The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-29
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Republican press in its late and confirm
ous assault upon the character OF Gener-
al SHERMAN. His negotiation with JOHN
sreN has been officially disapproved and
annulled, no harm has resulted to the
Union cause, there is no evidence that
General SHERMAN, was, actuated by any
other desire than to secure peace and the
restoration of the Union, then why is he
so bitterly and Indignantly assailed Z
True, he has not kept pace with the radi-
cal, progressive march of the admlnistra-
ton party; he is a soldier loving his
arhole country and ardently desiring
peace such as will. restore the nation to
its former greatness and glory; but is
there in this any good reason why he
should he villifed all over the land and
made the theme of denunciation and
abuse by an INSCRIPTIONS partisan press!
He is called traitor. asympathizer with
rebellion, a crazy man, schemer for po-
litical preferment, and finally GROIN
WELL or a CAESAR, designing to lead his
army against his own country and
make himself military Dictator.
These charges have been made against
him without particle of evidence for
their support except what is afforded by
hints, inuendoes and speculations. The
Richmond correspondent of the London
Times wrote letter last March contain
ing some very extravagant opinions con-
ce1ning SHERMAN, which is published
now by all the loyal" journals as afford
ing evidence of SHERMAN's treason. How
often have these very journals ridiculed
the reliability CD of the Times Richmond
correspondent How often they repell-
ed, with virtuous indignation, the SIAN
ders heaped upon the Federal cause and
the Federal Officers by these scribblers
for the London Times But now, when
one of the ablest, if not the very best.
Generals in the army is assailed, they
quote the Times and believe, with easy
credulity not only all that it says, but
all that it hints Upon this slender
foundation, the radical press has charg-
ed General SHERMAN with treason, and
with design to overthrow the
Government and carve out for
himself a throne. We learn that
this London Times letter was made
the subject of meeting of the Presi-
dents cabinet, and it is probable that
the Secretary of War was influenced by
these hints of scribbler, whose false
hoods have often been exposed to
the American public, when he
sent all over the land a point
ed censure of General SHERMAN,
which betrays spirit of anger upon its
very face. Upon no better authority
than the vague speculations of this lying
correspondent, the whole Republican
press of the country has charged Gen.
eral SHERMAN with the highest crime
known to the law, and has set itself to
work to turn to dishonor the fame which
he has nobly won. .... 81.
1T is alleged that the recent treaty with
JOHNSTON proves that the speculations
of the Times correspondent are correct
If so, the facts have not yet been pnb-
lished. Has SHERMAN refused to obey
any orders communicated to him from
the proper source7 Has he taken any
steps to direct the arms of his victorious
soldiery against the national capital
Has he, by any act, manifested lack
proper regard for law or love for his
ntryg His enemies can point to none,
at SHERMAN erred somewhat in his
macy with the rebel chiefs may he
tied, but all the errors h has COM
ed should not overbalance in the
public mind the least and most nnim-
portant of the victories hehas won Be-
sides this, it will appear i'll history that
the brief armistice he granted has re-
suited in more decided advantage to the
Union army than to the rebels. 1t is al
ready said that JoHNsToN's force is COM
pletely' demoralized, and that numbers
of his troops are DESERVING daily The
Federal army, on the contrary, is held
firmly together and animated now bya
more ardent desire to win the final vic
tory of the war than it has ever before
felt. -
If the terms approved by SHERMAN Tor
the restoration of peace are not satisfac-
tory to the people of the North it is we
who are to blame for having changed our
purpose. He offers MS all that we origi-
nally demanded, all that the administra-
ton asked when the war began. Is he
to he denounced now because. wewant
more In his letter to the Mayor of At
lanta, written on the 18th of last Sep
TENDER. he said: s. - 4
al know I had no hand in making this
war, and know that / will make more
sacrifices than any of you to-day to Sc
cure peace But you cannot have peace
and a division of your country If the
United Stetes submits to a division now,
il will not stop, but. will go on. till we
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