, 1865-08-15

his,i and ofdc!a1ee p':chesaze published the
following STATEMENTS will be found substan-
ts1ly true. He nsver received from General
Hslleek any Instructions CT suggestions to
lake Fort Henry and Fort Don+lson. But
Re and gommodore Foote, aFter full consul
ken. G.neral Grant telegraphed their CON-
cluslon to General Hllleck. who replied "take
and hold It," Il WIS taken and General Hal
leck. charact te ristically, Instead OF ordering
the Fnccf Es to be followed up By the capture
of Do1elson. o1des ed int, enching tools, &C.,
for holding Fort Henry. General Grant, With
out orders captured Fort Donelson gotns
Though such mud to do it as was never pten
at YORKTOWN. General Halleck actually ts-
sued an order relieving him because he had
exceeded orders, had not kept General Hal.
lick infofmla Ct his movements, aud had
Visited certain point without leave. 5,
Gen: Grants reply that be had sent him
cuts of the service required the visit, was
tcally deemed satisfactory notwithstanding
be bad captured Donelson without orlera!
II will thus be seen that Gen. Sasfn ms
spfech IS q piece Of honest but eafasely In
csnclusive testimony On the pcnt IN Qaes-
Gen. Sherman eays :--csts Is said pro-
sted"agaInst The moy.taent around Vtcks-
bug which resnlted Il Its capture. "1neyer
protested IN nv .llE-neyer." Gen. Sherman
Las been prosay mIarepresented en- this head.
In fden6'f conference with Gan: Grant he
Stood that in brief letter be repeated the
aiylcc. But aa soon as tbs movement was
decided upon he threw the whole force Of his
grfat nature into lfs aid, all tie mo;e3beeause
lnt{kfendlv conference he had gayelY doubted
ii s succese. He bag always gtVen Gen. Cant
the whole credit for that dangerous and bill
liaIt increment. In that movement. as in
tic last one before Richmond, he found bis
enemy twenty thousand stronger than our
estimate. = -
; bad Gen. Grant died after the c,pturc Of
Vlekabu.g he would have beeu justly regard
ed as one Of the very few really great Gene
Ing to take the terrible risks OF war and
swiftly follow up its advantages, as well as
because they are creatiye in combination,
fertile b resource and ccol aud cautious IN
deftnce. Generals who visit until 1t is abso-
lutely mfe to strike h1oFa will never find
that Opportunity If ther have able opponents.
the latter kind-DfcC1ella Haleck and
Buell.. Thank Heaven 1t Is ended, becau.e
their places were supplied By Grant, Sher-
man, Thomas and Sheridan, who have COM
bined ccol strategy with wiss au lac!ty, dog
eed tenacity with swift execution, brilliant
faculty to select right Instruments with the
Justice TO treat them tally-
It Zen Sherman had shown only little Of
Gen. Gtaht's retlcenea and patience tie Amer
lean people would have taken for better care
Of him Than he has taken Of himself. He
would have bsen satisfied to offer the same
terms to Johnson which Gen. Grant had
given TO Gsn. Lee. instead Of making treat
which was immediaely repudlatcd by the
President, the CABINET, Gen. Grant and the
country. He would not have complained Of
the reasons Of dIsappsoyal being published,
had be real'zsd what gNnd objections there
were to the presumptu rus treaty he had
planned, and That the publication of thos,
reasons was withheld nuttL tho telegram Of
his address to his aruy hid reached Washing
ington and made their publicity necessary.
HI would not lAve called Gan. Hallsck an
assassin for siupiy obeylug Gen. Grants
strict orders. He would not have written
;ttcrs SO uuwise, iil-ttmpered and fnsubordl-
nate that he OWES 1t to Alr. 8 anton's patri-
otic disregard OF personal abuse, and to his
memory Of the Generals Grand mil:t,sy SER
vlceB that such insubordnation did not brig
Its Just deserts.
The American people hava memories too
grateful of AtlaUtn, Savannah, Chas1eston
and all tic rest to dwell upon his misfottQnes
Of ttmpere ment and conduct, and If his
future ah.ws as much eelccont1ol IS his past
has show Of brilliant gcnlus, they will ever
tu:n only to the urdimmed lustre Of his con
tunInlalt military achievements.