Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-01
TERMS OF ADyEREzsENn

more loudly than ever assert that the Soutl
cannot be conquered. If you can do no bet
ter You must storm Vicksburg. II it cost,
the lives of forty thousand men it must b,
taken. 1t is a terrible thing TO thirk of, bu
it must be done
General Grant replied that he would ra
ilect upon the matter during the night. ant
let Mr.. Dubois know of his determination il
the morning. When the morning can't
General Grant met Mr.. Dubois with cheer
ful countenance, and the following converse
tion took place
General Grant Uncle yesse, you are ec
ing home to-day tell Governor Yates ant
the people of Illinois, for me that i will tax
Vicksburg in sixty days.
Nr Dubois, General Grant, am glad T.
hear you say this; but all / ask you to allo,
me to tell them is that you will take Vicks
burg, Don't care whether in sixty days o
in six months.
General Grant. an bound to take it,
have decided On my plans. | will not tel
you what they are. Ever With the best T.
tentions, you might disclose them to til
detriment of the movement
They then parted, and General Grant de
tailed his plan to General Sherman, VIII
protested in writing rs detailed in the ai
ticie, but placed himself under the general
orders. .u .. .... .' r.....
Auditor Dubois went home and told Cos
ernor Yates .hat Grant would take Vicks
burg; that he had no doubt of it; that Ger
eral Grant told hin to tell him SC, and .hs
he must tell it to the people as coming sror
General Grant 1t will be remembered tha
the promise of General Grant was publishe
In the papers at that time, and that Governc
ates repeated it from the stump. g.
Genera, Grants next move was to sen
for General John A. McClernand, and orde
ed him to march his corps from Miliken
Bend tn Grand Gulf. General McClernar
proposed some changes in the details of tn
plan, but General Grant cut him short h
saying that he had digcsted and arrange
the entire details for the movement, and on
required him General NcClcrnand) to ext
cute his orders. General McClernand the
sail he would do that to the best of hi
ability, and departed on his expedition.
And here it may he well to add that s
this time strenuous efioIts were being mad
at Washington for tue removal of Gener;
Grant. Not only West Point was arrayc
against him, but Republican members {
Congress, some of them from this Stat
went to Mr.. Lincoln aud urged his rer.iova
taking back their CORNER endorsements
him. Leading Republican papers in To
State also loudly denounced him. and clan
( ored for his sup,rcedure. At this time
| leading Republican and retired office hold'
I from this Stats, who had been down ii
river buying cotton, wrote n letter to NJ
Lincoln denonncing General Grant, predic
| ing his failure, and urging the appointlnei
ofGeneral Pope 10 his command. He broag'
| the letter to Hon. O. NJ Hatch, thra s.
iutury of state. and one Of oIr. r.incclr
most intimate friends, and asked him
direct it, but did not show him its conten
He represented to Mr. Hatch that Mr.
colay, who had been Ar. Hatch's depu
clerk, seeing the handwriting would har
! i. to Mr. Lincoln. Hearing of the occ,
renee, and suspecting a trict, Mr. DubC
made Mr. Hatch write o letter to the Pre-
dent, Which both signed, and which ur..
him to do nothing against General Ora
that they had been down the river atd
far as they had anything to say in the nj
ter, they were perfectly satisfied with him
subsequently to the capture of Nicksbul
Mr.. Dubois was in Washington, to Obtain
sick iur.ough for his son, who had beai
the siege, and was then in Memphis hos,
tai. Mr.. Lincoln him self went to the W
Office With Mr.. Dubois to obtain the furlou2
Returning iron! the oilicc, and while \
Lincoln, Nj. Dubois, and Mr. d. L. Philh
were standing at the railing which scpara'
the War Office grounds from those of
White House, the following conyersati
in substance, took place;
Mr. Dubois: "Mr. President, do not Ii
General Grants paroling these prisoners
Nicksburg, We had better feed than fl
them.
Mr.. Lincoln, STRENGTHENING himself up
his full height, and his countenance beami
with that peculiar smile WHICH indcat
that lie was highly pleased Dubois, Ge'
raj Grant has done 80 well, and we are all
pleased at the taking of Nickshurg, let
not Quarrel with him about that matte
He also added: "Du3ois,' placing his t,
upon the base Of the railing, and takin.
less erect posture, "do you know that, at
time, stood solitary and alone here in ia
of General Grant Even--( (meann
member OF Congress from Northern ll!inC
came and told me that he Grant was /
worth a., ana that would have to
move him. But | remembered that you
Hatch and others had been down there all
the first of April, and had not said W
, to me on the subject" ..l.
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