The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-01-21
Gen. Shcrm ans luhumunity.

Gen. ID. II. Maury, in communi.
cation to the Richmond I;nouircr,
gives his opinion Of Gen. Sherman.
1t shows up that Distinguished mill
tary genius in quite an uncnviablc
light. We'quotc:
eve will give somo "glcanipgs
from Gen. Shcrman's dispatches"
which seem to justify our opiuion
Of his principles of war.
July 7th, 1864 'Thcir utter de-
struction (factorics in Gcorgia) is
right and meets my entire approval .
and to mako tho matter complete.
you will arrest tho owners and en-.
ployecs and send them under guard,
charged with treason, to Marietta.
"Should you, under tho impulse
OF anger, natural at contemplating
such perfdy, hang the wrotch, l ap-
prove the act beforehand ~
July l4th "To Gen. j. Il. Smith:
elf you cntor.ain bare Suspicion
against any family, send it to the
North. If gucrrilas trouble the
roads or tho rivers they should be
shot without mercy"
September 9Th, 1864 "I won't
allow trade or manufacturers of any
kind, and will remove tho present
population and make Atlanta u pure
]y military town !" This barbarous
threat was already executed by him.
November llth, 1861: "Last
night we burned Rome, and in two
moro days we will havo Atlanta.n
December 5th, 1864 "Blair can
burn tho bridges and culvcrts and
burn enough barns to mark the
progress of the head Of his column"
December 22d : TO Cen. Grant :
elf you can hold Lee, I can 70 on
and smash South Carolina all to
pieces"
This seems n very unfair division
of labor. When Gen. Ilallec!i sug.
gests to him to have Charleston de-
stroycd by ''somo accident" and to
SOW salt upon its site,
Sherman replies, December 2t
y "Wc arc not only Eght
ing hostile armies, but Il hostile pco-
pie, and We must make old and
young, rich and poor, feel tho hard
hand of war"
.. 10 terrified lady, who rcmon-
stratcd against tho cruelty of his
acts, he Ia said to have replicd,
'Madam, war means cruelty"
g., Ills dispatches and corrcspondonco
between the 18Th and 2lst December
have Ecen suppressed by the Govern
ment
In addition to The suppression Of
the monastorics in Rome tho Italian
government are about to confscatc
tho property of the three grca,
basilicas of that city, St. Peters,
st. John Latcran's, and St. Mar-
'glorc's. This property is spread
oyer many parts of Italy, and is
the accumulation of donations,
test"mcntary and otherwise, that
have been made to the basilicas for
centuries. 1t 10 of immense value,
and affords the means of keeping the
basllioas in repair, &c, besides sup
noftlng the canons attached to thom.
This cohfiscation is supposed to be
merely preliminary to raid upon
the Museums and galleries of the
atlcan, on tho ground that these
30 not belong to the Church or tho
Pope, but to tho people of Italy.
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The gentleman WHO was, on Thurs
day, elected President of the Mary.
land Senate is tho great. grandson of
the distinguished Charles Carroll of
.Carro'lton, the wealthiest and last
survivor of the signcrs of the Dcclara.
tlon of Independence. Mr.. John
Lee Carroll is the first of his family
that has mingled in public life, since
tho time of his great ancestor. In
tho event Of the election of the pros.
cnt Governor (Whytc) to tho United
States Senate, which seems now al
most certain, tho President of the
Senate will hold1tho Office of Cover
nor Tor tho uncxpircd term, ending
January /, 1876. Mr.. Carroll mar.
ried tho daughter of Mr.. ROYAL
Phelps of New York. lIo is q Young
man, about thirty-cight years old,
highly educated, able, and ambitious,
ana IS considered the rising man of
tho DemOortir n,rtu;,, N,,