, 1880-08-27
Their Correspondence at the Time
of the Electoral Contro"
Versy,
In Which Hancock Hints at the Pos
sibilities as Regards the Use
Of the Army,
Declaring TINT tic Orders Of tho Com.
naundcr.in.Cl Chief turant) Must
lIo Obcycd.
Also Giving Incidentally His Ap
proval OF the Electoral
Commission.

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Cell Sherman 10 frequently spoken OF US
hnylng brought firth tic reec'stly.pnblished
letter uf Geli. ltancuck, dated CnruiltlGlct r.
o.. st, Louis, Mo-, Dec. -, l519, lru lis fol-
lUws: ,-
.I!EAnQuAnrEts AltMr OF TIE ustTEn M srArES'
E} a.: E =; Rso: MGs, akysa lavc
j,ist ressv'si your lcticr Ut tho u. uni l,!!y9
tclcgrnpllci ytu, my cnllsc,t 10 yt",r rr1pusea r
su,lI tint events Will atnt nl il returI to their
p,,sls uf thu ea.nlanics dutAe'Gt ~ tho sntith;
ntr met ~ int,lriNnlnl.lp uhJccttons. I.hree
ur thu co.npulIcs uf tllo First Artillory rum
@ m l M MssrtSd sstS . Ct eSS'' s9sx Dstfy,k e. yssffy
rrltly fur tle,. IIl0 last company. a!lppose.
WIS hanineA II Fr S to nwtt!t rG!if! ;'at ~ tI9 ~
c.,ie vi aily 0rslcrst Will havr ttlon s.nt yn,i Ut
Nnw iurk, md 1e ean excs!o tGe fno '"..td
sS" II" sserssary e. r ot w. Sey we're n "
ncci"n Will !cusinllvo body, Int orders sn1t,.
| Inv from tho President a,nyc g bu nlcyed Ihey
f"r,n d prtel!lehs' but thiis Iiir hlve ,s , nr@1
tr,,tt you will find Mrs ttancnck ind your
Louis frionls "el' rr"y # EuyMSs yits: General.
11rAnquAn7Ens ARMY or TIE Ux,rEp Il srATrs' AZ; $
ii.t,!ewh, JfQe,.ln idrrdckat tfiss'trl-,M DEAil
iiESEItAi: Lest your peaea o. mind M'ay ,t,o bo
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newspapers nto,it your OeinE ordered from New ~
lork, !w toll you thcre ls lns T.,rM ,e OF se'tF 4,
Sehsr l. t 5s'et IL me nor s,,sS sSesfrS e,
md / knnw l,ave ntvcr said worl nor written
Il sy!labie to tfint ufGct- ,,.. w..
ouly WIS tho order nude. but that DESTROYED
ind toro nut the leaySs e G ,,g,ft sta *
a. sess.Ia. I he sSn sS Is trs at join shsr
ssnstc "trStE it S to hight III rf'ss''' So tsss"t @
I'd Interim lv has told inc that ho has n,'ycr I.
card tho snhicct broache4 TINT m hs S,. Mon4 npt p
necept lilo ulace us he psofers t1 be Wnnt nc u
,ow-cl,air,nan Of tho sonato Committee on
finNlcc. f., ., ,,,.o,t,,
md s,,irl;s, an lope yon viii spem,i with INC IL
pentetui aild happy, week of the hollt!aysA; H. on,.
ie !'ie rupsitlos ,a,sth @ q o. viii rur In te st
t.t,tis Rtuubitcu" suggested TO mo tho rropEicty
Of my correcting NJ, inpresslo u ishae on yn,,:
conIelnp!atcl. Msad when they are you tnay 10
tat will glvc yuM thG : earliess .ss 9isH; 9,
gladly sow tho seeds Of t!is.cns!on alnong us Of
'no "f'ns' A'o'' wa ". T. SHERMAN.
THE ANSWER or GEN. HANCOCK
to these letters w,,s published In the Western
, Associated Press newspapers OF SUNDAY
! Aug. |. Gen. Sherman replicd: -.
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M1sSfE&S aM'eS Es3 F ia.bR.i; r. 5' dESen: t1 ri a
loueIvc your most interost.ag LITTER qf De- y
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