The National tribune., 1892-05-19

exhibit their refinement by whistling in the
presence of strange ladies, in private offices,
in stopping in the middle of q sentence to
whistle or hum tune. suppose they are
practicing, that they may show off to the best
advantage during the Worlds Fair.
! would not ask space for this we're 1t not
that many consider such language as his proofs,
and 6iT- account of others like he is who cannot
understand plain, simple English. He Is also
of the class who cannot bear to have the truth
told, and when one does it, insDuates that one
mHst be traitor or an admirer of traitors.
Permit me to say to and all and for all
time that am not and never have been in the
least sectionslist or one who admires State
lines Had such been my nature. | should
have fought for States rights and not for the
Nation. / feel just much pride in the soldier
from Maine as do in the one from Illinois or
any other State.
The men Of the Army of the Cumberland
were brave and fought well, even if Gen. Sher-
man cid write Of them that they were such
towards that fresh lurrow in a field would
halt the whole OF them and set them to ill.,
trenching-a charge which he applied to every
one, from Gen. Thomas to the lowestiprivate-
including Fighting Joe Hooker and all his
troops from the East. So, too, were the troops
that composed the Army OF the Potomac as
brave troops could be, even though they
were used 10 almost constant defeat.
IENEJLlN Ads Ddu1St d lttAtI Within ny HI
officer Of that army 10 his parents In that he
said: "Sinee May this was August l have
had no time to write. This army moves. We
advance and have TO retreat Though we lose
balf our men in conflict, we are ready to go
in again. We are here 10 conquer or die "; and
the records show that such was the stamina of
that army-and one cannot see any difference
in the men, whether they came from Massa-
ehusetts, Minnesota, New York or Ohio.
Pm that has uo.hinO a do with the two hat
ties referred TO. The gentleman calls my at
tention 10 your editorial figures in your issue
Of Sept. 3. 1881, and in doing he shows that
he does not understand English, written es-
peciaily that even children may comprehend.
/ viii state it again, that Chickamauga was a
blaodier battle than Gettysburg. That must
mean the bloodshed on both sides, Union and
Confederate. Your editorial mentions only the
Union side, and IN that estimate you have as
snmed the very largest possible for the
Union side engaged at Chickamauga and the
very lowest estimate at Gettysburg. l notice
that the most generally accepted estimates by
the best authorities and the majority of au-
thorities give the Union force at Chiekamauga
as 5000, and at Gettysburg $1,000, and, ac-
eepting yoar estimate of the Union killed and
wounded, We should have the bloodshed at
ChickamaIga 25.3 per cent. and Gettysburg
2l9
The gentleman may take any mbnation
he pleaSes but using both sides in the same
computation, and he will find Chickamauga by
far the bl0odier The gentleman would doubt
less make good witness for me If be would
hold bis ground; for / want as many as posi-
bic to see how dire would have been the results
to the Nation had the Union troops been defeated
al Getty sburg or had the rebels had an officer in
command who would have taken the rebel
army to the rear of Chattanooga, instead of
sitting down in front of it; but L ain not quite
ready to start cut on that campaign yet. want
more of the same opinion as the gentleman to
iii the ranks before / start, az l never relish
defeat
As to the condition Of the rebel backbone
certainly there is no one surviving to-day
better able to judge of what its condition was at
| & jeTcnJ times than Gen. Longstrect. The gem
! tleman Of Chicago taay have very weak back
| yet his friend, to see him, may discover no
/ traces Of it, but he knows whether his back
| pains him not and Gen. Longstreet says that
| the Confederate back was very weak after
/ CLcllamauga, while he asserts that it was
strong enough for him to request to take over
third of Lees army and go the West after
/ Gettysburg, and ] do not think he wanted to
make the trip TO strengthen the backs Of his
/ troops, either.
Let us have The truth, and not waste words
| in language that gentlemen will not use.-G.
! L. DoLToE, lS South Maine street, st. Louis,
| lilo.