A despatch to the New York Times
from Philadelphia gives the follow
ing report of the remarks made by
General Sheridan, in the cars be
tween Washington and Baltimore:
On the cars coming from Baltimore
General Sheridan spoke as follows
upon the vital subject of the hour:
“The reconstruction acts of Con
gress are the only measures calculat
ed to benefit the'people of the South
ern States. A.ll my acts while in
command of the Department of Mis
sissippi and Louisiana w’cro not on
ly fully endorsed by General Grant,
but in reality' might be considered
the execution" of General Grant’s own
orders. If the first letter written by
General Grant to President Johnson,
regarding my’ removal, was to be
made public, the people of the North
would be astonished at its radical
tone; and when it is published the
people will find that he( Grant) is
Radical to the core.
“As far as Radicalism is concerned,
General Grant is more so than I am ;
and in several instances I have writ
ten to him asking him to modify the
instruct ons sent ine as being too ex
treme to suit the occas on for which
they were intended.”
The General spoke freely and un
reservedly during the passage of the
cars from Washington to Baltimore
on the prominent topics of the day,
and bis vhws respecting reconstruc
tion are of the most Radical stamp.
