New-York tribune., 1892-03-30


sherman lnii been nrousnt mp and trained in the
Ills iable the Constitut on. lie had Imagination
but no sentiment; passion, hut no paiho-, nclcvhS
would have urshcithed hi, sword Is readily against
John Brown raid as he did al the firing upon fort
idcaze the Republic. It's grandeur it, giowih, ana
It's possibilities capurcd ana possessed his heat aid
mrd. The Isolation and loneliness OF the me- ID
frontier fpts destroys many young ohCerr. Their
energies exhausted and tneir hab, aia principles
10y idcness. Eut the card table the caroIse had
no attraction ior sherman. il!s time on the lItn,
the continent Oh paper and leOphng these vast regions
with proseIOus seitlCmc2hN long before they had any
but rowing tribes Of wild Inaiaas lie could never
understand the lamentaon. 20 common, over the ex-
the plough through The furow. and the LOWING herds
winding home at sunset. seemed 10 him 10 have re,
placed the Wild and useless bison With the sources Of
Individual ana Nat!ohal wealth and happiness lie
would have Destroyed the indians, because with thcr
occupancy Of extensive and fertile territories. which
they would neither cultivate nor sell. and the wars
wh them which frightened sstuerS from ttsli border:
majestic march Uf his country to the first place among
Thi, intense Nationalist and accomplished soldier
was selected By the state of Louisiana g. BE- the Snpci
tendent and Organizer Of her state Miltay >ChoGl'
ing little more thnn answering integrity and tultd
q Mcr "C,e d GScyet' Wt & H p"f nd G ira ,5 c q" m
stuctlon a most pleasant and cons@nia occupation.
needs be, to Gght their Inc institution
grew upidy. and wisely that the attention q the
principal lie dd not suspect treason and they were
men TO start with an army. social Establishments,
political pressure. and appeals 10 ambition were >tIl-
denly tie truth buTt upon bis frank hanc: lie
poor and had large and helpless family lie held an
honorable congenia lucrative and permanent p ',itin
The future. II he Abandoned his pace. wa> dirk ana
doubtful but the Union was in danger. and he did NOT
hesitate moment. His letter OF resignation 10 TIE
Governor Of Louisiana reads like u bufe-call of pa
trioiiSm As occupy Il gnas military position
quaint you TINT ! accepted such position when
Louisiana state in the UuiOa. and when the
the main door 'ly the nb"rlty Of H., General GOV
ernmcnt of the United states. The Union Itto pr
peua.' Recent events fore,hadow gTea. c!Eingc AMI
Il becomes all 10 choose II Louisiana withdIsws
from the Federal Union. prefer 10 maintain my
allegiance to the Constitution ~ long - fragment u
Il survives. ON no earthly account VII !
hance Of the old Government ~ te United states.
KNIW IT WAS no PICNIC CAMPNIGN.
Events move rapidly In revolutions. and the situn
| tons always dramatic. Captain sherman is In
Washington, Offering his services To the Government
Lincoln Is President crcaN of >tat, Chase
secretary Of the Treasury, john sherman the new
United states senator from ohio. and old General
scott III command of the Army. Nobody believes
there will b. 1t j. the general conviction tlai
If the southern states are rash enough to attempt
to scc-de The rebellion viii be stamped In three
months. aud inc campaign will bc p ME. Alon, IN
that great thrOng VI O1h'cscc"cIS and sells ckrS
stands this aggressive and self sacrificing patriot
ne understands and appnclatcs b~tcr than any man
living the courage, rrsouc, ana desperate dci,rhiI
| ton OF ihc south. They mtaa VAR hc erie ;
They will ha'e arml,s IN the field differed ANA
led 10y trained and able soldiers II viii require Ia"
! whole power O the GO'ernncat and three years "f
time to subdue uiem they get otsnn1"d h"i@.e
! yOu are on them" Congressman laughed az th' Wild
TALK OF the dramatic alarmi, old army officer, -is
nincany tapprd their foeheads. aus said ro'r ii
| coldly: We'll, Captain, guess we VIII maiI~- -
keep house ........, .. ~.
nes-as threatening Washington. Iheic "elc IN Nt,t
Ioinl olhcers available and Captain Shcfman VA
brigade isil Run. lie was the one cari:est m'n
among the crowd Of triher> In uniform ahi cll'cn
dres, who nOrked the field. congress al .urn"1 -
The ebcls run, and Congressman led Inc iunli'"
Gus flight IRON tie battle TO washington. hDoiI <
| in hand all there Of hi, brigade which had n0;
! sinmpeded. exposing himself Win rccllc,S cpHraa'
and keeping scniiancc o. dsciPih" winch dld ma
! Ia prevent pursuit hy tn victorious "nc:nY. lo1'
| sherman roic into Washington to 80 freely 9'hn"wl
| cd,e the fault on ia" Held ard 20 vigorously o.
