The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-04
TELEGRAPTITC.
WARRINGTON.
We GEN. ALDERMAN. ....-..s
Ne Answers Questions before the MILL
tary Committee.

Ne Answers Questions before the Msu-
tary Committee.
WAsufSoros, Aug. 9. .-.Gen. Sherman
was before the Military Committee to-
day. Mr.. Terry asked him regarding
the military organizations that had ten,
dereda their services. Would you feel
antire confidence Ia these menf
Answer air. Most OF them are
from cities like New York. Philadelphia,
Memphis and New Orleans, and though
they are brave men. of tudiyiduni
capacity, they would be like children In
the Yellowstone country.
Mr.. Terry-In Indian warfare 10 1t not
more individual courage that Ia effectual
than mere military organization
Mr.. Sberman--No. sir the great
trouble Is that our Indian failures have.
resulted from excessive confidence ana
from the inability OF our men to rally
on the first appearance of danger. Olo
soldiers rally at once TO their compa-
ny's standard, but new men scatter,
each man seeking his own Individual
safety, and you soon lose your com
mand. The men may be brave. but
they have not the force OF habit to rally
20 their company standard. They Will
scatter about the rayines, hollows and
woods, and be killed In detail,
Speaking of the regular soldiers zen.
sherman said 1T seems. to me that
when such men a. Crook, Terry ana
Sheridan, who are charged Win the re-
spousiblity for the result are unwilling
TO take this cheap olass OF inferior men
of whom YOU speak, Congress should ba
satisfied" Gon. Sherman thinks any
body can make good soldier II he has
good legs and arms, good digestion and
will obey orders. He says there are too
many regiments for $4,000 men. ,ai.a
The Chairman There were. on tho
9Th OF July, 1884 troops In the Southern
States. Could not reinforoements ba
made from them .a.. ~
sherman $500 Some have been drawn
from Virginia and some from NCrth
and south Carolina. There are now
some 1000 troops In the South outside oS
Texas. Texas has more troops than any
other part of tho United States. They
are along the Mexican border and the
Indian border, but there are more
within the settled parts OF the state.
Chairman Does not the reelection 81
President Lsrdo de Tejada and the de-
parture Of Cortina diminish the danger
In that quarter?
Sherman--C -Cortina has got back. and
= Il Ia worse than ever. He IL NJ Matar
moros, getting up new reyolution.
The Mexican border In In as bad a state
~ IL can be. eyed n9
Chnirman-- Gould. the army In the In
dian country be pronerly reinforced by
the 1000 mon now located In the South
ern States outside of Texas2
ShermanGlI understand from the
!. hiQheet authority that these troops are
d needed there by marsbals and revenue
officers for the maintenance OF the pub
lie peace, etc That Is rs far Ms | have
right TO go. ii ,8it
Mr.. Hnrlbut- Some are In garrisons
along the seaport fortsP
sherman Yes, there are some 400 IN
the forts and at Fortress Monroe. which
Az, a school of artillery, and has really
nothing more todo with the South than
with Maine. Gen. Sherman added ;
Every time that we propose TO wtthdraw "
troops there Is an effort made toy the
Governors and members Of Congress tO
keep them there. He does not believe
that there are more than two hundred
men In Mississippi. ] suppose there II
no concealment OF the fact that the ne
groes down there are uneasy and rest
less. They claim assistance and pro
lection from the United States Govern
ment, and the orders are to afford 1t to
them: not no Interfere with the state
authorities by any means, but to afford
protection to any human being that ap
plies for II at a garrison.
Mr.. Cook-I do not think the troops
in Georgia have been called upon fol
s ten years. U.H
Sherman do not know that they
have; but the people Of Georgia are
very glad to have n garrison at Atlanta
Chairman--The object OF my inquiry
was to ascertain whether troops could
be spared from the South to reinforce
the army In the Indian country.
Sherman am compelled TO answer
that they cannot be spared, because
those who are entrusted with power
Judge their presence necessary. That
decision Is to mo sacred and final, and
governs me. ..t, s.s rGH 4Hi2s
I Mr.. TerryLYou do not say, however
that 1t Is your Judgment 't.-*
Il Sherman 1t Is hardly right to ask q
soldier for an opinion behind a duty ht
ought not to form an opinion.
The examination proceeded In a gen
eral way regarding the army. The Sec
retary OF War, who was present, was
asked whether he desired to make any
statement2 He merely replied that ht
concurred entirely in what Gen. Sher
man had said.
signal Lights. aa.7
WAsHrNGToN, Aug. 3.-Notioe is giver
by the Lighthouse Board that on and
after October l, 1875, a light will b.
shown from the lighthouse recentl,
erected on the south end of Morti
Island, near Charleston, s. c.. Th,
light will be fixed white, and shoult
be seen In clear weather, from the decl
OF vessel l5 feet above the SEA, IS
nautical miles. On and after Octobe
/, 1876, red lights will be shown from
two Morris Island range boacons, la
stead Of the present white lights, t,
mark the Pumpkin Hill channel. Thi
channel is shifting to the south mark.
tE 1 A Bunch Of Items.
Assistant Treasurers are instructed t
exchange silver for legal tenders.
Mr.. Voorhies is quoted as saying tina
the soft money Democrats of Indian
are In line for Tilden and Hendricks.
NOMINATIONS. H. 4. French, of Mas
sachusetts, for Assistant Secretary Q
the Treasury.
Gen. Gibson's committee will make
unanimous report on New Orleans Fed
eral officers and Felioiana. A
Darrall and Conger will make M
nority report on Coushatta.