The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-06

orders, hastily collected and pubnsned 70
supply vast army with a new edition. L
contend that all parts of these regulations
inconsistent with the law Of July 20, 1855,
are repealed. surely do not ask Tor any
power myself, but hope and trust that
now while we have military President
and military Secretary of War, that in
tbe new regulations to be laid before Con
gress next session, the functions and duties
Of the Commander .in-C Chief will be so
clearly marked out and defined that they
NAV be understood by himself and by the
army at large. | am, with great respect,
lyour obedient servant,
w. r.. SHERMAN General
GEN. GRANT ON THE DIVISION OF THE
ARMY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. go 1866,
| The Hon. Z. W. Stanton, Secretary Of
Var:
From the period of the difficulty be-
tween MAJ. Gen. (now Liet. Gen. Scott
with Secretary Marcy during the Admin.
istration of President Polk, the command
of the army virtually passed into the hands
of the Secretary of War. From that day
to the breaking out of the Rebellion, the
General-in- Chief never kept his headquar'
tiers in Washington, and could not c0nse-
quently, with propriety, resume his proper
functions to administer the affairs OF the
army properly. Headquarters and the
Adiutant's Office must be in the same
place.
During the War, while in the field, my
functions as commander OF all the armies
were never impaired, but were tac!heateu
in all essential matters by the Admih,stra-
ton and by the War Department. Now'
however, that the war is over, ana nave
brought my headquarters to thls city,
find my present position EMBARRASSING
and, | think, out of place. have been IN
tending, or did intend, to make the begin
ming of the new year the time to bring
this matter before you, with the view OF
asking to have the old condition Of affairs
restored but from diffidence about men
tioniDg the matter have postponed it I'M
I'll now In few words | will state what
conceive to be my duties and my place,
md ask respectfully to be restored to them
md it. The entire Adiutant General $ Of
ice should be under the entire control Of !
he General in Chief of the Army No
rders should 90 to the army or to the Ad c
ltant- General except through the 6cner. t,
Lin Chief; such as require the action OF il
he President should be laid before the
secretary Of War, whose actions would be
cgarded as those Of the President. In
hort. in my opinion, the Gencralin-C Chief
lands between the President and the ar
~ in all official matters, and the Secre-
lry Of War is between the army, through
he Generalin Chief, aud the President. |
an very well conceive that a rule so long
isregarded could not or would not, be re-
torad without the subject being presented,
nd ! now do So, respectfully, tor your con-
liberation.
L. :. GRANT, Lieutenant-G General. 4
Official GEoRor X. LEET, y. y. Cen
eral.
Afterword General Sherman, thinking
t Of great Importance that decision on
he question should be reached, wrote
resident Grant on the subject while en-
'oute for California on his trip West. The {
GLOWING is the l
LETTER or GENERAL SHERMAN TO PREsl-
DENT GRANT
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. }, 1870 II
General L. s Grant, Washington, d. C.:
DEAR GENERAL.-I have received your
most acceptable letter Of Aug. IS, and as.
SURE Npu tiliJ 1 dll ItI IIbLiy NiilllIG W dbllc
by any decision you may make We had
a most enthusiastic meeting at Dcs Moines,
and General Belknap gave us \ fine, fin
ished addressed. have concluded to go
over to San Francisco to attend the annual,
OF the pioneers, to be held on
the 9th inst From there | will make a
short tour aiming to get back to st. Louis,
via Denver, by the lst Of October, and 50
m to Washington without unnecessary de-
lay
Conscious of the heavy burden already
IN you, ! should refrain from adding one
ounce to your already load of care, but it
seems to me that now is the time to Tx
clearly and plainly the duty of the Sccre-
larry of War and the Commanding General
If the Army, so that we may escape the
unpleasant controversy that gave 50 much
scandal in General SCOTS time, and leave
to our successors a clear field. No matter
what the result, | promise to submit to
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