Dear Brother: I had
a pleasant trip to Detroit, reaching there in a snowstorm on Wednesday morning.
I got a couple hours of quiet, and then for two days was kept on the jump, visited
and dined, when I got away. I think I must have touched the hands of 10,000
people. At the dinner we had the best people of the city, who were even more
eulogistic than usual. I saw Mr. Cass, who sat in a chair and was seemingly
much flattered by my visit. He simply said that he hoped the present peace
would not be disturbed by experiments. We cannot shove the South back as
Territories, and all steps to that end must fail for many reasons, if no other
than that it compels the people already there to assume a hostile attitude. The
well disposed of the South must again be trusted we cannot help it. You are
classed universally as one of the rising statesmen, above mere party rules. And
whilst you should not separate from your party, you can moderate the severity
of their counsels.
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Major General William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, February 11, 1866
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION
OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Sr. Louis, Feb. 11, 1866.
Affectionately,
W. T. SHERMAN.
SOURCE: Rachel Sherman
Thorndike, Editor, The Sherman Letters: Correspondence Between General
and Senator Sherman from 1837 to 1891, p. 262
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