Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-15
Gen. GRAFT and his Policy.


Gen. Grant has on. thing "a n. favor. IN
. degree possessed by no other army coss-
maBdsr. lie has been trisd and found
equal to every position hs has fiied. He
has another thing that greatly ads hia. ia
fuA confidence Of the country. The people
lave faith m La and IN Ais ability 70 ae-
ee1plish has purposes. IL iisAtines takes
men Of military sdscstien and training 20
Judge corr~ctly o. military nD0veBsns, but
there are certain tbinss connected viii ar
nv oPer.noas 81 -hieh men % comuon DIS
ear-nsas and ordinary Judgment can form
correct episioas- One o. Gen. Grants ~
ce-t orders comes into this category lie
has just ordered several Of the CensrAls 10
report Tor duty souaevherc else besides ne
amy 81 the Po;ouac- Oar army in Virgin
"A las beeH saerisced Ghree or fosr tiu,e..
ey the atrocities % corp. .sd diyi.ioa cosa-
naanaers- Gen POps With al The ins~nss
dissGrantAgss against Inn ~oal have
whipped Lee had q not besa for he trsasoa
Of Fif1 John Porter Became MeCIeII.n
lad been sOPsrceded b. Pope. Porter dis-
o5eyed tie order. Of the ne- Commander
and refused 70 bring la, divi.ioa % 20 RI
inf0rce Our troops. 1sfil to favored mo-
1ent passed. and victory vas Iost- Pope
vas the victim Of q conspiracy .Boag the
Otioers IN lis ON army. Burnside suffer
Cd IN the sane -ay Af Frsdsrieksbsrg.
Had Gen Franklis ard other corps COM
zaARdsr. seconded and supported kim. he
would have s8oceedcd. Dat insteaS OF this
they Plsyed very nearly the sane game on
him thss -ss played on Pope t., recent
rsOvenents q Gen. Grant IN sending OF %
sODs other qsarter. tbs class % oficsrs.
proves very clearly thai be under,s.sds BIS
business lie IS dsternined 70 have corp.
and dlvIsiOn commanders that be caa RELY
upon. a-d q u no small eoapliusenf TO our
sws Gen. HO-srd. that ~ has hsen select
e. - connand one third Of his army IN his
coming Virginia operations
Gen. Grant is dong Nnosbsr sxeeusss
tAing Tor himself and The array. lie ). or
dering cur of5cers -bo have besn los6nr
around WAskIngtOu and other large cities
into active dsty. We have lad too many
Of tins class ever since The var began
These sbOulder strap gentry have been d.
rag the past ~inier almost AZ plenty a. The
frogs 10 Egypt. all over fbs oosnsry. Gen.
GrAnt - iarthsr reducing svcry thing - tss
army % a regular system. Civilisn. az
being ordered away from he frSni and seat
home 70 attend % some OtLeT bushes. BE-
side- . commanding the army Of tbo Poio-
mac Quist and unobtrusivs. Gen Grant
10 moving srOund among BIS asu. an -
Little sisPlay attend, hia uhsrCysT - gos..
that the soidisrs arr rot aware that be h.s
been among then. until Informed a "a a.
tsrvArds. Have ~e not all rcasos 10 hope
that a nev era - 20 b. InasGsrafci ~ ihs
srrny Of toe POtomsc. that ths -intsr Of
car discOntent - ~ give uay 10 bright
- and more Auspici0us dsv. Nearly al
our past reverses can ~ traced dir-cily %
tbs insfboi-ncy Or treas0n u our military
eommandsrs- Ths rank aad fis. uith q
very fe- sEosptions have alrays fosEbs
brsvelv. Nee thai -s have q eeneral be-
whom ths cosntry has iHpiicit cos6dsucs.
Mo sss -orked out f0r hius.Ha military
rePotat'on already. lsf 10 bop- LAT lbs
opening oanPaaEu ~il BE- ~ ass a. 10 Toe
drains Of this reos4iso.. resulting - ~ re-
st0raiIon Of persansut snd sadsrIrs
peace.