, 1881-06-11
SCHQFIELD AND THOMAS.
4 Comparison OF Their CJlHractarR by
Hn AAm5rer Of Gen. T1Iofttah.

a Comparison OF Their c1aracters by
an Adtn5rer Of Zen. TlIantah.
10 the Eatttor Of 1nt Chicago Tribune.
CtucAuo, June t0.-In Inst Saturdays Is
| size of THE TRIBUNE appeared q letter frNnl
| Afat.-Gcn. Schuelh I'll relation 10 Ills services
| III the Army Of the Cumberland, and designed,
| rs Is very evident, Us n comparison between
| Gen. Thomas and himself, and so that the
former shall suiEer by the contrast
This yniMgt0rious letter Ut Gen. Scholcld
| Is worthy Of attention. first. because It serves
| to show In their true light the characters
and reveals In clear outline the sort OF
I patriotism which governed large number
| Of so-calletl Generals who during tile War
fretted and sttDtted In their little hour Of
brief authority and then-were i,enrd no
more! md, second, 1t brings into greater
| prominence the solid merits Of those heroes
who were beyond vanity ard seltlshness IN
their patrFotic services.
lnsinctiyaIy. We recall the grand, COM
ma,.tler. Of tho Army Of the Cumberland, wslo.
succeeded that ntler. brilliant sol.liur and
versatile gGillns, Zen. 1asecrnns; and nEa1n
we aFu in Justice hound to Inlne the creator
and organizer OF that same army. tile ace0Hi-
pllsl,ed Gen. Buell., who, like lls successor
deserved obscnrtty. When W. reflect upun
the inotIcsty ard grand worth Of Gen. Ge0rge
II. Thomas, estimate the length and results
e e{ctvss ns ssFsei IL 5ns sc;as a Fsss .ss s
| now lnnssuInnR, AIll brnyr, 1Iltl Iert,ic he
| bure himself through all tile War; it1w lle
tlpsplsed pretension ind selfish ambition: and
what private c!lasacser tis Developed It s ns,
0ll soldicrs to have i. General like Schn!ield
make comparison between himself and his
superior officer;
with buell. aud Rosccrans at rarryvllle, ns
(sencruls. OF aEuin ut Stone River, where
gross incolnpeie,lcy and stupidity caused
fearful a and ID NEEDLESS slanghter,-sii.ee nottl'
ing could be gained upon either Occaslon.--
being battles prcctpttnted BY Generals who
had no Intelligent iMntire orfplan,-so tho bat
TIC which Gen Scholieltl trates abolit cotl1
pares with the great and important battlo Of
massacre. Ut Perryvllle, was terd!ess oiun-
der oM tho tar. Of the subordluAtes VIZ, Wtfo
fought without orders. pians motive, or
purpose, A1,I could In the ,lnture Uf tho
casc only, result :, In needless anl
cnStty 6utcllery. Resulting III They
d!tl. only In bully erlpnilnE ne army needed
for grayer emergencies later OH u may
seem harsh CRITICISM nt fllls lite day 10 sllg-
gesl that tho same desire to earn prnlnut1os,
BY u tlippant Juggling Of aatect,ves 10 steal
frnsl, tl.u !nnrclet brows OF tue Erent nslt!
Shicd art, not usually bestowed unless
tion from "nIcllclflea ~ '
The pen. with men not onirey great,
Is s,ntvhsicr than the sword.
1t may have becn observed that the really
not run.ly with tho pen.
Grant, Ti,olIas, Sjltrttlan, and other great
lenders catluot compare iu literary excellence
sts ne wyI, yMs! ..a e ans scSls S1ssxss SS yt Wn
incr. ind jipst Of mtlIers WHO viii 6o recor-
nlxcsl as literary Generals.
With iii tllB nIntcrlals Mt their command
tic Gauer.s WIN hccul,le the leaders rarely
cyur rmsh into t,rint, I'Hvy a,IS.ur to ui,,tei.
stand tilc bower nlltl ,n0rul beauty of silence: :
MY a,S s's ssx 10 TO-, !9,st t. {ay l;HH a4 , ."
os or er sr.as ees II
voice n,oro eloquent than my paliesyric nf
words. The deei, heart OF the Nation tla,,ks
trllin.p!Is in butiaIf 0f the Un[0ll, ilumnnity,
cIs!lrinui in thu l,curts of t1,ciy cunntrynei,
l"i iess because, together with ,lIelr valuable
services tEcy IIeur themselves 1lluynnitinnl,s-
IL aid wilhnl,t arruKntcu iu tlln walks uf
theIr everyday ljfu allc,,g tie buy III liz.
people wliosu saviors they became III time Of
coi,,uand OF tI,c arn,y Geil. Ti,oinus was
% te1IcrcG tie chlet cun,pand, M whtci, % nc dc. T.
ciimeti, ''-'"'' -.
West FoIut. hiys ,nn,estiy .ieclinc.l such an
ht,I,,,r a,,i su., n rrsDunsfbiffvo bid I;ens.
iops, or burnside. or Joe iinoker decline
tha command Of ills Army Of thu Potomac: :
su,teralsiip III They iijsriaye.j!
iiu'i t;mI,' Ial,nur cr nny NJ the numerous
rcady Ma.lu Majnr.i;emerais bet,,, tatltIuru,i
ant I'M . womi they ayo fa .fes1ia'c. d tsssiVss sS % IN
snn,intrnts Nit tney. iinnnily silcj, 6l,t-
der wns i,0t maIa over, Dy fin{lrck. Stnnt,I,,
4 Co, Fin"ly i'm i litter stcady aud "ticielt % serv.