, 1865-04-25
x4J. ..GENEseAE4 ETEs.E-fANI t.
SHERMAN.


a Richmond correspondent ot tne lonQon
Times under date Of March 4th, gives conc
.e'iees W. ls-- ,'saa 'n.,st ,,-o,n,nsn+ ~ ,hs
aIs VINO nave osen nos. iaouuueut :. NC
overthrow OF the rebellion, aud espcclauE
about Gen Sherman, whom he regards as the
o.1ee+ ne Thorn all He forcsees the oyer-
"oles. ~ ~ ~ -, 49, n.,,ra ~ R,ch.
mond, and complains bitterly Of tie extent
to which *spoliticIans" ii The Confeacrac5
h.a s7,rccod ed IN undermining their ogn coy-
sw.st a,3 .,x1>tner cnn 1ac,c s,r.noth n
elnin.nt' ano e1pPs su. "c,.. ;, ~ 49,.
bnAslns tnc enemy. onermAa' ne oasa'
"within few weeks OF this time, may oe au-
tocrat Of This continent" and therefore he
thinks it wiz, to study his character. He then
.,-..oose, :
P'oeee'e'
DnnE ny 1eSsas sas.a " W., oEoAtieasnn tas. "as
told that wien saerman, sumo t"ens}, yeaIs
&c. "ps s9n1g n'eu.en, 3ns ara ~ sue 9nate@ ns.
states afny, ne e.s,s..g gas Iong qna1teseo 5 ne1f
thst Guy upon eull1Nsn's 4aiano. nuca
was then ms ohafac.er 1or aEauaaess IN tnat 10
ol1eehsh "as etG Maas " tauHs ~
charleston 10 permitting ane1f oaueate1s -
join pasues g1Een % o1heeS, AZ Rnlcn II
was spo*n th21 Lentensnt sherman a: "os 70 70
&c present: We iose s!Ea ot Nun unta
ne quilted 1ne onileu a.ates army ana esao-
t.shsd hiMsai as eshhes OF osohes W tAis
country usnauy ths terms are ALMOST 1oent,-
cal} iu California, ln this bus1ness he fal;ed,
aud some years before .he war Scp3lrea 70
New Orleans, u q cehaincn, ZOE OF ucstasH-
ton. :. sny sate neehs M hns neSalo asSs;anee SS
anu advancement AZ Inc nands o1 us 1o9tnel
1ricEds Or fellow soldiers. i9ls ass Stance ne
WAS not slow IN hndine. Gea. beaufeG*fu
wns onc o. tne most }1pulas men u NsM ~. =.
leans, ol ~n'c1 cityt - tnlnk suoSeIusnatS 70
the t'ine oi EAasn M an 7pesAanss ne nsc2as -
Mayer ana zen hfasss naa a,aIse planta. ~
! f.3HASE1G. Ii
two f"rmrr associates IN lhs onAea atstss
Army, ohcimans Nnese HoIin' st:ao-fess ~
Character. ana mtu1afy aoAltS were wen
known 10 both. Ealnea thc appointment o.
PRESIDENT 70 INC Lon's,an3 1uaLaly sAte
Ae2nsmy. the oAice he Ecia NILE Muea o'e"
Elty snd p:opF1tts ior some yeaTs. IN 'aou-
ary, ISL, Wien tue war oct"een 1he Two SEC
taOns was niinlfssuy coming. shernlan
| resigned bis o1hce IN Lonls1ana, ana
| approached GtEefM bragg VIII
y1cv to takmg ieave o. nm. Ae sac
| to General BrHeg. see plainly tha1asa ls
man In the South without taking up arms,
end do rot see Hny way 70 fighting against
| my own k1n6n1ln from Oaio. But, COME
.:l,at my, no human eonside: at:on-no ha.
man nsiacratiou"-tGcneral Bragg told
me thas he repaired these word. twiee}-
will ever ind acc Inc to take up arms against
tba sonth Tne Eonth has. i know. many
| r1Ieva,,c.sa 10 eomr,ls.n of. and shall 20 ia
| T,1,tn With yies 10 instructiur nv country.
m, n shout ;1c1u.n II Vas not without cot,.
eid.1ahlc astoniehment that after this speech
Gen, taI Dfaf,5v read The name OF Brlgadfr1
| GcneraI ". f. Sherman az prominent actor
| in tbe hattie Of Bull Run, But must add
| thet Gene,al Rag. fyho toId me- this story q
f;w yfeks agol seen.cd Iittle disposeu, upon
| Yeaection- fG ceuaure: General Sherman
| 3,,1shtys lar l;s change tf opinion. Tht
s1ranre cntlusiastic temper Of Sherman
| scented to be fully spexn 70 Bragg, and the
1atte: nsTc lie toincr credit for sincerity on
| tlc occasjcu Of their conversation in JAnu
aty, 1eC1. and for sincerity on tlls OCCASION O
Numan's acting Ut Bull Run In a 1nacnes
| d!.n,t trica;Iy op1yosed 10 his professions al
1he commencement OF the same year. Ess'
snce Bull Run Sherman has been one OF ths
t NEST taI1,rst, impetuous prosecutors Of tht
way tLut the Ftdcells have ever lad in ths
| field. For Il lcut. tine, and especially In COZ
i nertion with his operations neainst Vlcksbuf1
al the end Of 1867, he mel with vc:y littl'
until alter The defeat Of Rosccrans at Chck1
.nauea, and his own appointment Us hos:
| csans' successor at tlt: end O: 1868. Sine
the commencement Of the campaign Which b
, olened in May, 1864. at Dalton; in Georgia
5 and which he has not yet CLOSED, enerman ~
mct win one papfokeh h, sattI s,d ID 9.a1 to a.
! alont Gen. Johnston's conduct Of the eau
raign which drove the Coufedera les. withou
any pitched battle, ont u tns h,l! sonntss ,,e.
neEia itg ooee ~ ,han t .1,T @ n,he1 ,sr..nt du,n
> @ n,tr1v + n. vrars of warfare. hss led to tl
u rryscnt c,isis in Conf acrate aif4i s. Du
!. HitkcuttcyertitR to question "1icn alrcao