The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-24
MILITARY MATTERs.

Was an eseSl pouilu lisaSseisci ststeiua9
Fitz John Porter has been a national
issue long enough. lie should he re,
stored and assigned TO that other ma
tional issue, Cadet Whitaker.
The British Highland regiments aiC
to wear the kilt. II is sweet, il i:
sweet for one's country to be kilt.
Also TO bear arms and bare legs.
Company G, ID cavalry, stationed a;
Fort ID. A. Russell, is preparinga a grand
Christmas dinner, aud las invited a
number Of Cheyenne friends to partici'
pate.
Col. Ilazen has been confirmed .as
chief signal officer of the army. This
is matter for congratulatioH. Wash
ington society gains a charming Lady in
Mrs. IIazen, while the colonel himself
is very popular in social circles. Thus
Washington gains a good deal and the
army in the field loses nothing Rqi,J-
lic.
Gen. Sherman has been interviewed
by u reporter of New York paper.
lie declares that he cannot by law be
retired, and will not voluntarily retire
TO give way TO Grant; that he sympa-
thizes with Scholleli for his unfortunate
position; that he does not want Sleri'
dan in Washington while lac Is there,
but may arrange to have him there 81
that he may so on an inspecting tour
that Scholield should havo Lad the posi-
tion now held by Gen. Mcdowell, when
the changes were made, and that Me
Dowell should be in New Orleans; ",
don't keep up West Point 10 equalizs
the negro and white man, but TO make
soldiers; you can't compel cadets 10
embrace a negro; il is not political
question its fashion; the army Is doing
splendidly; it has opened up new states
and territories which II was thought
would never be opened up by white
men, and perhaps doubled the dominion
of the United States; not one of thu
great Pacific railroads could have beei
built II the army had not been there /,
protect the workmen against Indians,
and to prevent their tearing up the
track and hindering work, which the
Indians thought must end their exist
ence in that region. New Workers dc
not generally appreciate this, and yet,
look at the great business which has
just been opened up with New Mexico
by the new Pacific railroad, in connec.
tion with the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe road, over which the presi-
dent recently passed, and it is only the
army which has made IL possible to ex-
tend these great agencies OF civilization
over states and territories which some
day may rival in wealth and education
our Oldest states, just rs Ohio now
makes your presidents. ! tell you 4
tremendous race of people are growing
up in that distant west; there is that
mingling of Yankee, the southerner and
westerner, and OF people from all sec
tions OF the country, which is building
up great race of people.
A Washington dispatch says i'll re.
gard to the foregoing: The interview
with Gen. Sherman claiming that the
president cannot retire him excitcs
lively comment among army officers.
The fact 10 tba 1nw utnlipg Iirpctly IN
army officers, and covers his own Office
equally with second lieutenant. The
president cannot retire hin until his
CID birthday, in February 1852. Shcr'
mans views about Grants promotion
are those expressed so freely here by
him, which seriously compromise theil
friendly feelings. Grant is anxious &c
be made captain general, but the man
ner of Sherman's attacks on the propo
sition are exceedingly distasteful. The
assertion by Sherman that Ord was re
tired because lie did not vote for Gar
field, while Mcdowell was retained be
cause he did, will attract more atten'
tion from army officers than any other
1t is not believed that the president viii
overlook this charge. If Sherman j:
correctly reported, he has violated thu
eleventh article of war, which provide;
for dismissal, or such other punishment
us court martial may inilict, for oil
GERS using disrcspectful words against
| the president.