The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1865-06-17
The London sesr On Sherman.s
NeGOtfat1On3.

The surrender of Johnston was received
BY Sherman acting, 1t 10 true, under thu
directions Of Grant, but on that very &C.
count All the more memorable. here wa
brilliant and successful soldier, at the
head OF victorious army of 7O, 600 men
iebuked openly and SHARPLY for interfsr
ing with the civil power In q matter be.
yond his province % General, and ia,
COmmander-in.c dispatched to th1
scene to rectify the blunder; but the victo.
riOus soldier neither attempts TO resist. no,
refuses 10 carry out the terms dictated by
the Government, but as quietly proceed
| to obey the order communicated to him a
II he had been clerk in the War Depart
ment ct Washington. The Southern Breck.
inridge, who resisted his Government ~
took up arms against his country and hi
State because his views of slavery weft
not permitted to predominate, had dom
| nothing to render his country grateful. o.
| to raise him beyond the mass Of common
politicians. He, nevertheless, expected
bis count,ymen to yield obedience to hi
behests, and when they took . different
and posterity he drew the sword against
them.
Sherman, on the other hand, had done
yeOman service, such % few men have
either the opportunity or ability 70 per.
form. He is described by Grant o. beina
the flrst field officer In country whore the
exigencies Of war have produced many
At the head Of an invincibie force, he swept
the Southern foe before him from Chatto-
Dooga to Atlanta; he fairly won that inn.
portant stronghold, and while the two
hemispheres watched bic progress with
amazemeut, he marched hundreds o.
miles through the very center Of the enc
my's territory, capturing cities and arse
purely political element Of the contest. -
fell into the snare laid for him BY the rebel
negotiatcrs, and proposed to grant terms Of
peace which would have rendered useless
all his own brilliant triumphs. 4s3
The civil officers of the Government, tho
President and the Cabinet, at once disown
his act, rebuke him promptly, and even
harshly, for his blunder, and order him 70
resume hostilities forthwith. Sherman
never dreams of disputing the authority
of the new President, who represents the
majesty Of the law and the popular will.
and with perfect docility executes his or.
ders. This is true patriotism. although Il
is q patriotism which some of the political
instructors Of the English people haveea-
gerly expected to be repudiated by the
NoT.he.,. Generals How often have ~
had. turing the progfess Of the war, prce,
nos t,e..iis3Ds from special correspondents
ana o;;sars, that Sherman would dictate
serE.s AZ Washington; that Mcclellan
would seize the Government, that the re-
patic would be destroyed by one or other
Of The s.::cessful soldiers. Like many
oiEer SIMILAR blunders, they were based
upon tce most profound ignorance Of the
character alike of Northern men. Of the
Union armies, and Of American institu.
tons.
L, sherman's army had been composed
of hireling mercenaries, ~ tho upholdaro
Of slavery have contended, ambitious d.
signs might have been contaminated, but
composed 10 that army Is Of the sons of
American freeholders, themselves voter.
and having the guardianship Of the law
70 them along with their fellow
any proposed treason would
have found in the common soldiers ~
most desperate opponents. Grant he1
fhF0ughout exhibited o. assingle-hoarted a..
votion TO tho cause Of his country. Ii
character q unstained with the suspicion
wsrd his subordinates has been nAnly ana
Genelous. And the mode in which Sher-
man has At once submitted to correct his
blunder gaves smother instance 0f the n.
premaCy Of Law and the civil rover IN ~
free Statee, and IN example OF. patriotism
and submission to the constitutional rSn-
resentatives Of the country, % tiiferent
1VsAS SA10 1090V1A O4AVEUOO UY t0o CDHD0H OF
Mr.. john G. Breckinridge. that, the ad-
mirers Of Southern chivairy nav voN
make It the theme Of profitable study.
PARIS FAsH1oNs.--The latest French
bonnet 10 tho Hudibras story ofsthe besr
md the nddle-begun and broke 81 I'm the
middle: lisa magnificent but Incomplete
work IKE Buckles History Of Civilization
or like Don Juan. For ornaments the run
. upon steel. The quantity Of minute
marine stores worn ~ the fair ladies' Of
France il astounding. After steel comes
straw. The ladies' appear to have un-
plated their old straw bonnets and stuck
hem All over their dresses, A mantle or
acket tasselated with real straw in fantas-
ic devices IL much patronized, and imita.
Ion straw for fringe il becoming univer.
'al. Finally, crtnoline seems to be really
.oing out, and the robes queue, or long
rains are coming in. The latest and art
ullest plan 10 to have petticoat Of the
'ame shape % the robe, brief In front and
Elongated behind; and the dress u looped
- in front to show the boots, and It - tos
oe presumed. TO prevent the fnir train.
wearer tripping herself up evosy second
10Co or 0o,-Sbt6
Judge Chase Il said to have ~ With .
'ordid reception at New 0rlsans. nom Tho