The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-06-06

eeD- Many of the Northern papers are show
ing their spiteful, reEengeful feelings, by con-
tinuing to abuse the South and southern people
after all opposition to the United States has
ceased, and when they know that the southern
people have no power to resent such insults.
One paper--Harpers or Frank Leslics-has
cartature of southern females, with false state
meats aud false representations. This is u very
poor way to re-establiSh good feeling between
the two sections. We are sure that no brave
Northern man, who has met the southern people
in battle, approves the conduct Of such northern
editors as no,c take occasion to abuse and insult
US. So far as our knowledge extends, we have
found the u. S. troops, officers and men, now
quartered among US, polite, respectful, liberal
and gent!enauly--theys seem to earnestly desire
that bygones should be bygoncs, and that all
again become friends; it is the politicians and
shade-officers Cor st least some Of them) who are
now abusing southern people and demanding
their degradation and ruin. For their benefit
We copy an extract from Gen. Shermans letter
dared Camp near Alexandria, Va, May IS,
1865" as follows:
at is amusing to observe how brave and firm
some men BECOME when all danger ia past
have noticed on fields Of battle brave men never
insult the captured or mutilate the dead; but
towards and !ageards always do. | cannot now
recall the act, but Shakespeare records how poor
| talstaf, the prince of towards and wits, rising
from figured death, stabbed again the dead
Percy and carried the alott in triumph to
prove his valor. SO now, wher the rebellion in
our land is dead, many Falstatfs appear to brand
ish the evidence of thsir valor and seek TO win
applause, and appropriate honors fox deeds that
never were done"
pas~ Gen. Sherman did more than py othe,
living man to break the power Of the Confed
eracy and crush the rebellion" and it is no,
surprising or strange that he should feel vexed
at the Administration for not approving bis nc
ton in negotiating with Gen. Johnston. h
seems that there is Sherman party and Stan
ton or administration party growing up asthe
North. The New York Times of the 10th says
"Unless all the reports Rat reach US from
| Washington are false, Gen. Sherman is deh5
errtely and SYSTEMATICALLY making o personal
issue with the Secretary Of War CHR Stanton
for official act. lie took the occasion of d
grand review, ordered and held largely in hi:
honor, and in the presence Of vast multitude
assembled to rejoice in the return of~peace, &c
refuse the hand Of MIR Stanton when rendered tt
him in friendly greeting. And an article pub
lished in the Washington Chronicle in his in
terest, and said to have been written by his bro
ther, Senator Sherman of Ohio, procaims thai
unless Mr. Stanton publicly acknowledges the
error of that official act, he "must expect oper
defiance and insult, and neither his person mol
his rank can shield him."
Gen Sherman and his friends clains chat tn,
treaty of peace which he made with Gen. John
ston (and which was rejected by the authorize.
at Washington was in accordance with IN
derstanding between himself and President Lin
coin. Gen. Sherman also complains that all hi,
official letters and reports on the subject hare
not been published.