Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-12
SECTIONAL FOoLIsHNEss.

very singular question of prejudice
is just now disturbing the war veterans OF
Newark, New Jersey, being the question
OF admitting into their public schools,
school compendium OF the history of
the civil war, in which, in order to give
the scholar an idea OF the war and its
conduct, the author has given pictures
and short sketches OF both Union and
Confederate officers of the armies and
naVies, and some chapters giving the his
tory of the causes of the war, and its
effects on the country. New Jersey,
through her brave troops, did as much
for the Union as any State in it, but it
looks, in the light of this squabble, as if
the men who followed and deifed Phil.
kearney through the hell-on-earth of the
peninsular campaign, have now sue
cumbed to old age, and become garrulous
without cause therefor. The New
York Sua puts the case in the following
fashion:
There is an unfortunate opening sentence
"Rumors of plan to assassinate Lincoln
lmpelled him to come to Washington in dis
gulse. he was inaugurated March 4th. 1861
surrounded by troops under General Scott. y |
The lad who reads this will hardly pet a
correct idea of Mr.. Lincoln's famous imam
gural Jodrney to Washington He left his
home on the llth of February, 1861, a great
concourse of his neighbors and friends ac
companyIng him. AT scores of places on the
as fxulr hasx oA.lA Al.
pie. AtIndianapolis, Cincinnati Columbns
Plttsburg, Cleveland, Buffalo, Albany, New
York, Philadelphia, Trenton and Harrisburo
he made addresses and was received with re-
markable public demonstrations In some
plaoes ordinary business was practically
suspended during his visit. 1t is true thai
from harrisburg he proceeded by a CHANCE
OF plan to Washington several hours in ad .
vance OF the time appointed, with great nre ! I
cautions not to disclose this change of plan.
winch was wholly due to news of a plot of {
ASSASSINATION in Baltimore but II wonI5 I
puzzle this author, were he Iiyino. 70 saw
whether Mr.. Lincoln was disguised as n |
ponceman or as farmer or laborer or 10 Z
snow tnat he was III any disguise at all Still
the thoroughly respectful and appreciatiye I
Gescrlpuon or the President shows that no
SUR was intended by the statement in tbe
text, apparently founded on a newspaner q
yarn OF the period. L
In the group of portraits of military lead ,
ers we find Grant and Lee IN the centre, the
tormor the more prominent, with Sheridan
ana jackson IN the upper corners, and Sher- g
man and Johnston in the lower. In tha
group OF naval commanders. Farragut is in
the centre, with Buchanan under him, and
Semmes, Foote, Mitchell and Porter in the
corners. The four personal battle pictures
are Stonewall jackson at Bull Run Grant
writing TO Sheridan on the road to the VIII
aerness, Sherldan's ride from Winchester.
ana The death of j. L. b. Stuart. The
sketches of the careers and military traits q
OF Lee and Grant in foot notes are alike ap- -
precaatlve. Lee was handsome in face
ana ngure, a graceful rider, grave and silent
IN deportment-just the bearing to captiyate
lsolder; while his deep piety, truth. sin
,eflty and honesty Won the hearts of ALL
IN Grant there was an inhexible resolution.
ertillty OF resource, power of handling great
masses OF men, unrufhed calmness, ouick
ieclslon, prompt action, and sublime faith q
u ultimate success. There is a noticeable
tatement IN the text that in the surrender
u Appomattox only 5000 men were left of
lees army; but a note that 'the Federal
authorities state that 27 ,5l6 officers and men
Iere paroled at Appomattox,' gives the
tudent choice of other figures.
This little book is intended to give the Mi
outh OF New Jersey an idea of what the NJ NJ
oldiers OF the war had to contend with. Cr
nd 1t strikes the DEMOCRAT as eminentlv ini
roper to describe the leaders on the ami