New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-24
THE GENERAL AND THE MARSHAL.
Talk About Two Men, and Many Things.

THE GENERAL AND THE MARSHAL.
Talk About Two Men, and Many Things.
We clip for our columns this morning an.
other one of the many entertaining letters
written from this city for the Chicago Inter.
Ocean. The writer gives graphic pen pic.
lures of Lieutenant General Sheridan and
Marshal S. B. Packard, with some by-talk
of other matters.
New ORLEANS, January l5 1875
Louisiana has two formidable champions
of the Union on guaTd-Sherldan ana Pack
ard Take a look at them. See Sheridan,
as he. appears in undress uniform, trans
ferred from his modest residence on Michi-
gan avenue, or his luxurious headquarters
in the Union building, Chicago.
Sheridan is a big man, condensed and
tOughened in a little body, but when he is
seated his head and shoulders forbid thought
of his meagre stature, and speaks a stall
Wart, vigorous self assertion. You would at
once surmise that in battle he wore per
cuseion cap, so to speak-that buffet on
one cheek would assure less the scriptural
tender of the other than quick retaliation
in kind. His hand can double to an ugly
fist; his musical voice rasped, it is said, with
hOarse oath at Winchester when he reached
and rallied bis pan;c-stricken men: his sup
pie little body Wearsand drops fatigue like
hilt it bore so well, and why not the oath?
Didn't Washington vent something more
robust than "By George" at Monmouth?
Let us understand the provOcatiOn IN each
case and turn the Oaths over to the angel
that waived a similar atfront TO orthodoxy
iu Uncle Tobys case, Il an oath stimu-
lated and thus reinforced Sheridans men
so as 10 constrain the enemy to swear
unanimously over an unexpected discOm-
future later, let US thank history for 1t, and
adopt it as part of the manual. 1t was
Grade but effeetual bit OF moral tactics for
critical iuneture. Unfortunately, many of
our generals left profanity to the people,
and kept them industriously at it over their
blunders. Sheridan, with more scruple
about blunders, discharged his verbal and
other ammunition with precision, came
home, got a national benediction-as he
now gets Democratic maledictions-and
bears it comfortably but modestly His
face denotes frank man, fond of fun, yet
with terrible resources for wrath.
He he little David, with his sling and
pebbles hid in his pocket The White
League here seem to have little curiosity
to see him experiment with them, and gulp
down their chagrin in the most deferential
manner-albeit they frOwn and scowl at
him, as he stands at times in the evening,
in the rotunda of the ST. Charles. GOliah,
saith Samuel, was ineased IN brass, save
his face, but while the League giant can
pretend to no exception whatever there, il
seems to have lost all the Philistine's self
confidence. Like him the White League
has received swift blow, but as his follow
ers fed, yet would. NOT throw down their
arms, so these New Orleans indictments
have foresworn dress-parades, sneak nightly
to their numerous armories, and drill in
audibly on the thiekest mating. Sheridan
enforced an armistiee, that is, a semi
capitalization. and in an adroit wise. Some
Northern Democrats, and, perhaps, few
Republicans, distress themselves needlessly
over his ''banditti" dispatch, which was a
blank cartridge by way Of admSnition,
and portended big calibre and waspy
shrapnel.
The League chiefs after their September
coup had dramatic strut, and below of
authority that meant mischief. The White
League prints promised a heroic dash on
the Legislature. Sheridan by a confusion
in his geography merely thought he had
reached Cuba despite daily kind hints from
the Bulletin and Picdgune that he hadn't.
He smoked his Havana cigar and saw fe-
roeious temper that a Spaniard might COW
ct; he felt certain he had struck Cuba by
an overland route. As he wouldnt bulge,
the League concluded from motives of
policy TO emulate bis example in that re-
gard while he remained here, but were 10th
10 abandon their projected assault. What
they did have already told you. A detail
of White League captains made recon-
n0issanee in the disguise OF sergeants-at-
arms. and succored the Democratic minori-
ty. They do not now seem vain Of the ex-
ploit. The failure piqued the League, and
violence would doubtless have ensued but
for Sheridan's blunt, explosive Saxon. For
q League chief, while buekling on his
sword and mineing his tobacco with
rigid jaws, to be informed that he
was not g knight but bandit, that
Afn. ranIftirnI hnuaF n tnnnz
his cause lie, and his magniloquence a
nuisance. was demoralizing, it must be con
feesed. Il was q shot between wind and
water bat rather too close to the wind
1t let'it all out, not only here, but IN other
sections Of the Confederate craft at the
North alse. The League saw 1t had . mas
ter and fell back upon the better part Of
valor--a melancholy discretion. lts ring
leaders put aside their blades, pulled the
feafhers ont OF their hatE and bent them
back to q Quaker sObriety.. SheFidan's dis
patch by It's cand0n, and IS an omen OF the
ehe1 locker butt0ned within Lieutenant
Generals uniform, accomplished the peace
Butler seized the Arrogant southern Demo
Gratis left hand--the black one shat epadfd
up earthwerks-snd called 1t s'contraband;"
Sheridan has now held the ether hand-the
white one tWlichinQ with unrepentant
tredson--znd iVsn It 8 hist0ric brand,
-bandi6R Tie Ae4euet thrusts Z inlo ms
pocket ahd were S. pistol lurking there,
we might hope for an elBment Of genuine
ronenfznco "a hia sha1t1.
heridau - dialitcf, too. hecauee not
1aan Z hQW 20 suflenaeT, Ia can not be
euse nd ~ social a1senItea. Daring his
fa s. esnInnnd here iu 1856 and ee7 this
katt uat 6ittn Hcmarree and TIE Hlere 20
beerf nanF fedrTaj ofefra. l1eIinff mere
81 I11E N.Ih ~ vastly ard hHns for
t6z8tF. I lQtqiye the -s1ltIe14
q Htgt1arn ladies Ne1G
81 fhtif fs I1a sfi Del n itui inusr11 &Ad
Etaa1 inas|a1 Efty and the Roman Antcay
E.lfaILd their 1Trlda for women, ana %
iaIf d knife and fork with them y, despite
Nrrrn. s QoIIo1l venture So IIuel' kne