New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-16

equal in the House. IN the fve-minute discussion
in Committee of the Whole he was an lnteiiec'uuas
| marvel The compactness and oearness OF M,
| statement the facts and arguments when nc Couu
marshal in that brief time, were oohstant GU,
and delight to his hearers No man III congress
during the present generation has rValied ms SHIFT
lar power in this respect. lie was aole IN enoi
! form of discussion but his peculiar CIV W"o tb 10
| leading and controlling the Conhi'toe Vi INC
! Whole .,
| GENERAL sTERMAN's BROAD MIND.
| The character and ability of General SHERMAN
were not fully appreciated unt tne seo tb onntry
the var lie had not aimed to startle the couf ~
~ the outset of his military career WIN any "a "a 1o
brilliant performances attempted bN many o.nordd
who were heard of for day ana never altoi
| With the true instinct and discipline OF solulei
he faithfully and skilfully did the WORK aSSlbu VI
to him, and he gained steadily, rapidly ana c,snd
ngly on the confidence and admiration OF the Pcu-
pie He shared in the successful campaigns on uon-
eral Grant i'm the Southwest, ana eathou us " -
to the great command with Whch ~ "ii r~0i, ed
truSted,-a command which IN one sens, III ~ f
the prompt success of all tho military opeaIio
the Government Disaster to ms arN u'u h ht -
course mean the triumph OF the htpSilI"u' "r' g
meant fresh evies of troops the prolonEa VI
the struggle and a serious increase 20 Inr nG"''
task that General Grant had assumed IN t
General Sherman was graduate OF Vs. W. III
and while still a young man had served WIN
marked credit for some twelve years III 'i"t;Dg1
But he had more than mi'IIi}E o %a had en-
Through a checkeTed career III cVu ny Il" , ,i
arged his knowledge If the country: us az LnJ
anco with men, his experience IN aHaI?. s n"u
! been banker in California, Ia"Sct III - +Lo
president of a college IN Louisiana, anu Nlloh VIC
war beran, he was about to take charge OF ran
road IN Missouri IL would be dlAouit II Ivy ii sn
! rcSsibe to find man who has 50 thoIouLn' 50
INFINITE a knowledge Of every state ana leIIirniiy
of the Union lie has made SpScla S'u,A VA t,io
geography and products OF me EHumt,} lose ali
mas said of hun that if we should suddenly lo'' a.
the mans of the United States we ueeo hoV wa wi
fresh surveys 40 mako new ones, because Delic."
sherman could reproduce peTlecl map III 'NVut1
fonr h0urs That this is "A pardouable eNaggeratiuH
| wOuld be admitted By any one VINO nad co'''iT' u
with General sherman in regard TO the topography
q, of
General Sherman's appearance J. strongly lhnl-
Caiye of his descent Born IN the Ntsi ne Is ,''o-
gether of Puritan stock. hs father and mother nay
ing emigrated from Connecticut, where ms AMY
resided Tor nearly two centuries All the chaido-
terst!cs of that remaTkab Q class OF men tcaPPtdi
IN General sherman In gtm, Determined NI'dSc'
in commanding courage in mental grasp, III sjirn-
ness Of principle, he is an lrOnslde "tucer oi we
Army of Cromwell modified by the l,puls'oF
merturIal temperament which eight generations OF
American descent with Western brth ana rearing
have impressed upon his character.
GENEROUS TRIBUTE To GRANT
General Grants active service IN the field closed
with the surrender of Lee. All the commanders Oh
Confederate forces followed the example OF thtIi
GeucTal-in-C Chief, and before the END 0i the mon"
the armed enemies OF the Union had placlca an,
ceased 10 exist The fame of General Grant was
full He had entered the service with no 1acnGons
advantage. and his promotion, rou the HiSt 10 me
last had been based on merit alone, -wiihOut me
aid Of political influence. without the luttrp9hIIOh
OF personal friends. Criticism oI milt&Iy Shul Is
but Idle chatter i'll the face OF an unbfohcu career
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In their requirements and but Tor the ttltlltN OF
his resources and his uLbendIng Will, might often
have ended In disaster Courage IS as conthS'1S rs
fear, and General Grant possessed III tue nighcst
degree that faculty which is essential 70 al great
coninanders,-the faculty of impartlng throughout
the rank aud file o. his army the same de'efuiIih-
ton to win with which no was himself always H.
