The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-19

man. His instructions also to General Wilson, commanding the cavalry, who was hurrying southward, were: 'To obey no orders from Sherman In the light of these dispatches a great com mander like sherman, having three armies at his disposal, and not even re- lteved from duty, was deeply stung by such a gratuitous insult. I wrote at the time to a friend; I am deeply sorry at the abuse General Sherman is get ting at the hands Of the press. He meant right, and the reasons for offer ing generous terms are not rightly set forth by the press. How easy it is to impute wrong motives!'
 After years of experience and read ing, and with a deep seated antipathy all along to what was called state SOW ereignty, l am still of the opinion that Sherman's terms ought to have been quietly received by the president and the secretary of war and returned to him for modification. Had they gone originally to General Grant, at that time so full of sympathy and wisdom, he (Grant) would quietly, without pa- rade have brought about the essential changes, as he subsequently, did, and so secured the magnificent results at tained.
 "One can hardly help believing that the desire at Washington at the time was in great measure to repress Sher- mans extraordinary popularity with the country at large, and probably give greater eclat to the last blow aimed through Sherman against the shrewd Confederate leaders who were attempt ing, in Johnston's equalization, to save a part of the dire cause for which they had been in rebellion for four years.
 Comrades, these last two battles and the surrender of Johnston's army constitute tale, I am aware a hum dred times told But when I look upon the old flag, or rather the new one, with forty-five stars in 1t, and think of all which it emblemizes, and when l think of the political struggle through which we have just passed, where it appeared to me that the honor of that flag was again at stake, I cannot help feeling that the oftener we present to the people the sacrifices and the achievements of our comrades in the Army of the Tennessee, and the bright CT we keep the record of the grand old past, so much the stronger will the friends of the republic be made for re- sisting all encroachments, all tenden- cies to disintegration, all blows aimed at the unity and integrity of our na- ton. It is the government we fought for simple and complete in it's consti- tutional construction, which our chill dren must preserve to future genera tions. Men will rise with new projects. It is easy to imagine some social state far in advance of our superb attain ment under the stars and stripes; and wild; undisciplined, inexperienced leaders will point to a, paradisical con- stitution where there will be no more selfishness; but our loyal descendants must not listen to such transcendental theorizing, nor yield to untried social istic dogmas; but adhere with tenacity to the old ship of state. Yes, it is that old ship of state which our fathers builded so wisely and so we'll, which endured the storm, nay the terrific gales from Bull Run to Appomattox and which is to-day sound and full rigged, and capable of enduring to the end of time, in spite of the weaknesses and follies of her friends, or the fierce and treacherous assaults of her foes!
 Sail on, (Fair Ship to breast the sea,
 Our hearts, our hopes are, all with thee, Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our
 tears, Our faith triumphant OCT our fears, Are all with thee-are all with thee!"