The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-09-04

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THE CELEBRATED ecoRKEsPoNpENoh 'f
TWEEN GEN. HANCOCK AND THE GEN
ERAL OF THE ARMY.
New York, August 26.-1he Life o
General Hancock, published to-day b,
ID. Appleton & Co, contains his COZ
resemblance with General Sherman, Q
December 1876, and january, 1874
4 the course of which the letter al
ready given to the public, written a
C,arondelet. Mo-, December 28, was ad
dressed to Gen. Sherman. The latte
wrote December 4, granting Gen. Elan
4 cocks application for leave OF absenc'
to 20 to Garondclet, and in his letto
made the following illusions, 1.-THE only
ones) to
POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
Referring to the orders sent by tin
president to General Ringer, command,
ling the department of the South, ten
eral Sherman said:
sPolitical orders to General Kruger,
at Columbia, / preferred should &c
from the president to him through the
secretary Of war. They were not mill
tarv. / dislike much to have our sol
diers used in concert with the legisla-
tive body, but orders coming from the
president have TO be obeyed. They
| form a bad precedent, and thus fai
have prevented a collision of arms be-
tween inHamed partisans."
"A letter from Gen. Hancock, not IN
cluded in published correspondence,
expresses some uneasiness on account
of the newspaper reports 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 GENERAL SHERMAN:
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE U. g.,
Washington, d. c., Dec Y, 1876.
"AIy Dear General-Lest your peace
of mind may be disturbed by foolish
reports, banded in newspapers, about
YOUR being ordered from New York, i
will tell you that there is not a word
of truth in it, Neither the president
nor secretary of war has ever iutlmated
to me such a purpose, and i know ]
have never said a word or written a
syllable TO that effect.
1 see in the Republican (ofSt. Louis
that not only was the order made, hut
that i DESTROYED it and tore out the
leaves Of the record book containing
the copy. The whole thing was and is
an invention by somebody who wanted
to create a sensation. The same is true
about John Shcrmau's intriguing to be
president of the senate, that he might
be president adj interim.
He has told me that he has mover
heard the subject broachcd, that he
would not accept the place, as he pre-.
ferred to be what he is now, chairman
of the senate committee on finance.
The letter concludes: No such
changes in command are being CON.
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
discussion among us of the army.
Truly, your friend,
w. T. SHERMAN.
This letter is followed by a ,Garon--
deIet letter, to which General Sherman
replied as follows: 4
ANOTHER LETTER FROM SHERMAN.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE u. s., 4
Washington, d. G., Jan. 2, 1877. 4 /
GENERAL W. s. Hancock, New York;
DearGeneral-I did not receive your
most interesting letter of December Is
rom Carondelet, Mo-, till yesterday. |
am very glad to have Your views in
'Stenso upon the subject of such vital
Importance.
Orr standard opinions are mostly
iormed on the practice Of our prede-
,essofs, but a great change WAS made
liter the close of the civil war lbrf
amendments to the constitution, giving
Q freed slaves certain civil and political |
lights, and empowering congress to
make laws necessary to enforce these
lights. \
This power is new and absolute, and /
Congress- has enacted laws with which
ye are yetfaniliarand accustomed.
zee pages 348, $40 and $50 Revised i
'tatntes, section 1889, edition lls7a-4.
IS amatter Of fact, 4 dislike to havel,
nr army used in these civil conflicts II
ut the president has the lawful sriehtIII
. use the army and navy and has 'ex-
relsed the right, as he believes. law-1
llly and rightfully, and our duty has.
cen and stto sustain him with zeal
nd sincerity, Asto IL
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, II
. are ~ no manner required to takeI
lefleast action, but 40 recognize him.
president, whom lawfully appointodlt'
mo n Il.