The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-05-21
Making Enemies.

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Star says: General Sher-
mans memoirs, just published, have ere
ated decided sensation in official cir
cles here. 1t ia now said that it was the
anticipation of the publication of this
book, and the efFec. it would have here,
that really governed General Sherman in
transferring his headquarters to st.
Louis some months ago. He knew that
what he intended printing would make
it unpleasant for him to continue in
Washington. He has grieved the Pres
ident by lauding Halleck-giving to
Halleck the credit for the campaign
against Fort Douelson and Shiloh. He
tries to make up for this in praise of
Grants Vicksburg campaign, but finally
spoils the whole thing b. taking to him
self the sole glory of originating and
carr Iying out the march to the sea.
"He attributes exceedingly unpatriotic
and offensive motives to Generals Lo-
gan and Blair in his explanation of his
reason for selecting Howard over their
heads to command the army of McPher-
son after the death of that officer. The
language he uses in speaking of these
men is as follows: I regarded both Gen
erals Logan and Blair as volunteers, who
looked to personal fame and glory as
auxiliary and secondary to their politi
cal ambition, and not as professional
soldiers. Hence appointed Howard, a
professional soldier
"The opinion prevails that Gen. Sher-
man is both cruel and unjust in this
statement, for no two soldiers of the war
better earned their spurs than did Logan
and Blair. I met Senator Logan yester-
day, and asked him if he had seen Sher-
mans allusion to him. He replied that
hehad, but for the present he intended
to enter into no controversy with Sher-
man; that his (Logan's) record was a
matter of history with his countrymen
and needed no defence from the egotis-
tical pretensions and malicious eccen-
tricities of an erratic man. He was
willing 20 place side by side Gen. Sher-
mans refusal to make him McPherson's g
successor and Gen. Grants selection Of
him to take Gen. Thomas command and
fight the final battle of the North west
If Sherman thought him unfit TO sue
ceed Mcpherson, Grant thought him it
to succeed Gen. Thomas, who, in the es-
timation of the country, was not an in
ferier commander to Sherman himself
He, Logan, would stand on his merits,
and not feel alarmed at the criticism oi
of man who brought down the con-
demnation of the whole country and the
condemnation of the whole country and
the reprimand of the Secretary of War
for his infamous terms of surrender of
fered to Gen johnson.
General Sherman is also very severe
in his criticisms of Secretary Stanton
He charges that Secretary Stanton's in.
reference in the matter of the cottor
captured has given rise to the millions
of cotton claims now pending in the
courts and Congress. He also charges
that Stanton tried to make the countr,
believe that he (Sherman) was a traitor
Mr.. Edwin t. Stanton, son of the ia
nous War Secretary, is prominen
young lawyer of this place, and called
on him to learn what he had to say
about Sherman's reflections on the mem
ory Of his dead father. He said tha
during the war he served with his faith
er as private secretary, and had mad
memoranda of many important events
which he hoped before long to put be
fore the public in book form. Tha
one of the interesting features of thes
memoranda would be the troubles hi
father had with General Sherman. Ii
word, the-great weakness of Sherman
was that at times he acted as if h,
thought himself Grand Mogul, Presi
dent, commander-in-chief, Secretary o
War, Congress, and everything else com
bined.
There seems to be no surprise tina
Sherman speaks slightingly of Sigel
but that he should be SO very bitter il
denunciation of Hooker is though
strange. His love for Buell., Mcclellan
McCook, Crittenden and Burnside is ex
planned by his prejudice for Yves
Pointers, and is looked upon as helping
to explain his dislike of Logan an,
Blair. The book promises lively sen
sation frcm this point before long.
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