The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-03-21
Gen. Buell. and Senator Sherman.

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Gen. D. G. Buell. thus puts his foot on Q
slanderous story Invented to his discredit
out Of political hostility or military jealous
les, we presume, and which Senator Sher.
man allowed himself to repeat in the Sen
late the other day:
To Hon. John Sherman, United States SEN
ate:
ST-I find the following passage in a
speech which you delivered in the Senate
on the 26th ult.: iff,ftE =. .5ys q
If ever the time shall come when / can
no longer confide in his devotion to the
principles upon which he was elected,
will bid farewell to Andrew johnson with
unaffected sorrow. y =
! well remember that when a retreating
General would have left Nashville to it's
fate, that again with heroic courage he
maintained lis post" f
twill be understood by most persons
that was the officer to whom you mean
to allude as having been prevented from
abandoning Nashville, during the invasion
of Kentucky by Gems. Bragg and Kirby
Smith, in the autumn of 1862, The story
has been popular one in certain quarters,
and once before appeared in a shape which
induced me to give it an official contradic-
ton.
Admitting that Importance has again
been given to it by the position in which
you have repeated and Endorsed it, shall,
on some future occasion, more fitting than
the present, recur to the story, for the pur.
pose of tracing it to its origin and refuting
it. will permit myself to say here, how
ever, that, in addressing the Senate upon
the important question of reconstruction,
you would have done better if you had not
gone into the domain Of fiction, to find ex.
cuses, whether for finally giving to the
policy Of the Executive the support which
it merits, or for now hesitating to commit
yourself absolutely against it.
Your Obedient servant,
D., C. BUELL..
New YORK, March 3, 1866.
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AN ExrRAcr FOR You've MEN.-Show a
manly forgetfulness of self in the work of
life, or rather, q true spirit of self-devote-
ment. This is perfectly consistent with
the highest selfrespect, for it is the very
best and most honorable thing we can do.
with ourselves. We are placed in this
world not merely to live, but to live to some
good purpose. He whose great concern is
to take care of his own precious self, who
will not on any account incur risk to life,
or health, or reputation, will be likely to
accomplish very little good. whatsoever
will save his life shall lose it," All honor
to the noble youth who can stand mp among
jeering companions, and frankly say, Il
must be excused, for know it will grieve
my mother" or, II must not do this, for it
is not right" Always have the courage to
do right, to speak and act according to
your honest convictions of truth and duty
whatever others may think of you.
Let your thoughts be engaged upon the
thingyou wish to accomplish, and not upon
yourself. What can the speaker do who
comes before his audience with his mind
full, not Of his subject but of himself, think
ing all the time Of the appearance he is
If you have really anything i'm
portant to say to your fellew-men, for their
benefit, they will listen to you with atten-
ton. But few care to listen to q speaker
whose chief aim manifestly is to make an
exhibition of himself for his own credit.
We employ doctor to cure us, a lawyer to
gain our cause; and he best establishes his
own reputation who so entirely forgets him
self Us to direct the whole force of his mind
to the accomplishment Of the object in
hand.
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