, 1880-09-06
,saccesst,tl or safe President, Thoro nre many

III :t'Hfcrhntt0u With n FGtGrnn who Wnt al
!INnrDck'A htan. tho following information bear.
lug OIL tho general subject Wna obtained:
. HANCOCK II 4 MAN
esr sa~ q II G S s s that
@ rink in the artny. Iie was. during thu War. q
gmery m harl drlnker, md thu e1cots of tho whisky
When ho ,Ens nngry. no ta,ok nttsnnlaHc of tho
rnt onlcct or por.on TINT cnme II ilIs way to III,
@se ".G N INC he most unrra'ot'aela swearnE atld
!Istratc;l MS character III this respect. i en-
trn,a tsrcti his tent ono morning Just M he was
wetted during the previous day, ami, ns u
natural consolunnco. wera q llttio stiK. Tha
IT, n;as,,,: :en9.,gh: !tanc.,ek bega1 BY swearin9
see,!tiet 10 that rirtic,siar pair liz dan,oesi mn @
the l,oois md tlo n'a1 who made them: con.
tanned tho leather, THO COW TINT boro tic hi.1o,
sns,'t sonethinx IKE ha1f.ho,lr In thla kn Of
VII" had pDrinittctl his t,0ot6 to remain It, That
sonsl3n oyer night. Tho man who Claims that
Hsa Seonps r. sh'y as,ms ss &c rs
void of iii the liner characteristics cInsgins 10
gcntletnnn, at,1 lho American pcopIc are lard
moro Of tho spirit OF oiir institutions. SOL
Tiers aro generally cenrnttt In affection TO
worfnr ,nS1 hn Gy w 10 anything y te
lives. ''''' '' - ''' '"''@ N"" " ''o''
WHOEVER HEARD or THE MAN
Whn @ served M under Grant. or llaycs. Or Garfield
That Is characteristic growing nut OF tho rcla.
tions sustntncd by humnf,c officers to thnjr ino'i.
Hancock fae io pa lii tho ovo or rcspeet e.
i wo!ild scom that there arc only two views to
Eltlior they nrc true, and nntting elh ho euf' In
vSntenuGtion t:n ol them; or all thrse gentlemen
VI wh1 s! mGkc M 1hesn eharEcs ars tnalaing IN crn-
country a ,lny before .c'ccuon. when It ii tho
atc to answer. .thaUa. II Is nnw two months i,o-
true. tho time II nnlpu III which il; ,rrost a1,d
nf,hg To- To- trinl tio cx'otllcors and soldiers who
na9e t1lo cll'rxes. GARY.
MANIrowtE. Wis, Sept. ITO tic Editor VI the
;a.a Ianftntoc TRIBUNE: Since the publication, In
TIFF rl,I;n Gnic ,S & 1.Imx n, std nther pnpsrs r.
eSk d. af byS eStsass 5es' lfer s
requested by numbers pf my fcllnw-tltfzcns al,d
old co!,rates rcsidins here. and by letters from
so ~ yat. a. stancc u prepare statement Ut
W. wv :he fiih w,soon.ln ncs,,pent from
ts 1rasamzatlon until IT, return honc: upon the
ihe time Gen; tflncock waa tn tummatttl 4[ tho
hrtgado e which tho regiment wns nttMfitAd
like Dr: Cas,lcman ana i.ie,lt. Lai'art.99Ss, @ t9s i
q ny arlny ne. presume il Is f"r this rcason
KNOWN 10 n,anyof my OH cOnlr7sdcs. that | hnve
ny that S" ifo,n rcsoilectio!, aud ff'n
n ~ ~, ,t'n,, In, " nnn ~ sc!tcrs VIII
tlc.s frSn H., nt, t ~ fsy s,t, ~ ~ ~ ~
stMtcinent rln,ic Gy Lieut. ianmritIr.. ":'' ''o
No soldier WIN bus fought n,ltier Gen. lIu1,-
cnck WI tlGlly tint w tus*css.!s personal CUR
men who tnndg flfs rGcnrtl are prul Of 1t, fnr 1t
Is their rccorl also. mud tlQy viii mt stttltify
themselves by bc!ltttll,g h!m4in this respect. Hut
when those things arc Cncc}icd 10 lsi.si It docs
mt aler thu f4at That il Alrendy i,,tl!untci 6y
tho stututonts hcrclutore published, TINT ho ID !,
harsh, nrh.trary.. yrdtettye MIN, necdlcsly
Grant to hts lnferitrs In rank.
THE racrs IN ]tEtAr1oy r0 TIRE ucxyu.1. nr-
pittyisG rItr: MEs ,r 1t1r ris,i -"
thcv ,o5 NJ, r,,n. ~, ,,.i.,, s,,. In .i
nT v"c sdinr ,vn,o ,l,,ti.,s uc ~ @ n1
ir.,dn fro,n IT. WIZ T,nt tI,t M 'nRnnt s. tAe
TntssIi,i,: rnsi.t.t ~ .,im Ivy d:o,a.! ~ sa .ne men
tr tarnIclp!S tEais!tI tn1 bcnetuis nr3shuu FnAr!!.
it!,y aMGy cun ~ not nenesn lsiatn tnintt'llnE nf
ac, ths ~ r. sau nn ns1 na tnsn
r sotc c ura,.i ' KGsa to n,,}nv Inv III fsf to na ~
ts ~, c,t;kr H. ~ ~, III !3sm III. t'ers WIS
cig tt,c arnr 'n a ~. H., a1 s ,.1a, sflnr .
,,rs:,t i: ~ st,tr. aM .n mn 1s @ H1uTe ~ tno
sI of IL 'l,lv .hy h ts e. Gf lf%r % n FL
thurU at III s hnv Gr c sar,a 'he tGse inrSc:
thn @ t , ttss,. f 1Iole. r. uacf
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