Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-15
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Now that General Sheridan has been
/ peaceably removed, the loyal press Of
Ne@ Orleans, so.called, are beginning to
tellthe truth about him. 1t now appears
that even the Radicals dad not like him
and that they welcome any change IN the
command of that district. The "oihcia|
paper-the ep1B'icaa-edited by a mixed
corps of whites aud negroes, is forced 20
say:
! A. the connection of General Sheridan
| with this military district is now brought
to close, we deem it appropriate to give
! cursory review Of his civil administration,
! especially in Louisiana. This is the more
! important at this lime, because some Of the
! recent acts of this distinguished officer have
! been so misrepresented by newspaper cor
! respondents as to produce quite an errone-
! GUS impression at the North. We see by
the Northern Republican journals that
| General Sheridan is regarded as having
| taken an advanced position in the promo
ton of Republican principles, and that
! his removal is looked upon as au insult to
! the Republican party. He is considered
| to have done efficient service in this dis
! trict to the cause of reconstruction on the
Congressional plan, especially by the
( prompt removal Of disloyal officials, and
the appointment of able and patriotic men
| in their stead Now it is not our intention 10
| detract in the least from the glory which en-
| circles the brow of the hero of the Shensn-
doah. We desire to recognize and aclinow.
| ledge all his eminent services, and to pay
the tribute due to his eminent qualities
! We regret that among the latter we cannot
| conscientiously place craftsmanship. In
! deed It is very seldom that two gifts so
rare aud so brilliant as military genius and
statesmanlike insight are bestowed on the
one Individual. Nor does General Sheri-
dan himself lay claim to any such eLcep-
tional distinction. On the contrary, he
unostentatiously pToclaim5 himself simply
a soldier, and makes no secret Of the small
estimation in which he holds those quail
ties which nature has denied MIN. lie
frankly announced or first assuming com
mand of this district his utter contempt
! for politics and politicians an unfortunate
prejudice in one destined to exercise polit-
ical powers so extensive as those conferred
by the military reconstruction laws That
this prejudice has had a paraly1ing ten
denc7 which greatly diminished his l5eiul-
ness and retarded instead Of sdvanciugthe
cause intrusted TO his care, We are sbou; to
show.
After detailing his shortcomings al great
length the Rspu5is1a goes on TO say
To sum up, General Sheridan, after tive
wears Of authority and Eve months Of ab'
solute control in this district, leaves the
city Of New Orleans, the chief point Of
interest in it. in a deplorable condition
financial. political andsanitary It's treasuf5
robbed bv Rebel officials under his yery
nose; the cause of Republicanism no more
advanced among Its white citizens than
was two years ago and an epidemic 7agin:
which the experience Of the last I've year'
seems 81 least 70 teach us might have beer
l avoided .by care and cleanliness.