The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-14

Casans 81 Leavluworth vi.i ra
member that there stood ou ,he Nsi
street, between Delewage ap4 shaw
nee,iu 1857, S. and ON tic eroaut
nov occupied - handsome bucI
buildings, ,habby-loakiae, iumb'ug
cottonwood SHELL. II vas oceuple.
% pc ground Aoor ~ Hampton T.
Denman ex-Mayor, Is 4 Land Agen
/ y Office. Tie rooms eerc rtagas.
+ by q crazy hoking stairway 81 ID,
fouiside, up which none ever wen
without fear Of falling Dingy sign.
informed the curious .hat within sa.
! d law shop kept by hugh Ewing
Thomas Ewing, jr, ". T sherman
and Daniel McCook. Thes, eoastl,u
/ lea thetlrm known here il ibe earl,
partof So as Ewing, sherman ard
McCook, All were comparatively
young men All were ambitious; .ha
one who has gained the greatest fame
perhaps, lhe least So 81 tic associated
lawyers. The Egings lad lho a3
vantage q high culture, considerable
natural abilities, cold, impassiye tenn.
permen,s, and a powerful family in-
iluence to aid their aspirations. Ilugh
Ewingwas but little known hcreabont.
though acknowledged to Be brilliant
and versatile genius hy bis intimates.
young Tom, as the other scion i
lamiliarly called, has always been d
prominent and Influential man.
The third member Of the firm flls
to-day one Of the proudest pages ii
the history Of our land His naue
and fame takera With the greatest
Of earth. All conspire to DO lin hon
or. Aliens bow to his genius, and en-
emes show the extent of their fears
Of is power, BY The yirulence of thsir
hate and its manifestations. ~. 4.
Sherman never mingled il our public
affairs. He lived among Us for sew
eral menths, having some landed in.
terests here. An outlying part ofour
city pla. is marked on ,he maps as
"Sherman's aadi,ion." Prior 10 en-
tering upon the practice Of law in this
city, he lived for some time in the vi
eihity Of Topeka, upon a farm of 100
acres, which We believe he sun owns.
His noighbora tell Of his abrupt man
ners; reserved, yet forciblo speech
and character. Previous to residing
in Kansas, Sherman bad lived ia Cal
atornia, where, % miner, banker and
lawyer, be- made and lost large iJr-
tune 4 graduate Of Vest Point, he
had previously held q Captains COM
mission in the Typographical Engi-
neer Corps, and, in pursuance Of duty
had made several imfo~'a survey
aud eXplorane.-.. the reports OF which
Lad been duly published by Govern
ment They relate principally to tie
routes for the Pacific railroad.
The fourth member Of the firm,
Daniel McCook, was known and ap-
preciated here by The fraternity, as
one Of the best Of good fellows" He
young, active, ardent, an intense part.
san, and ambitious wight, who held
the tolerable good opinion Of his own
capacity common to the 'pin.feathef'
state Of the genus homo. Dan prac-
ticed law before Tic lover courts, do
lug the justice aud probate and al
ways having plenty Of work in the
United States District Court, which
was often the scene Of amusing spar
ring between him and the iudge--the
able but indecent Petit-whoso Judge
ments was in the habit Of freely crit
cising.
All the firm were Buckneys--the |
Ewings being sons Of the able and
venerable Hon. Thomas Ewing,of that
State. Sherman is connected with
them by marriage, being brother 10 |
Mrs. Thomas Ewing, n, we believe. |
lie is a brother Of Senator Sherman. |
McCook belonged to the since famous
family Of that name. His \
father was the well koown Mai. Ne. [
Cook, killed IN the Ohio Morgan raid. (
One brother was killed al ,hc first Bat.
tie Of Bull Run. Another was 4be /
General McCook, murder
ed by the guerillas. in Southern Ken.
lucky. Another, brother or uncle.
We know not which, Is the famous
Major General McCook .f tie Armies
Of the Cumberland aud Tenneaeee.
In politics the frm was uuequallyI
proportioaed--Thomas Ewing, H., be-
Ing 3 conservative Republican, willie
lis brother Hugh, Sherman and Nc
Cook we're all Democrats, the later
being an active local politician, and at
one ,ime elected PROBATE Judge Of tbis
county. The ciy beng then largely
Democratic and somewhat proslavcry
DE irm possessed considerable inGu. 4
nee.
4 good story is told Of Sherman
experience a. counsel, and Of bis dis
.olulion Of partnership to take the DO.
idon held by him when the war broke
Of President Of the Military
College Of Louisiana. Il
While in the practice Of the law
iere. Sherman was consulting part
ier, having an almost i0surmounlable
,bJeDtioH e pleading ID Court. He
! accorded tAe poses iob, ss a lawyer !
i thorough kn9aladse ol legal pru-
lpies; : clear logic perception u iLe
.o.n. and equity Involved u aay ea.e.
: could preenf Us view 81 ihe
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