Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-05-01

made his incompatible march to the
sea, it was designed to place him on
the level of rank with Grant. Sher-7
man soon as he heard of it, promptly
wrote to John Sherman to stop it, at
the same time intimated to Gen. Grant
his having done SO, adding that he
would have no rivalry or competition
come between them. Grant in reply
said if such thing happend he would
cheerfully give him Sherman the same
cheerful, willing support he had al
ways received from him. There is no
phase in Sherman's career shines out
SO brightly as this feeling of unswery--
ing loyalty to his chief.
Some of the war correspondents
continue to spit little venom at Gen.
Sherman because he found it neces-
sity not to impart information which
possibly might reach the enemy. He
rather told them on more than one oc-
casion he would prefer seeing them IN
uniform, musket in hand, doing the
duty Of true and loyal citizens. From
this the reader will perceive one of
the characteristics Of Gen. Sherman.
There.still lives sorehead Or two
who thinks Gen. Sherman is rsspon-
sible for the burning of Columbia, SIC.
They might as well, and with equal
veracity, charge Gen. Butler with burn
ing the wharf and ships, cotton and
coal at New Orleans, which was blaz-
ing before Gen. Butler arrived in the !
city. The fair and manly way Sher-
man received the surrender of his able
antagonist, Gen. Joseph E. Johnstone
is sufficient to show generous, and
noble spirit, a great mind, and a fine
disposition. He stood firmly with
Gen. Grant in resisting secretary
Stanton, who aimed at arresting Gen
erals Lee and Johnstone, and putting
them on trial for treason, and in so
doing, give vent to the feeling Of the
Union army. Sherman's greatness
| during the rebellion, his matchless
abilities on momentous occasions, ner-
vously active, quick, comprehensive.
wary, and ever vigilant, displaying
skill in combining his forces, and
moving to be in time, brimful of ex-
pedients, fertile in resources, inform
ed in the minutest details, has
given him fame and a reputation
that remains unchallenged "War
is cruelty" he said. ''It means
destruction. On the heads of those =,
who SO unnecessarily plunged the
country into the vortex of rebellion
rests the guilt, blame and consequence :
es." OF the private soldier, he said:
"You cannot expect all the virtues
for S13 a month" It is estimated
that the number of men called under
arms by President Lincoln from the
inception to the close of the great con-
fict amounted to 2,759,049, of whom
2,656,053 were actually embodied in
the Union armies. And on the Con-
federate side 100000 during the
same period, giving total of 4,Oo0,-
900 from a population of 32,O0O,000, a
thing unexampled in the history of
the world. In case of a foreign war
with our present population and no
longer any Federal OF Confederate,
but all under one banner, there is
ample security for the government
and laws under which we live.
This firm feeling of security, is
best exemplifed, when we look back
to the end of the late war and see
quarter of million Of veteran SOL
diers pass in review before the great
leader, whose name stands at the
head of this article, and at once
| quietly and peacefully return to their
homes, to pursue life in the quiet
paths of honest industry
General Sherman is now on the re-
tired list, but his great popularity has
not diminished. There have been
two Generals in our army, whose
names are often confounded, viz:
Gen. VT Sherman and Gen. T. W.
Sherman. I am not aware of any re-.
latlonship existing, except what is
conferred by same name.
In the great northwest, the late
General of the army, has a host of
friends, and a warm place in the hearts
of great many. On every occasion
he has a kind word and helping hand
for Montana. Well and truly has
Major Maginnis, our late delegate to
Congress, styled him the magnificent
| Sherman j.
Gov. Foraker of Ohio lately sent a
message to the legislature calling at
tention to the manner in which the
rich citizens avoided taxation. The
wives of these people now bocyott