Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-05-27

General SheFmAns0 Memoirs.
[Washington Correspondence Philadelphia starl
General Sherman's memoirs, just published,
have created . decided sensation In official cir
Giles here. 1t is now said that 1t was the antici-
patton OF the publication Of this book, and the
eheot II would have here, that really governed
General Sherman In transferring his he&dquAr-
ters to st. Louis some months ago. He knew
that what he intended printing would make 1t
unpleasant for him to continue In Warrington.
He has grieved tho President by lauding Gem
erl HAlleck-giving TO Halleck the credit for
the campaign against Fort Donelson and Shiloh.
He tries to make up for this in praise OF Grart's
vicksburg campaign, but finally spoils the Whole
thing By taking 70 himself the sole Rinry Of
originating and carrying out the march to the
He attributes exceedingly unpatriotic and Of
fsnsive motives to Generals Logan and Blair in
his explanation Of his reason for selecting How
ard over their heads to command the army OF
NcPherson after the death Of that officer The
snguage he uses in speaking Of these men ia -
Blair a. volunteers, who looked to personal
fame and glory As auxiliary and secondary to
their political ambition and not as professional
soldiers. Hence I appointed Howard, profess
sional soldier" . 49, b..
ia both cruel and unjust in his statement, for
no two soldiers Of the war better earned their
spurs than did Logan and Blair. l met Sena-
tor Logan yesterday, and asked him II he had
seen Sherman 3 alusion to him. He replied
that he had but for the present he intended to
enter into no controversy with sherman that
his UogAn's) record was matter OF history
with his countrymen and needed no defense
| from the eRotisticAl preteusions and m alicious
eccentricities of an erratc man.
He was willing to place side by side Gen.
Shernans refusal to make hun McPherson's
successor and Gen. Grants selection OF him TO
take Gen. Thomas command and fight the tinAl
battle in the Southwest. II Sherman thought
him unfit to succeed McPherson, Grant thought
estimation Of the country, was not An inferior
| commander to Sherman himself.
| He Logan, would stand on his merits, and not
feel alarmed At the criticism Of man who
brought down tho condemnation OF the wholt
| country and the public reprimAnd Of the Score
tsry Of War for his Infamous terms Of surrender
offered to Gen. Johnston. :,
General Sherman is also very severe in ht'
criticism Of Secretary Stanton. He charges tina
Secretary Htanton's interference in tho mattel
millions OF cotton claims now pending In tn
courts and Congress. He also charges tina
Stanton tried to make the country believe tina
he (Sherman) Was q traitor.
Mr.. Edwin T. Stanton, son OF the famou
WM secretory is prominent @ young lawyer vget o
had to say about Sherman's reflections on tn
memory Of his dead father. He said that dur
ing the WAL he served with his father as privat
: secretary, and had made memoranda OF man
important events, which he hoped before Ion
TO put before the public in book form.
That one OF the Interesting features OF thes
memoranda would be the troubles his father m
: with General Sherman. In word, the grei
: weakness Of Sherman was that at times he scte
: ~ il he thought himself Grand Mogul, Pres
, dent. Commander-in.C Chief, Secretary OF wa
|. Congress, and everything else combined.
!, There seems to be no surprise that Sherma
speaks slightingly Of Sigel, but that he shou
3 be 20 very bitter in denuncation Of Hooker
= thought strange. His love foE.Buell, McClella
+ McCook, Orittenden and Burnside 10 explain'
l. by his prejudice for West Pointers, and is loo
> ed upon - helping to explain his dislike OF u
i gan and Blair. The book promises lively 80
o sation from this point before long.