, 1875-11-26

to Nlt on tl,h fasst E1lIcaFn aHd HDttetentlou, u
any officer whom IN enemy could afrhign TO,
this lnquHitlon, rsuR"d everywhere she Crossed
injustice. Ileposts SO 1naae up mud forrasdad,
and alrs9nEnei1ts 20 nocrosly n,ado, confidential
payers tod anay. arc tho msno thoto whict
wsIe to blow in aud dcstroy tho brayas
through rccrot charges and such inquis,tona.
usant. sherman, tial'eck. Thomas. NosocranB,
I,ua,', Mitchell. Curtis. Pope. OF, etc..--tho
tho "ight Of tho record alono IL tho most
dangerous light. which loads a. often Oh t.
rocha aud to destruction ~ 70 dsop water a',t
| safoty And i ,sas thu danger OF anch light
/ which induced tho Memoirs.
tiolds Of Fort Henry. Doueaon, Shiloh, 1ukA
corlnth, Cn!ckssaw Dayotl. Chattanooga, Chick
tm1ss" ,a Mer3sn, ,Is1: hesAs; 2, L., ksaessT ns A.
1en.lesaly; and. on each fold he
! charges. pceka to prove, aud declares he has
proven, dislonorable conduct or lack Of military
! Hslll, or both. In gil theso .Toars Of active
! ~ those equslly compctent to act and Judge A.
| I'm tienerA-Bnrrounded and acrEtin,zed Dy tho
wiso and tho Rfoat Of tho nat1ou 1t hss de-
voeod on l>oynton to pierra thu veil aud prove
discovered that
fnEnMAS mas nEEx FAArp.
and to him utoynton> ttiunga tho honor-it
honor thero il in it-of pulling Sherman down
TO tho ground II is tho right Of olicers u tue
AtmY ot tno ionnessss' ~ tueH aus' an oHi-
| preragotl attack, and 10 uphold II possible and
| consistent the honor Of their rrebidont.
To SEQ what wonla be likely to 10 thoisccret
r!o'nlL!n.s y. ~ - ~ Ho1.t 1 " Unit
| m1cI, to do with. and onabo ono to Judge his
| future lfe. Blood aud education aud assocla-
uon' WI r'. ~. ~ .n n. eoono au auteose'
w. uuo u1lsns ~, "luea aos. s e.ts eit-
~ os.nr Inor, - lnaorsa sonIa t. WHY; s; nsas
i,o Atau, sA's ~ s.t de,,oo -, - ,,,n
nplo ."usoo. aLe tsst u'enJt ~ n.nntt n'lu
m snv uae ~ H., ~ trn,' try @ho 1'oos' WHICH nas
"TgGouaou ~ " n..t' eilkns. -.
iva ifo tgan Sherman. via hsra ham nnr.no5
thrmr,,nut IN mara srs.t cvonta ,xho i,s ~
ooino in contaol with % n,anv nonnlo ~ tho
hIghegt intelligence aud socia! position onIy
nnd Ia Tia f,inna and con,nanion IL thn f;eii
1jirant1: nene who. in a1i tbcse xarv,cae rtvi
md military ali their rnattona, civil a,,d
n,i;tayy.-Iayo comnau,1ot mara ponars1 al.
1botore tbis) Iess ceusure and iess
GIamo hayo baen cast. lila f.,her drin1
TuIoa Of thn hieheat Cn,,rt NJ I.T -
Ohio. with tho markell enteotn NJ his hrcthrnn nj
tha liar and on Tho I,ono, :: lin hrothar. Hnnnkar
and Henn,or. nttaininr lbs hiuhaat no.tlan and,
feeFect III ~ NV lauu h'h ufotuer-lLl-ih" ou'
promo judge tn Ohio his own edncAtion
launching him into active life with high honor,
and high senso Of what honor required, len.
shermnn's relations and aasotiations In lie in
all these yoarB haso been such ~ to stsinp on hls
character
Ilon szSsE OF HONOR AND HEaAnn Fon TRUTH.
In this Doyntone book, ous OF the charges
against Sherman 1s Injustice done to leosecrans,
than whom 20 brighter or braver ohicor il the
service could bo found: Ono Of tue charges 90
compla'nod about ~ q lottcr Of Sherman. when,
referring 10 tho course OF 1loseesRns, he ts.)
rematth TINT Grant WAS aispleased At bis lk'o)
course. And; 70 prove how little Sherman vas
to bc believed, he quotes from QEant'a report on
tho aamo matter whom he Applands nosecrhns
for his sliill aud bsaFery. How often VAS this
the casol
Who mora bonored than Thomas by Grant,
IIs!leck. Lincoln, or Sherman; sud rot these
severai officers compfajpcd tAo most sud each
charged him will being too allow, Stanton DO
ciase, il lie (Thomas) Waited until i,o was ready.
no would wait for aabr.et's t.utupet TO blow
Ornnt urged BY sepea ted iotters aud finally wrote
Sherman he could ataud tue delay no longer. aud
iasued positive order to fight. Grant bid even
previously aBked Ilalleck to issue an order to
1homas to turn over his command to sehotIo.a,
which lIalteck refused to do, aud told Graut to