Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-31
GEN. Grant and the Administra-
tfOm.


One wing of the Abolition party holds
fits Convention for the nomination of can
didate for the Presidency at Cleveland to-
day; another meets in Baltimore next week
tonominate LINCOLN. Gen. GRANT is con-
fronting LEE. and the defenses of Rich
mond, with fair prospect of success in
the terrible struggle which is about to take
place. 1t is generally conceded that if he
beats LEE or captures Richmond, GRANT
will be formidable candidate for the Pres
idency. In view of this State of affairs the
leading Administration papers have begun
systematic assault upon GRANT, for the
purpose of destroying public confidence in
his military capacity. The New York
Tribune of Thursday has maliciously col
cocted article, insinuating that GRANTS
campaign is failure, and declares that
GRANT ''has made no flank kmovement;" that
GRANT was Sin doubt" and cautious"
about LEES movements; that he was mot
o. in possession of complete information"
about the rebel army; that HANCOCK was
ttoo late to intercept or to overtake
even the rear guard of the rebels" that
LEE had been for days withdrawing his
forces" that he "got away unex-
pectedly" and " covered his retreat
so adroitly that it was not known till two
or three days later" and that he is now
running for Richmond and General GRANT
is running after him.
The article in the Tribune is followed by
another in the Times still more malignant
and derogatory to GRANT. These papers
have given the cue, and their attacks will
be followed up by all the stipendiary pa
pers in the country.
These attacks on GRANT can have but one
object, and that is to destroy his high char
acter with the people and the army, pre-
vent him from capturing Richmond, and
thus put him out of the way of their can
gdidate for the Presidency. 1t is repeti-
tion Of the game which was played Off upon
MCCLELLAN, and it will be so understood.
1t is a little remarkable that whenever
Richmond appeared to be in any danger
from our army, the Abolition papers began
to assail the General commanding it with
all their batteries of slander and denuncia-
tion. NTasrfs7s y fsnsrf
1t win be well for the people-the honest
masses who want the war brought to an
end and peace established-to watch the
political maneuvers now in operation
against Gen. GRANT. The country is per-
fectly satisfied that military operations are
subordinate to the political schemes of the
Administration; and the past has afforded
abundant evidence upon which to ground
the suspicion, that the sacrifice of the whole
army would be regarded with compIacency
blythe ofiice-holders at Washington, If their
(. party interests could thereby be advanced.
In view of these facts, there is good reason
for the widespread uneasiness and alarm
. felt In connection with Abolition political
movements, which threaten not only the
total ruin Of the country but the destruc-
tion Of its greatest army.
The Cincinnati Gazette is crazy about
Coppcrheads." 1t appears to have found
q nest Of them in the Cumberland Presby-
terrain General Assembly, now in session at
: Lebanon, Ohio. All the Gasettes cores
pondents are instructed to find Copperheads
wherever they 60, and when found they are
70 be cackeled over by telegraph or other
wise. There is new phase of the disease