The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-09
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The Sherman and Stanton nns-. :, !. - 81.
of the town, and. solar as can lean = Tue ta!k
strictly official circles, the FEELING Il y Satsioe
the General stanton has been the great snn ~
Der; ne mas never a. spaTea anybody feelings.
ed sort Of way, much more energetic than ne So
lite.
His style may be inferred from the follov,n.
incident:-He had recently consultation Nth
three officers, high in rank and In the conf.
dence of the people, all Of whom were engaged
in matter of much public interest. He cross
examined them very curtly as to the details of
the case, and there being point or two upon
roared that If it was necessary to have some
more of that class of officers. he would get
them. " If there are not enough OF you TO
know anything about your business" said he,
81 will send for some more" In truth, the
main points of the case were very well under
stood by each of the three, one of whom occu.
pies position not inferior in dignity to that of
the Secretary himself: but the examination was
made as to things trifling and immaterial.
That there should come along person more
ull.headed than Stanton, and take him in
hand, is precious instance of poetic beauty
that those who have been accustomed to see
the ''great war minister" in his pomp and cir
cumstance never anticipated. But Sherman IL
the individual who has locked horns with the
behemoth, and put hook in the nose of the
leviathan. The knowledge that all was not
lovely between the commander OF the Army of
the West and the chief of the War Department,
caused much curiosity as to their personal
bearing towards each other, on the day of the
parade of Sherman's troops. There was re-
port that Sherman had refused to shake hands
with Stanton on the day of the review of the
Army Of the Potomac, and tolerably large
crowd concluded they would satisfy themselves
as to the personal situation on the second day,
and posted themselves where the greeting be-
tween the general, with the President and sur
rounding persenages, could be closely observed.
When they saw Stanton's hand refused they set
up laugh, and half q dozen clapped their
hands, hi. vi "-and two or three voices,
. Did You see that9 Old Sherman cut him,
The letter of Gen. Sherman to Col. Bow
man was written when the general believed
that he would not have the chance of going
before the committee on the conduct of the
war, and its publication under the circum-
stances, Is regretted by the judicious friends of
the general. An effort was made to suppress
it, and wait for the testimony given before the
war committee; but the New York papers are
50 enterprising that If once they get letter
from public man into their possession, pub
lisa it they will, particularly if they are not
desired to do so.
The soldiers of Sherman's army having been
out of the world In the Southern woods for
good while, and far from newspapers, do not
seem to understand exactly what Is the matter
between "Old Billy" and old Stanton. They
have the impression, believe, that "Old
Billy" put his foot in it somehow, down there
in North Carolina, but they do not incline to
look upon him as a very improper person. II
don't know what all the fuss ia about" said
one bronzed and begrimed veteran, "but it
suits me to see the old man standing up
to EN-"