Telegram-herald., 1891-03-06

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/ dicates fundamental se90lFemeRI and
extraordinary memory
Ny fFisnd named prophetic vision"
Surely General Sherman manifested that
early IN his career lie saw the eourict
before 10 came, and he measured its pro
| portions and predicted what came 10
pass. It was that wonderful viyidness
In trumping up things 10 come, what
would succeed and What would fail. and
telling Il with plainHess, thai caused the
! Cincinnati Commercial" 10 call him
crazy II was a great shame; bat when
his prophecies began 10 be realized and
| proved themselves true. the minor
| prophets became like those Of Bzal, and
disappeared Sherman trinmphed over
them, for he foFetold the simple truth.
His power of expression has always
stood him we'll in hand; from the Presi-
dent 10 the humbles companion in arms
who was associated with him there has
been Joy and refreshment.
Standing before the camp fires of an
evening after long days march, and
turning 10 warm first one side and then
the other, how many times We have seen
him, our brilliant leader. with story after
story, the most interesting and enter
tanning, flashing from lis lips. No ex-
preston coming from him ever seemed
common.
| Sometimes, as with almost all men
who are frank aud Tree in speech, lie
would doubtless say things that might
better have been left unsaid. Many times
newspaper correspondents who worried
htm by publishing what he wished TO
Withhold. would meet him and receive
from him rebuffs; but it should be re-
mem bered that during the war a leader
like Sherman often received the most
unsparing criticism and his sensitive
soul was stulg 10 the qrick, SO that it
was not wonderful that he bscame lit
tie pugnscious and rosencful- At such
times ne was often lashei into fever heat,
so that IL took time and will power to
make abatement; then for time every
body about him realized that something
was wrong, but these chatings were never
frequent and never long continued.
Combative, resentful to wrong, he was
never unkind nor malicious.
His countrymen will undoubtedly re-
call his exhibition of feeling towards
Hsllsck and Stanton and others who had
any hand in attempts to humiliate him
after the Johnston surrender, yet how
short was the time before Sherman's
high soul repented it all.
Little things will often irritate q lion,
but he Is a lion still.
may say word in regard to his judg-
ment. Certainly it was good and sound
whenever il took time for reflection upon
matters submitted which required the
exercise. Still, so brilliant q mind, one
SO full Of suggestions, l do not think
that r 9 could, like Grant, always call up
the best word, nor like Thomas, settle
down upon given course as altogether
the wisest.
He excelled in strategic combinations,
in anticipating and contraverting his
enemies projects; but do not think that
in the conduction of battle with its de.
tails and changes, that his judgment was
as good as that OF Sheridan, Thomas or
Grant.
Ny memory reverts to operations about
Atlanta, TO the terrible field of the Ken
mesa, and to the last operations at Ben
tonville, where, / think, Sheridan might
have been more effective and successful
In immediate results; but who can tell,
all these men are the Nations children.
In brilliant campaigns and great results
surely Grant himself Is not far ahead.
But word now with regard to Sher-
mans moral and spiritual make up. ]
will simply say from a long and close OBJ
servation OF one who allowed me to be
his friend. do not think thtt General
Sherman ever meditated the doing OF a
wronS thing Whether he knew 1t or
not, he owed much of bis soul illumia-
alton to the presence aud direction OF TIE
Infinite Spirit. How far he took the LiV
. ing Divine helper into fellowship no man
can tell. While he sboninated quack
cry aud hypocrisy, he had great admira.
tion Of genuine great men.
loyalty 10 family, loyalty TO society
about him. loyalty TO duty and country,
i he quickly observed in another, aud IL
las quality OF the mental character.
ist.c OF his own great soul
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