The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-06-22

StSteT ana .Il1leTOuS reiaLltCS ana
friends besides all of whom are very
dear TO me, and in whose society |
had hoped to be permitted to spend
She remainder Of life. now somewhat
protracted, in quiet and repose, after a
public career which has been peculiarly
marked, in all its stages, with turmoil,
excitement aud conflict. Ny just and
reasonable application for this purpose
has been most decidedly n'sratived,
and in language, l must say, not alto
gether SO complaisaut rs Il Chesterfield
or a'Palmerstcn ~, MD be expected to
employ on sucl a. occasion, or as
would seem in th. ,eas. degree to com
port with the elegant amenities sap,
posed TO prevail in hiyh-brvd and
refined society. OF these things DO
not feel inclined to complain. If you,
sir. really consider me guilty of treason,
| rather marvel that ] should have
been graciously allowed to escape pre-
sent trial by going into exile, aud l
have no special right to crl;cisc the
abrupt and scorntul language which
your War Secretary has thought it
consistent with his own official dignity
to use, since he is responsible in this
regard to. yourself and to the county,
whose manners he IS understood 70
represent, and rot at ali to mysc,! in
particular | could scarcely have rea-
souabIy expected to be very defercn-
,isll.y or kindly treated lr function
ary who has rot hesilatcd on q late
memorable OCCASION to Illuminate y;
ogcnestic and snuhbing telegrams
against 4 distinguished military officer
General Sherman) who had just filled
the civilized word with his tame as y
warrior, a statesman and ph;!an;hro.
pi>t, and who had moreover secured
claims to the universal admiration and
esteem Of enlightened and virtuous
men everywhere, BY evincing that.
while more uniformly successful even
than Alexander or Napoleon in the
winning of splendid military victories
upon great and pcrilous battle fields,
Caesar himself had never displayed in
Il srander and more imposing mcnncr
the high virtues Of clc>nency and mag
.nanimitv towards suodued an,l fallen
foe. TO be sure, General Sherman
has one advantage over all ordinary
men when made the subject of NJ.
.Ssanton's hyprrcrlIical 1nalevolence,
for he can claim ;Ae consolation which
springs from the knowledge of the
truth that
He WHO surpasses or suhdues mankind,
Must ooi: dow on the hate of those below.
Having the tnlIes. evidence of the
general love and respect of his coun
trymen everywhere, he has no reason
to fear that in relation 20 himself, il
will ever be truly said
An eagle, towering in his pride of place,
Was by mousins owl hawked atanlk killed
Our mo.irru Diogenes, VINO would
seem to have imagined that his own
precious sunshine had been more or
less obs.fHc;ed ty the intervening
form Of the hero Of hundred battles,
is now sulkily sncaking back to his
own tub, batiled and disconnected,
having been taught The sa'utary les
son, from which it IS to be hoped he
will more or less profit; that it is MOI
always safe for upstart insolencc to
snarl a. the heels Q. its superior
[ Will here add, that it y, perhaps,
upon the whole, not a little fortunate
for me that have not been received
BY the Washington authorities in my
character of a voluntary and ssi'-
accredited minis.A' OF peace with more
striking indications Of rcspect and
sympathy, since, hyd l been more sra'
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