The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-17
GRANT.
Correspondence of the Providence Post.
HOW GENERAL GRANT SET OUT


When he went away from here the last
time, he fully understood the nature and
magnitude of the great work before him.
He was perfectly satisfied with all things,
and modestly claimed that in bis plans God
would grant him victory. He also re-
marked to his friends that, between two
such armies as Meade's and Lees, success
depended upon steady, persistent pounding
on the enemy, saving as many of his own
men as possible. He believed he had the
larger number of soldiers, and CORES
ponding excess of physical strength and
endurance, and by adopting his course, he
would be able to wear out the enemy.
Says Grant: II will narrow this matter
down to a point. Suppose the enemy
mas two thousand men and l have three
thousand, can there, need there be
any doubt as to the result? The
army OF the Potomac is raised to de-
stroy Lees army, and for that grand
OBJECT am going to use it. With deter
mlnation and patience, by my plan, I can
and will whip the enemy" Now. when
one recalls and considers the conyersa-
tiOns of MIR. Washburne with his friends
since he left Grants immediate presence.
and the remarkable and characteristic dis
patch by Grant to the government, saving
81 propose to fight it out on this line if it
takes all summer" and, withal, his few
announcements of fighting, resting, or ma
neuvring before the strongholds of the
desperate foe, is it not easy to see how
everything accords with what Grant said
when he last left Washington? Verify
the American people have need of patience
and hopefulness in these times that try
mems souls. Clouds and sunshine, Gains
and storms alternate nowadays with
wonderful rapidity.
Special Dispatches to the New York Times.
GRANTS OPINION OF HIS OWN SITUATION.
WASHINGTON, June ga gentleman
from the front tells the following good
story of General Grant: A visitor to the
army called upon him, one morning, aid
found the General sitting in his tent smok-
ing and talking to one of his staff officers.
The stranger approached the chieftain and
inquired of him as follows: General, if
you flank Lee and get between him and
Richmond, will you not uncover Wash
ington and leave it prey to the enemy ?"
Gen. Grant, discharging cloud of smoke
from his mouth, inditferently replied, eyes,
l reckon So" The stranger, encouraged
by a reply, propounded question number
two: General, do you not think Lee can
detach sufficient force from his army to
reinforce Beauregard and overwhelm But
ter?" "NOt doubt of it," replied the
General. Being fortified by his success,
the stranger propounded question No. 8,
as follows: General, is there not danger
that Johnston may come up and reinforce
Lee, SO that the latter will swing round
and cut off your communications, and seize
your supplies?" every likely" was the
cool reply of the General, and he knocked
the ashes from the end of his cigar. The
stranger, Mortified at the awful fate about
to befall Gen. Grant and his army, made
his exit and fastened to Washington to
communicate the news.
ENTHUSIASM OF THE TROOPS.
Their confidence and enthusiasm for
Generals Grant and Meade occasionally
break over the strict letter of discipline.
They rush to the roadside as the generals
and stats ride by, and raise the echoes for
miles around with hearty Anglo-Saxon
cheers for the heroes of Vicksburg and
Gettysburg. Yesterday was remarkable
for this. Wherever they rode men came
rushing from every direction to obtain
nearer view. Nothing is more contagious
in an army than shouting and yelling, AMI
on this occasion the cheering was taken
up along the line, till the country rever-
berated with the roar of thousands of
voices.
EFFECT ON THE GENERALS.
1t was curious to notice the effect on
such spontaneous and noisy denominations
upon the generals. Both endeavored to
look severe and common place; but neither
could entirely affect Indifference. No for
NAL recognition was obtained from either.
Gen. Grant looked a little more abstract.
eddy ahead, as if he had just discerned
some object of little interest in the dis
lance, snapped bis eyes little quicker,
pulled his segar a little shorter
"only this and nothing more General
Meade pulled his slouched hat brim a
little more determinedly over his eyes, sat
trife more erect on his horse, looked little
more obstinately directly ahead, as if un-
conscious of the presence of living SOUL
A sorry return for the compliments of
host of men, some one will say; but such
is the custom here. A bend of the head,
wave of the hand, lifting OF the hat,
is small return for the genuine homage
of troops, and greatly endears COM
mander to his men. This is not charlat-
anism, not demagogery, but the the SIM
pie act of gentleman, who, for the in
slant valves bis rank as commander, or
more properly embellishes and adds new
lustre to it, by acknowledging tie of COM
mon humanity between himself and men.
FIRST REGIMENT FUND.-We most heartily
endorse the views of the Pioneer in regard to
the disposition of the fund belonging to the
First, 1t is an outrage that this 800 should
be diverted from its legitimate object-the re.
lief of the wounded, MANNED and disabled
members of that regiment. We do not by any
means deprecate the building of monuments
to our fallen heroes let them be immortal
lied on earth by the admiring sculptors art. "a
by their own great deeds their immortality WA
carved out in the heavens but we have. scat-
tered all over the State, crippled and disabled
veterans of that regiment who have been rem.
dered incapable of earning livelihood. by the
cruel chances of war. to alienation of whose
wants every dollar of this fund should be de.
voted.-Ssill,cater Messenger
IT is announced in letter from London that
Mr.. George Peabody, the great London banker
mill Of >of mol In Tro