Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-02
NO. SO.
3lst of December 76, from st. Louis
| am very truly yours,
WINFIELD :. HANCOCK.
Major General Commanding.
Another letter from Gen. Hancock:
r letter from Gen. Hancock

| WINFIELD ;. HANCOCK.
! Major General Commanding.
Another letter from Gen. Hancock:
New York, Jan. 9, 1917
| Gen. ". Z. Sherman Commanding United States
drpy, Washington, ID. c.:
| Ny DEAR GENERAL Il have been intending
| to write you in acknowledgment of your two re
cent notes, but | have been SO much engaged in
| hunting place for winter. and gathering up my
| affairs of business, well as personal matters
| owing to my recent absence, that | have deferred
! doing so and now [ write to enclose You a copy
| Of the letter | addressed, yesterday. to
the editor of the HoHd in reference
| to an article-special dispatch-which appeared
| III chat paper of Sunday the 9TH. The Jtoy{d
cor1ects the matter in its issue of this morning
would have preferred the publication of my letter
| but as | gave the editor latitude as to the
suppose. | have written to no one on the
subject of my order to go to the Pacific
| ported by the newspapers, save Yourself | have
said nothing to anyone differing in letter
speech from what wrote to You and | have not
| seen BufOrd for years, or heard of him. nor do |
! know of any person who has in that time met or
communicated with you. | enclose you a copy of
| the Worlds publication. L am very truly yours.
WINFIELD s. HANcocK
MajorGeneral.
INCLosURE.l
New YORK Jan. s. 1871
My DEAR SIR Enclosed slip cut from the
| Uol{d of Yesterday special dispatch from Wash
mgton, headed "A Rescinded Order" did Gen.
| Hancock refuse to be transferred to the Pa
cifc coast ?" As an authority is given for the
communication, it seems that | should probably
notice the same, and it would crafty me if you
would in any manner you may deem best, make
such correction as would be most likely to
move any miSapprehenson the subject. |
have not received any orders transferring me
from this department, nor any mtimatiOn
OF the existence or contemplation OF such orders
hence | did not refuse to be transferred to the
Pacific coast. | have not rendered my resigna
ton. All of my information in the matter has
been derived from the newspapers of the day.
/ had no communication whatever in relation to
the subject with the authorities until after the
rulnor of my removal was published from Wash
mgtOn groundleSS then Gen Sherman wrote
me note to the same effect. | am in no wise re
sponsible for any statement contained in the des-
patch in question: or for any miSconception which
has arisen concerning this subject from first to
last. | am very truly yours,
WINFIELD S. HANCOCK
| To William IL. Hurlbut editor New orll World
Another letter from Gen Hancock:
New York Jan. 10, 1871
To Gen. ". T. Sherman, United States Army,
Washington ID. c.:
Ny DEAR GENERA Il have been quite busy
since my arrival, and have not felt like writing
much. so that have not yet written you as | in
receipt of my letter from Carondolet. | wished
to notice simply your reference to the revised
statutes and one or two other points in a
brief way. / will do so yet but not
to-day, as | am house hunting apartment
hotel hunting rather. 1t Is too late in the season
to accomplish much here in that way save to pay
out money and get but little satisfact on in
turn. The proposition for a joint commission in
sures peaceful solution of the presidential ques
ton, if it becomes law, and in my opinion gives
+NE lo Il; II I,yv1 1
have considered that Mr.. Tilden's chances
were impregnabe, but not Mr.. Heed
ricks. Now, it to that GOV.
Hayes has something more than an equal chance,
but definite results cannot be fOreshadOwed FORUM
ately trouble need not be provided against by the
use of the army should the bill become a law. If
the bill passes and General Grant vetoes it Mr.
Tilden's chances will be stronger than before
Certainly if he his friends sup
ported the measure public opinion will
strengthen his position. The danger in the
compromise question or joint commission plan, is
| that the defeated candidate might appeal to the
| supreme court on the grounds Of illegal uncon-
| stitutiOna decisions.
am, very truly yours,
WINFIELD 5. HANcocK.
The correspondence closed by Gen.
Sherman writing to Gen. Hancock,
that "The passage of the bill for
counting the electoral vote was APP
proved bv the president, and in my
judgment all possible danger of confu-
sion OF disorder in connection with the
presidential embroglio is passed" J"
The Chicago Inter ocean, commenting
on the above editorially says:
In our dispatches this morning will be
found the full text of the remainder of the
Hancock-Sherman correspondence. 1t will
be seen that while General Sherman was
very clear that the duty of the army was
to recognize him as president whom the
lawfully appointed officers declare to be
such," Hancock throughout indicates q pur-
pose, in case Of trouble, TO treat it as a
political matter and from which he
would, as an army commander desire to
hold aIoof or, as suggested in his now fam
Gus letter, reserve the right of personally
determining who he would recognize as
president and commander-in-chi