Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-30
Lincoln and Grant,

movement a. formidable as possible. Compromise was
out Of the question. The people aud the politicians Of
New EuglAnd we're determined 70 rule or ruin. UnAbe
to oonirOl the whole UnOn, they bent on dividing
IL in oase the South refused 10 submit Internationally
70 he terms Of III. Republican party, which Weie The
extinction Of slavery and the Capitalization OF power
/ in the Government at Washington. This policy, be
f,resav would destroy the UOion. be and others who
agreed With him did not dare to oppose openly this
poey let theyshoad loss their seats in Congress and
men more radical be sent in their places.
When Lincoln vas installed, he not 10 the secret
Of Buuetons oOscju;ors, bat Seward laid hold Of him
he became bit OF putty In the plastic hands of the
vny New Yorker Instructed by Seward, be has
steadily but silently befrended the South snd bent all
bs energies to the 4, s.1ueOn Of The UaOn Compelled
70 Weld % the oamor OF hs people for RECOMMENDATION
h has taken pains sst 60 make the souh united In
resistance a. possible and second 70 secure oonsol-
listed military despotam over both North and South In
ss the latter sAould prove, in spite Of his Crel aid
ppabs 70 resist the overwhelming armies which the
useple placed al his dsposal His emanOip ,tioH and
ouaseslon scts bis selection OF fsrOOOua Generals,
his removal Ct odiceFs Ebo discovered genuine military
sby-ln fact every step he has taken sho how
rssy he has lent himself to the New Epgand policy OF
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tyranny upon the ruins Of the Government bequesihed
BY the fsthsrs
60 long a. tbs armies Of tsS South we're commanded
BY humane and esutops men, like Mcdowell, Mcclellan,
Boeu and Meade, there we're lnsupeFabe obstacles 10
the way Of accomplishing bis designs. Grant being
Democrat he vas loath TO call him to the eeAd Of the
s,my md twas not until he became convinced that
Grants real object TO squsnder sc much life pos
sbs, Whs damaging The ConfsdeFsses as little pos
sibe. tina. he called him 20 DIS side and made hiG
partner in the New England conspiracy, for ensuFng the
/ dsruptlou Of The UaiOn and the establishment Of
military monarchy, under the fOrm Of perpetual
p,sIdepoy For this as Tor all other discoveries at
,,,bu,sd falsely 10 himself, Lincoln Ia indebted TO
Seward The Geld, persing eye Of Seward had watched
Grant attsnVey from the very beginning Of his career
Ne saw hin rush his against tho works as Donel
son until the number Galn Gqusled the number oil the
defenders. BE saw BE purpose to sacrifice the last
man defeated By the surrender Of the Heslsd sle gar
,son ana the pleasure be tOOk ia capturing instead
Killing them. q sas him eIpyss bis army 70 dsstruO
tos a shioh under the prstenee Of surprise, end
sI.psrsed his successful Efforts prevent Buell. from
-solpq the foil frus Of the attack upon dsorSsn Esd
handful OF camp pandeFeFs, who we're thus permitted
IN make toOi .belr escape 70 OOFnlh. At VioksbufR
Ne saw him force his against the fresh lines Of the
Confederass mt toe air putrid With the stsnch Of
bis dead. He saw that tbe s.ssu!ng columns did not
cooperate, and ths, tlelr supports Lasys failed 10
come up Ia Time Hence the delay Of month";, during
| which be men died Ike sheep with che rot When,
stsr all his waiting be found Johnston would not at
.ack him and Pem6erton surrendered Unexpectedly he
2ok care that the large army thus captured shoud be
promply parOlsd and sent home for further service
Again, az L9okod, Mountain, when the men under
Srsgz, dshearteued and disrusiu aed at che first as
ssu he halted he pursuit. az the frs excuse Of check
ana allowed the routed and dsmorallz,d mob whole
riatsr 10 reosgsn and rsouperAs, under new COM
msnder, into tbst formidable army which has held
/ Sherlnsns 100 600 60 lOog az bay.
Seeing al this, Seward discovered the vs,y man be
wanted man who was evidently so:ing out delib-
eratsy formed plan to XII up the Union armies as fast
as possible, achieving victories which ruined bis cause
ard promoted that Of his ensmy-a man who, Of his
own accord was quietly carrying Odt the secret pur-
poses Of the New E9gAnd cabal Not a moment wss
lost in calling him 60 the head OF the Federal armies
noe then, Grants career has been perfectly described
| In two sentsueos, by the Montreal Telegraph "The
Federal armies have been HURLED to certain slaughter
"by hard heartsd1ess Forss than devsh No General
ever exhibited so great sn Ind srenos to the live, of
bis soldiers as Grant; This Is as pointed and rus as
language Gn make L. The Virgl0s campaign has been
one uninterrupted massacre. From the Wilderness to
the Weldon road the carnage hss been horrible beyond
precedent Il would 6s easy to SHOW thai this esrnage
vas not acoident8l--tha; murd 3rous motives alone
prompted the choice Of the overland route, and that
Grant after being fully admitted Into the secrets Of the
/ Nez Enghni Dsuniol Lsague has carried out their
instructions with dsndsh alacrity in the destruction
Of life watch has 6lsd che European world with IN
elgned horror. WhO believes that after this wApton
aud aEful waste Of life he would have been retained in
command OF hs Army Of the Potomac, f there did not
exist an understanding between himself and Lincoln
and hs vas nos complying with instruodonsS II
g impossible TO believe that the Government and the
General Who persist IN such Wholesale slaughter, are
net in collision and not carrying political rather
than military design.
To cay that Lincoln and Grant are our best friends,
4 but to repeat Southern siiom. Mech more to the
purpose Is the fact es,sbli hsd by the calculations
which We I'd late Northern papers. that the prog
pects Of the War DsmeorAs and the Peace Democrats
are alike hopeless The re election Of Lincoln and the
continuance Of Cant a. The head Of She Northern
armies, Is q fOresOus conclusion Taere Is to be no
armistice no convention Of al the States, no prema-
turs attempt at an Impossible adjustment Tue nght
70 b. fought OaL Toe winning side Is to have Its own
wsy, and mako its own tsrns without the fear Of alter
olaps. unsettled questions aud another Ave- ten
aieea years teBoa Which side will b the winner s
no longer dOaafu within The power Of tho Chicago
Convention TO Gender pr0blsmatOsL Lincoln and
Grant will settle the question quits to the satisfaction
Of NV Eagls d ant the South. -
LATE NORTHERN NEWS
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