Semi-weekly news., 1865-05-18
Early FOresla dOvvint Of Sher
ma ms Course In the London
Times Re mark able State.
nehts and SpeculatiOns.

WAsn'NaToS, April 25th. -Th.
London Times publishes a le,te,
from their special correspondent at
Richmond, under dat. of March 4,
which 10 attracting earnest attention
here in Government circles as OF
great Significance in foreshadowing
at that early day the recent policy
Of Gen. Sherman.
After commenting at length uron
the character and achievements OF
Gen. Sherman, which are admitt-,i
t" have brought the Ccnf-deracy t"
the verge Of ruin, he says '.'rh..
long arrest of Grant h.fnr. Kich-
,nond will be hardly compensated b.
the capture Of that CITY. IT Lee
should eventually BE- forced 10 eva
cuate it. for it will be attributed
more to the strategy of Sh r,nan
than the coercion Of Grant, Sh.r-
man. within a few weeks Of this
time. may possibly BE- au'ocrat ol
this continents; but no combination
Of circumstances can, in my iu,!g.
lnent, place the crown on thu. head Of
Grant. l; will therefor" BE-, ae
said, profitable to study the charac-
ter OF Sherman, as our best guide t.
the possible shape Of the tu,u.r."
lie then proceeds TO reci,r th-
particulars Of Sl,-rnan's Li~tor,
down to near the outbreak Of the lr-
belllon, at which tim" Sherman w:>
President OF the Louisiana stat,
Military Academy. IL january,
1861, when the war between the. Two
sections was ma ii''stlv coming, Sh..r-
man resigned his Office in ! .ris!a,a,
and approached Gen. Bragg will, !.
view OF taking leave of him. H..
said to Gen. Bragg: see plainly
ti'at war is nj hand. Educated as !.
sold l cannot remain in the Sou,:, !
without taking up arms. ana d. !
not See my way to t'S lifting :rains,
my own kinsn,rl from ono" bu,
:"'ue " ha1 may, no human c"usii.r;l-
:Ion-no human consideration (G-n.
bragg told 1ne that sherman repeat
ID those two words twic..) will ever
induce me t" take up AIMS against
he south, The South has. | know.
many grievances to complain Of. and
shall 70 TO Ohio with view to in.
frnci'ngm my country men ahnu: them
tie Correspondent, then speaks OF
he ast"ni>h,nrnt with wL;r!. Ger,
5ragS heard OF Sh-rnlau a. a Brig.
icr General at the first bat IL. OF
]u;l liun, but Savs that h. was not
lsposrd to question Sl,~r,nan'- sim
'Il'v at In. time he made. H., GccIu. ,
alton. lie then reviews Sl.rr1nnn'-
ours- since that bntrl,.. regarding
III ms one Of tie most earnest and :
generals vt the. war. III. ,
ocaks III severe terms Of the rN- c
'sses OF Sh"r'nan's "rl.y in G,or- -
IA and South Ar"l,na. which h. l
inks Sherman made little ,tFnr, 10
traln. !.
Ihe following is thu most imp,r. i
mt part OF the letter, and thu. one h
ll'cl f"re>iladows ShrrilIan's ) courS. !
the r"crn! n.g.t' atoms: Il
III rr'rIIIng ono" NOR. Ia Sherman I"
d the war, remarked tl,a, his lon" n
denc" IN Il" South has tnryh, him il
d'sc!aIm any intention carving nn =
II tor the relief OF the d, y aided
lvt, cut Of whom Mrs. Stove. ,nrn. -,
ac,urrd snelo-drama farce. of " hich
( Incidents OF this war are maki,., i.
r counfrvm-n ashamed Possibly, h:
Common with every other iut.lIi &C
Mt gent iiem1n, Sherman may think f.
II the abolition OF $lav.ry " ulh IN
a great boon t. tn, South. but h.. n,
rs not Seem to think that it " uId a,
a hoo' to th. slave. a, anv rate.
rr'nan has alr"ady y shown great t"
''nclina'i"n to admitting n-gr" sol t"
rs to his ranks. wlaf.vr, aI,.r,. Jt
ms may be made to tn. con,r.r .ry W
journals to which h" gives li,ri,. "
ID. aln informed that h. forbid t..
emily, any Junction b-.w."u his c.
n forces and those of Fosters com Of
nd on the S nth Carolina coast W
'S'Sting OF negroes. If in til. Ar. ~
Gcdor, Which seems now an c"
aching, Gen. Sherman ono. get, tn
South down. it may b. coutid,n, tn
predicted that his politics will b.. ST
re in harmony with thos. of Cen. IL
: than with those Of Prrsid, II, u
coin. ha
lr: Lincoln has found here a very fn
uab.e friend. 1t is poes bic that. W!
IRE the end comes. H.. W II find u ~ ths
i'll more dangerous enemy. Dur
he war l h ". seen no man VIII, on,
seemed to me to possess So much wa
he temper of Cromwell as Sl.rr. u.
Vain, enthusiastic, fana,ical fro
times gloomy aud re,ic.nt. a, be;
rs '"pul>ive and talka,iv", hv up
( regarded rs half mad vhen tn. on,
on him. General Sherman rcs. ga,
rs CHARACTER winch, miles, | am Ser
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