The sun., 1891-06-22
WOLSELEY AND STANTON.
REPLY TO THE ASSAULT ON THE MEM
oRY OF THE GREAT sECRETART.

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the Record and then slanderins the
Memory OF the Dead-The Facts In Re.
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GEN. WoLsELEY-Sr: NOT long since you
made your appearance In IN American period.
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ical as military criuc IN IN u',empt 70 peht!e
Grant and magnify Lee. You had only words
had led to victory larger armies tnan were
o,sa11Sd before while s for Leo Ssor the asn'
you had words Of extravasant eulosy. You y,
did not succeed In reversing the Judgment oil
mankind long since recorded, and all the
ns mansnu @ - tho on,n,on o1nrassad vhsn
its highest tdiGnitaries stood with heads un-
covered in the presence OF Grant, In recogni-
tE ZION Of his transcendont military genius.
IN the occasion referred to. you have now nm.
dortaken tho task OF CONSUMING to oblivion our
great War Secretary. Edwin nj. stanton.
The Ps'aaelps.a ltess Q. me ,he Tth nm inst. s con.
tsins papo. puFporunt " no'e oeeu "rll'on
BY you. in which you select the ono universally
military career As tho subject OF tho only
eommander eoron Your motive is made apparent
w. ~. onItofp, ohuse Won bostow nnon se,re.
.ary % vs. Stanton for the part he necessarily took
IN .he 1nuo.ns sn. q, .n"' n''''"A' W '"' on'''u
It's to the s!spasstinG s G honor o. 2, M Stanton u,
that from ceber he s ana aroSa 0t
Mr nnG nis rcbc m associetas ont oi % T. m0t
tlOyl aDu uia icpci aosocihtoo eut VI ~. uuti
the daS o. s or n ne TO 9eses ss an ate ohec
oi oSist Intense % haired among the fOresn a. and DO.
mests enemies i %t ns ,s e9un'fS @ co,,o,oro,
IN me wmr n. Mnifn niaJ o n
your aoSsrnmep. was is a!iy. shared n ths
haneoh IssE upon the inv alton q. fresdent dran
EoF her par! II o1r eiyl M IVA var LnFiand paid tbe
United StaeS aeSo .oF navng, hn a as sne
fSs wrong was done and then agreed to code code
sgaln., 49,. ,,n.r,,r,o, no,o - ,r,n.,n. M.
humiliation upop % yonr Government than did
Ins hs EsGaS part % in the war Gen Sherman. Whom
You noyieuloElze Tor 9 puI pose: wross 81 him 10
yef hshess rs opnion Of adj
6m s for to The aefepss
.haiIed by stanton was i9and an oveGrmateh
Ds pens IT, and sha. Of The ssss eonfederscy. and
haSS sed Is ssvs s1dsnoe h and you do not
that Re himself n
role IN the contrary, In his great task Of
.o1 o1,v an Him. iS rnnt ~ r
semss Mas spnying them M Win % subnistencs el % 1ne
munitlon; aud transportation. and having
somm3niiR9ders 3ii9ess a over them who would use them
tuition The FrssIlentis II he GommaRder-ln Chief
ordinate President M hins9in II ranked Gen; Grant
h OUT OUT armf' ny ~ a. ootn Oh mem RANKED zen.
Stanton was Chief Of star tothe co%mandee. on de
swa 1no PaSiSsns nTI ne ,S ms
oi the army. For any General to obstruct. q
Srine tnso contompfS any o,deF Gt nis: Wqnld
nav haye =. oeer s as nonna ae % s,
VIII With q az 70 order @sas b sss aensSai 81 the
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the solder, ~ nor vn did he ever hinder those Who
were soloiSIs' ~ MSo ui4 not reuuiITe s9iuier 70
n,seosSr In 100 snat ~, Sen Mce1e.Em was
tnon bs wss wips HI To- bnmi,iste bem by ass
eating the1r iIends IN 1he nsid s ttz Jo1n
an application to President Grant for Ta; Execu. u
hfcGeIans fic astifude IN lsS2: t, he d 6Sd written
ssyeIeiy sIrsisned thS Adminissration for ths
conouct 81 ING wiIiHe waL ne WIS me appnIene OF
Eresppmntve cahd'9nde ns OF me opposiition lor
ths mhe gu ior
~ anu b@nf eciina ~ tue jia
9cona3opia anneran anv mmrnnr nrns tbot ,no o
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an th J. E i tt III & IL th ~ ~ III one
fd eat b ~ iI1 % Pri;rai ; cGn- I
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sSar ,eEnS b,saI, o Mno mHns ;,h Sna nSns
So Stnt AZ 10 ,ho gu host MS wIah Az ou'iee
'iTm T HtHn'un it as ~ .ue oeSt way 70 nenI.
stsGtn .1ita sbes youI d s,dtement thgt i
nians iaYie nrnh -, any NJ opposea nus
ths aijsosT Iisi}ta ynm mareiv asse.t a. n ~
nn amtbeeritv a1ne eb ~ ~ uton ,S
saa Hnr Ito No aointijIo 30 or;G.na - " .uU
that 1t WAS opposed by anybody in the United
States except Gen. Rawlins. Gen. Grants
chief OF staif
lou reler. IN tne lacnrymose styie customary
render At ann.mattoT wban ea,a 9aiinnt but
starving army. hungry. and without resources
but not beaten In battle, laid down its arms:"
and. after ,eulogizing those sincere pati lots"
dd ndused,n. you animRdvert with great Bit
,v,mess un on .ne oMSerwnelmite M i%9rGss % Wno 80
mentioned marniv tn enaiIia tho reador 70 I'M 10
derstand perfectly the standpoint from which
You write.
~ is the conclusion OF your letter upon which