Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-01
From The New York News
The Presidential Contest OF 1865.

The war against General Sherman progresses
THE radicals commence in earnest to besiege, sap
undermine and assail at all points his hard earn
ed reputation. The name that but a week ago
was peerless in the estimation of the people. is
now target for all manner Of attacks and vile
4 in situations. He is now accused Of having will
fully betrayed his trust, and of having, for a
made use Of his high Office TO play
into the hands of the confederate leaders. The
W ashington correspondent of The Times says :
"That the madness OF the general has in il
those methodical elements discoverable in the
ambition OF aspiring politicians, and found in the
LCromwel school. Hints heretofore given out
now assume the form of positive assertions tina
there are proofs. before deemed unworthy Of no
lice. but significant in the light of recent
|events, and especially OF the Sherman j ohnston
Imemorands, which 20 to show that Sherman
Expected political preferment and powerful posi-
!tion as the reward of his diplomatic surrender TO
u Johnston"
This impudent aud ungenerous imputation.
liz the face of the true and splendid service that
|tbe maligned soldier has done the Federal cause,
indicates how bitter, inscriptions and unrelent-
Iing will be the partisan persecution that so des
Iperstely exhibits itself at the start. The inten
|tion evidently is to excite. in the first place.
1.-The jealousy of Andrew johnson, that his CO.
Operation may be secured in the labor Of detrac
|chaTges are paraded before the people, eyince,
ION the part OF the fabricators, but little respect
for the discretion. to say nothing of the honesty
!Of the President. Ii is thus that The Tines
seeks 10 awaken the political fears
.of Dir. Johnson:
Ii discussing the probability of Sherman j
insanity, gentleman, recently our Minister to nj
Foreign court, was this morning asked his OPT
MON. He replied; Ny opinion IS that Sher-
mans brain is somewhat effected. He has White
| House on the brain.
The writer proceeds 10 call in question Gen
|Sherman's loyalty. and quotes his alleged Ian
|guage. uttered previously to the breaking out of
|hosiilties, showing that Sherman's heart aud
sympathy were with the south" and he con-
|cludes with the following ingenious suggestion !
1T is possible that. before the end comes. Presi-
dent Johnson will find him 4 still more danger
Gus enemy.
Is the fair fame of the republics best soldier
10 be furnished by such slandersI lie the record!
Of a campaign that is unparalleled in brilliancy Oh
execution sod solidity OF results 20 DE thus mar
red by the venom Of partisan intTiguersl Lett
tine people beware lest they be lured 30 secri6ce|
ther faithtulest seryan, at the instigation of dc
signing faction "a, Marathon Aristides wasi
second in command Being ieit in charge of thej
Persian camp, he maintained bis integrity by;
bringing all the spOils 10 he public treasury p:
II like this. What are tie spoils OF war iii
|not the golden bonds Of friendship, won by mag
|nanimtyl Sherman would have brought those;
spOils 10 the public treasury, not TO the nolii
|ca! Golfers OF a party. 10 be fashioned into!
chains in the cTucbes of tyranny and hate
Mark the sequel. soon after, by the intrigues;
IL bis rival. Themistocles. Arstiles vas os,rs
|cized. on The preteuse that he acquiring az:
influence dangerous IA a democracy We lTusIj
that our countrymen will take their warning not
ther model. from thai passage Of Athenian his
tory.
As for AnGreW johnson. We believe that hes
has too much ssgaciiy 70 join in the persecution
of general popular with the democracy Nr
Johnson has hsretof.se been IN earnes, advocate.
OF the doctrine of rotation iu Office but shouldr
he aspire 10 second ie N, he need not expect to.
secure the support of the black republican party
They will not forgive him his democratic ante
cedents. Their candidate will not be selected
from a border state; be will be nurseling Oh
their own. radical Graded in radicaIism andf
nurtaFed 10 political life at the bosom Of fanAti
cism- Mr. johnson must depend upon the de-
party for re election; and be will fnds
General Sherman "a more dangerous enemy" as
a prosecuted democrat than a popular soldier
with all bis just honors blooming on bis crest