The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-26
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49, -FRIn1K LAY as. 1867
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II is with Unfeigned regret thst we see
, brave and able general, whose brilliant
,sresr. in the field has entitled him 10 high
sullying his splerdid reputation BY
scts Of petty spite and fragrant insubordi-
Tire recent cratic and sPlenetic
of General Sherman, therefore oc-
Us psiu, As it does every true friend
Of that distinguished soldier. General
Sherman seems bent OF destroying the
popularity which his brilliant ability and
success in military operations have VOL
for him. Certainly, had he had that object
in view. he could take no surer course for
lie accomplishment than that which he is
nov pu suing. Bis recent insults 70 Hal
leck and bis refusal to obey the summons
of the Committee on the Coz duct Of the
War, together with the bitter manner
in which be las expressed himself in
regard to the comments of the
pres upon his surrender to Johnston
and Breckiuridgs, were the FIST indics-
tions Of his spleen. They betrayed 3 petty
and pettish spite that was mJre becoming
q spoiled baby than . successful General
snd an aspirSnt to Presidential hOnor.
They seemed to indicate that 5hermAn's
brain had been turned by praise, 30 that he
felt shove and sggrisved by the slightest
dinapproVsl. They were the result Of q
t~hin-skinned sensitiveness that reminded
n painfully of Mcclellan and Fitz John
Porter, and contrasled IS pail fully with the
grand patriotism and undergraduates of
the Lieutenant General But the press
a,d the public, mindful Of Shermsn's past
s~srvices snd exploits, passed over with
| ight comment these exhibitions Of
dis,curtssy aud anger.
But this they cannot do in regard to
q sDersl Shermsn's two LAST demonstrs-
tions of elfdevotion-his letter, furDIhsd
US by teleg rsph yesterday evening, re-
fleeing in the strongest terms upon the
administration which commissioned and
prrmoted him and the insult which he
publicly offered to his superior in rank
4 ofHss, SecretsIy Stanton, during the
last day Of the revisw, an account of which
ia given in another column His previous
acts were illustrative of spite and i~llfesl-
ing which, though il bsd taste, we're ex-
clsed by IN ipdulgent peOple-but the
Contempt fer his supsrio roRosn shown in
these last mentioned transactions is
Is nothing more or less than rank insubor-
dinstion, for which any oficsr less desery-
ing than Sherman would richly deserve to
bs Eshiered and dismissed the service. 1t
i, difficult 70 conceive how any insult
c)uld have bsen more direct, more public,
and more decided than this. What sggrA-
Yates the mstter is that it was given before
the very eyes Of Shermsn's " army, IS
It marched by-thst on the very day
and the very occasion when, forgetting
private wrongs, Sherman should have been
proudest and happiest he set an exsmplsot
characterization before his own troops, by
grossly insulting bis superior in rsnk-
Another fact is that Sherman has obsti-
nately refused the prefers Of Cancellation
and kindness so fully made by both Stan
ton and Haileck. These gentleman are
sustained in the action which they took
in reference to General Shsrmsn's negotis-
tions by the sentiment of the entire country.
They performed 8 d~issgressble duty faith
fully. They took pains to explain to Gsn-
ersl Sherman tbst their personal regard
for him wss undiminisbe5. Instead of &C
coping this ssatsmens Sherman chooses
TO be sulky and cross. BE has placed him
self before the nation in q most undigni-
fed and unenvisbIs light, aud if he per
sists in his course viii inevitably and ire
coversbly destroy his present popularity.
The Committee or the COnduct Of tins
War. ~ go IaH
With the end of the war the celebrated
Committee on the Conduct of the We
has terminated its lsbors and adjourned
sine dis. It has had 8 grave work TO do,
aid it has performed it faithfully and fear
les.ly. It has written for us the history Of
the a it has corrected Injurious misrsP-
PRESENTATIONS and placed impartial truth be-
tore the people; and it has pulled the lions
skin off the back of many an ass who tried
8 leonine masquerade.
The committee, consisting of Hesars.
Andrew johnson, Wade, Chandler and
Wight, on the part OF the Senate, and
Messrs. Goocb, Covode, Julian and OdsD,
in the House, have performed their labors
faithfully, iupsrtially, and with regard
only TO the interests of the country and
truth of history. OF course the scope and
direction of their inquiries have some
TINES brought to light facts which marred
certain regulations, and it was not strange
that partisan writers, in revenge have en-
desvored to misrepresent tie character
and inpugn the motives of the COMMITTEES
But the confidence of the pubic and Of
Con press has net been weakened by these
attempts. After SO many wesry months
they close up their work with the salts
factory knowledge that they have per
formed q real and important service FOR
the nation.
Jacob ThOBspsOn-AR ImPudent liar.
The New York Fri6une Publishes q long
letter from Jacob Thompson, the rebel
emisssry in CsnAdA, .for whose apprehension
go large s reward has been offered a. an
accomplish TO the assassination of President
Lincoln. It is chiefly taken up with per-
sOnsl masters, thought it endesvors to defend
the rebellion on the State rights grounds.