Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-08-21
his vindication against my criticisms

HiS NIuulcatlOu a1hluSt my CRITICISMS.
\ conversation.
Ii has been my misfortune to be
engaged in more battles than any
other General on the other side of
the Atlantic; but there was never q
time during my command when 1
would not have chosen some settle
ment by reason rather than the
sworJ.-A conversation.
The one thing l never want to see
again is military parade. When
resigned from the army and went to
a farm l was happy. When the re-
bellion came l returned to the SER
vice because it was duty. I had
no thought Of rank; all did was to
try and make myself useful. In
conversation with the Duke of Cam
bridge.
l never held a council of war in
my life. l heard what men had to
say-the stream of talk at head
quarters-but l made up my own
mind, and from my written orders
my staff go! their first knowledge of
what was to be done. No living
man knew of plans until they were
matured aud decided. d.-Conversa-
ton.
AS q commander of troops, as o
man capable of doing all that is pos
sible with any number of men, there
is no man living greater than Sheri-
dan. l rank him with Napoleon
and the great captains of history.
He had a magnetic quality of sway.
ing men which I wish l had.-Talk
with J. r. Young.
The most troublesome men in pub
lie life are those over-righteous peo.
pie who see no motives in other peo-
ple's actions but evil motives; who
believe all public life is corrupt and
nothing is we'll done unless they do
it Misunderstanding of advo.
Gates of reform.
There are many men who would
have done better than I did under
the circumstances in which I found
myself. If I never held command; /;
il 1 had fallen, there were 10, 1000 be-
hind who would have followed the
contest to the end and never surren.
dersd the Union.-Conversation.
I believe that my friend Sherman
could have taken my place as SOL
dier as we'll as I could, and the same
will apply to Sheridan. And I be-
lieve that if our country ever comes
into trial again, young men will
spring up equal to the occasion, and
if one fails there will be another to
take his place, just as there was if I
had failed. - Philadelphia speech,
Speaking of the great men have
met in Europe, I regard Bismarck
and Gambetta as the greatest. I
saw good deal of Bismarck, and
had long talks with him. He i'm
presses you as q great man. Gam.
BETA has also greatly impressed me.
I was much pleased with the repub-
Iican leaders in France.-Conversa-
ton.
Lincoln was incontestibly the
greatest man I ever knew. What
marked him was his sincerity, bis
kindness his clear insight into af-
fairs. his firm will and clear policy.
I always found him pre-eminently q
clean-minded man. The darkest
day of my life was that of Lincoln's
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
l do not want to detract from
other civilizations, but I believe that
we (English-speaking people, pos
sess the highest civilization. There
is the strongest bond of union be-
tween the English-speaking people,
and that bond should and will serve
to extend the greatest good to the
the greatest number. That will al
ways be my delight.-Speech at
banquet at Newcastle, England.
I always had an eversion to Napo.
leon and the whole family. When I
was in Denmark, I declined seeing
the Prince Imperial. I did not wish
to see him. The first Emperor had
great genius, but was one of the
most selfish and cruel men in history.
l see no redeeming trait in his char
acter. The third Napoleon was even
worse, the especial enemy of Ameri-
ca and liberty.-Conversation.
/ tried hard to be friendly with
Greeley, and went out of my way to
court him; but, somehow. we never
became cordial. He had strange
notions about the kind of men who
should take Office. He seemed to
believe that, when a man was help.
less creature, u burden to his friends
and drifting between the Jail and the
poorhouse, he should have an Office.
From an interview.
1 believe Porter to be US great an
admiral as Lord Nelson. He was
always ready for every emergency
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