The New York herald., 1863-12-17
WHAT THE PUBLIC THINK or GEN. GRANT.
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Why He Is a Great General and
Great Man,
&C., &C., &c.
rFrom tho Tribune correspondence, Dec 49, !

CuArrAsoccA, Dec. 8, 1855
Grants first campaign here having ended In the
bio the confederscy has yet received what next
Is the question that 10 every rejecting mind.
II is conceded-whch doubt Is the oasetbat the
this quarter and other considerations relating TO
the position and the question OF supplying this army
render another active campaign mpraccsbe before the
ia more proptious and Chattanooga stocked "a
depot 1t necessarily admitted at the tme that
all OF the large army collected here must remain idle
Win Grant thus keep all OF this army three OF four months
doing nothing have no means of answering this ques
ton II had would not un iertaks TO give tho
as It would OF much interest 20 the enemy the
loyal public OF ono thing, however, entirely certain
Grant IL thoroughly earnest ia the business of
ting down this rebellion IN the very shortest time II he
employ the time IN doing anything 10 that end do
believe that he has any idea OF dling away the win
In winter quarters waiting for spring and good roads
believe that he Is OF the opu,on that the blows should
ta quick and heavy, especially as the coniedsracy
reeng under blows already dealt: that a blow for
reason be got in where you would, then shit
little and plant one where you can and where u not ex
pectod wish everybody was as much In earnest and as
little disposed 10 lose time as General Grant think IL
woa d bo well for cnuss II every general who com
mands army should make as good use O the winter
aud his a. boicye General Grant will Lott 10 10
fereuoe alone, might safely conclude this much.
General Grant could not pursuc Bragg for "be
yona bis CONTROL THIS Is "a more literal lact than IL
rentiy happens 20 he. when assigned
An Inc rnoat eonScientious sense He could not pursue
but he can do something else which, IL does not
the end, Will at least probably n up the time.
The Tribune has vel remarked that General Grant may
be trusted. I wish could know that the government
would pond 10 all his suggestions thus unfes rveiy
General Grant docs Dot stand before the country
blaqter but believe be thinks that permitted 70
pey all the that may oo made cooperative, just a.
he is disposed 20 employ them, be would make grand
smah OF what remains of the confedcrscy before tho
spring gets out Of the ground The truth 10 such
a man Grant doposed az H. 70, and holding ne vound
NJ d t1e goceD.si. may "a all D,rf>rg reafing 10 m
great ,o.rk sibord,.d> is>H There me aae
pho us,, means ds he d0e No acc0nD5hei 20
,,eb and II n.o,rei 10 har, hs wy, oif pro.
die, tina, tn anything ho came short u may be traced
either 10 Interference the overriding Of his plans.
ffrom tho Times teditoral), Dec 10
Haiieck couc.sos that Genera Grants two otmpagns
% har Z. .raA
remarkable exploits that be found in military annals
And IL certain tha, In each u them, beside their gen
characterized very auiaoitss u ssniussuch
his cutting loose from his base IN the advance upon
vicksburs, and hts mode of conducting the attack rfon
the stronghold Of Lookout hountainaets which though
utterly opposed g. the peiantc rules 0l small strsegsts
sndof schools yet prove the ofiness of their nspira
ton by the sylendor u their success.
We took occasion ou the receipt of the recent o..
the rout Of bragg 10 note the fact that General
Grant was the only oi officers whose campaigns
ended 10 the destruction OF the oppos ing army or putting
t i95s du oo,at Thus logically terminated the cam
pagn whose orowning act was the battle Of Fort Dunel
son where 1900 rebels pat hsrs dU contaf and
20 coo stand u captured Thus logically termi
mated the camps gu whose crogning oct was ths reduc-
tion OF vlcksSurg and IN which, including the battles
preceding the surrender nty thousand rebels we're put
nor. q. fs,s ana s1 nSssnd stand q arm. .sfe
nsted the late campaign in Northern Gergis-for at
chaitinfoEa seysn thousand reDsh were e.g.uret a.
usny killed and wounded, and the rest n
Brass army sent 10 such rOut and dsmay that
OF the obstacles q nature swed hs from tue sword
Of the c nquefor. II In not invidous 10 sayior Is a
fact known ~ very 10 n country that while these
three csnpasns n General Grant terminated thus, we
have not In our service anothfr omoer of any rank Who
has conducted n sngs campaign Lat has bad what &c
may not Improperly designate ~ lngcs term nation.
Geu-rs Grant bs- Tins vha, ~e could visn other
generals had might yot win. NE hai bs AZ
ltofd rrd tr1ir liBs dron1 c tsi6l<f Of ~. world
onf 1rao~g t.< patriot hero>I 4 f--cr q tghnts fsrf
isss gly no midas, fs nd stngl> r1r; J,f ,chsA
= seud ,c an ssroral< ant gratsfui n,,g for Aa
country % r,cag-sis> by putting rP0n q 90 seli