Show SHERMANS CAREER The Senator Sketches That of the General IN CALIFORNIA ASD TIE SOUTH His Patrlotlpm Tlie Charce of Insanity How Lincolns Assassination Changed the Flea Recnnslnctiou NEW YORK April 6At tho Loyal Legion banquet tonight Senator Sherman r diponded to the toast in honor of tho memory of General W T Sherman In an interesting speech of great length bore viewed the career 01 the general from early childhood Ho spoke about the warm confidence and affection which had always existed between them told how ticy separated alter the death ol their father and stated at that timo when the general Tfnt to West Point there commenced com-menced between them a correspondence which continued up to within One week of bo generals death only Interrupted when the thread of their lives broughtthom together to-gether at Washington He detailed the generals career in California through the gold excitement as banker and lawyer told about his return to the cast and employment em-ployment In a military acadamy in Louisiana Louis-iana As to the general taking sides in the war tho Senator said the motivo which led him into it was bis intense patriot patrot ism Secession would destroy tbe union and therefore ho was opposed to secession se-cession This is certain ho did not enter the military service on nccount of slavery for his sympathies and friendships were largely with the south In a lettr written In j the fall of 1 5 cougratulating his brother upon his election as member to Congress tmsaid As a young member I hope you will not be too forward especially espe-cially on the question of slavorj which It seems is rising every year moro and more into a question of real danger notwithstanding notwith-standing compromises Having lived a great deal in the south I think I know practically more about slavery than you do I it were a new question no one would contend for introducing It but this is an old and historic fact that you must take as you find it After reviewing General Shermans resignation from the Louisiana academy acad-emy etc the senator said the general came to Washineton in March 1SG1 to advise thoauthorities of the condition condi-tion of affairs in the south and offer his services He was amazed at the apathy he found He talked to President Lincoln who said he hoped they would not need soldiers What was said by Lincoln was kindly meant but it bad an unpleasant tffect upon General Sherman who when leaving said to his brother These men are sleeping on a volcano but I have done my duty The Senator touched on the attack of certain newspapers on the general at the time of his assertion that 200000 troops would bo required to open up the Mississippi Missis-sippi river and said In reference thereto I knew full Well the charge of insanity was false and understood better than any one else his strong opinions as to the na tureof the varand how easily his frank and open but true declaration could be be used as evidence of timidity or oven insanity in-sanity I The Senator went on to show how the drift or events soon gave Sherman an op pormnity to demonstrate his sanity Speaking of his part in the battle of Shilob the Senator said that there commenced his friendship with General Grant which like Damon and Pythias has been made the subject of song and story I was one of the most interesting incidents of the war andcontinued unbroken while both lived whie Speaking of the row which was raised over the first surrender ranged between Sherman and Johnson the Senator said he knows that the general believed in agree ree leg to those terms He was carrying out the policy outlined by President Lincoln In I the famous interview at Hampton Roads He did not know however that the brutal murder of Lincoln had aroused in the minds of tho northern people a deeD feelng of resentmout which would not tolerate the liberal terms granted to Johnston and the remnant of the rebel forces The fatal bullbt bad changed the whole situation But for this desperato act the wbolo history his-tory of reconstruction would havo been reversed re-versed As it was the old cryngains Sherman was again started until the gen orous kindness of General Grant came to his relief new terms were agreed on and the war closed Speakinc of the traits of the general character the Senator said he was distinguish distin-guish d first of all from early boyhood for love and veneration for veneraton nnu obedience to his mother and iiff ction for his faintly Ho Billy spoke of the affection in the army for Unclo |