The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-13

wrote to him asking him II The coarges WERE
true, but his letter found the General a6sen
in New England. As the correspondent
spoke freely of Mrs. Sherman, she answered
the letter 10 her husband.
MRS. sHERMAN's LETTER.
Nv Dear Sir,-The General is absent, bu
T have seen YOUR letter, and the article en-
closed from a paper which has been con
sdered respectable. ."
The General has no intention to answer
ANYTHING which has been put forth In spirl
of malice, envy, anger, or resentment, re
gsrdlng his Memoirs.
You may say for me, however, that The
most "ghastly apparition which rises
before my soul 1.-THE one which nlls mt
with the greatest horror us the 'aWfu
dread" of the fate of those Especially u
they be Catholics) who indulge IN such base
less slaDders, aud spread forth such mallclou:
fulsehoods.
Nv kno Wedge of General Sherman's cha
racter is thorough. Every year of bis life
since he was nine years Old nave aSsocia@C
with him, and have known his sentiments
well. Could the natural virtues and hear'
free from malice, resentment, or injustice Sc
cure heaven to man l need not ask LOT nln
the supernatural gilt OF faith.
The Courier-Journdl says be perpetrated
an enormity in himself applying the torch &c
factory, during which time he was also
guilty of blasphemy. Isly that General Sner'
man was never guilty of bltsphemy or pro-
family, and the men of the Courier Journd
knew when they published that article thai
be had never applied The torch TO oullding'
How shameful to SANDER religeuse by
of al; 81 down
curse upon msn!
When the Convent Of the Ursulne Nuns
at Columbia, s. c., was reported to be in
danger of burning General Sherman sent my
brother, General Charles Ewing. OF bis staff
and a commissary officer, Major J.W. ComyD,
both Catholics, with orders and authority TO do
all that could be done for the Sisters and for
those under their charge. They executed
the orders with zeal and great kindness, and
under continued Instructions from General
Sherman they assigned to them goodly
share of commissary stores and attended to
their wants until the army left the place.
Curses which are called down will not fall
upon General Sherman, and he is too good
TO wish that they may rest upon those VINO
invoke them.
Let the malicious revie. and the false in.
TO deal in such things publish to any extent,
but let them not presume TO assign TO Inc
sentiments SO foreign to my heart regarding
the man whose purity OF life, answering
prnci; la, gentleneSs of heart, and courage
of soul have heightened and CONFINED 10 me
the admiration and confidence OF ing youth.
am, my dear sir, very truly ana respect
FUZZY YOURS. ELLEN EWING SHERMAN,
n n 4 / n
July 3, 1879.
The Courier-Journal refers to the letter in
a kindly manner, and says:
eve shall net perpetrate the uDgaliantry
of a single comment upon the very earnest
aud womaniy way 10 which this estimable
lady comes to the defence OF her husband eX-
cept TO bemintl her that the article of hich
she complains appeared among our CORE
spOndeDcp, to which we allow considerable
latitude, and was not sanctioned or endorsed
by any expression OF our OVID. So far from
atiordlng us pleasure 10 have the story which
appeared in one of our Georgia letters con-
hrmed, nothing would crafty Us more than
to have it thoroughly refuted."
BRIEF NOTE FROM TIE GENERAL.
The Courier.JOurndl of the 9th instant
publishes the following letter from General
Sherman addressed to friend In Louisville
HEADQUARTERS ARMY UNITED SrATEs,2
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 7, 1875. !
My Dear Sir,-Your letter enclosing q slip
from the Courier Journal was only received
by me this morning, by reason OF an abb
sence Of some days.
I now reply TO say that appreciate the
kind feelings you express, based on long
acquaintance. I do not write to combat the
expressions of the printed slip.
This is essentially free country, with lib
erty of the press and speech.
do not object to the severest criticisms of
the southern press, for my opinions have
been fully expressed, and I am among the
fist to extend to them the most moderate
enemy cannot helpit.
Twas never at "Eaton Factory" in my
life.
Mrs. Sherman is and always has been a
Catholic. aud has extended charity to all
alike, Catholic and Protestant, with lavish.
ness that actually impoVerishes US. To ques-
ton the purity of her motives is certainly
most unmanly way to reflect 90 me.
Truly your friend, W. I. SHERMAN.
Commenting on the above the Courier
Journal says: As for the statements con.
famed in the letter Of which General Sher-
man complained they shall either be sus.
aimed with conclusive proofs or they shall
De Withdrawn and apologzed for. AS we
laid yesterday, nothing should stand before
he truth OF history, and The General Of the
Army is too strong man to fear calumnies
# any sort"
THE CONTENTS OF THE C4sa-VACLT RIGHT
% A CEST.-The full count OF mouey in the
OF the Treasury is completed, and
grees cxictiy with General Spinner's account
# what it conssined. Even the estimate of
20 shortage made when the currency was
ounted aud the gold taken according TO the
marks on the bags has disappeared, and the