Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-03-30
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FRIDAY, MARCH "a, 1900
Grant and sherman

south and his gradual ana h''n'l nohol
oo".- odvance towards the reoe'
Genital Twice has he cut loose 'Io"
oap'''''' ,...,,ot,op with the North,
rluroed into the interior ol leoo'o","'
and disappeared for weeks from Tue
- of those standing on loyal terrific
~ And each time has he appeared
again after triumphant sweep through
the State into which he plunged IN SO
upnrecedented fashion The consum-
mate skill which has marked his IRE
sistible progress has won the admira-
ton of the American people ana com
PEELED the applause of not oyer-iriehuly
Europe. With an army larger than
when he set out from Atlanta, inVinci-
bly marching on" he is now III the
middle of North Carolina. Whether Ihe
enemy attempts to make stand against
him there or retreats to Virginia 10 oe
ground to powder with Lee, between the
upper and neither millstones OF GRANTS
and sherman's armies, the end will be
the same.
But while the people follow with de
served and unbounded admiration inc
victorious progress Of Sherman, they
sbould not lose sight of the no less i'm
portant though less brilliant part that
has been played at the same time by the
Army of the Potomac and Gen. Grant IN
person. The combination of qualities dis
PLAYED by Grant has indeed been most
remarkable. No movement OF the war
has exceeded, if any has equaled, in
boldness, rapidity, dash and skllliul ana
successful execution, his march OF bat
ties upon the rear of ViCksburg no
other campaign of the war bears any com
parison, in Gerocity of onslaught, fearful
tenacity and terrible energy, to that OF
last wear in which he fought his way
step by step from the Rapidan to Rich-
mond, against the great and veteran
army of the rebellion, and none other
inflicted such staggering and irreCover-
able blows upon the enemy. But not
less admirable in general capable OF
such achievements, is the remarkable
patience with which he has since held
the great army of Lee in his grip while
he delegated to his subordinates the
more brilliant and attractive parts of
his grand combination for the destruC-
ton of the rebel power. Grant has held
Lee, while Thomas finished the rebel
army of the West, Sherman rOamed al
most at will through the South, and
Sheridan administered his dashing and
telling blows in the Shenandoah and
PLAYED havoc with the vital Communica-
lions of the writhiug but helpless rebel
giant in Grants grip.
The time has now come for closing
his grip upon Lee. Our armies under
Grants generalship have all been coop
Grating and are now co. cooperating to that
end. There is no useless, blind, hap
hazard striking as in the forepart of the
war. The army of the Potomac is ready
and eager to do it's important share in
the task remaining to be done, and the
season has come for its more active
work The notes of preparation are al
ready sounding and under the general
who has exhibited such q combination
of boldness, activity, terrible energy
and tenacity, rare ability in handling
the largest armies, firm, quiet and
watchful patience, and far-seeing and
comprehensive skill in regulating the
movements of cooperative armies over
the whole field of the war,-each quality
exercised at its appropriate time and
place, there can be no such word as
fail.
Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, cannot be
too much honored, but at the same time
is to be remembered the lieutenant gen
eral who has rendered all their bril-
liant operations possible In fact, we
suspect he is again about to speak for
himself