The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-08
Sheridan.

A contemporary who reviews SHERIDAN's
career in a scathIng manner scoords to him,
nevertheless, the credit of being "brave
and accomplished soldier" We are not
very com petent judge OF warlke merits-not
better one than the common run Of
civilians; bot We have been unable to per-
cciye the evidences of SHERrDAN's military
skill. In the civil war he did absolutely
nothing that entitled him TO fame save the
burning of the barns and mills in the lovely
Shenandoah Valley, and that was only bad
fame. He there had some sixty thousand
men against EARLY's little army, and was
long held at bay.
One of his heavy and aforementioned and
well.supplied corps was defeated by EARLY,
who held the battlefield for some time. But
SHERIDAN overwhelmed him by numbers,
and his hsIffed and baIf-cothed little army,
that had enjoyed to degree the stores and.
unfortunately, the liquors it bad captured,
was driven back. This was made great
atfir OF, and SnERIDAN's friends applauded
him to the echo. 1t was an affair nothing to
his credit.
lie campcd near Richmond with large
cavalry force that could fire into the city.
Indeed, his scouts came within hundred
yards or 30 of the present boundary of the
city. There was no force TO protect it, and
there was not gun upon the Notifications.
He might have entered the city, and, cross
ing the river, got behind the force defending
us on the south side against BUTLER, who
was ut Bermuda. He would have thus ended
The war without, probably, much loss. He
looked towards US for tWcnty.four hours,
and then left, hurting nobody, and only
leaving behind him recollectons of his petty
tyranny displayed to women and children
aud the few men who happened TO fall into
his bands.
At Trevillan's he met WADE HAMPTON.
whose command was badly eff for horses
and supplies, while SHERlDAS's was superior
in numbers, fresh, well fed, and we'll mount
ed. HAMPTON thrasbed him we'll and drove
him pell.mell to the protection Of the north
,ern infantry.
There is no gallant achievement of his
that we ever read Of. He carried with him
body of what were called bummers,'
who. like their master, were terrible TO de.
fanccess people-the greatest pack of scape-
traces gotten together during the war. His
closing act was the service he performed in
lowering about LEES ghost of an army and
giving it annoyance; but nowhere perform.
ing any great feat worthy the ait of war.
An army of mosquitoes could have achieved
as much.
Wsneyer expressed doubt Of bis bravery.
But any man who reads his dispatch about
the threats alleged to have been made
against him in New Orleans, and bis not
being afraid (oh, no y, without feeling that
he is reading the declarations of braggarl
and liar, we should think is not good
Judge of men. II SHERIDAN Is not BoABA.
Dill we doubt if there was one engaged in our
civil war.
We always cordially award the credit due
to really brave and honorable warriors of
the northern army. SHERIDAN We do not be-
lieve to be one of them. The President
passed hundreds that might have been
trusted in Louisiana, and sent the most un-
ct officer he could have selected. He COM
mitted crime against the land in do ing so.