The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-25
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you are nothing but clerk, and your actions
have been such that don't care to know you"
This remark was well received by some of the
quite as great from Stanton. Whether this IL
true or not, Sherman certainly hated Stanton at
the time that the war closed, and Governor Price
during which Sherman said: "Do you know,
Price, that have such feeling against Stanton
that could not bear to take my hat off to him,
when knew he would be on the grand stand,
got off my horse, and on some excuse walked
around behind the stand and rejoined the pro-
cession on the other side rather than bow my
head to that blank fool"
WHY SHERMAN GAVE Up THE LAW.
General Sherman was not good speech maker
in his early days though he eventually became
one Of the best afterdinner takers in the coun-
try. After he came back from California he
practiced law for time, and he went into part
nership with his brother-inlaw on the stipula-
tion that he should not be called upon to plead
the cases. But one day . case came up when
both OF his partners were busy, and inasmuch as
he thought he had by all means the best of it he
took his law books under his arm, and going to
the court room, concluded to try it. petty
logging lawyer whom young Sherman thor
Oughly despised had the other side of the case.
His speech largely consisted of personal abuse
and his words made sherman angry, and
through his rage he lost his case. He was 80
disgusted with the trial that he went at once to
his partners, the Ewing boys, and told them
that he was done with the law and was going
back to the army. few days before this he
had gottel. an offer to take charge of q military
academy in Louisiana He now accepted this
and went back into the military life which he
made SO famous.
A cLovER CLUB INCIDENT.
General Sherman's after-dinner speeches
would be quite as interesting reading as those
of Chauncey Depew. He was q man of ideas
q well as of great feeling. He told story well
and talked easily, and don't suppose that he
was so much taken back at any time in his life
since he made that speech to the jury than when
he was dined ut the Clover Club at Philadelphia
some years ago. The Glover Club is composed
of bright newspaper writers, authors and men
about town in Philadelphia. Its motto is nom
formality, and there is no man so great, and
nothing so sacred that 1t may not be laughed
at in it. When General Sherman rose to speak,
having been called upon, he was greeted by
storm of applause. This applause was renewed
whenever he attempted to open his mouth, un-
til at last, surprised, indignant and hurt, he
shut his teeth together like sprung rat-trap
and sat down. moment later the club struck
up the tune marching Through Georgia" and
they all joined in the song with will. As the
ringing words OF that song filled the hall and
the compliment contained in them went into
the heart OF the old warrior, he saw that the
joking was all good natured. He grew mellow
again and as he looked about the board and saw
good fellowship, good nature and admiration IN
every countenance the tears came to his eyes
and he rose and made one OF the best speeches.
that has ever been delivered before them. He
made his speech without interruption, ana the
applause which followed it ut the end was gen.
uine enough and not facetious.
OUR ARMY IN THE FUTURE.
Some of the best speeches that General Sher-
man ever uttered were at camp fires and army
reunions. Many of them will never be recalled,
and the following extract from talk which he
gave at Governors island in 1858 il very inter-
csting now Said he: 81 know that there
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threshold of her history and the American gov
eminent is to play the part of protector to the
human family, The whole world turns to us to
see the result OF our experiment In government
We don't believe in the divine right OF kings,
but we do believe that the Almighty rules, and
by laws almost too infinite for us to understand.
We are the first people who have AZ people
tried to understand those laws. We have passed
through the measles and whoOplng-cough OF
history. and we are now at the beginning OF our
national manhood. As said, there will always
be war on earth, and want TO speak Of the I'M
civilization. The wars that come may be with
foreign nations. We can take care OF such wars
much more easily than civil wars. The regular
army was q great boon in the last civil war, and
ii would be 3 greater one in any that is to come.
There may be a civil war between labor and
property, and the regular army Is bound TO be
comes around there will be 10000 90 people in
the United States, and the army will form ahe
hardened center OF the Union. II will be bond
between its different parts, and with II we need
have no fear for the future.
SHERMAN AND CONGRESSMAN AT BULL Run.
General sherman was no admirer OF army
politicians He ran none of hts campaigns in
the interest of any political candidate, and the
political influence which his actions would have
never occurred to him. He did not like to have
outsiders in his ranks at any time, and he got
the name of Crazy Sherman through his actions
towards newspaper men. One of his first great
battles was that of Bull Run, where it viii be
remembered that fully one-half OF the public
men of Washington City went down TO the bat
tlefield to see the Yankees whip the Confeder-
afes Among those who went were number OF
members of congress, aud the most active OF
these in his desire to see and be seen was the
lannon's abolitionist, Owen Lovejoy, OF ulinois.
This man was standing on the field near sher-
man and sherman was looking over the ngnt
without glass, when Lovejoy stepped up to
him aud offered him his ted glass AZ ne did
40 sherman turned and eyed him over. He said:
"Who are you, sir!
csl lootinr man. IL am q member of congress
from illinois,
"a member of congress- retorted Sherman,
vitheriuoly. "a member of congress- Well
shouId ike TO know what member OF congress-
IL doing here Get out of my lines. sir! Get out
of nav linesy' And he made Loyejoy get ont OF
his lines and sent him to the rear. In those
dave congress had much to do with making gen.
erals. and Lovejoy member OF the House ior
eieht yeayY hAd considerable influence. This