The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-08-29


bat ,hs, am last ~ h.ppy uads thes
obspgtd conditions as beiore.
TIE general ba hos. Of iriends 10 Ns'
England. and eply short time sso. whel
attending religious convention 10 Bo,tcl
lis nsne was suggested a. . esndidab
for the presidency, He ssplaadid typ,
Of toe Ar,eficsn soldier. comhinlns sin
plicity Of msnntr, parity OF character enc
ind IN liable bravery 10 one and The sam
per onsse Although retired from thi
srms. be b.. not retired from seiise life
and Is tiill engssed In good work 10 col
ueeiion ~ilh some OF the larsts, rclisiou'
orssr ziions 10 the oeptiry, for ssme o
sbi h II will be recalled. he he's don't
splendii service during The past few year
ana tis connection with the Freedmen,
Bu,eau, iss matter OF history.
Another OLD resident veteran OF that Vei
moot city is General I, 3, Peck, Tor many
years The Aiiatsnt General oi The state
aud prominent u. A, Il, man. known eli
over tee Uaited Htstes, Meeting him Ia
company With O,ptsin II. o. Wheeler, 30
other old war veteran, bat nov snperin
icnaea, OF u incation Of the city OF Bari
iogtor, 1t was natural that the convefss
tiou thoad drif into military teminis
cencos. Among oiber ,bings. Gen. Peck
spoke Of Gen. w. I. sherman snd bis
last Wait to Burios ton sboit six months
before his destb, Duriog his stay Gen
Sherman, Gen. Peck aud the former's
dsuc hter and the lstter's wife we're driv
log through the streets Of the city and
naturally the talk was Of the camp aud
and field, Gen, Sherman said tha, when
il was fret suggested that Gen. Grant
should be President be cane TO Gen. Sher
msn and said;
wha. do you think. Tecum' They
wsut me 10 be President.
He called me 'recump' and ! always
called him 'Uiyss'. G,ler,l Shsrmin el
planned
Don't you take tho efice, said Gen.
Sherman. Whst eort OF President
would you maker You're good soldier,
but you're no politician,
Bat it was no use. continued Gen, Sher
man. They made him president snd
they made me general OF the army. and
what do do nowp Nothing. Them
fellows at Washington run the whole bust
ness and | ride around the country. i
might Just as well be 10 Europe, Now,
there's my brother John, He makes y
good Senator, but what kind OF u Senstor
xoul maker Woy, I'd get them oil
together by the ears it no time. E'cry
man to his trade,
There was u good deal OF rivalry be
tween General Shsrman's army aud the
army OF the Potomac in those fighting
DAYS, and after the war there was some
sort OF q reunion OF the latter army 10
Boston, 10 which General Sherman was
invited snd where he made q speech, In
the oou % OF which he took them to task
for assuming supremacy over his owp
army; and continued amidst great con
fusion to say: Why. it seems to me that
| was marching across the Southern coun
try with my army, while were living
on lat rstions, and every day the news
papers kept printing the same report. All
quiet on the Potomso.
The uprosr OF the soldiers grew so great
that the presiding officer had difficulty 10
restoring them toorder, Remember. boys
said he. that General Sherman is our
guest, and le. him say what be likes.
General Peek gave this rs an illustration
Of Gen. Shermah's lack Of tsct.
Daring our ride. said General Peck i,
General Sherman. who was not altogether
orthodox II his language, interlsrded bis
remarks with good many eIplstiSe ),
aud bis daughter who sat ohind him
with Mrs, Peek. touched him on the
shoulder and said;
Remember, papa, there are lstiss on
the back seat.
Then the General would turn around.
give . military salute, end say;
Beg pardon. / forgot myself II won't
occur sgsip,
Bat 10 few minutes be was oil excite
mept and tho swear words would clip
ont ubeI oectedly and nniatentionslly.
and sgsin his daughter wonld touch him
aud say:
The slme ladies' are here Jet, ps.
Again the military salute; the apology
and prou.ite Of cessation OF profanity.
This wss repeated several timer, and 81
last General Sherman ssid;
All right. I'll try aud remember this
time, bat you must remember that there
are q couple o. old war dogs on the front
seat,
Six months later, as General Sherman
Icy dead 10 bis oolHa 10 Wsshing ton, 10
seph L. Jobnson, the rebel General, who
vas one OF General 5hermsn's vsrmess
friends before the var, stood by the open
coiIln OF the dead hero Of the march
through G4orgi.. sttokins bis fofsbesd
~ be Iy t1ere in state. II ws, said
General Peek, one oi the most touching
end pathetic incidents dating the funeral
monies.
Trouble for TnoMas