The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-09
The Estimation in Which General
Grant Is Held by Ex-COnfederate
of the Southern States.
Lawton's Disabilities Considered
Removed- Gresham Pleads
Guilty In the Court.
GENERAL GRANT.
An Ex.Cobfederate's Estimation of the
Great War Captain.

Special 20 the Sentinel.
WAsluNGroN, April S.-Ju6ge T. J. Msckey,
of South Carolina, now a member OF the
Washington bar, and formerly q Major in
the Confederate Army in speaking OF Grant
and the general sympathy expressed for him
in the Southern States by ex-Coniederste
soldiers, made the following statement 10
the Sentinel correspondent tonight:
II was the Judge OF the Sixth Circuit OF
South Carolina when General Grant passed
through that State in 1879 en- route to
Mexico. He was accompanied by General
Sheridan and small party OF friends. was
appointed chairman of committee OF ex.
Confederates Of Chester County to meet
Grant and escort him TO Chss-
ter, my Circuit extending to
the northern limit of South Carolina.
We performed that duty and on our arrival
at the Chester depot over one thousand
ex-Confederates were in line and gave nine
cheers for General Grant with the old Con-
federate zeal as a tiger. General Graut
stepped on the platform. and when pressn-
ed him the Confederates called cut: Don't
introduce him, Judge; we all know Grant"
Gen. Grant addressed them briefly. At other
stations along the route he met with simi-
lar reception. On his arrival st Columbia
Capt. w. i. Stanley, the Mayor of the city,
with the Common Council. boarded the
train. They were all ex.Confsderates.
| They offered TO General Grant
the freedom Of the city, and informed him
that they bad provided banquet in his
honor. He expressed his regret
that his acceptance OF pub
lie reception to be given him at Augusta
that evening would deprive him OF the
pleasure OF enjoying the hospiialities of the
aty OF Columbia. noteworthy incident
| occurred as the train was entering Col
umbia. General Grant pointed to two
fre-blackened chimneys which recalled
the burning OF that city by the
Federal forces in 1860. said: "I suppose
those are two of Sherman's monumental" |
answered "Yes, General, they are and they
| are not the most honorable columns OF vic
tory that soldier can leave behind him in
his own country"
General Grant replied, We'll, / made war
on armies
said, We know that, and for that reason
Confederate soldiers gather everywhere TO
honor you as a soldier 10 day.
General Sheridan, who was near by and
who, in view of his blazing campaign in the
Shenandoah Valley, was doubtless sensitive
on this subject, observed to General Grant:
i believe some houses burned In your lines
near Richmond.
Gen. Grant answered: There was a lssge
dv elling burned in the vicinity OF Richmond
and the Richmond newspapers stated that il
was the residence OF the Confederate secretary
Governor seddon that il was burned for that
reason. l Investigated the matter, and
found that some OF our men were spend.
ing the night il against orders, and
II was accidentally set on fire, the
men losing a portion OF their equipme n ts
The only building that ! know was inten'
tiohally burned in my lines during the wal
was a small hotel at Jackson, Miss The pro
prietor had treated some OF our soldiers while
prisoners with great hsrshness, and when
they weIe recessed by the fall OF Vicksburg,
they retaliated in this form. l ordersd an
investigation, but did not press IL on learn
ing the facts"
General Grants progress" continued
Judge Msckey, through the State was a
real triumphal march, and when he reached
Beaufort to take ship he was received with
a salute OF one hundred guns, fred bJ
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
an organization over $50 years
old and composed chiefly of survivors o.
the garrison Of Fort Sumpter. Genera
Grant will have no more sincere mournerl
when he dies than ex.confederate toldiers.