The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-06-02
New Book.

Onr Sherman has written a book.
which we intend procuring, even if
we have to write him to send one to
the Democrat. The Cincinnati En-
qulrer has the following about it:
General W. I. Sherman, after Having
made record as good officer, has fall
len into the error of writing a book
tic couldn't resist the temptation. He
fought his battles we'll and made few
mistakes i'll his campaigns, hence the
greater need that he should make a
donkey of himself by writing a book.
He has published his "Memoirs, !"
through the house of Appleton s. Co.,
New York. We haven't seen the work,
but the New York Herald has had a
glimpse at the advance sheets, and has
made copious extracts therefrom. The
Herald, quoting, says:
There is a long letter from Sherman to
Halleck, written on the 18th of September,
1868, in which he gives his ideas about the
rebellion and its possible future. Lincoln
was anxious to publish this letter. but
Sherman would not consent to it. He on
posed the revival Of State Governments in
the South. Two more battles would have
to be fought before there could be civil
order, 'one near Meridian, in November.
and one near Shreveport. in the spring.
AS for the farming and artisan class il the
South, they We're the. real third estate,
and would move with the politicians. AS
for the Union men of the South, they were
beneath contempt, and the young bloods,'
sons of planters and lawyers, they were
good billiard players and srortsmen, but
they never did any work and never will.
War suits them, and the rascals are brave,
fine riders, utterly reckless, who must ali
be killed or employed before there can be
peace. Civil Government would he ride
nlous.' There should only be military
rule until the armies of the South we're
conquered. The Union should be para
mount, and there could be no compromise
and the war must be fought out to the
end. If this letter had been published at
the time it would have made q profound
impression, but Sherman was resolute in
his determination not to take any part in
politics."
The following extract from the work
may serve to show the debt of gratitude
Grant owes to Sherman:
"After Shiloh General Halleck came aud
took the field, and General Grant, after
winning this battle, was substantially left
out and was named second in command,
according to some French notion, with no
clear, well defined command or authority.
For more than month Grant thus re-
manned without any apparent authority,
frequently visiting me and Others, but
rarely complaining; but could see how
deep he felt the indignity, if not the in
suit, heaped upon him" This oversbad-
owing Of Grant continued for short time,
and evidently moved Sherman's sympa-
thies toward his commander. One even
ing he learned that Grant had asked for
thirty days leave, and was going to de-
part the next morning. of course we all
knew says Sherman that Grant was
chatting under the Sights of his anomalous
position, and determined to see him on
my way back. His camp was a short dis
lance off the Monterey Roml in the woods,
and consisted of four or five tents, with q
sapling railing around the front. As
rode up, Majors Rawlins, Logan and Hill
yer were in front Of the camp, and piled
up near them were the usual effects and
camp-chests ready for starting in the
morning. l inquired for the General, and
was shown to his tent, where found him
seated upon o camp stool, with some pa
pers Oh rude camp table. lie seemed to
be employed in asserting letters and tying
them up with red tape into convenient
bundles. After passing the usual compli-
ments I inquired if it were true that he
was going away. He said, yes I then
inquired the reason. He said: Sherman,
you know. You know that l am in the
way here. have stood it as long rs can
and can endure it no longer inquired
where he was going to St. Louis. I
then asked if he had any business there
and he said, Not Bit / then begged
him to stay, illustrating his case by my
own. Before the battle of Shiloh had
been cast down Ey the mere newspaper
assertion of crazy But that single bat
tie had given me new life, aud now was
in high feather. argued with hin, that
il he went away events would 90 right
along and he would he left out, whereas,
if he remained, some happy accident might
restore him to favor and his true place.
The result was that General Grant re-
manned, and in short time, by the reno
val of Halleck to Washington, became the
Commander of the army"