The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12

ment and to overthrow those who struck at the
public peace. Only a year has passed since
virtually join hands with Dcbs and his sup.
umnhod at tho last election certain in the next
national campaign, so far as their action can in
iisnsnc Sd i; Sg,h s rs the feeling NJ; here in 5 rGs"bEs ab to
In regard TO some of their proHlinent public sup.
porters, their course is explained by hostility to
blame him. thai they were not able 10 force
themselves into the Cahinet, or other positions
lily a factor in national affairs, the, ioss of
Greater Nav York to Tammany in combination
with. the Chicago platform, as a result of Mr..
Lows ambition. may send his name down In the
history OF the republic in very undesirable com
4 Boston newspaper. after sending a circular
letter to the members Of the National House of
Representatives, announces that nineteen de-
noted s sect - Of MT. b piEssllaE f tSPiS. u" As the
result OF this investigation by postal card 7 is
P'cidS''s .monopOly '! BY The up roots It WAS a DARK
device Of trictcry in conference committee.
f. every law should he wiped from the statutes
OF which 1t could be said that nineteen members
statutes and the Statutes at Large would be- ro:
IMSed to tho dimensions Of the New England
,pr,1S In fact. It Il doubtful whethor they
A very Important historical doc ment, re;
soon appear in . supplemental volume OF the
War Record Series, now in process OF compila-
ton. II settles h olons controversy over the re-
sponsibility for the destruction Of that city in
favor Of Gen sherman, and shows by an official
fly. that the fre originated. as Gen sherman
always declared it di from cotton fred BY tho
S Siass. HsSef fGTns' to as ' lSls T SoSts sSssss''p psp sas
t ihs morning t1F r MeT Of 1FR eS. II. 1 lsSs. F ct 3 G G,SIoek a in
that day and found many piles of cotton burn.
ing in the streets. A high wind toward night
ton is report Of Major y. r. cha@biis IS Of the
sumed command of Columbia Feb. IA and re-
manned there several hours after the evacuation
Charleston Arsena, with such stores as he could
save, and sent to Columbia to remove the stores
i iasde tn to the S,'{ con neGsG por eSi"t o. Of n Ordnance nance
that are essential TO the point under considera-
CHARLOTTE, N. C. Feb. go. 1895.
General Gorga:' c"Ssy - ordinanes; RtenmSHd.
TO :" go to ~Columbia and take charge Of all ordnance
stor $, establishments, and other stores, except the
sition OF property at Charleston" reached me on the
isth' IN oSe Hence 70 which ! r,sehed Columbia on
Issued an orter assuming command. . . Dark
s sSe rai IRON the eS p sse ,hs a S. as i IsssF hf Sa, no I % supplies ss
came, l walked to TreEevant's establishment tsUout
wagon a22yWSefe. rs, SiqSs 9TH" to the cars cars !" -
s at might With the paps In, above bow alluded to and a.:
mechanics came up with their personal effects aud
we found o car [freght) hlled with some Treasury
employees and their baggage. These We turned out
by force, rat alto I'd the ammunition ono easy tAsk)
and by dirt OF threats succeeded in getting the ear
switched on the train then about To stat. In the
meantime the city was In the widest terror. The
army had been withdrawn % A. N, l'th), the strag.
Cling cavalry and rabhl- were stripping the ware.
h"usss and railroad dspo,s' and the city was Hunt
l am. very respectfully. your obedient aerva ant,
y. r. CHAhRLiss, Major. sc.
Gen. Sherman's account of the burning is very
full, both in its official report and In his Me-
moirs. II is to the effect that upon o ,terlng the
city he found large piles OF cotton burning in
the streets, and a high wind scattering flakes of
II; that his officers and men, with an old fire
engine. were trying 10 put out the fires: that
toward night the wind carried the flames in the
markcthouse square to buildings fronting upon
1t, and though a large force worked through the
night, a considerable part Of the city was burned
starting Of these long lines of fires In the streets
by the withdrawing Confederate forces. the
proof from their own official files Is now cam
plete. II. v. BoYNToN.