The national Republican., 1862-09-18
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The annexed article, from the New Yosh
Eveshg Poa, win be read win great int~-
este II gives an instance Of lie >promptss !.
gacity of tbst one Of our generals who has
been the most successful in tho greatest A.
fairs.
The wisdom Of General Grant ,is Of, the
courageous sort.
He has been much censured by the small
military critics for posting his army at Pitts,
burg Landing, on the left bank Of the Ten
nessee river. He ought, nay they, 70 have
posted II on the right bank, 80 q to have In.
terposed the river betwees himself and Gene
raj Beauregard, and made himself thus secure
from attack. There same views were urged
upon him at the time by host Of advisers.
He replied that his object was, not to guard
himself from attack, but to get possession ol
the Valley Of the Mississippi; that he would
to bc sure, he safe from attack on the right
bank Of the Tennessee, but that General
Beaurcgard wonh then advance 10 The left
bank, prevent his Crossing, and hold him in
check for sp indefinite period. II TO obtain
q safe position was the thing aimed at, he
need not have gone up the Tennessee at all
but might have remained in Kentucky. He
had gone there. however. for no object oI
mere safety. but to p,epace and attack the
enemy, and should take that side OF the Ten.
neesee which would enable him to accomplish
this design. Such, in substance. was the To-
ply Of this firm, and far-siyhte'i general, to the
crowd Of timid and imbccile advisers, whoee
only theory Of war wa, to he Nit, even, II to
be so, all expectation Of accomplishing any.
thing was abandoned. We have had such
advisers everywhere during this war, but we
have moi had everywhere generals like Grant,
| with the .euse and firnpess 70 treat the coun.
ncls Of short sighted timidi'y ~ they ought 10
ba treated ~.
From N. N. Y Egsrtug rr+
Gen-vss Grant.
| The Washington R'Puhio," rsya "i ,his o,.
| icer
There ~ au INCREASING desire that ihil ~.
ways successful general should bo placed 10
| acme command in this quarter. He 10 a hghi
ing general. and that IL what the crisis cai .
| for, The country has rcnddeDcs IN tho ma u
| y ho captured Port Dopeison eud won the bat
tie ~ Pittsburg Landing. the great battle Of 'hs
gsr, and which General Grant would have fol.
| loved Nj 10 the utter destruction ci the eneB I
| If he had not bssn restrained By higher All.
| thority."
| We have beard recently an inciden, beariD4 4
| 90 the capture Of Fort DonelsoD- tightly called
"ths mosi fruitful victory OF The war y hiC .
| shows Major Gen, Gfaut To po.se-r the sans
KIDD OF military genius which has cu several
occasions dis,irsuisbed Msjor General Slgel.
reHdiuees Of resource, instant apprehension n
3 iificult military situation, and capacity -
SEQ and s.i1e no opportunity which me'a
commonplace commander would have loet
Daring the night previous to the surrender
Of tho enemy Grant va. called away By
a message from Commodore Fcote, to !
CONSULTATION With that officer. % h,, r.
| turn hs was met by ap aid, who tnicrmei
him that cur left was strongly attacked BY
The entlny that our troop. were nucs
dsmor aliynd, and thst tie hattie wss likely TO
go against TIE, The enemy bad csrfrrsd pun.
bss "f prisoners from is, and ~as ei,vsuciug 10
force, IL wsa thought, to surround part .t
onr discouraged aad w,sried troops, with .
psoepana ~ gaining further success. Affair."
looked gloomy, hut Grsnt wan not 10 h. de-.
ceiyed BY locke
Have you captured any OF the rebels - be
asked. "Thres OF four, only" bo was told
Go instantly and search their hsver.acks -
was bis orderi If You and anything there, ls,
mo hear"
I. wac quickly reported to the General that
the rebel 4o!diers had three days ration, iu
their Inge, Z" thought as much" said Grant,
the rebsls are worse oI than we are instead
Of seeking Ia capture US. they arc trying IA
cut their way out. Our army is weak, weaied
and discouraged; but 40 Ia the cnemy's Il,
such case, tho force which attacks bas always
the moral advaG,ags. Prepare instantly 70, q
general assault, tor We have got them, sure
The result everybody knows the cbels wer.
playing their last card the moment lbey wer.
vigorously pressed Buckner gave up The con
tes: and wrois to Grant to make terms