The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-11
1he Lieutenant Gensyulcy Of the Fasstee 4yuav
-A csn0teyil Rsusess oft Generals

-A csaotevi0 Rsv;ev Of the Generals.
A very interesting debate took place Ia the
Iahkee Senate upon the passage Of the bill
creating the office OF Lieutenant Genera,
which has since been fled by the appo,,t, ,
ment of Gen. Grant. All such d,scnss,ons
are interesting in this country, and this one
particularly So
AR. Grimes was convinced that the best
interests OF the country REQUIRED that tba
biz anoui; not pass. Gen Scott had remain
ca III Lae army many years, Distinguishing
nimseit III the war of lSl2-'l4, and an a,ons,
do"n 20 1916, when he led our armies victo-
Tiously through Mexico to tho hal,s q. The
Montezumas, ard yet the Office of Liepten.
ant General was not directly conferred upon
him. but only by breyes
This office ts designed to be of an aSy,scrv
character, but Gen. Grant is man Of actJor
and would desire to be leading armies In the
nela. Inc passage Of the resolution. he
thought, would lnjure Gen. Grants irausnre
IN the army, ana since It's passage In the
itouse TIE Genera' had written ist,ar say
Ing his country had already largely honorej
him. 1t had been said that we wanted , live
General here, Implying that the present in
cumoent OF the Chief command (ien. Hal
iookj was deficient, and responsible for tLa
many blunders which have been committed
was he responsible for the late expedition
20 Jacksonville, Bla., place which we had
once or twice before captured and aban.
doneo because 1t was not worth having. and
aiso 1or the ridiculous expedition Of Gen.
BANKS 10 New Orleans, spending fiffv or
sixty millions, and resulting finally In the
capture OF Port Hudson, which would have
fallen anyhow day after the taking OF
V1cksburgY lie was no particular friend of
zen. Hallechs, but lie wished to sea fair
play. Gen. Grant was wanted for the mr.
poses contemplated In tho West Flo could
not dlrect and eommand the Army of the
rotomac at the foot of Lookout Mountain.
nor dlrect the Operations In South Carolina.
Some OF Gen. Grants best friends In the
army were satisfied as il Is, and he was not
disposed to establish this precedent of In
creaslng salaries In this way. He thought
man could command as well as a Major at
5000 as he could as Lieutenant General
at $l2,OoO or $4,000 There were others
VINO would look to the passage OF this bill.
hoping for the same thing themselves.
Mr. sherman said that the creation Of the
once OF Lieutenant General was not de-
signed to reflect upon any other command
ers, or to strike at Gen. Halleck. There was
no proper comparison between the services
OF Gen. Scott and Gen. Grant. There wers
but two Major Generals In the army in the
Mexican war; and the whole army In Mexi>
co, under command of Gen. Scott. was not
equal at any time to the one army of Gen.
Grant. No man on the continent had won
such victories or achieved 60 much. After
his other operations Vicksburg had been
pronounced impregnable. We had failed 10
capture 1t, and Ii was declared In this coun
try and II Europe a. impossible OF capture.
but Gen. Grant organized his own plans.
away from Washington, and 1t was captured.
For these great achievements We cannot
give him less honor than the promotion Of
the degree. II any other Generals win eouai
victories he would willingly give them the
same honor. There are now seventy Major
Generals In the army, and may not one Of
tnem DO entitled to higher rank than the
others! General Grant b that man. He was
not prepared TO condemn General HalleeL ar
9en. Meade, or any one else, In regard 70 fhe
lact that tho Army Of the Potomac was now
wnere It was two years ago. The Pressdent
was IN position to know, and he did nat IA
20; When any officer should. however. by
lighting two or threa successive battiea With .
zen. Lee, drive back his army ana "a for
ward and capture Richmond, he vouid con.
- NJ tns same honor - now proposed upon
". Johnson - be shonla voss f,r the brl.
SAVING u t, thu President % name tho olloer
|or the position. Hs dsseudsd 0ans9al Hal.
eeS, eay'rg thai hs conducted the Corinth
'smpai.a succsssiully AsreGards the Army
= IN F0sonss, the fAith Of that army showed
- nndyinx loyalty and stssdfAssnss. Sinco !
aaf array has is2n IN the 1sld ID kas lostpoae /
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