splred. .,., 1900.
was his constant readiness TO fight. He wished LOT
no long periods of preparation, lost no opportunity
which promptneSs could turn to advantage, lie al
ways accepted without cayil or question, 5he POSI-
ton to which be might he assigned lie never
troubled the War Department with requests or COM
plants and when injustice was inflicted upon NM
he submitted silently, and did soldiers o9ty'
Few men IN any service would have acque3ced 50
Iuietlv as did General Grant, when at the close OF
the remarkable campaign beginning at Fort H'hi{
and ending at Shiloh, he found himself aupe s'ltd
by General S<lleck. and assigned TO subordinate
command IN ar Grmy whose glory was IN cPaidby
associated with ms own name. Se1-cohlf2I ~ lAc
first requisite Tor Nun VINO aims 10 c'IiioI "' .''
I'm that indispensable form OF mental dlaclNuuo
General Grant exhibited perfection.
When ho was appointed Licuteaant-Geneia!, ana
placed in command OF all the armies o. the nlou
hc exercised military control over greater hunb'
of men than has any general since the invention OF
fire. arms In the Campaigns Ot 1864 and 1850, INC
armies Of the MON contained IN the aggregate hn
less than million of men. The movements OF all
the vast forces were kept IN harmony Dy MS CU,n,
prcheusiye mind, and IN the grand c0nauHIn"tioh
! which insured Union and Liberty, ms name pc
came inseparbiy associated with the true glory Oh
his country.
LTNCOLN'S GREATEST TRAITS.
Mr. Lincoln united firnncss and gentcncss in a
| smgular degree. llo rarely spoke harsh word
Ready to hear argument ana always open 10 CohNi
tiOn he adhered tCnaciOusly to the cOnciuslohS
! which he had finally reached. Altogether nodes,
he had confidence in himself trusted 10 the eaS N
mo of his own mind, believed in the correctness oi
! ms own Judgment Many of the popular cOnrep-
! tons concerning him are erroneous No man was
| further than he from the easy, familiar, J9cOse
character in which he Is often painted. W ME he
| paid little attention 10 form OF ceremony ne was
/ not "A man with whom Liberties could be taken.
There was but one person III limos OUTSIDE on ms
| own household who venturod TO address hin by ms
! first name There no one III Washington VINO
ever attempted it. Approaching wit AMI hulnnr he
rcliSled good story. especially III 1t illustrated a
| truth or strengthened an argument ana he had a
vast fund of illustrative anccdotc WhlCn nc uSel
with the happest effect But the long list OF Nul-
! gar saaciOus stories attributed to hun were re-
! tailed only by those who never enjoyed tie Priv
| ilcge of exchanging word with hum HIS lie was
! altogether serious one-inspHed Dy thc hoDIest
| spirit devoted to The highest AIMS HuinoI was
but an incident with him, partial Iellet TO the
| melancholy which tnged all his years
lie presented an extraordinary combination u
mental and moral qualities AS Il statesman he had
the lofiest ideal aud II fell to his lot to lnauguate
measures which changed the fate of millions OF iv-
inc men, of tens OF millions yet to be born. As q
manager of political issues, ana master OF the All o.
presenting them he has had no rival III this country
unless one be found IN Jefferson The complete dl3-
cOmfture of his most formidable as ATLANTIS IN 1865
especilllv of those who sought TO prejudice HIM be-
fore the CeOpe account OF the arrest OF Nalia-
d,thap cannot cas- s. be pafaleed for shTeWdneSS Of
treatment and for keen appreciate on OF the reaction
ary Influences which are certain to control public
opinion. Mr.. Van Buren, stands without rival IN
tie use Of partisan tactics. He operated altogether
on mon and believed in sef-lnterest as the ma IL
spring of human action. Mr.. Lncoins ability was
OF far higher and broader character. There was
never the slightest lack OF candor or fairness in his
methods. lie sought to control men through their
reason and their conscience. The only art he en-
ployed was that of presenting his views so conyuc-
ingly as to force conviction on the minds OF his
hearers and bis readers.
There has been discussion as TO Mir: Lincoln re-
lpiouS belief He was silent TO his own prefer
ence among creedS. Prejudice against any particu.
lar denomination he did not entertain. Allied all
his life with Protestant Christianity, he thankfully
awaited himself of the services of an eminent
Catholic prelate-Arc Hughes of New-i ork