The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-06-07
Highly Important Letter-Gen-
eral Shermanss Report.

Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati GaEette.l
Washington, May 80.
The rcpoTts end dispatches Of Major
General ". i. Sherman, in reference to his
ope, atiuns against General Johnston, and
his ncEDt;atIuns and agTrt ntEiS with that
G., nera!. vii he "fheiRiy lublRhCd ln-mor-
row. 4 he hISt Is a dispatch from Gener-
al SurTman tn GcUuTal Grant, 8S follow;
HHAu'oIS sliI. Dlv OFTnE MISSISSIPPI. !
Is THE FIElD, RALEIGH. y. c.,
ArRiL, %, lSGi. |
GEEERAL-Since you It yesterday, 1 |
have sern the New ! 0ik 3imtS. OF the z4lh |
containing q Ludeet at l..iiialy news, au-
thrnticaied by the signal urp uf the Sucreta- |
ry OF War, which is grouptd in tucb way |
Us TO give very erroneous impression. IL |
embraces &C ny Of the lascs 1T egrct rIcnt |
between myself and General ,lollusnn, OF
April Is, with commentaries which It viii
be time enough to discuss two or thIee years
he nee, after the Government has expert
mvntcd little mole in machinery, by which
power reaches he shattered I.eople Of the
vast area Of couu'ry known us the South;
hut in the mean time DO think that my
rank, il not past services, entitled me at
least tn the respect of keel ing secret what
was known to ne lut the Cabinet, until
further inquiry could have been mace, in
stead OF giving publicity to documents |
never saw, and drawing differences wide OF
the truth.
never saw, or had furnished me, a copy
of President Linccln'S dispatch TO you Of
the Sd Of March until after the agrcei ut.
Mr.. l. did not, nor Mr. Stanton, or any
human being, ever convey 10 NE its sub
stance or, any thing like it; but on the con-
trary, had seen Gen Weiizels invitation
to the Virginia Legislature, made in Mr..
Lincoln very presence, and had failed to
discover any other official hint nf plan OF
lcconstrustion, or any idea calculated to
| alay the fears of the people Ut the South
/ aft, the destruction Of their armies; and
civil authorities would leave them without
any Government at all. Neshou.d not drive
\ reuple into anarchy, and it is simply iaI-
possible for our military power to reach all
the recesseS Of their unhappy country. |
confess ! did not wish TO break Gen. John
ston's army into bands of armed men, row
ing about without purpose, ard capable only
OF infinite mischief, But you said, on your
arrival, that ! had my Amy so disposed
that his escape was only possible IN dis
organized shape; and, as you did not
choose to direct military operations IN this
quarter, inter you were satisfied with the
military situation. At all events, the in
slant l learned what was proper enough,
the ditarproval of the President, ! acted in
such manner as to compel tne surrender Of
Gen. Johnston whole army on the same
terms you prescribed for Gen. Lee 3
army when you had it surrounded and IN
your absolute power.
Mr.. Stanton in stating that my orders to
Gen. Stoncman were likely TO result in the
escape of Mr. Davis to Mexico or Europe,
is IN great error Stoneman was not at
Salisbury then, but had gone back to States
vile. Davis was supposed to be between
MS, and, therefore, Stoncnan was beyond
them. BY turning toward NE he was ap-
preaching Davis, and had he joined me, AZ
ordered. | would have mounted force,
greatly needed for that and other purposes.
But, even now, | do not know that MIR
Stanton wants Davis caught; and as my otl'
cial dispatches, deemed sacred, are hastily
published to tle world, it will be imprudent
ior NE to state what has been done IN tha
respect As the editor OF the Times has
it may be logically aud fairly drawn iron
r this singular document, the conclusion tha
| am insuLoldinate l can only deny The
intention. | have never in my life queS
, tioued or disobeyed an order, though many
and many time have | risked my life, N,
health, and reputation, III obcyng orders o
even hints to execute plans and purpose
not my liking. 1t is not fair to withho!t
f iron! me plans and policy, if any there be
, aud expect me t1 guess at them, Tor fact'
aud events aprear quite different from dli
ttrent stand-pnintS.
For four yeaIs | have been in camp deal
= a. J;n,, ,,I / uo,, mean ra wan thn
the conclusion at which the Cabinet arrived
with,such singular unauimity, differs iron
mine. conferred freely with the best of,
: GERS in this army as to the points involve
S in this controversy, and strange to say, the
+ were sngularly harmonious i'll the othe
conclusion, and they will learn, with 'pa
and anazclncnt that was deemed insubui
S dinatc and wanting in common sense; tha
. l, who, in the campaigns Ct last year, work
cd day and night, summer and winter, IL
n the cause Of the Administration, and VIII
: have Brought All amy of seventy thuusan
l. men iii magnificent condition ACROSS couI
l. try deemed lmpas>able, and placed it jus
II where it was wanted, on the day APPOINTED
II have brought .ti,clt dit ON our Governuen
do not wish to beast Of this, but | do 81
It that it entitled Inc to the courtGsy OF bein
G con, ultcd leture publishing to the who
n would proposition rightfuliy submitted
is higher authority for proper adjudieatiol
IT and then accompanied by other statcnen
It which invited the press to be let loose upG
y me. 1t il true that non-c0niba batants, WI
j. sleep in comfort and security, while "
j. watch in the distance, are better able
d Judge than We poor soldiers, who rarely st
e "A newspaper, can hardly hear from our fan
N ilirs or SION long enough to get our nav,