The People's vindicator., 1878-07-20
"The People We Whipped"
IN. O. Picayune.]

N. O. Picayune.
A correspondent Of tho Philadel'
phia Times has recently interviewed
Gen. Sherman in reference to the
army bill passed the day Lefore the
close Of Congress. The report which
he gives of his conservation with the
highest officer in the military service
of the country is painfully complete
He oven describes, for the benefit Of
those interested in the personal ap-
pearance of great men, the distiu.
guislled chicftain's simmer dress.
"He was busy at work, with fan ia
one hand and a pen in the other,
Dressed in linen, with n, marks OF
of his calling except the military but.
tons on his waistcoat, he appeared to
he cooler than any Of the many
officials have seen to-day in a some
what protracted search for news >
Bnt for this account We would hardly
have supposed that the Generals ten
perature was so low for the tenor ol
his criticism of the army bill indicates
man stricken with summer madness,
aud barely able to act upon Packard's
celebrated advice to Kellogg "to
keep on lis shirt" In reply to an
inquiry as to how the bill would effect
the army, he exclaimed with profane
emphasis:
"Oh. it raises HI. In the first place
it prevents the use of the army to pro-
tect migrants. That posse comitatus
parts Of the bill is the merest piece OF
foolishness know Of. The army has
always been subordinate to the civil
authorities, but don't see, under the
provisions Of this act. how the army eau
be used to suppress riots or protect the
emigrants, unless the Presidents de-
clares martial law in the excited dis
t'ict, or declare war against the par
ticular tribe of Indians.s 1t is getting
so that We shall have to opologize to
the people We whipped. They come
here and get everything they want, fol
it is easy to get such fellows as Ban
ming, who hasn't got brains enough to be
dry goods clerk"
Gen. Sherman must have known
that he was being interviewed for the
benefit of the public, and the indecen'
cy Of his language is, therefore,, scar
cely more glaring than. its audacity
Further on the following passage oc-
ours:
"The law" said Gen. Sherman, speak
ing generally, ''is full Of absurdities and
Inconsistencies. The posse comitatus
part was dictated by the people whom
we have whipped, and who don't want
to see Union soldiers. The fact is, they
don't like to see the American flag among
thein."
| We do not propose to discuss in
this connection the various objections
which Gen. Sherman urged against
those provisions Of the bill which be
considers Objectionable. What i'm.
presses US most, and what We desire
to call attention to just now, is the
fact that the Commanding General o1
the Federal Army has distinctly and
publicly accused the people Of the
Suuth with cterishing malicious
purpose to cripple the efficiency Of
tho army, and that he has grossly 10.
suited a section IF the country whlcl
is as much entitled to bis respect al
New England or the Pacific slope
1T is getting 40 that we shall have
to apologize to the people We whip.
ped" says Gen. Sherman. Appar'
emily that hero is one of those narrow
minded and bitter hearted manikins
who have not yet realized that the
war is over. He speaks Of f"the peo'
pie We whipped" as thoogh lie were
talking about A foreign nation. HI
forgets that he is a public servant
aud not merely the hired bully Of the
Republican party. No doubt III
would ind active and coDgenial en''
ployment during the approaching
campaign in intimidatiDg Democratic
voters, and lending tliesaid Of hi
sword to the creatures Of bis brother
the Secretary Of the Treasury. It j
a rity to disappoint 50 great . man
but the. honor and prosperity Of th'
nation demand that he should direc
his attacks, whether in arms or II
words, against the enemies Of th'
country and not against it's citizens
The temper which no manifests, th'
unworthy vindictivepess which b
cherishes, very clearly demonstrat'
the wisdom OF the measure which do
prives him Of all power Of iats.fee
euce in the civil. concerns Of certai'
sovereign States Of the Unio9,i Th'
country has not yet, forgotten wha
ar immeasutab|e ass Gen. Shetida'
made OF himself when he telegrapbe'
FROM this poi1t to Washington hi
willinguessto scceptthe past Of hang
u,ap, and to administer the tepde
offices Of Jack Ketch to q very con
siderable portion Of the population q
this State. We were not 80 much "a
tonished az amused by that utteranc
of the cheleric little trooper but bet
tor things were expected Of Ger
Sherman. Our obser walton has ie
us to believe that the officers Of tb
.rn,v 90 a r,sl,,zap>s swnvt1ossan nf lihs,