the Southern people
that we cherish no malice" against them
70 convince them that the men they had
looked up 10 aud believed in as leaders had
abused their confidence and had led them
into causeless rebellion. A war conduct
ed In pursuance Of such policy was not
satisfactory 10 the Radicals in the Admins
tration party, because 1t was calculated to
precipitate termination of the War,
and leave Slavery unabolished. This
class Of patriots In reality desired War, to
the end that through the plea of Military
necossity " they could strike what they con-
ceived 10 be death-blow at slavery, and
now they want no termination of the War
until the negro shall have been made polti-
caliy the equal of the white man. If these |
malignants--if these intermeddlers, who
have inflicted upon the country injury so
incalcu,able, and whose Utopian policy has |
causelessly doomed to- premature death
thousands Of brave men, and carried
mourning and sorrow into homes once hap
py and joyful-could beretired into private
life, the exercise of "good will, both by
words and acts" might be productive of
great COED; but 80 long as these malignant |
intermeddlers shall be allowed to fashion |
and direct the policy of the Administration,
it an absurdity to suppose that healthy |
Union feeling viii grow up in any of the
insurgent States.
The sherman TestimoniaI-Meet.
ans a, fl.e Hall of mcPresenu"-
dives.
Pursuant to notice, meeting Of those in |
fAvor Of rendering testimonial to Gen. w.
T. Sherman, was held in the Hall of Repre-
sentatives, at three o'clock on Wednesday
tfernoon, January 1lth; and was called to
order by Hon. JOHN 4. BRAsEE, upon whose
motion Governor BRoUGH was called to the
chair. Gen. GEORGE B. WRIGHT was then |
made Secretary. l
The President on taking the chair, made
speech in laudation of Gen. Sherman.
Messrs. John T. Brasee, J. C. Devin, j.
A. Foote, G. Volney Dorsey, and r. d.
Harrison, were appointed committee to |
report business to the meeting. While the
committee were absent preparing their re-
port Lieutenant Governor Charles Ander-
son eulogized Gen. Sherman as one Of the
greatest military chieftains of all time.
Mr.. Brasee, from the Business Committee,
made report, which was adopted. 1t pro-
vides for testimonial to Gen. w. T. Sher-
man Of 100000, to be contributed by his
friends throughout the State. The hemoney is
TO be invested in United States Bonds, by
VIM. G. Deshler, of this city, who is made
Treasurer of the Fund. Messrs. H. II.
Hunter, John T. Brasee, David Tallmadge,
Michael A. Daugherty, and John ID Martin,
OF Lancaster, Fairfield County-the home
Of Gen. Sherman-wore appointed Board
of trustees of the Fund.
An Executive Committee was appointed
In each County to solicit contributions.
The Executive Committee for Franklin
County Is thus composed: Messrs. George
b. Wright, VIM. G. Deshler, Henry c.
Noble, T. w. Tallmadge, Fl. Bancroft, r. E.
Champion.
Mr.. Martin, Of Lancaster, read letter
from Gen. Grant, highly complimentary to
Gen. Sherman; and subscribing $500 to the
Sherman Testimonial for himself and $3.50
for his Chief Quartermaster, Gen. ingalls,.
The meeting then adjourned.