Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-15
stanfon..The story OF his Cnarac-
ID ter sym pathy with Secession.

Cores ondence Cincinnati Enquirer.l
NV attention has been called to a
eulogy of L Twin M. Stanton, late Secre-
tery of War, delivered al Pixies Music
Hall, on Friday evening last, BY Judge
William Johbson, of this city ! and, in
nay opinion, a more fnlsome, untruthiul
partisan datribe was never uttered. Let
the truth be told of the dead as well as OF
The living Mr.. Johnson, in his address,
embraces the opportunity to slander the
great aeparted who were of bis political
opponenis, for the benefit of the reps-
esde subject OF his eulogy. Edwin M.
| Stanton never was true 10 the interests OF
suy M an but himself IF he died poor it
was more the rssult of bad manage
ment or unfortunate investments, than
lsnrthins elEe, In the history Of Mr..
stantou long practice at the bar, who
ever heard of his grataitously pleading
single case, or in bis life, as Christian
gentleman, dispensing aims to. the po or
and and needy? He charged high for his
nrofessionaf services, and kept tight
s.r;nr on his purse. His career as MIR.
I,innoln's War Minister ives overbear-
! me Styraunical and cruel, as all will tes-
,;,T who were so unfortunate as to have
hns;1ess With him, or come urder the
control of bis department He walked
ss.,,bsl,od over all who weuld let him,
and seId, ,m listened, with sympathizing
~ IN to,l,e sad tales of the distressed
anffsTers of from the late. crnel war. He
was an intellectual, Selhsh, unieehng
man. NJ. n,o.
ton's first appearance at Bucbanen
Cabinet meeting is piece OF invention
os he brain: it had no existence IN re-
sJ;tv. With all Stanton's efirontery, ne
Nd not the boldness to stauo up 10 the
nrssenae Of his superiors, and make
charges which every public man IN
Wasb;ngton, at the time, knew 10 De
| faise. Jacob Thompson, then secretary
of tho Interior, had no more TO do with
the stolen Iudian bonds than Ar, stan,
I'm had. IS the thorough investigates Of
! the matter at the time, paonshed IN sil
,,Se newspapers, fully showed {; ana u y
in ssd taste, at this late day, 70 iAlsfy
h;s,o ory for the purpose OF 6eignteniug
ia ,isStng green the memory OF pan
whosa aneaty aud integrity, 10 say tue
| Iaast were ques;ipnable.i -
'' ,,;iJ,clcse by RESTING su incident 10
NJ Stanton's history. Aeout the last Of
| Nov or frst of June, 1861, INST Mr.
SIsnton SO Az the door Of his law oEes, on
| F;ftsenth street, in the city of Washing
,on and Ia front of the Treasury Depart
ant when We commenced q als2nssion
~ me then existing state OF pubic al
fairs. Ia that conversatoa, MS. stanton
deplored the election OF Aersham I'm
! .-oin a. one Of the grestest csiemile'
,ha could have fallen upon the country
ssr;n.- that it would bring war, bSuh-
49, rad ruin. He justified ae
ooprss az the Southern Senator'S and
'nar,bsrs Of Congress who were then
w;,bdrswipp from the Capital and re,
,urniuV 10 their constituents, asserting II
bslwas a Southsrn Representative he
wonld do the same. .Cn ..g.aL
H had conversations with Stsefs 20
7 Wash;neton 10 the same purporf, amoss
vbon was Hon. Albert g. BfoFu, OF
=. -ss;ss;nui. sho stated the fac, some
.el. nl ,.'sif sf,er in a speech delivered by him
- The i,antederste Senstss hnst .. nave =
~ cd +" IL True as vords Of holT Hts,
sn5 ~ ,.et tie psFtisan admirers o. lss ssT
80 aoesss stanton sohld have the worla pe,
sa.a SsssY', ,sat he vac aver he enemy Q,
.sos. ..sss ..,. - ana '' the bsek-kone G. keaiGal
,sseIsx 1870" Again, / say, "a the tfa;e pc
- - ,hs dead as we'll IS a.. iyins,
ssnseislly whsn tie enloEist q s; sne go, SO
s;ps The shafts Of sIa der a. me ls, ~ S;s
Of the contemporaries Of me vylg n n
praise.