The mountain Democrat., 1865-06-24

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Secretary SlaAtsi aapass 70 ths PRED.
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tiOa!ts iejntS SAssuan. Yhs SAOjdy
iouFaals, under his control aud BY his In
EssSctiOas. ere striving 70 escal easa ssh-
Or In abuse of SAsEmGn. TIE hssa ofths
We DrVaFtasae sssarasIhs@ ll6ssally
fOF their haspWoaA5s OSSOf then snerF.
ugly ssks, "is GsnsFAl ShsFman trai
tort q" anOtheT, els be ersEyH" and Stlli an
OlhsE vHxAss 70 ths eOAelOs;Dr>IAaG "he
Is not The nan b e0amsnd n AEmy Ia
/ tie United Ssasee." This b ane lao.
gnage to uAs toward the man who has
exhibited more energy and true general.
ship. than any other maR since the bF-ak.
ing out "f the rebelli"n-a men who has
actually accomplished more in IT, sup
prvseion than any other GrNeFal-a maR
Eh0 has marched fOEihrV. fought more
hasSlrs and achieved mSVs VictWies thAA
any ether General Who has, IN fsei,
ended The wsrl Il Ia an ~ use 0f the
English language sRd an inAu:t to the
Anne lean people. 10 apply sscA ierns to
General Sherman. WOuEI IL not be more
civil, II not more just, to this have sol.
der, to believe that he Was AciUsted By
the purext motives in his agreement with
General Johnston 7 P,rhsPS he actrd on
impressions that from the terms granted
Lees army. nothing further Aaa to be
apPrrhended frOm the rebel arms in any
Quarter AS Is the fact. Must this gal
liant and successful General be aacritied
20 crafty the ambition Of the Secretary
of War; Are the people ready to repu.
date Sherman At the bidding Of S.antoDs
Are they prepared to acerpI an truth the
SANDERS illuminated against him BY v-naI
journals under the centred II his enemireg
Are they destitute Of justice Of gratItudrI
Will they 50 soOn forget his invaluable and
splendid servicesl We are GAli,4ied they
will not, but will remember and r~buke,
at the first opportunity, the men whO
have bASely heaped ISLANDERS upon him.
Sherman stands too high in their eAlima
ton to be injured BY the curH that arr
barking At his heels. No me can ques
tim his courage. It's brilliant qualities as
o General, his honesty OF purpose and his
unsel6Sh devotion to his country. All
these he has fully repeatedly displayed
in the most trying situations. lie deserves
more At the hands Of .ths, American peo.
pie than any man who participated in
the waF, and the efforts Of Stanton and
his satellites to crush him, will only 10.
crease the love and admiration Of the
masses for him.
Sherman is abundantly able 10 vindi
cate his conduct and will do it at the
proper time. He fully understands and
appreciates the natives Of Secretary Stan.
ton and his hirelings IN their endesvora
to render him unpopular. His record is
stainless, theirs IL black with ingratitude.
envy and prrfidy. IN letter TO friend,
under date Of May 18th, with honest in
Rays: "As 10 myself, ! AK
no popularity and no reward, but I dare
the War Department to publish my OH
cial letters and reports. assert that my
Official letters have been purposrly sup
pressed, while at the powers Of the press
have been Indignantly turned against
me. do want peace and security and
return to law and Justice from Maine I"
the Rio Grande, and If Il does NIT exist
nov. is Tor State reasons beyond my CON
prehenSion." By whom have tall the
powers Of the press been Indignantly
turned agaiust" himf BY the head Of
the War Department. Sherman express
es the sentiments Of the people when he
says. II do want peace and security and
the return to Law and justice, bat not the
sentiments Of ShOddy contractors and
their followers whO have amaSaed faFtUneA
out Of the hearts blond IL the peOple.
aud Nh" are prnyinG for q continuance Of
the var. With noble Ec"rn be thus nj.
tees these worthless iello~A: 81 have
too long been fighting with rial rebels
with muSkrtS in their hands 10 be scared
by mere non combatants, no matter how
high their civil rank or station. ] have
noticed on the fiein Of battle brave men
never insult the captured or mutilate the
dead, hut Cow ards and bragearts ALWAYS
d." How fOrcibly and truthfn'lv that
hits the towards and brAggArtA" Of the
Sacramento Union, who take delight in
"inHuliing the captured They will new.
er forgive Sherman E"r holding them up
to the srorn If the public.
The following. which We extract from
the Washington despatch to the ST Lonis
Democrat Of Nay 94th. l. inderd "very
The Democrat is an Ad.
mini>traiiOn organ:
"a very signi6cASt little incident occurred.
which. having attracted general attention
among the thUusands nearly 0ppOSiiet the stand
and having been greeted With an eadlesa ~