The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-16
How sherman Was snubbed at Ber.
lin.
Here is entire the New York Tribune
Berlin letter, of which so much has been
said giving an account of General Sher-
mans trouble there:

said giving an account Of GeneralSher-
mans trouble there:
BERLIN, June s.
General Sherman has just left Berlin
after a conspicuously brief visit, and
young Grant will leave to day. The
General was very indlg cant at the lack
OF attention which he experienced from
the Court, and no doubt will nurse
his wrath to keep it warm under the
impression that he has q good, honest
grievance. He will say with truth
that he went to call on Moltke, whose
rank corresponds with his own, on
the very day of his arrival; that
Moltke did not return his visit for
three or four days; that Mr.. Bancroft,
the American Envoy, notified the
Emperor's Aid, General Schwartzkop-
pen, that Sherman would be happy to
pay his respects to the Emperor; that
Sherman called promptly on Schwartz.
enkoppen the day OF his arrival and
expressed a desire to see the Emperor;
that he never pretended he had no
uniform, though on this visit he was in
a civilians drsss; and that to these
Mr.. Bancroft received
reply the following day to the effect
that the Emperor had no objections to
receiving General Sherman. Mr.. Ban
croft advised General Sherman not to
accept the privilege on such terms, l
am told; at all events, General Sher.
man did not but pleaded his engage
ments.
"The German side answers TO the
statements of General Sherman that he
had no right to ask an audience OF the
Emperor except in his character as
General, and in the uniform Of his rank
(the etiquette of the Prussian Court
upon this subject is as old as the Mon
archy) that Sherman dined in uniform
at Mr.. Bancrolt's, the night Schwartz.
koppeus answer was received, and
Schwartzkoppen was present aud called
attention to the fact that General
Sherman is the highest representative
in the field OF the department of the
American Government which supplied
the enemies OF Germany with arms
during the war OF 1S70-7l he is like
wise well known here for his pronounced
proclivities for France then and since,
and had, therefore, no right to expect
from this Government any but purely
official civilites.
This is the case on both sides, so
far as it is yet developed here to me.
Among some Of the Germans here the
impression seems to prevail that Mr..
Bancroft added to his note to the For
eign Office that Sherman was without
any uniform and must do homage, if
at all, in citizens dress. Under this
impression they lay the blame, be-
lieve, upon Bancroft for not knowing
how to bring his guest in relation with
the Court, and for having misrepre.
sented the Generals desttution in the
matter OF the uniform. AS far as |
can make out, the matter was bungled
on our side and the Germaus were not
unwilling to have good pretext. The
Emperor too, no doubt, was pleased
enough to escape the awkwsrdness OF
an interview with a distinguished for
eign officer who only speaks English;
which the Emperor says he himself
speaks 30 badly that mot even an
American can understand him. the
implication being that the Americans
speak English so badly that they ought
tn understand bad English IL any one
does.
"Frederick Grant separated from
Sherman and Audenried at ST. Peters
burg, and went to call upon his uncle
Cramer, the light Of modern diplomacy
at Copenhagen. He arrived here only
the day before Sherman left. He dined
at Bancrot's with Sherman, but think
/ am able to say that he has received
no attention from any German. pre-
sumo he has signified 10 Mr.. Bancroft
that he did not wish any, and that he
made no calls. am very glad Of this,
for Grant, though an amiable fellow,
is not such specimen Of Republican
Prince as his countrymen feel partlcu'
lar pleasure in exhibiting at such a
Court as this, where people of his rank
are educated and accomplished to the
very limits OF their capacity
If Bancroft is to blame, it is not be-
cause ne does not sufficiently admire
and praise the German Emperor and
his Chancellor and Generals, and that
system OF government, which We believe
he has discovered resembles, in some
myste :ious way, that Of the United
States. The unpleasautness OF Sher-
mans call at Berlin is likely TO remain
as great q mystery as the recall Of
Baron Gerolt was, until the trouble was
traced to Bancroft Davis, the mischief.
maker.