Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-01

reputation from his willfui and unscrupulous
mendacity. IL his broeher. the senator. telt
are any relief | am content that he shall go on
record as denHuncing me a. q "traltor,' be-
cause have proved his brother to be liar.
GEN. JoHNsToN's COMMAND.
This Historical statement" might have
been enlarged and extended by the Senate
and made 10 embrace deliberate misrepresen-
tation by Gen. ShermNn Of communication
to him by Col. j. ID. Stevenson. In regard TO
Albert Sidney Johnston's command IN san
francisco, in letter TO Col. Wllllam H.
Knight, OF Cincinnati, o.. dated Oct 2S. 1854,
Gen. sherman asserted that "Col. j. ID.
Stevenson, now living 10 San Francisco, has
often told me that he had cautioned the gov
ernment as to the plot OF conspiracy through
bis department commander. Albert Sidney
Johnston, to deliver The possession OF the
forts, etc, to men in California sympathizing
with the rebels in the South, and he thinks
1t was by his advice that President Lincoln
sent Gen. Sumner to relieve Gen. Johnston of
his command before the conspiracy was con-
summated" That statement OF Gen. Sher-
man the veteran J. ID. Stevenson promptly
ana emphatIcally denied. Gen. Grant him.
self has not been exemps from Gen.
Hherman's malice. To Col. Scott, Sher..
man wrote: 'lf @. j. Smith had lived
Gen. Grant would have disappearedY" This
remarkable statement was published by Gen.
Frye and denied by Gen. Sherman. Promptto
slander, be is equally quick 10 deny his Ian
guage. The letter of sherman dated Sect 8,
War Record office. The deuIal OF Gen. sher-
man has caused the publication of letter and
exposure of his hypocrisy in a recent lauda-
ton Of the dead chieftaln.
CoLUMBIA's BURNING.
The deliberate falsehood W hich Gen. Sher-
man inserted in his Official r. port that Column
h,a. 5. c had been burned by Gen. Wade
Hampton was afterwards confe sed in his
memoirs to have been "distlnctlV charged
on Gen. Wade Hampton to shake the faith of
h 40 IFrTnU. Vhan ngwnfa aff
one falsehood he deliberately coined another.
and on the same page of his memoirs" said
that the fire was accidentai," when he knew
from the letter of Gen. Stone, who com .
manded the provost guard in Columbia, that
the fire was not accidental. How much more
he knew he may in future memoirs" or
statement" reverse. Can any man imagine a
less moral character, less conception of truth,
less regard for what an official report should
contain. than 10 shown by Gen. sherman de-
liberately coneoctinR faeehood for the dis
honorable purpose of shaking the faith Of the
people of South Carolina in their fellow clti-
zen, Gen. Wade Hampton? | have in this
vindication. not OF myself only, but alec of
the people who honored me with the highest
office inltheIr gift, been compelled to group
| together instances of repeated falsehoods de-
lberately spoken and written by Gen. Sher-
man, the Blair Post elnnder Of myself, the
defamation Of the character of Gen. Albert
Sidney Johnston, the dispwagement OF the
military fame Of Gen. Grant and the shame
full and corrupt charge against Gen. Hamp-
ton.
THE LETTERS OBJECT.
/ have prepared this exposHre only because
the Senate OF ibe United StN es hrs given TO
Gen. SheTman's SANDER tHe ind rfsement
which gives IL whatever CLAIMS IT may have
| TO attention and or power to misload IN the
futnre.. Having speGifes,Aw stamped the
statement as false. having proved jfs snthor
| 10 be q habltual slanderer. and not having a
partisan secretary to make a place for this
| notice OF personal tirade. which wes neither
| au official report or record made during the
war 80 as to entitle it 10 be received at the
| Office Of archives. / submit il to the public
| through the columns of newspaper which
discounrenanced foul play and misrepresen-
t0tion, and which was kind and just to me in
Its Issue of Jan. 4. 1885.