| uolncc The utterly iuaGcquat preparation, io' pIi
war that he again lrll into disIcpui", Wa, aiaii,
a,sall,d madman and lani-hed to the We !. I'M
secured his appointment In The i0ng h't oi JnsAAler
| generals. , ,,...
| and the WAr Office by shouting ON % hIchm'hn'
Was not appeascd by ne d-Eracc aud slaughter ~ bI
/ Euu and Manassas. The nlgatinl Tec0il. "hcH "a
lie politicians II they codld no, put do"n the IT,u !
| lion IN a day. they could at least punish tA'>r VINO
lad insisted upon the power Of tie Coi'dericy Ihtr
| was a ,i.IIGcant display VI that Singular PH", u
| human nature Wnch hduS p'pp' WIZ nav
warned aeaInst fa5h a. 10 I',Il, u, '' ,,,i% a..
ann D,lutncnt and rend the prophet VINO iOrtold me
! result sherman, from the m'fc GO & t'a'',t ~,
| ton Of his superior rank wa once hi",r "l'' ~ ,
| Me Strength power and resources OF th" Icb rs "a
kentucky and Tennessee. Ne boof -, l
thc forces collected 10 hold those 9''' "ic 80 "D,
,mdy inadequate that anot'r ana more , iH ea,, ,''i
Run was surr 10 follow. unler' the means "G
TO the emergency. The Government ,mr ntpor
| The people umitrd I'm condemning h' 'erTo''h'ns
ances, and FOR s thirl Lmt hG wa, 5' AND mG nr,,1
! uIent n a mnatic Accun'Ilnting perIs anu l ln,N
Sr,fnI escape from hopees, disastr' sp ediN Geg'
siratcd that thi, mailman was seer ana '''
| u general.
| sHERMAN'S OPPORTUNITY.
c,,o, ,or ,ne glory Of the American army and the
| ii.,,,,la advantage OF the Union cau-c, cane the
or,uu,tv f,r the most brilliant soldier and maghc"c
commander in our annals. The cohuh ol ''e '''''
,,pd the allegiance OF the EoHicF ~" eN' anu wv "
| stence OF tbc Western army, were III h'"''' p"
| Al shiloh sherman was at the from Oh '"' WV
| de,urr.tc days holding his men BY hir personal OK
| .i,,. and ,I.eence He was ~ much HE Inspiration
of the fight ~ The white plume ri Henry oi Na'Ic ~
Ivty Though wounded, he III LED, ana ihon2n uiSe
horses were shot under MN he hoHnou n e M ~.
| ',. ,l t.llcrk then Commander III 'hI'i ol ti ''c
National forces. reported 10 me TO-. tHhi't u' M iti
eIul sherman saved The Oituhrs O ue nag VI" ." % ~
| and contributed largely TO the glorious No'oN "
she 7th' .,,, ,..,... ,u.cn.s tho men
| and the movement, Of the tlNIl war y univ R,,r
and IN urr event, crowd the rc"oNi most Di ie "bui IN
~ ~, ,m"en, II requires even after the hI>e Oi ohN "a
I,r Of q century chor; and his'Ory 80 irrait
| many uamps which were Iitn 'V"9'""-4 No,,
nySuan ,a.S march 10 The ,c. HE the retreat oi Men
o,hnn and his ten Thousand t'I'ehs, VII" thfpnsn M ~
p ,rnII.e hc enthusiasm Of the schopboJ, t' clF"
| t tir oat0. and the admiration Ol tp AlI7cIi,''
| When nI last with picked army oi 1oVVO Nrv,d,' % @
.hnrnon was encgmpcd at Atlnt1, u" hHu -r'Hp'i az"
,,.Dtlllcd tlr orS Of succc>, n hc nr''n M ~ -.
| y0uth lie Lombardcd the i'nsIacid ,, d,rn -" ~ can
na,Giur General with letters and tclcSi;'h' IN
dr,de fhc COnfederacy, desirol 'hc sour, vi ~ r 49,
| p; p;e 3. Give me th@ word 'gC. burlcnrd the Nl"s
and the dispatch boXes itg 'a11r t'c S", Of inc
annS3v,S ronntry and cut OF from Your ba,r & OF sup
nile The headquarters ah -ald m mrp ,da u'H H., ~
| ,,ro ,nu have tIaV"r,cd ana destroy II'"' =
| rnv which threatens your communication, aiu 1,r
mai ard then win dscnN' ihc gle,',"h VIZ gnc, n"
| t-t"n,nnn dc,ocLcd that most f''hd H'plr F'''
,rn,,au n,Ir. vim A force sufficient In hs JnhsmcH 10
- co ro 80 Il0oI and UIat superb ol'cT I"'''''
i ..t r.nuced in him bv pulvcrlung me fhrI army
A. las, 1he President gave an apF9Vil 80 ,
.,, 4, ,,rew the responsibility upon "cnci1l >nfn'l'