New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-07

Willie. lad Of thirteen II his camp on the will, ky
hellvrd he was sergeant in the 18th United
state, lniantry. lie sic"cned ana dcd al hempnla
on MS way nome 4oacbns ,bnte Of sorrow his iIther
wrote a sOrT)w that Wa never dlnilhcu' o"' va '''
rccallcd while lie lasted. ,.,
torra sherman always paid the most respectful
attention to women in every RANK anu 'u".' vi "a
ibe Widow and The orphan, the Young dnd the OH.
WSilc me- was often ,tern and abrupt to men, he wa,
AWAY, Kind and gentle 10 women, anu NC ,ro,hcr
GtnnI Them The homage they would pay DiO,"G,'
i It finDd hin for Grant have already alluded TO-
ht II attended i'm lesser degree to all his comrades
ct those at West Point. No good soldier II,
Justice and every received II II III nls pomS ,h
yr,nt Il lie .harcd with them the hardship OF the
n"rrb and the camp. and he was content WIN ,ilc
same ration given TO them. slhpc III nus ~ ,so ~,
a"~ ~ nuIuoach considcratc Of their comfort nc
UnS va Min his soldiers even when exactng IN
his discipline. The name Of nGle bil NY - anec
hin by them the highest evidence Vi '"e'' '"0
ton. 49, .,,,xrue
HIS MODFSTY AND UN>EIFlsliNESS'
lie was the most un,elGsh man | ever Knew
lie did not seek for high rank ana o''c"
vnr.s>ed doubts of his fitness for high COM
6 lie became a warm admirer OF Abraham
lincoln AS the war progressed. and Hore IMAM
,rce evnres.ed 10 him desire for subordinate uuS,
lie never asked for pfomooh' Dnt 80 nyp"nt ramests
r The promotion OF officers who rendered M IT,
ervic.. but never his OWN When Inc III, IN Ind nd,
rvu'v h ,, vented from it, operation lie lelt
glHphrd me. insisting that no cN'tp,'o,n M have thc
In ni favor that General sheridan ShVuri nv cirv
nromo,ion and rank OF general. when he hdu 49,
taincd Cippau,cJ m, wa, egned D Sherman the
win Great kindns continued to Gchci;l , , i,
full pay Of general when lie wa, placed ol' '''o 'o''
list tApplau-eI . ,o,,rd by 4 scrupn
,,r. s@n.e Of honor AMI duty never hltW oi n'a'
doing ANYTHING which the most exacuhg cH," I could
,,t ton|' Of th, trait which viii not BIZ
n ,C or Two ca viii ue. When banker IN n ,ron
r syc,aI .. his old Amy friends. especially from
The south tr,tsd him with their saving, o' I,h in
lie invested their m" none ale, I'm Investments
in california but when Page. Bacon ~. '' in
rcarly every banker Of san aaa.d''o and many
- Them Icclmr worthless. General sher' 4
though not responsible in Law or elns "' va, ,"li
th1t common prudence could not forcTce YET cie
ht No was in honor bound 10 secure from os, mot
who had confded in him. and used Tor u'a, p"'Po''
al :" IT, ta itcIncnt, Of his accounts In Louisiana,
rncD hc had tlo entire control Of expenditure hc
took the utmost care that every dollar MAR, wr az
t y.,id until the ia ~ February for that PURPOSE
The ;ame enact afGof ihe Tnt~d State my fer
sonal bushes, relations with HIM ouud ", I'm
rpon lntyn. fully every debt and his share Oh
every cNpcns". doubt If any man , H,' d,r While
,iG3u'rEd know he has been generous In giving III
ono,too 10 his means lie had an extreme horror
OF u', ni.r ~ in the nature of coniscaton. aud In
.omc case, sold his Land rapidly ri',ng IL, resnr
bccau-c the taxes assessed SCENT" " MN "'
able. - .,r,,rx
7HF SOLDIER AND THE CITIZEN
While tlc war lasted General sherman wa
q, soldier intent upon putting down Wh't Nv
conceived 10 be- "A ciuseless rebellion lie 9i'
,iu. war vas barbarisn that could not DE- IL
fined and the speeches, way 10 Gnu
v.s Il, prosecute II with vigor 10 complete sue -.
Wb,u mi, WIS done and the Union VIZ, 7aNcu' IND
f,r tb. most liberal terms OF combination ~ ~" t'r
ness T., the southern people. MI chulcS VIZ ,N",
ruttcn inf. old friendships were revived 'cNS' -
ft,e ,.... of rhr war have ! beard MN h'c'
Iittrrr.s ng;in,t the curme, ne fohshl' I,oI VI" nv"
~ -. Xorth who had rcvcd him. NpptiuSe.l ,
T., him Il va. territorial war one l"', ,,", n,
,' I,.r avoid Il lis scod- had been ph1'tr ~
r., bietnr, of the colonies In the Constitution l7c.,
rJ 4, a.. irr.prc-,blr conflict between ire hiu
H., IL. tifntiou, II was "A war by when w ~"
g"incI as defeat enormous benefits, ana tc ~
t,,,.. secured the strength aud hcNelOpn'', D,,hr
ferl, NO. tNppaueel No Intn0i' man "l , rt''
.r,finu would willingly restore the plh ,
IL. benefit, ar, not confined To il' hl''l '"'.' i,,
,t,J T., ali In. o1lntric- IL America IL Fo,,i w
nr,.,, win Lc felt hy al the nations pl ', WIN" ~
Ming To- them the hope OF lrcc in'uinu wy
ui.urI n B.. one of the great cp n III IN IVA. .t
- ,,,,r which 81, the wears - 10y Viii De 10y sU. "
ni ,,,ti,,n, # Freedmen chased In iml"f'"n'c
Tin thr discovery If America and our hcN 'Iu,1'''
- n v.u- thc good 1urtunr OF tricihI 7h'''n'n "
h.vc ls,n a. chief a'tor iu tbs s''t di'hl' Ell ,t
~. n, ID long enough after H. clp-r ~ nav 80,
r~d endowed the high estimate 81 ~, ''INp S' ~ ~
| r.u,r-,... los hi, country men, ana ~ HI'n'"". -
| nae ni- brohe.. II /, higher p'h' - nun 49, :.
av tn Won that In all thc walk. "i plNi,' nv 81"
| "a a irothcr "A husband. - father, - ,yrl'.' - .''
! Id or a friend lc was ~ hpi"rHu' .'
! ,-,',,rt ,,f and without rrprtNch. u"un 'Hc''h-
| ,d .unluu-r long continued