The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-05-19
THE "RATTLING SPEECH
nTECUMSEH SHERMAN"

The New York Tribune, long sus-
pected of having favorite for the |
Presidency, and of desiring to limit
General Grant to a single term,
plainly lets the world know that
that favorite is not General Sherman.
The late speech of that distinguish
ed officer has troubled the Tribune
smartly, and it devOtes broadside
to his pronunciamento.
The Tribune calls General Sher-
man "the most talkative of our gen.
erals" and pronounces his speech at
New Orleans a "rattling speech. p
1t accuses him Of inordinate vanity;
of thinking that he knows ''more of
the country than anybody; that he
"has more Legislative capacity than
the whole of Congress" [no grea:
boast at that and that if he only
had "charge of affairs, he would re-
store order and harmony in no
time"
If General Sherman thought all
this it would be no great evidence Of
vanity: anybody of ordinary intel
lect can see the way to harmony,
peace, and prosperity iu this land
1t is only the villianous politicians
which keeps the country in discon-
tent. Why, George Jones or George
Francis Train could deliver the land
of its troubles the way is so plain.
The cruel, selfish, and depraved war
party of ultra Radicals, who have
gotten control of Grant, are keeping
up the troubles and miseries which
are distressing this great nation.
But the Tribune charges General
Sherman with favoring military gov
eminent, and yet the same Tribune
supports the Ku.Klux bill, which
establishes military government over
the whole Union. Again it charges
that General Sherman in his bargain
with General Johnston at the close
of the. war, gave up "ail the results
of the war" Did that show a de-
votion to military rule
What was this surrender ofthe "re-
suits of the war;" Nothing save the
right to detain the Southern people
as victims for persecution That
was all. General Sherman believed
that they would fulfill "to the letter"
any obligation they assumed
Greeley and the whole North knew
the same thing; but then they want
ed to hold on to the defeated and
ruined Southerners for party pur-
poses to persecute them-to put
the negroes over thcm-and thus to
keep alive the spirit Of war after the
cannons had been put away and
blood had ceased to flow.
Were the Tribune and the greedy
Radicals who denounced General
Sherman's policy or General Sher-
man most inclined to civil govern
ment in this case? Did Stanton and
his followers, who denounced Gen
eral Sherman's policy, or did the
General show the most statesman
ship, the most of that wise policy
which heals divisions, restores har'
mony and puts the nation on its way
to power and supremacy
General Sherman has shown more
of the civilian, more Of the states
man in his views of the way to re-
store peace to the country than
Grant, and Greeley, and all theil
tribe.
But tits amusing to see how Gen
eral Sherman's honest and truthful
speech has disturbed the Radicals
The Tribune says that "the White
House CAD fly cares when it stings.'
This is true. The occupant of that
house now is crazed, if he be not
indeed himself a "gad-Ay." Ger
tainly, he diffuses more of pain than
satisfaction by his measures. They
are more like s,ings than wise sug-
gostions for the public welfare.
The Tribune pronomces General
Sherman utterly ignorant of political
matters. He cannot be more poor
ly supplied with political knowledge
than General Grant. And pro-
nounces him utterly untitled for the
Presidency by "his despotic and &C.
centric impulses" 1t adds that che
would make a bad President for all
of u.s." If so he is our man a head
and shoulder above General Grant.
If we have bad President, let him
be bad for us all, and then under our
elective system the whole country
would combine to prevent his re-
election and take care of the public
liberties. As it is we have a man
half and half, bad for the South and
partial to the North--a man half
black and half white, who, SANDER
ing one-half the Union, induces the
other half to put their own liberties
into his hands that he may punish
the innocent people he has maligned.
A man who would bs geographical
ly bad everywhere would be an an