The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-06-13

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In the United States Senate, Nav 9th.
1862, in reply to Mr.. Sherman, ofOhio.
speaking Of the battle of pittsburg Land.
ing, Rev. Jas. Harlan, Senator from lows.
said
"From all that | can learn on the sub.
ject, / do not think that General Grant Il
fit to command q great army in the field.
"The Iowa troops have been in
battle repeatedly under command of Ger
eral Grant. They have no condolences IN.
his capcity or fitness for the position be.
now holds. They regard him AZ the an
thor Of the useless slaughter Of many
hundreds Of their brave comrades in
arms. It is not necessary, nor is 1t riphf.
to compel them to serve under him. The
speech Of the Senator from Ohio might.
If uDnoticed, induce those in authority To
continue him in the field.
II understand he has been yirtuallv
suspended, that he now really has no COM
niand, that each division and army corna
Of the Western Department Is under the
command of another General. and the
whole under the command Of Genssal
Halleck that General Grant Is second II
command ofthe whole, which is. Of course.
merely nominal. In my ovtnion he
ought not to have multiplied thousands
OF men paced in his hands after the req
ord WHICH he has made. And the onIv-
practical tendency Of that part Of the.
speech of the Senator from Ohio. would
be to induce the President to assign him
an active command. This / cannot con
sent to have done in the presence of my
countrymen, MANNED and slaughtered, as
| believe, through his carelessness or in
competency. | say This not on account of
any public or private grievance of a pri-
vate nature. = = IF my convictions
a.e correct it would be a crime for me TO.
remain silent, and suffer influences TO.
originate in the Senate chamber which
may result in restoring a General to active.
command whom !, and the people I in.
part represent, deem unworthy Of such ..
trust.
"And he shall not with my consent be.
continued IN command. There is moth.
ing in his antecedents to justify . further
trial Of bis military skill. At Belmont.
he committed an egregious and u~npardon-.
able military blunder. which resulted I'M
almost anDibilatiDg an Iowa regiment.
"At fort Donelson, the right wing. of
our army, which was ander his imme-
date command, was defeated and driven
back several miles from the enemys.
works. The battle was restored by Cen.
eral Smith, the enemy's works we're storm.
ed, and thus a victory was finally won.
And so on the battlefield of Shiloh. his
army was completely surprised, as I be-
lieve, from all the facts | can procure, on.
Sunday, and nothing but the stubborn.
bravery Of men fighting By regiments and
brigades saved the army from utter de-.
siruction. The bate was afterwards re-
stored and conducted by General Buel.
and other Generals, who came on the field.
during the evening and aight, and our
forces ultimately succeeded in routing the
enemy. Now, sir, with such a record.
those who continue General Grant in
active command. will, in my opinion, carry
on their skirts the blood Of thousands of
their slaughtered countTymen. With nv
convictions, | can neither do it myself
nor silently permit others TO do IT," fSce,
Congressional Globe I'd Session, Thirty
seventh Congress, pages 2.O36 and q
OBI Was not Senator Harlan right?
Did not his nsisgivings come true (? Did
not those who continued Gen. Grant in
active command crimson their skirts
with the blood of thousands and hundreds
of thousands of their slaughtered coun-
trymen 7 Read the history of the reckless.
cruel, objectionable and brutal slaughter
OF a hundred thousand of our contrymen
IN the battle of the Wilderness. So great
was that reckless slaughter of Northern.
soldiers that it has been said "Grant en-.
tered Richmond over a bridge of human
bones" Verify, the prediction of Senator
Harlan was fearfuliy verified Westchester
(Pa.) Jefer eniaa.