The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-05-20

tue capture oil Savannah on December %,
1854, and an order from Grant to carry out
his own ideas and to march with his entire
army by land. The difficulty between Gen
sherman and Secretary Stanton was one of
the painful events of the war and to be at
trlouted solely, we think, TO the peculiar
compartment or the two men. Stanton paid
sherman visit on the 18th of January and
ordered all the cotton to be sent North. By
the orders CT Stanton ell the marks were
ooliterated from this cotton, which sherman
Thought strangely of at the time ana even
more SO now" "For L am assured" he
says, "that claims, real and fcticious.
nave been proved up against this iden-
tical cotton OF three times the guam
tity actually captured, and that re-
clamatiUns have been allowed for more than
the actual quantity caPtured-namely, 81
oOO hales." stanton remained with Sherman
Tor some days, seemingly
VERY CURIOUS ABOUT MATTERS
and things in general" He did not think
that some of Sherman's generals mad shown
kindness to the negro, and he complained to
Gen. Jefferson @. Davis. Sherman defended
his generals, claiming that they felt sym
pa'hy for the negroes, but "of q different
SORT from that of Mr.. Stanton, which was
not the power of humanity but of politics :"
There was a conference between Secretary
stanton and delegation of negroes: and
among the questions addressed TO them was
/ this: estate what is the feeling of the COL
ored people toward Gen, Sherman end
now far do they regard his sentl-
| ments and actions as friendly to their inter
ests or otherwise" The answer was tuar
they hsc the utmost confidence ia Sherman
"aS man in the providence ofCiod set apart
| specially to accomplish this work." This
was Certainly singular interview and Sher-
/ man, commenIng upon it. saws with naive
d lnr1c Ia
tainiy was strange fact that the great secre-
tary OF war should have cstechized negroes
| concerning the character of a general who
bad commanded 100000 men in battle. had
Captured cities, cor Quoted 81, 900 men sue
cessfully across 1000 miles of hostile terri
tory and had just brought tens OF
thousands Of freedmen to place of
security. But because he had not loaded
down his army by other hundreds of thou
sands OF freedmen negroes, it was construed
by others as hostile to the black race" "My
;. aim" says General sherman. twas TO whip
the rebels and humble their pride. and fol-
low them to their Utmost recesses TO make
] them fear and dread us. Stanton was not
In good health, although he appeared TO-
puss and strong. He complained a good
deal 81 internal pains, which threatened his
| life, and which would compel him soon to
quit public office. He said that the price of
everything had so risen, in comparison with
the deprecated money, that there was dan
ger Of national bankruptcy, and hs appealed
TO me, as a soldier aud patriot, to hurry
up matters, SO as to bring the war to a
Close"
SHERMAN AND LINCOLN.
Then came the march through the Caro-.
linas from Charleston steadily north and
the burning of Columbia, which General
Sherman believes to have been an accident
arising from the criminal folly OF the con-
federates in setting fire to their cotton.
When the army reached Goldsboro Sher-
man took run up to CITY Point to meet
Lincoln. The president remembered him
perfectly, and they engaged in the most in
teres ing conversation. Having made a
good long social visit. they took their leave
and went TO General Grants quarters, where
Mrs. Grant had provided tea. "While at
the table," says Sherman, MRS. Grant In
quired if we had seen Mrs. Lincoln" "No,"
said the general, 81 did not ask for her," and
/ added that did not even know that she was
on board. Mrs. Grant then exclaimed, ''Well
you are pretty pair." and added that our
neglect was objectionable, when the gem
eral said we would call again the next day
and make amends for the unintended slight
The next day they called, and Mrs. Lincoln,
| who was not well, did not see them. Gen.
Sherman gives full notes of his conversation
with President Lincoln. "Of all the men 1
| ever have met he seemed to possess more of
the elements of greatness, combined with
| goodness, than any other. When al rest or
lis enlng; MS legs and arms seemed to hang
| almost iifeless, and bis face was caTeworn
and haggard; but the moment he began TO
Talk his face lightened up. his tall form as
it were untolded, and he was the very i'm
PRESERVATION of good humor and fellowship.
The last words recall as addressed to me
when 1 was back at Goldsboro.
We parted at the gangway of the River
Queen about noon of NJ rch %, and
never saw him again." During this CONVEX
sation Gen. sherman asked President Lin
cJln what should be done TO Jefferson Davis
and the political leaders. GAS 70 jefferson
Davis" says Sherman, "Mr. Lincoln was
hardly at liberty to speak his mind fully.
but intimated that he had better clear out,
escape the country, only il would not do for
him to say so openly. AS usual he illustrated
MS meaning by story. A man who once
had taken the total abstinence pledge when
visiting friend was invited to take drink.
but declined on the score of bis pledge when
his friend suggested lemonade, which was
accepted. In preparing the lemonade the
friend pointed to the brandy bottle, and said
that the lemonade would be more palata BILE
If be were to pour in a little brandy, and his
guest said if be could do SO unbeknown t.
him, he would not object, from which illus
traton inferred that Mr.. Davis was to es-
cape unbeknown to him."
THE SURRENDER AND THE STANTON QUAR-
REL.
The surrender of Lee and the assassina-
ton of Lincoln came swiftly upon each
other. Sherman first learned of it in a pri
vste despatch on the morning of April IT,
He kept the news quiet until he had occa-
sion to see General Joseph Johnston, to dis
cuss the surrender. LAS soon as we were
| alnue tOoether - saws Sharpnon cnaoL;no, 81
his visit to General Johnston, 81 showed
him the despatch announcing Mr.. Lincoln's
assassination, and watched him closely
The perspirstion came out in large drops on
mis- forehead and be did not attempt to con-
ceal his distress He denounced the act as a
disgrace to the age, and hoped / did not
charge 1t to the Confederate government. /
told him 1 could not believe that he or Gen.
ersl Lee or the officers of the con-
federate army could possibly be privy to