Show general sherman as a possible president it is not often that the soldier can write of battle as well as he fights them but the bent of general mans mind is analytic and he explains an action as perfectly as lie he plans it al AD his fighting was thoroughly scientific the southern papers called him the great yankee flanker which is as high praise as a soldier could ask nothing Hg caused the southern people more humiliations humiliation as shown by their newspaper comments at the time than that atlanta fell without a great battle A short fight for the possession of a railroad settled its fate this is war on scientific principles and the mind which can conceive the strategy necessary lor for such dudli success and the will which carries it through make its possessor eminent in eitner either war or peace as opportunity offers not the least interest interesting im ot of the incidents of the georgia campaign is the picture of gent ral sherman in nis his tent carefully studying the county tax assessors reports ot of georgia to ascertain from the valuation what counties would furnish most subsistence to his marcham marc biner armies As to pure pare party politics general sherman it intensely averse to them least of all would he be be in any sense a blood shirt candidate he has never given the slightest leaning to that objection able phase of partisanship lie he is too broadminded broad minded to take so narrow a view of the cOun doun too thoroughly independent to conceal or disguise his convictions As president the south would find in him aim not the ruthless soldier of 1861 but the generous victor as he appeared making terms of peace with general johnson once his opponent and now hoerold time friend the general himself is inclined to regard anyone any one who speaks of him in connection with the presidency as harboring evil designs on his bis peace of mind and well being but tor for all that there are those who look to him only with respect and affection who would delight to see the honors of a long life crowned by his election as magistrate of thi the country be has served so well north american review for april a |