The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-08

next one WILL"
Gen.-"yery likely something would
be DONE"
Thinking that here was the right
point to get at the generals idea about
political matters, our reporter said:
"Do you think there will be a change
In the political complexion Of the next
administration, g%eneralF"
Gen.-"That is pretty uncertain.
Both parties are pretty evenly bal
anced."
Rep.-"Who is likely to be the next
democratic candidate for PRESIDENT"
Gem can't tell. You see L am
not much of a politician, and never
was"
Rep.-"would Mr.. Tilden decline a
Nomination."
Gen.-"I can't speak for Mr.. Tilden.
1 don't think, however, hal he would
seek It,"
Rep.-"l suppose. general, that you
would hardly decline u denomination,
would your"
Gen.-"Well 1 rather think 1 should,
As l said before, 1 am not much of a
politician. However, such an event is
not likely to ecu No man ought to
seek the presidency, aud under some
circumstances he ought not to decline
it,
Here the conversation drlfted Into
other channels, and finally to war
"reminiscences again. The reporter said
to ths general:
general, you don't seem to be
growing old very FAST"
Gen.-"No, l don't know but I feel
Just as young rs 1 did thirty years ago,
although many of those who held COM
mands during the war have passed
away, many of both Sides"
Bep.-"Yes, there is Mead"
Gen.-"o, yes, Mead was a good man
and general. 1 always liked him."
Rep.-"And he, as he ought to have
done, gave you the credit of selecting
the ground upon which the battle of
Gettysburg was fought"
Gen.-'I never claimed any of the
glory of that battle, it was all Meade's
yes he was a good nan (%musing).
Childs wrote a beautiful thing of
Meade when he died; do you remember
it?n
Rep.-"Yes 1 remember two verses,
the first and last
Gen.-"What was the first oneP"
Rep.-"Lay him down his work is done;
What to him are shoutso OF ioeman:
Rise OF moon or set Ofsun,
Praise Of man or kiss of woman"
Gen.-"And the last one?"
Rep.-"As mau may, he fought his fig hi;
Proved his truth by his %endeavor;
Let him sleep in solemn night.
sleep forever and forever"
Gen.-"That's it; that's it."
Rep don't remember the rest of
it."
Gen.-"Then there is Sedgwick and
Wadsworth, but they both fell when
We went through the Wilderness"
Rep.-''You counter marched just
in the right time, general, from your
advance toward Parker's store, to save
the wilderness battle"
Gen.-"Well, yes; l guess if the old
second corps hadn't got back there
near Warren's left when Longstreet
came down the Orange plank road
with the right wing of Lees army, 1t
would have gone pretty hard with u.s."
Rep.-"Which of the two rebel gen.
erals did you consider the abler?"
Gen.-"Well, 1t is hard to tell. They
were both good generals, among the
best known TO history"
Rep.-"Was Lees generalship at
Charlottesville the best thai he exhib-
tied during the WARP"
GEM think So"
Rep.-"Was there wei an instance
before, general, where the commander
Of an army made what is termed in
military strategy two grand detach-
ments' in the face of an enemy and yet
won the battleP"
Gen.-"No, 1 believe not. Even
Napoleon never did It,"
Rep.-"What would have been the
result at Charlottesville had Sickles
pushed down to and got possession OF
the high ground around Tabernacle
church."
Gen.-"Lee would have been de-
feated and driven from Fredericks-
burg"
Our reporter then shook hands with
the general and left.
Many other matters were alluded to
during the interview. Hancock stated
that he was going FIRST to Salt Lake
City and from thence 10 San Francisco,
after which he intends to journey more
or less on the Pacific coast. His trip
has no official significance. He will
eventually return east by the Southern
Pacific route. Several gentlemen went
down to the train to see the general.
Few saw him, however, for he did not
come out OF the car. Colonel Murrln,
who is an old acquaintance of the gen.
erals, had a friendly chat with him.