Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-28
FIRST EDITION.
80 p. Nj.
THE HANCOCK-SHERMAN
CORRESPONDENCE.

Gen. Hancock, published to day by
D. Appleton & Co., contains his cor
respondence with Gen. Sherman, of
December, 1875 and January, 1877,
in the course of which a letter already
given to the public, written at Ca
rondelet, Mo-, December 28th, was
addressed to Gen. Sherman. The
latter wrote, December 4th, granting
Gen. Hancock's application for a
leave of absence to go to Carondelet,
and in his letter made the following
illusions, ''the only ones" to po-
litical affairs. Referring to the orders
sent by the president to Gen. Ruger,
commanding the department of the
south, Gen. Sherman said: ''The po-
Gtical orders to Ruger, at Columbia, l
prefer should go from the president
to him through the secretary of war.
They were not military. l dislike
much to have our soldiers used in
concert with a Legislative body, but
orders coming from the president
have to be obeyed. They form
bad precedent, and thus far have
presented a collision of arms be
tween infamed partisans. A letter
from Gen. Hancock, not included in
the published correspondence, ex
presses some uneasiness on account
of the newspaper report which he
had seen, stating that he was to be
ordered from New York, and appears
to have furnished occasion for the
following letter from Gen. Sherman
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE
UNITED STATES, WAsHINGTON, d. @,
Dec. II, l876-My dear general :-Lest
your peace of mind may be disturbed
by a foolish report banded in the
newspapers about your being ordered
from Now York, [ " i'll tell you that
there is not word of truth in it.
Neither the president nor the secre-
tary of war has ever intImated 10 me
such q purpose, and I know l have
never said a word or written syllable
to that effect. l see in the Republican
of St. Louis that not only was the
order made, but that I destroyed 1t
aud tore out leaves OF the record book
containing the copy. The whole
thing was an invenLIOn by somebody
"uO WautcO " q SOhORNAO
The same is true about John Sher-
mans intriguing to be president
of the senate that be might be
president ad interim. He has told me
that he has never heard the subj ect
brOached and that he would not accept
the place, as be preferred TO be what he
ia now chairman of senate committee
on tiHance.) The letter concludes that
no serious changes in the cOm mAnd are
being contemplated and when they
are you may be sure that will give
you the earliest notice. There are
men on mischief intent who would
gladly SOW seeds of dissenslOn among
Us Of the army.
Truly your friend,
TSigued W. II. SHERMAN
This letter is followed by Caron-
delet letter in which General Sher-
man replied as follows:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON. D. o.,
Jan. 2, 1877. GeneraI Hancock, New
York: Dear general did not receive
your most interesting letter OF Deems
ber 28 from Caronde ct, Mo-, till yes.
terday. l am very glad TO have your
views in extenso upon subject OF
such vital importance. Our standard
opinions are mostly formed on the
practice of our predecessors. But
great change was made after The close
of the civil war by The amendments tC
the constitution giving to freed slaves
certain civil ana political rights and
empowering congress TO make laws
necessary to enforce these rights.
This power is new and ab-
solute, and congress bias enacted
laws with which we are not yet fault
liar and accustomed, See rae. 348
S49 and $50 of the revised sta,u ca, sec>
tlOn 1888 of the edition # 1884 AS
mater of fact, dislike 10 nave our
army used in these civil conflicts, Tut
the president has a lawful rIgut 10 use
the army and navy, anu has exercise
the right as he believes lawfully and
rightfully, and our duty has been and
is, to sustain him with zeal and sincer.
ity. As TO the presidential election
we are in no manner required TO take
the least action, but to recognize hlm
as president, whom the lawfully ap
pointed off GERS declare to be such q
person. l nope and pray that Cons
gress will agree on some method bt
fore the day aud hour arrives, but in
case OF failure TO elecC on or before the
fourth of March, there will be a vacan
cy in both the offices of president and
vice president, In when ever t the
president Of the senate b 4c0mss esi.
dent, pro tenn. Aud now the elec ior
Will have to be held under the law o
1892 See title 8, chap er l, pages II
z2 and % of the revised statues
IL is we'll we should compare
notes aud agree befure the cri.
BIS ls on US, but l surely hope W,
may pass this ordeal s2tsIv and peace
fully. P"00
will be pleased to hear fr I'M Won a.
any time.
[Signed] w. It. SHERMAN.
The next letter published is from
Gen. Hancock to Gen. Sherman ,date(
at New York, January End. It is a
follows:
Gen. w. T. Sherman, United State
army, Washington, D c.: General
An anonymous communication to ID
secretary of war, dated Louisville
Kentucky, December 16 b, 1876
reached my headquarters on the ~ !
OF that month, from the Office of tn
adjutant general of the army. 1t rep
resents that in "the contem plated up
rising OF the people to enforce the
Inauguration of Tilden and Hendricks
the depot at JefiersoDv VILE is TO b,
seizsd and is expected to arm anC
clOthe the army of Indiana democrats. ]
The endorsement on this mmunica
ton, made at United States headou uar