The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-18

in New York, ~ follows.
Lest you and my personal friends
may be distsfbsd By the stories again
put in circulation, in consequences Of the
recommendation In the presidents
message 20 make Gen. U. s. Grant cap
tain general, l will explain NY case to
you When Gen. Grant was nominated
for president in the first instance, in
1865, he volunteered to me the opinion
that when his term was out he would
not desire 10 regain command Of the
army, as il would be unjust to me. i
haye lever heard him since say a word
TO indicate a change in that opinion,
and l do not believe he or his friends
suggested the presidents idea Of the
captain general, Or Of regaining a place
on the army retired list. There is no
reason why presidents may not be re-
tired the same as the members Of the
supreme court.
Gen. Hancock, when a candidate for
the presidency, in June last, used this
language in a private letter to me: s'To
surrender the position Of senior major
general is not u likely thing TO do. ]
could not even retire in such q contin-
gency with the benefits ordinarily at
tached to such action, for the comman-
der in chief Of the army and navy could
be on the retired list Of any service
AS to my retirement, you know that ]
win not be G2 years old until 1882, and
the rumor OF my intending voluntarily
10 retire grew out OF an expressed desire
To manage SO as TO bring Lieut.. Gen.
Sheridan TO Washington. and thus TO
leave the three military divisions TO the
three major generals now ON the army
register. But, as the president has just
indicated a new fourth commission for
Major Gen. Schoaeld, that pressure has
passed, and / am in 10 measure com.
mitted a TO my future action.
The service is already embarrassed
with too much rank for n small army.
| don't know what a captain general
will find TO do. There never was such
an officer in tile United States, and II
will need legislation 10 create and define
such an Office. l will take my own
time and course Of action when the
emergency comes.
As always, your friend,
w. Il. SHERMAN.
Major Vroom and Capt. Crawford
went up to Fort Saunders yesterday,
and will remain there for u week, under
orders.
The greatest excitement Is over the
appointment of Gen. Hazen To be CHIEF
signal officer. II is the grossest piece
OF favoritism that has occurred in the
army for many n year. Hazen is very
unpopular among the army officers, fol-
the staunch fellows who go out on the
plains, fight Indians, live in tents, and
are short OF rations and clothes now
and then, have a natural and n just
aversion TO the favored officer who hap.
pens to have influential political con,
nections who are constantly getting him
relieved from ~disagreeable' assignments
and finding soft places for him. Hazer
is OF this Observation-Disclosures Times.
Fort OMAHA, Dec. IA, 1880.
Second Lieut.. Lorenzo L. G. Brooks,
9th cavalry, and Second Lieut.. Charles
u. Noyes, 9th infantry, are detailed as
members of the general court martial
convened Mt Fort Sidney, Neb., by spe'
cial orders No. 90, current series, from
these headquarters.
First Lieut.. Edward l.. Bailey, 4th
infantry, is, upon completion Of any
case on trial, relieved from duty as
member Of the general court martial
convened ut Fort Saunders, W. T., by
paragraph l, special orders No. 10S,
current series, from these headquarters,
and Second Lieut.. George X. Hunter Ii
detailed Us member of same court.
A general court martial is hereby up,
pointed to meet Mt Fort Laramie, w.
T., on the 21st day OF December, 1880,
or as soon thereafter rs practicable, for
the trial of such prisoners as may be
brought before it.
DETAIL FOR THE COURT.
l. Major Verllng X. Hart, 9th cav
airy.
2. Capt. Sanford C. Kellogg, 9th
cavalry.
3. Capt. Edward NJ. Hayes, 9th cav
airy.
4. Capt. Albert E. Woodson, 9TH
cavalry.
8. Capt. John W. Bubb, 4th infantry.
g.. First Lieut.. Henry Seton, 4th in
fantry.
Z. First Lieut.. Rufus p. Brown, 4th
infantry.
8. First Lieut.. Robert London, 9TH
cavalry.
0. First Lieut.. George o. Eaton, 9TH
cavalry.
Capt. Horace Neide, 4th infantry,
judge advocate.
No other officers than those named
can be assembled without manifest in
jury 10 the service.
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