The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-07-02
tFrom the N. Y. Tribune.l
Gen. Grants Speeches.

The Democratic journals are
greatly exercised about General
Grants speeches, and predict dis
aster to the country in the election.
of q man who (they say)' cannot
mako a glittcring GRAFTON. One Of
these carping critics is Gen. s. B.
Buckner, now the editor Of The
Louisville Courier, the Chief Pen.
dlcton Democratic organ of Ken
tucky. Editor Bucknor sharply
reviews Gen. Grants style and
ideas. and thinks he won't do. But
Mr.. Buckncr possibly may remem-
Der one little speech or compost.
tion of Gen. Grant. 1t was as fol-
lows:
HEADo'R ARMY IN THE FIELD. |
CAMP NEAR DoNELsoN, Feb. l6, 'G2 !
ToiGen. s. B. Buckner, Confeder-
ate Army:-Yours of this date,
proposing an .armistice and ap.
pointment of commissioners to set.
tic terms of capitula!ion, is just re-
ceived. No other terms than an
unconditional and immediate sur
render can be accepted. Ipropose
to move Immediately upon your
works. am, sir, very respectful.
ly, your cbedient servant,
U. S. GRANT,
Brigadier General U. S. A. Com
manding.
Gen. Buckncr called these terms
ungenerous and uncivil; but he
made haste to accept them. Fol
once, at least, he clearly compre'
hcnded Gen. Grants style.
Some time alterward. Gen. Gram
was visited in his camp before
Yicksburg by Pemberton, who was
anxious to know upon what terms
that city could be relieved from
siego just then pending. Here arc
the speeches: .f.'
PEMBERToN.-Gen. Grant, l meet
you in order 10 arrange terms fol
capitulatlon. What terms you de-
mand ? %. r,
GRANT Unconditional Surren
der. 1e -a.ar., ..
PEMDERToN.-Unconditiona sur
render Never. SO long as have
man left me. will fight rather
Very well.
But Gen. Pemborton reflected {
little, and as soon as the full force
of General Grants brief speecf
became clear to his mind, he, too
made haste to comply. t.
Again, on the road to Richmond
after the battle Of Spottsylvani'
Court House, Gen. Grant indulgec
in q speech or dispatch in thes'
tolerably clear words:
1--WE have now ended the sixth
day Of very heavy fighting, anc
the result to this time is much il
our favor. 4 4 = * I propoS
TO fight it out on this line if it take
all Summer" ..
We believe Gen. Ice was in n,
doubt as to the meaning of thi
speech. II he was, those doubt
were settled by the next which W
shall quote Of Gen. Grants speech
os. Tho scene this time is ut Alp
pommattox Court House:
81 propose to receiue the surren
der of the Army of Northern Vir
ginia upon the following terms"
We need not quote the terms
1t is enough to say that Gen. LIE
very clearly understood them, an
lost no time in complying.
Since that time Gen. Grant ha
made few speeches; but few an
brief as they are, they are by n
means so ambiguous as these Dem
ocratic critics would have US bt
lieve. His latest and nobles
speech reads as follows;
"Nr. President and Gentlemen ,
the National Union Convention
will endeavor in very short tim
to write you a letter accepting I'll
trust you have imposed upon m
TApplause. Expressing my gra
! itude for the confidence you hav
placed in me, / will now say b,
littlo orally. and that is to than
you for the unanimity with whie
A, you have selected me as cand
date for tho Presidential office.
can say, in addition, ] looked Q
, during the progress Of the pr
.. ceedings at Chicago with gre
/. deal of interest and am gratlfit
: with the harmony ana unanlmll
! which seem to have governed IL
deliberations of the Convcntio
If chosen to fill the high office fl
which you have selected me, 1 wi
give TO its duties the samo energ
The same spirit, and the same wi
that 1 have given to the perform
$ ance of all duties which have d
3 . volved upon me heretofore. Whetl
or shall be able to perform the
I duties TO your entire satisfactio
time will determine. You bd