Washington telegraph., 1865-05-17

Eariy F-reshadcciag of sA,ru. -
in thz London T,mes-RensytgH. . toprh
AND Spsesiafi0ns.-Wzshi gton. A.. 2s.sessrnssss
The London Times publishes a let,tr 10Th =
special correspondent at Richmond r.n om ths,
of March 4, which is attracting s.rn.., date
ton here in government circles ss .f - a1ttr
nificapcc in foreskadowing at that sg
ths recent policy Of Gen. sherman. -aI
After commenting at length upon The :,
ter and achievements of Grn. Shrrn,, 80
arc admitted 10 have brought the C.. salia
10 tue verge of ruin. he says:
The long arrest Of Grant befura PHI
will be hardly compensated by the ,.n,--b ~
that city Ii Lee should eventually 9
10 eyAcuate il, for il will be attributed rt .o'ett
| the strategy Of Sherman than ths co... h
Grant, Sherman. within q few well, ~
time, may possibly be autocrat Of TN, az
| n-nt; but no combination Of circums,,n..' ''h'
| in nv judgment, place ;he crown on - ~,
Of Grant. 1t will therefore be. as "a l-af
able to study the character of Sh-rp,n Pot
| best guide TO the possible shape of tI- n .H,
He then proceeds TO recite the "a ''
Sherman history down to near the as,,I, IN
the r.be lion. at which time Sherman u ~ .t
| ident Of the Louisiana Military Aeassrn,.i 'gs
\ January, l56l, when the " ar between M ~
sections Vas s,auiiesIiy coming, Shern., Mo
signed his office a. Louisiana, and approsrha.
II III.
| lie said 10 Gen. Bragg Il see mimi, Mn
| war is nj hand. Educated d soldier laat
remain IN the South without taxing 81, lhO' --'
| and ksiv not see NV way ~ figh,ru ..-a'
| nv own kinsrnrn irc-n DhiD; hut eah
may. 90 human cu.,sideration--n. nm. "AS
siirraiivn (Ii-n. Bragg told me thai SIZE M
repeated thus- tno words lmic.) viii ~.
dmcr me ~ take UP Arms against th- s.,'h
The South has, know, many grieysnc's Y.
complain of. and shall 90 to Ohio wi,l, :. :.
Of insiructin. my counirymen about them !
The correspoId.n nt then speaks " The -.
i,hment with which Gen. Bragg heard af ,ol ~
Sherman as a Brigadirr General Mt III. ~. a I'M
IL. Of Bull Run. bu, says that he was No, va !.
posed t. aur siiOn Shermans sincerity !. a
time he made the declara aiion. He then -; ~
Sherin2n's course since that battle, r+p,rS;,'
him as one VI lhD mvsi earnest and surr.--4s
generals Of The var. He speaks IN 'sl .sS
irrnls VI the excuses Of Shcrmau's nr,,r =
Georgia and South Carolina. which hy ,b,. Y.
Sherman made little effort TO Tesirsin.
The following il the most iuiportan, ~, \,
the letter. an'l the one which fereshado~s S..
mzns ecu, So ia the recent nsgolaiioLs:
In TrTcTting.Vnc- more 10 Sherman, an +,
MAI. lac remarked ihat Ills long TesiLz1..
tbs South had taught him TO disel4im aar
IentiUn ot carrying on war .Ur the rrist g.,.
degraded slaves out o. whom Mrs Stuv-a,
ufaciurvd a m-lU-drrma farce u which ,ae
cidenis of this war are making her couas-g-.-
, ashamed Possibly, in common viii sIg-.
other Intelligent gentleman, shrIa-a ~.
think that the abolition Of slavery would lt
great boon to the South. but h- does rel slt-
to think that il would be a great boon ig q,
slave. At any rat- Sherman has sho-r -,4
disinciinatiOn to admitting negro sold.-rs Z.
ranks, whatever allegations may lis Ias.,. ..-t
contrary by journals 10 which IT, 4.r.. ..
heed. | am infoTur that he forLi, reerr. ,
any junction between his owl forces ari .-
of Fosters command on the Soulh ia.e.-
coast consisting VI negroes II. in tn Ain
gedOR. which srrfis approaching Gr
! Sherman once gets the South down. it is,sy
, confidently predicted that lis politics NJ. /
: more in harmony with tbU-e Oi Cen Ic- ~
those of President Lincoln
NJ Lincoln has found hrrez rery 7alut.
friend. IL is possible that. before L. =.
comes. he will find hnn a still more ianr-:g
enemy. During ,he war have SEE. a.. r.
sAo srrmed TO ril~ TO possess 80 mucu nj I;
spirit Of Cromwell. rs Sherman. Vain. rr.l
siastic. fana;ical-at inns gloomy and ,!iSl-
at others inpulsiv- and fnIkaiive, by sy.n. I
gard-d AS half mad when the fl Is Ill hr
Gen. .Shrrmas. poss' ss-s u character wlicl. s.
lr-s srn mistaken. Is rf .h stuff Airl --
: ani mysterious zc;ious il ais u-t arc Ell,
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