The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-12-03
The o,do~, and the AbIea General.

, dogm. Of tyranny that night axes right.
The Oldest ard the Abiest General.
OSs Of The Incidents connected with General
Gs.Sr's rrocnt visit " uns city 10 worthy 81 more
than passing nouce Notwithstanding hi. brief
stoppse in thr metropolis, Tho L,c,i. General Wa
no, unmindhl nsi bis illwdrions Ircloessor and
father Of the American susy the veteran General
SCOTS now = resident ~ this ,ity AcaOr'lingly
he cslled at the Hoffman H,a-' to Jay he re,pecv
b. the Old horo, and the latter n Illustrating the
high opinion Which he sltertails Il ne military
qualities Of his suoooesor, prcssu,eh him With .
copy Of bis autobiography, with tins n@cnp,ion
WI t.on IN H. fy.lesf;
From The oldest ~ The ,blst General in the
world" WfsrIu 70 SorT,
In Inst brief sentence embodied the highest
compliment " mit,,rv hero. Other generals u
historic fame have bccn COMP msn,cd for ihcir
deeds by king. aud smperors, hut thes. sentiments
enans'ed only nom novice "a ,ho ar, ~ var, and
were the result ~ admiration r1,hcr
n n IN impartial competent anil
mature udsmen, General soott has ior IN r.
than quarter OF a century been regarded, moi,
only in this country hut ln Europe, the drs, nil.
he WA virtually the bead e tho American army,
AMI during that long period his whole energy,
stioi Nv constant study 81 military tactics aud
the science OF warfare, exclusively devoted io
developing aud pericchng that military sys,em
vl,ch has proved " eHsc'u. du'ing the present
struggle when he assumed this great rcsrons.
bluy--'ong before tie present generation were
horn military system was simply . myth.
W. rad no military txt.bo,k-- no army orcAni1a.
tior, no system of defcnocs eveu tie ioundN-
ton for lt1ry structure. And even the officers
NJ the Army, ~ the Gcners stR,cs IN bis au'oh,0,-
rsphv were o,slly ignorsn, Of the irs' principles
~ military science From this crude STAR, nc.
POINT General 71o,r entered upon the ar,iuous task
II u'l3,ng ~ military system lie prepared a
role Of military discipline, ins,rucIod M -uos.
teiua IN ia uso, ersbl ,hed systotI a. nauunN
do'o' ceS, iutroducci the most approved aud .-c-
tive Hr.s and IN shoit r,rlcrtcd LIiiiar, sya.
tem WI oh has eallel iurtI thr birhosg enc uiu'as
from European critics Besides his, there s no
man living who hiss ~ close Y wa,,hel aud cure.
fully studied ,hc mil nry bis cry OF tho world dur
ing tho los, hall ocu.urF. There 10 moi. nor has
thre bscn a General n Europe, during that penod,
thoroughly ,oqusntei. lie has We ghei thsrn all
aud silIcd Their abilities as only M expert Cav. and
he knows to-day better than any o,hoi NAV, u =
exact claim which esch has 20 military -tinouor
Therefore, when . mind Of such diScInLacnt and
such thorough skill.uluess Ia all that pertains
TO military s,icncc, decides that Gcnor Al
GfNsr 10 the sblcst General IN The World,
ne pays HIM comphmcus higher than
anJ crowned head can bc-,ow, T. Is lc.
cision ;hnt tic people Of Nh, country, aud oil tic
whole world, depend uron, for II emanaie,
from the INCHES, source capable d, Iuig.ns. bat
to the loyal pcople Of this country, who have con.
fidod to General GpAST the ttsk u gubiulng this
powerful rebellion and renting ,bc Ates again
IN the bond u Uuion II Is q reinsurance wsi0h IA
It's effect upon Nc popular mind. will lie powerful,
10 "s1 army with banners" Il tells them tina,
lLey have wisely chosen Their leader ; that at the
head ~ their armies ssnds "tle q lest General N
the word" aud gives them renewed confidence
that they have found the true Moses who 81 all
bring them smelly from the bondage u national sin,
throGgh the Rrl Sc, which for four years hs,
Threatened 70 snSuf them, and finally into the
happy Casnsn OF pure and more glorious Inlon.