Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-08-30
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"ExECCTIvE MANSIoN.'

W aSllington, u u, Aug ~, 1901.
GENERAL: have received your com
municatinn of the 18th inst, and thank
you for the prnmptncss with which YOU
have submitted ynur views res l,ectug the
assignments i'll my order of that date
When | stated in my unofficial note of the
18th that would be pleased to bear any
suggestions YOU might dean necessary up
on the subject. it was not my intention to
;Ls, from You a formal report. but rather to
invitea verbal statement of any reasons aft
getting the public interests which i'll your
opinion would render the ordcrineypedi ent
inasnuch, however, as You nave embodied
YOUR suggestions III a written communicate
jon. it is proper that should maze some
reply. You earnestly urge that the order
he not insisted on, rcmarking tlat''lt is
Enthusiastically the expressed wish of the
country that Gen Sheridan should not he
removed from his present command
While am cngniZant Of the efforts that
have been made to retain Gen. Sheridan
in command of the Fifth Military Districts
] am not aware that the question has ever
been submitted to the people thensclve
TOR determination. Itwoaid certainly be
unjust to the army to assume that Ill the
opilion of the nation he alone is capable of
commanding the States of Louisiana and
Texas. and that were he fur ans cause re-
moved, no other General in the military
service of the United States would he com
petent to fill his place. General Thomas
whom have designated as his Successor.
is well known to the country. having won
hi~ii ami honorable distinction in the field
lie has since. III the execution Of the re-
s,onsiblp duties of n department command
en- exh'ol'eo great ""''''s s"uhu a'sciet,"',
ana Sterling Fa'',"''s''i' ne h's "'s '"'ieu
nndef tue 'h"st .'H'hS circumstances W
enforce the Jaws =" p'ese.ae leaoe a'u VI ~;
aer: I" e"co"''oe ''ie "'''', VI w
authoritv, ana !" pto''i''e as ."' a. Poss'p's
spirit 81 recommendations, ms "o'i,'''s'f"
non Oh inc "e'''f.ncn' VI tn' ou"ln d, 'i''',
VIII compare most ,''o'a"'' M''n t"'' VI
ten. ohrria"h III 'ie 'th 'i'''''"'' o.st'!c',
There Affairs appear 10 oe III ois'u'oea
coaniti"i, and "'.e' spun W ""'"s "'s'''
seems 10 nave resu,'eo ,'o'" oe" 1"e'i,
d.h management uc ms iehut'eo
himself extremely obnoxious oy the man
ner IN which he mas exercised even ln'
powers conferred ny Congress ana sti'
more so d! reso'' W 'a'""''.. na' M
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been one oiansoiute 'sfa"i'!' "'h reference
othe principles OF our uo'er"'"e ,,,, OF 'n'
'iatn-eot ON rec ,ns'''u''ohs' me s'a''
al Affairs WHICH mas 'es"''e" ,r"", Tue
course he has pursued mas seriously inter
fered with harmonious satisiae'or! ah'
speedy ex cation OF the acts OF congress
and Is alone suliicieht 10 Just''! cii"nss
lis rem'E, therefore h,a, ,h nor ne regard
ed as an effort 70 ae!ea' the Jaws OF con
gress, Tor !i,e "hltc' Is ~ 'ac,i,'ase thes
execution 'hFons ,n an , o,sr VINO VI M, has nev
"f iiiie" 10 oot! ."e S'.'"'es " 'he i.i''
ana !" eN'cs m'''.h m'S J"I,' oa, u i'm
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