New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-05

ahu re shooN c," q" consumes would be made
rnown. When he read Stanton's comments
nmhl;shed 10 the world. his face famed Win
indignation, his fist was clencheu, an1 i, NJ cn
claimed: 1T is Infamous. ne IT.
,oatnd the word" AFTER four years OF such
'e,v,ce rs Sherman has done-that he should DC
nsed like this |" On his return to Washington
he was not chary in expressing his ihui Sha,lon'
and when Sherman arrived theIo w nn Of nnIl;c
feeling was already changed, partly no douoI
lev Grants outspoken proteSlatohs lor MS
friend. ,,. cl,
but now came another serious trouble. Shcr-
man was not appcaScd He could not forgive
Tho insult offered him before the country and
the situation of public affairs was still too crll-
zeal for men like Stanton and Sherman to be
nj odds without creating anxiety sherman
army shared his feeling, and II was not 'nougnt
did his best to bring the two together, ana
Stanton was not aycrsc he doubtless felt that
he had been unjust. But Sherman held oil.
Giant advised him, sympa'hlzcd with hlm'
and sought TO soothe him. But Sherman re-
! fused in public at the head of his army, and IN
the presence of the President and all the great
| ;unctionancs of the nation, the hand that
| Stanton offered him.
| lie wrote besides two letters TO Grant one
| from Richmond and the other in Washington,
| which Grant gave me to keep, directing me 10
| seal them up, and never show them to any
human being without his leave. Years after
ward with Grants sanction wrote to sherman
for permission to use them in my hlstorF:
| This he gave adding fresh comments full Of
pathos and the soflcning influence OF time
Grant had never answered the letters. ouI
| kept the secret, so that the contents renamed
| unknown till one Of the great actors had passed
away and the other had forgiven the ailront.
| Then Sherman wrote 10 me: fully CON
ccdc to ven the right TO anything | ever
wrote private or public, TO give the wor'd
picture of the feelings even PASSIONS ass b o, more 5ne
silence. with more caution with more P p'
dcncc because | am twelve years older. 81
these things did occur, these feelings, were
| felt, and inspired acts which go to make up
| history and the question now is not was |
| rIaht or wrong : hut did it happen and rs me
| record worth ANYTHING rs an historic example
And now. the two men who had stood slde
by side since Shiloh IN good report ana cvl'
rcport in disaster and trial and In hnai ri
nmph were TO be tested on another field. Az
drew johnson conceived the idea OF making
them rivals, of pitting the friends against each
ether in politics When he found that he corld
not win Grant to his purposes, nc bethought
; him that Shcrman's reputation and popularity
might serve him almost rs well Sherman had
lived out of the strife between Congress and
the President and could not know al that
Grant knew of JOhnSOns cunning and designs,
: His subordination might be counted on, a;
Grants had been. Then, too, Sherman had
} seemed to entertain notions In pohlcs not en-
trely dssmar to those with which Johnson
himself had started he might be inclined llma 10
act with the loyal men who had followed
Johnson in his observations. Above all, nc
might be tempted 10y the chance TO Suppan'
his only superior in military position or pos
Silly fame. So the scheme was laid to cntrar
sherman and use him to further Johnson 5
''0'' J." ADAM BADEAU.
GENERAL SHERMAN TO GENERAL BADEAU.
, HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES,
WASHINGTON, d. c.. June p, 1877. }
Your letter of juno 10 catches me in tho act of
packing ND for an absence of three months and
only time to say tadf the marke f1o bs
sovereign down to the masses of Eng and touch our
people, especially his old comrades with great great
force All the papers of every shade OF politics
chroncle his movements and furnish the minutest
details We all know that ne and Mrs. Grant went
E sSss E0 OF Ser @os ogSns
at Windsor Castle. | esteem these marks or favor,
NOT as mere compliments TO the General and bis
Country. but as foresbadowinc of tho JUDGMENT
, of history on bis wonderful career. Now that
he is ntrammeled by tho personal contests oil
partisans all II look upon him as me General
l. Grant who had the courage with Lee at his front
and Washington at his rear, to undertake TO com
= mand the Army of the Potomac in 1861. to
{ guide. direct and push it through sunshine and
storm through praise and depunclation, steadily:
{ surely and finally TO victory and peace ana
aff1rards though unused 10 the rays and machinery OF
ciril qorernment 10 risk all in undertaking to MAINTAIN
that peace Of the Constitution and cvH forms o. gorn
ment There have been plenty of people trying TO
sow dissensions between us personally. and feel
. nv conscience clear that, though sometimes lfe,
h ing on minor points, never doubted his PATRIOTISM
! firmness and personal friendship. If tho Genera
: and family be still with you, give them th'
assurance Of my best love, and believe me
= Most truly, yonr friend
o W. /. SHERMAN.
- GRANTS APPOINTMENT TO WEST POINT.
!, | COPY OF HIS FATHERS LETTER OF REQUEST T(
GENERAL HAMER.
" To the Editor or me Tribune
SIR In General Grants Memoir, Vol. l. pag
20 34 there is u singular Young Grant was ap
&C pointed Point byiGeneral Iamer, then Repre-
sentative from the Georgetown district in Ohio AS
- Democrat Hamer had been vigorously opposed b.
n Grants father. Tho General in his Memoir refers Il
differences AMI SAYS that his father wOu
/ not now write to uamer soliciting this appoin
Al ment for his son. But that is
: u largely my own fault II General Gran
died without having the original OF the siDgular
manly and characteristic letter which his father dl
" write and which proved to be the that opened
" Grant the door his great That original sc
curec In the summer 1865 from the daughter Of Gen
~ eral Haner the wife OF William Loudon, esq. Of Noun
Vernon, Ind Her kndnes. enabled me to place 1t will
IN the Of the Massachusetts Historical Society II
10 Boston, also copies several writer's who II
, error as to Grants original name But
% never occurred to me that the facts the lette
le reveals were unknown to him they
His words, however, now give the letter new value
y on page SO Grant speaks OF "the Hon. Thomas l.
~ Haner OF the ablest Ohio ever produced -
Il lie speaks OF the rupture OF re aons, after whic
they spoke until after my appointment" He con
/ tinues;
n know both Of them felt badly this estraDge
ment and would nave been glad at time 70 come L
v "A reconciliation, but neither would make tue advance
II Under these circumstances father would not WRITE
# TO Hamer for the appointment Thomas
| Morris 20