The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-27

last not least, one Of its most efficient
ana popular Principals ~. j. Wells of
South Carolina, whose death in.the
midst of his usefulness, we haye MI de-
plorcd. The Mount Zion Collegiate
Institute is now under the management
ofAdolphus G. Woodward, Esq, late
of Alabama with an able corps of assis.
tantS. and the Trustees arc resolved to
nse every effort to sustain this seminary
of learning, and as in former days 10
provide for the instruction Of the youth
OF our own State, whose parents or
guardians may'feel disposed to patron
ize it. Long may it live, survive and
flourish.
AT the meeting held on the 25th in.
slant. several new members were baiiotcd
for and elected; an extra meeting will
be held on Wednesday, 3lst of Jan. at
II, A. NJ, to hear the Report of Spe-
cial Committee, and at which time We
hope several additions may be made to
The membership Of the Monnt Zion So.
ciety from the young men Of our Dis,
trict many ofwhom are the descend.
ants Of the first founders of this vencra.
bic Institution.
The following gentlemen were elected
officers for the ensuing year. viz:
Presidcnt.-Jas. r. Aiken,
Wardcns.-G. II. McMastcr,. Thos.
Jordan.
Secretary.-J. S. Stewart
Trustees.--W. r. Robertson, J. B.
McCants, DR.. W. +. Aiken, Jas. II.
Rion, Geo. II. McMaster.
The English Press on General Grants
Report.
General Grants report Of his military
operations is attracting large share Of
attention nb, ,oad. The English Journals
comment on it very tavorably, and make
the Licutcncnt.Gencral the subject OF
many high compliments. Tie London
Times says "What renders this report.
too, the more remarkable, is that i, cx,
plains new, and as the event proved,
successful system Of tactics devised
for the OCCASION" This system was
that of availing himself of his great
superiority of numbers, ATTACKING, va.
ricty Of points at once. 'nnd pr(sHentnp
the conccntration'of the Southern tro;op..
SAYS the Times
Man for man the Sou;hcmers were tic
best troops. partly perhaps, from natural
apiitudcS, bmt mainly. no doubr, from
the great military ability Of their com
mandcrS. On a fair field, and in any
one battle, tho Fcderals could not pre-
tend to reckon confidently on winning
hut there was one thing on which they
could reckon, and that was on killing, Il
certain mnmhcr rofconfedelate>. Ofc ,nr, {
they must suffer equal or even greater
losses themselves, but that they couit
well afford. If every battle cost TIC
South certain proportion OF men, a Civ
cn number of battles must destroy lht
Southern power, even ifno battle was q
decisive victory. So Grant detrrmin, d
no, only to fight, but to helt on, with
out stint or stay, come what might
Hard knocks and incessant blows consli
tnted his strategy and tactics. If he
were to fare as Mcclellan and Hooker
had Jared, would not do as Mcclellan
and Hooker mad done. He opened The
NEW campaign resolved to go on fight
ing whether he won or lost, and, as he
himself says, ito hammer continuously
, against the armed force Of the enemy
ana his resources, until by mere attrac
ton, if no other way, there shoml. he
nothing left TO him but submission" The
literal execution of this policy Is express
ed in every line Of the report. While
rccoun,ing the events Of the Virgini;
| campaign the General represents ont
engagement az virtually fsilnre i,
these words: at was the only gcucra
4