New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-25
GeDeraI sherman Abroad-What Dc sasE.
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General Sherman Abroad-What He Saw
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NEW YORK, September 17-yarious re
| p0rteTs have conversed with General Sher
man since bis arrival. The General says
| he has no design to publish a book OF
travels, though during his journey he kept
a Journal fer the use OF his son. He re-
| marked: My experience of Europe has
| been very pleasant one and, as a rule,
! the people have adopted pretty generally
| what is best suited to them. / found, es-
! pecia1ly in England. Ireland and Scotland,
much to admire. They live more placid
! life than We do here, and are not contm-
ually on the excelsior movement, burning
| the fire of lite with the blower up. They
| enjoy themselves. especially in Scotland.
| They farm there on different scale, and
on some Of the small plantations they still
| use the scvthe and sickle; but on some of
| the n0blemcns estates | saw reaping and
moving machines imported from America.
| They are not slow in Europe to adopt labor
| saving apparatus.
In regard to emigration. European gov
ernments are opposed to the enormous tide
which has carried away a very industrious
and enterprising class of people, and as
communication is so rapid, convenient and
cheap, there is hardly a young man, even
circumstances, who has not an idea of bet
tering his fortune in the United States.
When vigorous young men can escape CON
scI1ption the authorities are naturally Cd
posed to their departure.
think there is quite as much intelligence
among the European army, but we consider
here that one year makes very fair sol
der, but in England they say it takes four
years 10 turn out competent man. The
French are admirable for the faculty of
making tue most rapid rally after defeat,
but the Germans are acquiring the art
rapidly. We exchanged books on tactics
and a marked simplicity in maneuyres
seems 10 be pretty general. [ think how
ever, that England must change the gaudy
red uniform for one of more sombre and
less conspicuous hue, if she goes to- war
with the blue clad armies of the continent
The French zOuayes, in their picturesque
but unserviceable uniforms, were moved
down as badly at Sedan as their New York
prototype were at Bull Run. Everywhere (
went in Earope | noticed that some of the
many systems of breech-loaders were in l
use. The improved Springfield we use is not
inferior to any weapon [ saw there. and
even 1t is susceptible Of Improvement The
cavalry corps of most countries was very
large, but this may be accounted fer on the
ground that monarchies require so many
household troops to parade on state occa-
sIons, that they are more kept for ornament
than use notice the English set great
account on the traditional British square to
resist cavalry, but with breech-loaders cav
airy are incapable of attacking IN anything
IKE the relatively prop0rtionate numbers |
as at Waterloo.
France everywhere is rapidly recovering
from the effects of the late war, both for I
7ign and civil The land is in a high state
Of cultivation, even in the places which |
were desolated by the PrusSians, and | |
could hardly see even trace Of the inva-
orm or two which fingered on the eastern
1order. The Prussian soldiers are. without
loubt, the best drilled troops that ever
and they ought to be, for thew
pend theirentire time at it, Their appear,
nee at parade is most magnificent sight.