The morning call., 1894-03-25
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IN the pit. Mr.. Day. But Day replied, No,
my young friend. l dom, think IL is quite
so bad as that with you' nd he gave ma
to understand l had another chance for
nav llfe." From that nIr 20 this Senator
sherman has been max NJ speeches, and
these volumes contain nearly every word
he ras uttered in public.
In another case are the volumes of Sem
ator Sherman's newspaper scraps. These
MI several shelves. and they are made np
OF newspaper comments, stories and inter-
views about and with Senator Sherman,
lu them you find hundreds OF editorials,
some pralsing and many condemning,
Ihere are three columns of every page,
and the pages number thousands. During
the past decade these newspaper clippings
nave been illustrated, and the pictures
which have been published of Sherman
might be taken at randum for photograph
gallery of freaks. They look just about
as much like him. Many of them have
been made by chalk artists, and the car
toons OF Thomas Mast and of Puck ana
Judge are numerous.
In one volume l fiud number or clip
pings about Sherman and the bloody shirt.
and In 1880 there was great talk of a duel
between Sherman and Wade HAMPTON
Sherman had charged Hampton with being
connected with the ku kluX and had given
evidence to show that he was correct.
wade Hampton did not try to cpntroyert
the evidence, but he satisfied himself by
sending the following letter. which he
thought would bring Sherman t. duel:
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, October l.
lion: John SheTndn-SIR: As YOU do not
your attention. have only say that in using
It you uttered what you knew TO be absolutely
false. My address viii be Columbia, s. c.
ams your ODedient servant,
WADE HAMPTON.
In reply to this Sherman reiterated his
statements and published Hamptou's let
ter, and the result was that Hampton was
laughed at all over the country.
Sherman came much nearer a duel DUR
ing his term in the House. He expected
TO be shot at that time ana prepared him.
self for defense. He was making a speech
one day when member named Wright,
OF Iennessee, said that one of his state.
ments was lie. sherman did not hear
the remark, but it was reported to him
that evening and the next day it appeared
IN the Globe newspaper. Sherman rose to
question OF privilege. He said he had
not heard the remark and he supposed
that the gentleman who had made it was
in such condition drunk that he didn't
know what be was saying. AS he said
this Wright looked at him insolensly, aud
Sherman picked up box of waters and
threw It in Wright's face. Wright then
tried TO draw a pistol, but the other men,
Ders of Congress gathered around him and
prevented him from so doing. The affair
adjourned. Every one expected duel,
and Sherman was called upon BY one of
the Southern members and asked what
he expected % do. Sherman replied that
be was not dnelist. but that he
would repel any physical attack
good shot. and he says that he never
felt cooler in his life than be did the next
morning, when ne walked up to the Capt.
tol with pistol in his pocket. He had
made up his mind that if Wright ap-
preached him liz such a manner as to justi-
fy it he would shoot him dead. He
took friend with him and went out to
the Capitol. He did not see Wright until
his return trip. AS he walked down the
steps to go home, Wright came out and
walked down on the opposite de. The
two passed around the fountain, which
then stood In fir nj of the Capitol. Each
man had colleague with him. and Sher-
man expected Wright TO shoot. He had
his hand on his pistol and he looked
Wright IN the eye, ready to raise the pistol
and shoot him If be made any demOnstra-
tl0D OF attack. Wright, however. saw
that Sherman meant business, ana he
walked on past without doing anything
Senator Sherman charged a man with
lying IN one of his speeches in the Senate
last fall. The man was an author, who
had made some charges regarding the
Senate and silver. and Sherman publicly
charged him with being a liar.
1t was not generally known that John
Sherman wanted TO 20 into the army. He
raised brigade at Mansfield, Ohio, and he
had two regiments OF infantry, battery
OF artillery and a squadron of cavalry
completely Differed. manned and equipped
there. He had besn at the battle of Bull
Run, and went to Mansfield to raise these
troops, intending to lead them into the
war, bat on his return To Washington he
was persuaded to stay in Congress
There is no doubt, however. but what
Sherman had plenty of nerve. He showed
this first in that Kansas-Nebraska investi-
gntion. Kansas was at that time filled with
rufhans. and the committee OF Congress
which went out there were again and again
threatened with death. The Senator has
told me that they would often fnd pic
ture of a coffin, over which was a skull
aud cross-bones. on the door of the room
when they came In the morning to open
their se,s sion, and below this picture would
be a warning tu them to leave he terri
tory. "One day." saws Senator Sherman,
"a man entered the room and began TO
swear at the committee. He abused us in
the most profane manner, and he was evil
IDENTIFY spelling for fight. We had stem
ographer with US, and as Sncn as the man
began to talk made motion to him to
take down his words. He did so, and after