Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-14
Gen, Sherman.

The men whom Sherman whipped IN
he war are yet on his track trying to prove
that he was an incenliary, Il brute. and
various o her bad things. The latest at
tack was made by a correspondent OF the
Louisville Courier-J ournal who charged
that Sherman destroyed Catholic mona
-terv in Columbia with such ruthle,>ness
that "whcn the lurid glre Of the fumes
shot high into the heavens, anu While
Sherman was sitting upon his horse in
front watching them with grim. dtmonlac
satisfaction. the lady superloress collected
The inmates. who had fled from the burning
monastery, marches them to the front, and
here. with uplified hands, in which was
held a cross. pronounced, and called upon
Heaven to pronounce, curse upon him.
The statement was also made that
Mrs. Shtrmans abundant charities toward
Catholics in the South is connected with
his awful scene: that she is trying to
make Precipitation for the sins of her dread
iul hu~blnl.
Some one sent Sherman copy of the
,rticle. with L request that he state the
facts The general was away, but his
wife conl Int wait for his return, and
mmedi ,tely took her pen and proved that
another member of the Sherman family
can write to the point. This is her letter ::
Ny DEAR SIR: Tn ,i'neral is absnnt, hu: have
your letter and the arti lie enclosed from pa
.er winch has been coIsld red respec;able The Gen,
raj has no lntentl - answer anything which has
'y t1et rtr I'd ms Meoirs You may say f5r
r!. , 1ay s ane Which, his me with
ne .retteSt horror is the %fnl dread Of the fate
| such b '~resS ISLANDERS and spread forth such ma
| Ny kaowl de of General Sherman's character. is
oT nh Evrry YEAR 9" hs s he SGf ne ws mf
IN MN, AMI hay kn"Tn hs sentiments ,L mt wf
ih IN AZ se az, he Ven to nan need
y AK Tor hun the supernatural gift of falth
HIM eli apply l- torch to fsrtory !rn wh!,i
4,iia n'tr TaS F u kmw ~ WIN nv
| llbllse that artl.e tult he had applied the
,ntIl b lilll-: II W shameful TO slander Rell
-ons 10y accusing her OF deliberately calling down
VIM IL. zrit Of the 1rsune nuns at ,lnmhia
herman - my brother General Charles Ewlns. OF
9TH Cath his With "rders and ,uth!Tlty to d. All tn
I'D be nt sII,g ore d tT t, zeal a and t4s
i,>s aI. uudrr rrIstI ued IstrIICtl'is from Gen
they assigned t. them GpOilv share OF
lufus-ArN and attended to their wants ulltl
l, army left the place Curses which called down
.l not tall upon General Sherman. and he Is too goot
| wish that they may rest upon those who luVoh'
them.
ilpllsh t. any rAteut: but let them not presume L
SSH. to sentiments So foreign to my heart re
ardIn the man whose purity OF life, unswervln'
| rln luIe rcutleutss Of heart and COURAGE of -ou
ave htlshteIei and confirmed i'll thu admiration
md confidence my youth am. dear sir, YER.
and rtoIpcCttuIlA yours.
ELLEN EWING SHERMAN.
oi2 Garrison avenue, st. LOUIS, Mo.
July Is
Gen. Sherman. on arriving home, add
Ills mite To the correspondence
| HEAD4 rAITEES ARMY OF THE SITED STATES.
Louis. Mo july :. is.o
My Dear Slr-Iuur letter luctosllE shy from tn
al OILY elEci 10y ne THIS
- reason d abSturr Uf me days now reply I
~ that atrcy late the kind feelings You express
l-,.i on long acquaintance i not write to com
ALLY a ire. rujI4try. with liberty ot the press and
| ,eech d. lot object TO the severest critic
ne uttrrn press tor my oplnI us have been fully tx
resStd and among the trst t. extend t. theI
most moderate views II they choose to REAR
| It.. a. t4elr ,leilN I lclI 1t |
| Eaton Factory III my lt- Mrs sherman
way, ia, been Il Cath IL, and extended! ciarlt
nat actually nIuEcrISht1 us. 10 question the {rlt
motives certainly III st UIIaIIiy to IT
| let ne
| I.u4S your FREUD. ". I SHERMAN.