Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-19
The New Yankee Idol.

The following paragraph, clipped IRON late lankee
journal exhibits the latest phase OF the spirit OF man
soshp 90 prevalent with that singular race and which
"a always sign Of defective civilization, and proof
of the absence among the WOrshippers Of those high
moral traits which they suppose to be embodied in the
object of their alteration:
ION Thursday afternoon an officer, leading child BY
The hand quietly aud modesy entered the dining room
AZ WlllArds and took p .o5 a. the table. gentle
mAn from New Orleans and his daughters reeogn zed
him. rose from their seats and shook hands With him
cordially In AAsh, by electric Communication, the
news that General Grant in the spread through
the immense hotel and the hundreds OF guests-SenA
tors Re representatives. Supreme Court Judges, women,
OH eTs lawyers, and all the customary household Of
Wilards-spraBg from their seals and cheered in the
mOst tremendous manner, and crowded around the
bushinR and confused object Of this sudd.n ovation
When his meal concluded aud be left the room, It
vas but fall into another see0e OF enthusiastic love
that awaited him from great crowd IN the lower hall
retreat iron this superior tores up the tt2r case
and 70 bis room WAS characterised by unsoidsl olnsn
ing. The reception Of General Grant II the Presidents
eves in the evening furious than any scene
hat ever IrAnspred the Est Room. he vas literally
lifted up for while, and in obedience to demand aud
70 . necessity, great was the desire TO have far
oOk AZ him he was obliged mount sofa under tie
Of Secretary Seward who preceded him to bas
elevation. There has never been sueh coat tearing,
bu!ton-burslng Jam in the White House this soldier
- oceasiOned The cheering Aad waving OF handler
chiefs was in the customary fury Of Americans over
popular lAVOiitCA"
When this new dsmigOd made to dsplAee another
RosecranS) a. be in turn will be displaced after =
ahiIe by soma other, furnished our readers with
such plrteulars OF his life and exploits known
to ID. 1t may not be Out Of place, now that he has
assembled higher rank and attracted that additional
admiration which in Yankee contemplation alWAys
svSS il proportion with the rank enjoyed by the OBJ
Jet Of it. to revive Of the particulars then set
forth. Ulysses 8. Grant q regimentA quArtermAster
In the old army In which position be distinguished
only for his love Of strong drink His FIRST apps
in the present war in any conspicuous capacity, was at
Belmont, whore, in conjunction with heCiernand, he
Surprised ConfsdsrAts camp aud might have gained
victory if Polk had NOT crossed the river in TINA to
infOroS PlOs, when the two whipped him back isnO-
ninOusy and eiSAsOusy to his boats by which he was
glad to make escape. The enterprise however,
hiStSd bOlduess and thO general absence Of this quail
y at the time among the Yankee Generals secured for
nm psOnOtiOn,I and gave him the command Of ZONE
$1,000 or mJrs gathered in front of Sydney
Johnston, At Bowling Green.
The winter floods enabled the enemy 10 carry the IN
adequate dSfsnces the mouths Of the Cumberland
and Tennessee rivers to land men at pleasure below
Fort DSnelsOn and TO attack t simultaneously BY land
and water The gArSisOa at this place very small
in comparison with the investing force and the lines Of
fOrti6SAtiOn, in many places, weak heroic defence
made. For thres days the enemy repused with
fearful slaughter, his losses in dead alone being nearly
large whole garrison. The place not car
RED By assault bat capitalized. Very many of the
demonstrated AgAinss the surrender, and few now
doubt that BY proper management the: whole Of them
could have cut their way without serious resistance
In these two 6gAs-Et Belmont and DOnelsOn-the great
Ulysses uAs in One instance defeated positively, and ia
the next, gained victory, Of which bnt Yankee
would or could boast.
Grants next appearance Was at Shiloh 10 the FIRST
days 6ght he surprised aud shamSfuly beaten on
the second day, Buel, Who Grants superior, and
had arrived with heavy achievements took command
and to him Is ddS the credit such Il H. of attacking
dsOrgaazsd army, half the siz, Of his own, and Of
falling signally 70 MAXI Il DO more thaa relnqulsh al
leisure part OF the enormous spOs which s had won
the day before Here there was no victory to any one
on the Yankee aida, Aad CO. tIinlf none to Grant.
Alter shsrmaa's failure at vioksburg, Grant super
esded him. With unlimited and means at his COM
the naval officers had succeeded In running both gua
boats aud transports past the Confederate bAseres
Marching his men rapidly DOM the west bank Of the
liver, he erred them and precpitated them upon
Grand Guls-a strong position, which, like Donelson,
vas ineomplstsIy fortified and feebly gArrisoned.-
Grants success this point due to the gum
Ooas than 70 his oWn skill Aud now occurred the only
movement which entltles him to praise and evirces
gsnerashlp With celebrity uneIAmpled in the history
Of Yankee warfare be plshsd forward his huge eel
unns upset PsmbarlOn without the least difficulty, in
vested Vcksburg, established his communications with
the river both above aalbA1E the city, protected his
rear from Johnston by formidable works and, after
number Of unsuccessful attempts to storm the place. sat
down Iesurey 70 reduce Il By SIEGE which he at length
did without serious hoestatiOn either in front
Here be vas indebted more to the Confederate Gov
srnment than to his own genius for his success He
showed energy BY the rapidly Of his movements and
displayed skin in in.erpOsng bis army between Penn
berton and Johnston bat If either his courage or his
skin bai been extraordinary he would have crushed his
incompetent antagonist in Vicksburg easily almost
he had done At Bakers creek battle which lhe
Yankees made great dsAl OF noise, hut In realty
battle at all; for we remember that one Of the ablsst
Confederate officers engaged In il laughed a. the idea Of
dguifyng Il with she name Of bAttle II was not Grants
SsnsrAship 90 naes his opponents utter neIperi-
snes In Geld fghting and his ONn overwhelming num-
bers, which enabled him TO carry everything before him
az sChAmpiOn's Hill" like shirIwind.
hnsxt appearances uss at chattanooga, where the
discord exsstng between the commanding general on