The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-09
4 CASE IN POINT.
From Atlanta to the sra without doe
Johnst0p) by w. n. sherman.
charleston Ncws and Courifr.l


w. Tecumseh Sherman, u. S. A.,
lately delivered an address before the
Army Of the Potomac, in the course of
which ''he vigorously replied to the
charges which (certain) humanitarians
have made against the present war
upon hostile Indians" And then he
went out and wept bitterly, perchance,
that the hostile Indians have no abiding
place which he might telegraph Crook
to have burned and duly credited to
Sitting Bull ''for its moral effect.
He further declared that he would
much rather march six times from
Atlanta to the sea than encounter the
hardships and terrors Of the soldiers
who had gone into this strange Terri
tory to chastise a horde of ungrateful
and remorseless savage5." Observe! he
had rather march all the way from
Atlanta to the sea six times over than
fight once along the war-path from the
Black Hills to the nearest block house,
or, inferentially from the mountains to
I JIl,,A 11sttcsr frum AtIauld ~ ire 5rn
thus appears in it's true light as nlarch
and nothing more. There were no
hardships and terrors, and there was no
danger, save that Of self-lnfilcteu
asphyxiation, on all the long route.
The Malignant is also reported to have
stated on the same occasion, "that the
neriIs of the brave men whom General
| Crook led against the savages were IN
finiteIy greater, and their reward IN
fnitely less" than those encountered
by the men who had fought to conquer
| the rebellion. The comparison certainly
holds good SO far as relates TO the hofue
| Of bummers who followed the arch bum
mer himself "from Atlanta to the sea.
That this man should be found oppos-
ing the views OF the humanitarlans Will
surprise no one in this section OF the
country '.the bravest," sings the poet,
s.are the tenderest," and the malignant
are never brave in front or brave Zoe
nor are such utterances rs his charac-
teristic of a brave man in the presence
of an equally brave but more unfortu-
nate and vanquished foe.
OF one fact Gen. Sherman may be
well assured. The evil words which
drop from his tongue, at every oppor-
tunity. are only noted as bearing un-
witted and unwilling testimony to the
soldierly worth of the small army whose
4 proud distinction it is to have success
fully foiled his alike vengeful and impo-
tent wrath, though backed by superior
bers and all the resources the Worlo
could command, for many weary
month and year. And, moreover, as he
; failed In war, so shall he fail in peace
His words are only regarded as his
words, and those OF the fanatlcal rev
whom he represents. With the war
which brought him into evil pre-em
inence, and upon which he. more thaI
another, shed the most balefui light. ht
, sinks daily into deeper insignif1canct
in the face Of new era, which h'
does not desire, and which, by reason
Of his essential nature, he cannot un
! derstand.
The truly brave of the great South
. and the truly brave OF the great North
have shaken hands, and into their coun
+ sells he and such as he. can never NOR
come. His vainglorious boastlngs, al
{ cries and curses, fall unheeded. or onl
I serve to call down on his foresWorn an'
t malignant head fuller measure OF con
} tempt than would else have been &C
corded him.
, House warming in the Eleventh Ward
Last night the Centennial Conserva
tive Democratic Club Of the Elevent
Ward inaugurated their new wigwan
|, near the Second Street Market, by
, grand rally of all the elements oppose
to Radicalism living in the neighbol
t hood. The meeting was called to orde
) by Mr.. J. r. Alcee Gauthreaux, at tn
'. request of Mr.. N. FL. Hunt, the Pres
: dent. and introduced Gov. McEnery q
j the first speaker. The Governor mad
one ofhis usualstirring speeches ,and wa
Q followed byS. J. n Smith, ESD, Coy
r ernor. Voorhies, DIR. Tibault, Ell.
! Ogden, Esq, and A. l.. Tucker, Esq
i all of whom spoke with true spir
6 and made the wigwam frequently rim
r with enthusiastic applause. After th
t speeches the popping of corks followe
!? and pleasant hour. was spent discuss
t ing the qualities Of the wine and th
warmth OF the reception which was onl
equalIed by the heat Of the day.