Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-10-07


Brig. General BuoKLANp, as an officer of the
Army, has carved name honorable to any pa
triOt. Grasping the social and civil. questions
involved strongly, and weighing them and their
complications and results with the accuracy of
| sound and candid Judgment, he has not only
commanded well in a military sense, but has
added to the manner and spirit of his command
ing, what military science cannot give-what
comes only from apatriot's view of these results
| as presented in large and sober experience of
civil affairs. -
GRANT fitted himself for his present unpre-
| tending but pre-eminently successful discharge
of the most perplexing unprecedented and far
reaching duties, not only by his military stud
les and army experience but by his life as a
citizen, taking up and penetrating the genius
and customs and historic facts of the Anglo-
American people as people. His military op-
eratiOns never do. violence to the genius of our
civil institutions. ana f,...s5,...l-|
Gen. BUcKLAND brought a correct appreheDs-
ion of our civil affairs in time of peace to the
field, acquired military skill in leading in the
advance our armies, he moves with the vanguard
of those who correctly apprehend the questions
of to-day as they settle themselves Tor give rise
to new ones in the rapid shift of events.) He
has won laurels worthy of any warrior on the
field, caring for the common soldier with the
tenderness of father and winning his love, COM
maIIding the confidence and esteem of his sub
ordinate officers and receiving the cordial and
constant appreciation of his superiors. And
what many, otherwise good soldiers have not
DONE he has withstood all temptations to cor
ruption. No man has been bold enough TO ap-
proach him with plans of collusion with the en-
emy or with the spectators that swarm around
the army-"for consideration Upright in his
purposes s-serving his country for its good, in
stead of his own-prudent in his judgments,
bringing with him SO much valuable knowledge
and experience-he has administered success
fully difficult civil affairs where others have
failed. SHERMAN doubted his own success at
Memphis-BUCKIkND has succeeded.
Meaning no disparagement of the noble efforts
so many of you at home have put forth to aid
those of US whO have been in the field, Gas hon
orable to you in your places as ours to us,)
must tell you frankly that certain facts come be-
fore us in the army which give US an advantage
over you in understanding the state OF affairs in
the South, and the details of steps necessary TO
the restoration OF fpermanent peace and prosper
ity. The next Congress must have much to do
with restoration. Gen. BuCKLAND, so well quail
fed for seat in that Congress otherwise, brings
with him this peculiar advantage He offered
his life to his country in the day of its peril =
Shiloh and Vicksburg and lesser affairs ofgreat
credit, will ever remain witnesses of his cOur-
age, sKlll, prudence ana TarloGlsn- MuICltuucS
have fallen around him. He has been spared
for other important services. .fss 'et.
You ask what the officers and soldiers would
say upon the question of his election. | cannot
answer for all, but for myself and all whom
have MET, | may say that we expect every fair
minded patriot in that District TO vote for Gen.
Buckland-not only as honoring the brave, but
as sending TO the next Congress a Representa-
tive honest, prudent, capable, and especially
fitted by his army experience for the most sue
cessful discharge of the peculiarly difficult du-
ties to be imposed upon lis members-
Very truly, yours, j. E., in.