The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-12-31

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|SA {silure 81 operations he could M wholly |
control. II, indeed. The dAstrucsion Of Houyf
Bpsisss. his secondary base Of supplies,
compelled him 70 give % hopeful oyeflaal
campaign 10 tho rear Of Yicksknrg, he could
hsne hS8wu tEssG4 bseuusps1pssqrned rossi
BIZ - oklivins - the kedeNG Vieksburg
Ss&aih1Ne bsrA teken NtAoat nuc', delay.
Bat, q Colonel Badeau says, No experience
Of former wars, NOR Of the war Of The rebel
lion, warranted him in supposing that be
coaId feed his ,army sxclulyeiy from the
: ,''''s saEs4&kasnu
The various unsuccessful attempts TO take
yicksburg, which followed, need not TO he
mentioned, nor their cause investigated.
Grant had to contend With immense physical
DhHscles j .6itI divsr66ns of troops on oae-
less or unimportant expeditions; with the an
noyance Of ..Independent'' commanders !;
with the failure Of expected movements IN
and with all manner o6dtn~>
bhaAs. HfswaH not untii the 2alh Of January.
1853, that be gained full control and immed,--
nte command Of the expedition against Vicks-
burg. During the few months which follow
cd, the people ard the government became
Impatient. Col Badean, says, however. that
when Mr. Lincoln was urged 10 remove Grant
about this time, the President replied: Il
rather like the man; think We Il Try HIM III.
tie IoHgsr. BntIos this persisis u lAish of slrs
Lincoln. Mcuiernsnd sonEd have been put
in Gntts phee. & ~ sssasi.gstss
GRANT TAKING TUG RESPONSIBILITY.
While the country was well nigh hopeless
of the capture Of Elcksburg, Grant natured
a new plan Of operations, rs brilliant and dar-
ing as the history of war records, which was
no less than to slip below the fortress, make
a landing, cut loose from supplies and con
II unica,ions And invest vicksburg from the
rear II is the best proof Of his singular
mental nerve and fortitude that, although.
after submitting this to such daring soldiers
as Sherman, Mcpherson and Logan, he Wis
met with opposition, he still persisted SHEER
man even went so far MS to submit. written
protest, conched in the tfiendlIest terms,
but all The more emitted to respect on this
account This a fact which has long been
known in Western srmy circles. but has never
before been made public. Indeed, but for
! Shermafl's magnarimors disclosure alter
| the capture OF Ficksharg, when the brilliant
success was attributed to him, the fact might
never have been made public at all, so great
was Grant, kindly consideration for his dear
est friend.
THE GgAsp CAMPAIGN.
If Grants subordinates questioned his plan
| of campaign they Devoted themselves with
| The most unresetyed heariiness to lis execa-
| ton, when their chief had announced his
determination. lie only had trouble with
one prominent subordinate, whom he mat-
| aged as best be couid, until he was able to
get rid Of him forever. The execution Of the
| FINAL Vicksbnrg campaign was as superb rs
/ lis conception was daring, aud the glory
thereof belongs peculiarly TO Grant. His
personsl direction WIS given 10 every move
! rnent, and the NIL record, now for the frs,
time given by Colonel Badeau, shows con
clusiseiy Grants possession o. the qualities
Of great soldier and more than justiGcs
the magnanimous dispatch Of HaIlaek TO
Grant. III which the former says: In bold
ness of plan, ranidity Of execution and bril-
liancy OF rontes, these operations compare
| tavorably with those Of Napoleon about Ulm. =
tSnll more important was Mr.. Lincoln
| Enthusiastically frank edgement
"When you got below and took Port Gibson
| Grand Gulf and yincinity, | thought yon
should 20 down the river and join GeEera
| Banks; and when you turned northward east
Of the Big Back, ! feared it was a mistake.
now wish to make personal scknowledr
ment that you were right asi was wrong.
| CoNcfrsloS.
] The Nickshnrg campaign made Grant 3
Major General in tine regular army. and plnc-
ed him at the head of all our generals i'll ttt
l popular estee m. Not at nil satisfied with
/ his great achievement. or the 18th OF July
only a few days after the capture be suggests
the capture of Mobile, but Haileck thinks j
will 'hrst be his to cican una little. &" Grant
/ plan, promptly execatt d. might have short
! ened the war year. Instead, the scattering
] of troops YVES the policy. and the "eleanips
up work was done incluling Banks disas
irons Red river campaaga. ls THE fall i
/ 1883 the disaster az Chicaasaaaga settled Ii.
determination Of the government 70 remov,
/ Rosencrans, ard Grant was called on to as
sumo command of all the Western armies fol
! the purpose Of an agcres sive campaign. TEt
/ policy OF concentration under single heat
sng rested ny Grant year before, was follow
! ed How brilliant We're the results every on,
Knows by heart. ihty luStsHed the firthel
/ promotion OF Grant 10 the Lieu enant Gen
eralshlp and 10 the command OF all the ar
mics OF the United States, in aecoidanc,
\ with the unanimous wishes Of all our arnie
and OF all the loyal people ia the land
/ THE UNION OF THE EMPRESS con-
PANIEs.
The Merchants Union Express Compan,
WAS formed 70 resist monopoly and compc
a reduction in express charges. Bushes
men were appealed to, to furnish the capita
for this purpose, aud they responded wit
hearty liberality. The pablo furnished ,h
capital and built up IN immense express sys
I tenn, with its lines al over the country
Fhera was lively competition fer time
The Merchants Union declared is purros
to fight it out on lis own line And no,
comes notice that the Merchants Union
consolidated with lie old company, and tina
express rates agreed upon nrc the same tina
the old company charged before the Mer
chants Union was started. What ave th
public made by that arrangement? Monop
! lies like rorrorofions 'tis said hare No co,I