The New York herald., 1870-05-23
HrApouARrERs ARMIES OF UNITED srAr


cession TO the command Of the military division OF
the Pacific, made vacant by General Thomas death.
the Department Of the Missouri in case e OF chance
In It's commander, were also known to him, but h,
has ordered o,herwi'e: The President authorizes
me 10 say TO you tlaf II belongs TO his office 10 select
the commanding generals OF divisions and depart
ments, and that the reiauons you chose TO assume
towards HIM 0lrcially and privately absove him
from regarding your personal preferences.
The order announcing these changes win he made
public in a very few days and they Will not touch
The Department OF Dacotah Military Division Of
the Miss)uTl. am, with respect, yours truly,
W. I. SHERMAN, General.
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT or DAcorAH,l
ST. PAUL, MINI, Apnl 81 1870.
TO GENERAL w. /. SHERAAN, Commanding Armies
OF the United states, Washington, ID. c.
GENERAi-Your letter has been rece eiyed detailing
the reasons the President gives why my clans to a
more important command should not be regarded
Intended by my despatch to ask Tor DIVISION. II
the existing divisions were all continued otherwise
II changes made II practicable not as layor, but as
claim to a command to winch Thought my RANK
entitled me.
AS the President leads me to believe that because
have no. his personal sympathy my pre- erences fur
command Will not be regarded Notwithstanding my
rank shall not again OF en- the subject, out VIII
precedent 10 establish tna military rank, of
peace especially, in he assignment oi general officers
10 commands OF divisions and departments shall not
have the cons LIBERATION hitherto concelet 10 IL.
am, very respectfully, oar obedient Sc want,
WINFIELD 5. HANCOCK,
Major General Uniel States Army.
The above correspondence has been copied from
the kilograms and letters file In The War Depart
mept and 1t will be perceived that the following
words recently attributed to General Sherman do
not appear in tue letter OF this gentleman:-"l am
requested by the President inform you that there
nothing IN your personal relations TO General Grant
your Official relations to his admin stration that
could justify yoar promotion now or eai you to
pect IL hereafter
The reference In General Shcrnian's letter Co the
"reationsr which General Hancock 'cnose to as
hin, It,n ,aio Itv ,,l
privately" and absoving the President from regard
ing General HancocK's personal preferencesn
| IS thus explained:-At the time the Recon
| structon acts were put In operation Gener al
Hancock was transferred from the Department OF the
| Missouri TO the district OF Louisiana. General
| Grant, as General-n Chief. modified or revoked one
| OF General iiancocH's orders to which the LITTER
took strong personal exception. Shortly after, 10y
| order H the President, General Hancock was
assigned to the command or the Division OF the
| Atlantic, ana came to Washington. lie went to
| General Grants headquarters, but instead OF calling
upon him p -rsonaly simply registered his name,
| which was unusual ami considered dsconrteous.
General Graht, having no knowledge or apprehension
that General Hancock was offended with him meeting
him On the street shortly alterward, accosted MIN ii
! friendly way:-"Cocd morning, Hancock" To
| Tits General Hancock made verbal response, but
| merely touched his hat and passed on. Some time
| subsequent the two met at wedding party, when
F, General Hancock turned ms back on him. General
| Grant also lnformed That General Hancock had
boosted OF his discourtesy to HIN on the street
| When General Hancock issued an order for the re-
moyal of certain persons in New Orleans a co sres
| pondeace took place between the two Gelerais Oh
The subject, whca General Hancock used language
which was considered dsrespectful and insubordi
| nate to his superior officer.
| General Hancock Ii now Major General In com
| mand OF u department.. When General Thomas
| died there were left fonr major generals-Ialleck
| who had been on the Pacific coast and had served
| out tour OF duty; Meade, who was offered the
command successor to Thomas, but without
| change OF rank, preferred remaining In Philldcl.
! phia. Thus the choice lay between Hanc ,ck nd
| Schofed. The matter was submitted TO the Presi.
dent, wao simply directed that Schoheld should be
sent to the Pacific, leaving Hancock Just where he
| wds-name'y, IN command OF enc orthe mo I impor
| tant military departments In the country.
| Governor Builock's Defence Of His Admins.
trntion of Affairs in Georgia.
Governor Bullock has addressed letter to the
republican Senators and Representatives in Congres
who sustain the reconstruction acts. His reason,
for doing found in the speech of Mr. Fe ry OF
Connecticut, and the conclusion OF the majority Of
the Judiciary COMMITTEES, that he used improper
means to nnuence the votes of Senators upon The
tcOrgld Quesuoi Dv puyiHR pTlnt n0 DlllS 10 tnt
Washington Chronicle. He refers TO historical fac,
for the purpose of establishing the injustice
to use the mid st form OF expression. which il
done by Mr.. Ferry to the republicans o
Georgia and TO Mr.. Bullock by his remark, re
| marking in this connection that for two year
| In Georgia he has been pursued by threats o
personal violence and assassination, and during th q
| period his friends believed his life was In danger
He had beel pursued by the most villanous slander
that rebel ingenuity could invent, charging corrup
tion In olice, personal immortality, and IN every wa
| impeaching his character a man and officer ON
after another these SANDERS have been worn ou
| and abandoned, only to be renewed In some othe
form. Every attempt to sustain any one Of then
in every instance has proved an utter and shame
less failure. SO FAR as the assaults which have
been made In Washington are concerned theJ
arc directly traceable to Joshua HILL who, i
Is known, IL one OF the Senators elected
by the Legislature which retained In Its organization
the thirty or more disqualified men, all OF whom
voted for Hill and afterwards expelled its colored
members; and hat the adoption or rejection OF the
Bingham amendment, asked for by his democratic
constituents, VIII anect favoraby or unfavoiabl5
the legitimacy OF his election. While Hill claim,
special consideration for having been opposed L
| secession and was q Union man at the outbreak 0
the rebellion, he was during the height of the con
test candidate for Governor of Georgia, ana pub
lished letter during his candidacy which he dc
nounced Lucon an aboitonist; that he wante
and would have no restoration Of the Union unde
sucn circumstances; that he did not oppose the a,
minlstration OF Jefferson Davis or the secutOn
the war; on the contrary, that the best blood OF h
kind cd had been shed in the contest, and that n
hal not denied them his support. 1t Is also know
that he has not In any way pabt,iy su
ported the reconstruction measures OF Conyres
bit on the contrary has expressed hlm,,
" QppQNtiQn 10 the enfrancAiaamas,t of /.