New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-25
Gen. Grnnt on the situntion-uis Views On the
Southern People md W hat They Need-He IN
fpisseuces OF the Rebellion.

The editor Of Tie Luriston Fails Journal. now AZ
Washington recently spent hour in TIE studio Of tie Maine
artist Simmons oouversaton with Gen Grant and gives
an eresng statement OF tie opinions expressed by the lead
Ing Of the counry upon men and MEASURE We make
The General wlo was dressed in plain black civilian
suit had hardly removed DIS bat Lon MS heaa prefe ~ ook
wreath. o. smoke breaking OF from smoking re-,
marked Grant when b. the field smoked ID or ~
cigars a day but smoke only nine or ten
The conversation tIrncd 70 the Nrgua campaigns OF i-''
and Isto no'e, aiA, ~ os '- IT, 80 "a la
ton has published history OF the olmPnshs ~ INC VA 10
minou IN which be takes the ground inst gained nothing
but on contrary Lost valuable lives uselcss y nov
ing nv army from tie kspdan direct TOWARD hehmohu,
rather by taking around by water 60 the Peninsula a.
Mcclellan aid 1h. observed tho General lis revival Of
the exploded theory referring 10 the hcC ean poe ol su
DUNG the Rebellion by peace measures. n4n nnon
troops have been kept within sight o. Washington III
doomsdny and the Rebellion w3sd have non'bed more ana
vigorously day By day. Fighting. hard KNOCKS Only
oveoe n overcome al all by force destroyed
sighting material obteratcd before peace could DO OBJ
There were bu; two failures in the Virginia campaign Of
ga which ought have been successs sad Grant and
those failure Petersburg when crossed
the James aud Gferward al tie mine explosion y" But
added Grant at al FOR the best that we failed In those
rssuees for had succeeded either time Lee would
have az once been obliged abandon Richmond and would
have been able safe retreat into the interior Of tic
South where be would have prolonged the contest for years
Our failures then and the determination Of the ebe to hold
capital gave time 10 extend our left Southwark
to bring up 1asr11an IRON os0s N1' 'u' I'M
In % 10 question as 70 whether he was NOT surprised
20 OF the collapse OF The Rebellion Grant sad
that although he always supposed that when u
breek down n would 20 all n once. 81 thought however
he remarked that Il would hold out another seasonand am
not aye added but that would have been better Tor the
couutry if II had There parts OF the country
where orr armies never od particularly Texas which needed
70 the bghtng effects O! war 70 bng Their people 70
realizing OF e enomy OF their crime and ths necessity
Of thorough repentance. find said no. that those parts
Of the South which have not felt the war and particularly
have been within onr lines and have therefore escaped
the Rebel consumption and much less disposed o
ssye been en- literally oysfrHn with lr and sword"
In le
that they less disposed now 10 BRING themselves 10
the proper frame Of mind than they year since
yenr ago aid he they were willing do anything. now
ey regard themselves masters OF tho SITUATION some OF
the Rebel Generals he added are behaving nOby and do
ing all thew can induce the people TO throw aside their old
and conform their course 10 the changed cond
o ~ tbinga johnson and Dick Taylor particularly
rcisin GOOD Influence bat" he added Lee Is behaving
badv He conducting himself very differently ron Wha
bsd reason or what lie said time Of the surrender 70
"orae he ond No raaa az lho capable Of exeres
ur tenth part the influence for good that he's Dut iueau
Of using it, he setting example Of forced acqqeeenee 90
grndgng and perncous its effects 20 De hardly realized
lie men Who in the Rebel armies' sad Grant ae'
qu,ce in the result much better than those Who STAG az
The wopen are particularly bitter against the Union and
Uoon men" Ofc0urse he added there - some bitterness
Of feeling among ali classes but an satisheu " Wonu soon
die ou heading men had somehow got the idea that
treason after all no. very bad ana mat inc
cause they phrase IT, will yet triumph not in war ous IN
poitiesU In INV udgmeu said Grant the tone Of GER
tain men and certain papers az the Norm uon as 70 ~
cacuabe mischief Ia making the late Rebels believe that the
are lust O. much entitled 10 rule ne and that II they VIII
only stand BY what they are pleased 70 ea, tnen
will have he from tho North" This signincahty haut
Grant only playing over gain the incpeni stages OF the
Rebellion he was confident that the large nHJoii VI .n
Southern people would smother their reseutnenis ana
good citizens these mischief makers at the N9f tho Up
perheads) would only let them alone For himself nc na
power the hrst thing he would do would DO 10 te N
York Ns and kindred Sheets which are giving me Soutn
so dang eroas an idea Of their position and rights
Troops said Gen. Grant, must be kept Ia al inc Pflh
oipal points the South for This wiz pc
necessary repres the turbulence Of class OF the south
dangerous 10 all wedspossd persons and 10 proooi
the rights OF the freedmen Who looked upon with dcep
favor be added Of retaining volunteers Tor
hatred by very large proportion Of the people am ~
dnty they naturally think hG they fulfilled
/ their engagement one year since"
Grant spoke high Of Sherman Sheridan, How ard
and other Generals and referred to Mexican difficulties
forcibv adding that he believed the French invasion OF
Mexico part Of Rebellion and he should have been glad
seen detachment OF army there one year
since He would engage that Sheridan plenty Of arms
and 1000 American troops and goOdy number Of American
officers would with the aid Of the HeIoens CLAN Macmillan
/ out OF MEXICO In sir months