The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-19
FRIENDSHIP.

, FRIENDSHIP.
What beautiful thing Is friendship
heal, genuine friendship we mean r
course Such friendship as big -hearted
oig minded men entertain for each other
ihe friendship which rises above pett,
, !ealousles, and which plucks envy from il
BOSOM as it would rank weed from
r ueau'iIul hover bed and casts it forth t
ole and rot! The friendship which. ltk
cnarlty, seeks not its own but another,
soou! Inc friendship which can speal
OUT honest words of praise without guile
without hypocrisy and without the wheed
mug, winning tone of the sycophant; ant
"nlch, on occasion, can reprov,
without fear add without ange,
or arrogance! We are liable +,
enlnk OF friendship such as this as con.
nected only with ancient times, when The
world was young and full OF truth and fer
Vor ana devotedness; when heart spoke tr
heart and when -self-interest-did
hot' as now, so frequently influence all &C
llons or teach the lips to smile or heads 70
DOW before unloved shrines, simply that
lhrlit might follow fawning. Yet. occa-
slonally, even in times as degenerate as
ours, there comes to light friendships which
would be worthy of classic times and which
VIII be remembered by coming generations
ana classed as splendid as the love of
DAVID and JONATHAN. Such was the char.
acter OF that friendship which existed
between GRANT and SHERMAN, the two
great American soldiers. Two letters
marked private" and ''contidential,, an.
pear IN the latest volume of the "War
RECORDS" that reveal the close Relationship
and the nature of the friendship which ev-
istea between those two great men
GRANTS letter to SHERMAN, under date of
darch 4, 1864, and, and sent from Nash
Vile, tells him of his TGRANT'sI appoint-
ment to the then lately revived Office of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and of his being sum.
moned to Washington, most likely to be in
stalled In his new Office. "This, however ~
he remarks, rs not what started to write
about"
While 1 have been eminently successful in
this war, in at least gaining the confidence of
the public. no one feels more than I how mucb
OF thlS success is due to the energy, skill and
the harmonious putting forth OF that euer9v and
skill, OF those whom it has been NV pco1 for
tune 10 nave occupying subordinate positions
under me.
mere are many officers to whom these re-
MARKS are applicable to a greater or less de
gree pfoportlonate to their ability as soldiers.
out what want is to express my thanks n Won
ana Mcpherson as the men to whom. abova all
others, feel indebted for whatever have had
OF success. How far your advice and sngTeS,
Uons have been of assistance, you know. How
Iaf your execution Of whatever has been ei1,e,
you to do entities you to the reward am receiv-
lng you can not know as well as I. feel all If
the gratitude this letter would express. giving
IL the most fattering construction.
To this SHERMAN replied:
You DO yourself injustice and us too r,rob
honor In assigning to US too large share Of the
merits Whlch nave led to your high advance
ments. know you approve the friendship 7
nave ever professed to you, and will permit me
10 continue. as heretofore, to manifest it on all
proper occasions.
You are now WASHINGToN's legitimate ,, |
cessor. and occupy a position Of almost dan
gerous elevation; but if YOU can cont5rro 90
heretofore to be yourself-sirnp,e. honest ood
will enjoy through life tho
~ nj
millions OF human beings that will award Won |
"a &c onare III securing to them and their de.
scendentsa government of law and stability
repeat you 90 Gen. MCPHERSON and myself
100 much nonor. At Belmont you manifested
your tra-ts neither OF US being near; at Donen-
son also you Illustrated your whole character.
was not near, and Gen. MCPHERSON, was in too
subordinate capacity to influence YOU.
Uhtll you had won at Donelson I confass
was almost cowedb by the terrible array of an
archlcal clements that presented themselves at
5very point; but that admitted the ray of light
which L have followed ever since.
pelie'e you are as brave, patriotic and lust
- Ihe great prototype WASHINGTON: as nm
'elnsh and kind-hearted. and honest as a mo-,
1ou1u pei Du1 tne chief characteristic is the
simple faith In success you have ALWAYS mani
ested, which 1 can liken to NOTHING eioa -
me lalth Christian has in Savior This faitb
gave you victory at Shiloh and Vicksburp Acc
Shen you have completed your last nrano,.o
ions you go into battle without hesitation nc -.
doubt, no reserves: and lstan
'ou IL was this which made us act with cons
fence. knew that wherever was Won thouoh+ |
d me, ana II got in tight place Won wonId
,ome if alive. 0Ui0
MY only points OF doubt were in you- 1,nor,-
uge Oh grand strategy, and of books of science
ino history; but confess your common sansa
Gems to have supplied all these.
In this matter there is no envy man.
ested by SHERMAN at the promotion of his
GLOW officer, no jealousy, nothing but the
most generous approval in the step taken
" the government in raising his brother
nicer to position of almost dangerous
leVatlon." Incidents of this character
omlng occasionally to light in the experi-
nee of men in our own day do much to re-
eem our Tunes and link US with whatever ,
| Inc heroic existed in former ages. +,
9acnlng US that our own age is neither |
arren nor unfruitful in the production of (
rand qualities in human nature. i