Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-10-03
What Gen. Sherman Said 70 the New
York Reporters,

Various reporters have ccnversed with
General Sherman since his arrival. The
General says be has no design to publish
I book of travels though durirg his jour
nsy he kept q journal for tho use Of bis
con He remarked: my experience of
Europe has besn . very pleasant one, and
~ rule, the people have adopted pretty
generally what Is bes. suited to them. I
found in England, Scotland sud ireland
much 10 admire, They live more placid
life than We do here, aud are not contin.
ually on tho excelsior movement, burning
tho fire oflife With tho blower. They
enjoy themselves especially in Scotland.
They farm there ON . different scale, and
on some Of the small plantations they still
use the scythe and sickle, but on some of
sowing machines imported from America.
They arc avtslow in Europe in adopting
labor-saving apparatus. In regard to
emigration, European governments are
opposed to the tide which is draining
away very industrious and enterprising
class Of people, and a. communication Is
20 rapid, convenient, and cheap, there is
hardly . young oan even in The remote
parts of Germany, in moderate cireum.
stances, who has not an idea of bettering
his fortunes in the United States. When
vigorous journeyman can escape conscrip-
ton, the authorities are naturally opposed
to their departure. think therree iss
quite a. much intelligence in the European
srmies ~ in ours. We consider here
that ono year makes q very fair soldier
but in England they say Il takes four
years to turn out competent man. Thd
French are admirable for the faculty of
making the most rapid rally after defeat,
but the Germans are acquiring this art
rapidly.
We exchange books on tactics, and a
marked simplicity in manoeuvres seems
to be pretty general. I think, however,
that England must change that gaudy red
Uniform for one of moro sombre and lees
conspicuous hue if che goes to war with
tho blue-clad armies Of the Continent.
The French zousves, in their picturesque
bu: unservicesble uniforms, were moved
down at badly at Sedan ~ their New
York prototypes were at Bull Run.
Everywhere went in Europe I noticed
that some of the many systems Of breech-
leaders were in use. The improved
Springfield We use is not inferior to any
weapon l saw there, and even it is suscep-
tiblo Of improvement. The cavalry corps
Of most countries were very large, but this
may be accounted for on tho ground that
monarchies require 20 many housohold
troops to parade on state occasions
that they are kept for ornament moro than
use. I notice that the English set great
account on the traditional British square
to resist cavalry, but with brsech.loaders
cavalry arc incapable Of attacking in any
thing like the relatively proportiopate
numbers, a. ut Waterloo. Franco every
where is rapidly recovering from the
eaeots Of tho wal, both foreign and civil.
The land is in I high state Of cultivation,
even in the places which were desolsted
by the Prussians, and l could hardly see
evea trace Of this invasion, save in tho
form ST Prussian uniform OF two, which
fingered on the eastern border. The
Prussian soldiers are, without doubt, by
fsr tho best drilled troups that ever
marched, and they ought to be, for they
spend their entire time at it. Their
appearance at parade is most magni6.
cant ai0ht ~