The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-07

uuent conflict between the North and any
foreign power.
10 which, according to our new historian,
Col. Carroll, the reply Of Gen. Chandler was,
" We own that river, we bought IL and paid
for It, and, by God, we intend to keep IT r
This, according to Col. Carroll was
THE FIRST GUN or THE WAR,
this occasion, when Gen. Chandler fired
or fis mouth at the late Senator slidell
Under these circumstances deem 1t my
duty to say that the subsequent war record
of my excellent old friend, Gen. Chandler, has
never beef Paccurded fair show In history.
All the received histories Of the war have
been written by base sycophants Of Grant.
Sherman, Sheridan and Ben Butler, and the
result ID that the eminent services OF Gen.
Chandler have been studiously ignored. This
must be.reetified, and, as understand 1t, Col.
Carroll proposes to write q new history OF
the war for the express purpose Of giving
Gen. Chandler d show.
1t fs not generally known that, Immediate
ly after he had fired off his mouth with such
deadly effect upon poor slidell, Gen. Chandler
on dered the unfinished Washington Monu-
ment to be
PRuvIsIoNED FOR Al SIEGE,
and proceeded to garrison the Patent Office
WITH i large force of male and female yolun-
teers from Michigan. Then, having. secured
bis base oil supplies, he took the field. He
mounted horse which had been bought for
the government by the celebrated Pennsyl-
unnia firm N which (Sen. simon Cameron. IN
sacratnrv al War, was silent partner. and
arm armed al himself With q Spencer rife, manu-
faetnred by Blaine in his capacity Of
mo deadhead." He drew on pair
il 49, 1rr Arrra
ia Massachslsetts, under d contract procured
IN the late Henry Wilson in his capacity OF
nhilanthrouic chairman Of the Senate M Military
| tJommittpe. His noble head was covered with
New YORK. sIlbseuuerltly friend OF Grant and
COLLECTOR Of the mort. The rest Of his uniform
was s.1nplied by d firm In Manchester, N. H.,
under 4 contract procured, at the reasonable
Senator Of that State. ana he strapped upon
| the cantle Of his saddle three days forage sup.
piled " some particular personal Iflenus 81
tne Hon. henoen - reht9n, ~ AZ -, =, - +is'n1 NvW
forK. He also Looh lhlgo g.. aayn & lae,utp s,ts,
oI naIu-lao .., suPpl'.MM ~ 1Gn1 nattaII
maLe IIlenas ~ sne Aon. =. -. - p1s.s,si .aeai
q new Jersey any Inc sa,ne ~ sahs ~, I'm
Jonn pneIinan Anu sne 1h hu. r. ~ nnna4t n nuu aaI
the Hon. salmon Z. Cnase, ln glnclhnaIl;
Lheh completing LIS eQuiplnent VAIL Sios0a
70 alg
Il
!, from the mandatory OF the late Cakes
Ames Gen. Chandler took the field, as I'M
| derstand 1t, with Col. Carroll as his chief Of
staff.
From that time until the present moment
Gen. Chandler has never slept Ills life for
eighteen years has been one constant
battle. He has led 11s forlorn hopes.
charged the imminent deadly breach
&C. LILIES 81 iolsu saualns aa ~ lopuiheo - .ho
natinn hnng tremhiinr IN tha haianea- and
haa rro, NJ Ioaa j thar soo nitnbad battles fo
aa : nnthing ~ Some thonaanda ~ skirmishas,
IA baa hs nasaad this nrdaal ri fro IN
scathadS - p"79o1 80 os-
eoTe T Shnmld 80 not
ia has l,ta2aIIv haen shot to n,eces. Won
uo,idnsf E thina II ~ inok II him h11t really
there i not o more "a than three or four ounces
~ 4ha o,.ioinai Dan Thard,er nnrr ieff Tar the
enniansa GO nf hid co,,ntrvmen AZ for the
sRpveI which he took along to dig graves for
his daad n waa - 1e %
80 Ne, ,.an,s = 80 80, g, - rr1.z .errou.
WORN OUT EAKhf LN IHE AoIloN,
80 .hi Lao., en - 1a,aId,,, th.t oahas Amaa
Ills puippse ~ ahpiaiy, sns oanoo On. .aii