Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-16

The Proclamation of President Linz
coin calling on the loyal states for
IS coo men todcfend Washington, issued
upon advice OF The surrender OF Fort.
sumter to the Rebels found Ulysses y. (
Grant selling leather for his father in
GAlcna. lie Immediately volunteered,
was chosen captain OF Il company, ANA
preceded 10 springfield, tie capital OF
his state, 90 be mustered in. Three
years thereafter, he was LicutenanI-
t,cneral in command Of all the military
forces of the United states, thcn exceed
ING halfa million mon.
How came ne to achieve sIch great
and rapid elevation"
Not by political influence: tor ne was
no politician. had carccly over Nott,r
ana never on thc side of the party now
in power.
Not by personal influence OF patron
age for he had absolutely not one in
fuential friend. He never saw Presi- /
dent Lincoln till he came Fast to take
General command. He did not even
know Mir. +. b. Wushburnc, Member
of Congress from his District though I
thcv lived in The same city. so
man ever lived who could ny, II was
the patron OF Gen. Grant by whose
! favor he rose 10 Cmincnco.
No, by the favor of his military supo-
ri0fs; lOr Grant WAS d volunteer and
volunteer officers Were not popular with
the done OF thc regular service. No one
cam plau~ably say that Mcclellan, or
Pope, on ltaliccl1. Wiiie in general COM
mand, ever pushed Grants fortunes.
/ Nay: Inc was made Liputenant-Gcncral
virtually ~ act o. Congress, dictated
lV the loN>al lc0plc Of The country. They
had had enough Ga Ha}lecN "a General
in-Chiel. and insisted that Grant should
be placed above nm.
WHY u;d they demand This?
because GyaH hod 9cher0iW ron,
ichHc other Union c0ntnl0aC}cya h0d Of
ten dcea dctc0fod or bGD3ed. His cap
turc of several thousand Rebel Soldiers
at Fora Donclson had been the tr.t
great Union success Of Che War. Hts
thanking Of Vickeburg, defeatina the
: Rebel army Of Mississippi in several
, lattlea, intcrpo3ing between Johnston
and Pembcrt0n, shutting the latter up
in Vicksburg, and there compelling
: him to surrender 70 GEO Rebels, while
: Johnston idly looked on, evinced the
; most ma3terly strategy Of the War
President Lincoln opposed il; Gen.
Sherman disapploVcd it; Grant planned
and executed it,
:. RosccYans having LOST great battle
@ ON the Chickamauga, and been penneC
4 lliD Ill W lANit IliN 4Aifii WIN
=. Finishing while his animals were starry
i inc by thousands, Grant was sent to re
n licVc him. He found Bragg cntrcncheC
t in his front, on range OF steep noun
f. tans which he deemed imprcgnable
II looked we'll nigh impossible to move
II him. Grant set to work and did it
y routing the Rebel army, capturing fort.
d of its guns and several thousand men
NJ Had he known the ground, he Woult
have gobbed up the whole heengarmY
= but night fell early, and the Rebels RAJ
T. like ou.rtcr-horscs. They never threat
L. ened Chattanooga again.
os Grant was then summoned to tn
= East. Mcclellan, Pope and Burnside
,, Hooker, Meade, had severally starte
Id on the road to Richmond but found
III convenient to return. Grant too til
10 track and kept it till Richmond WA
:, ours and Lee had surrendered his army
~ OF course, there are sundry persons VIII
81 think they could have done this bette
m or cheaper Perhaps they could. N
* one could possibly say what untestc
" possibilities Of achievement may -Iot b
ps ''lyng around loose on every side.
I'd We only know that five Commando
tried and failed, and that the sixth SUE
ceeded; and that the five lost more me
in not taking Richmond than Gran
"the butcher" lost in taking Richmon
and Lee to boot.
Grants passage of the James, Withol
the loss Of Il gun, or aman, directly aftt
his bloody repuIse at Coal Harbor, seen
~ to lis one OF the foremost achievement
w. Of modern strategy. His relentless pu
ol suit of Lee after Sheridan's victory
u.s. Five Forks, was one Of the best thing
ne ofthe War Had like vigor been eyincC
Luz after Antiotam, or after Gettysburgl
W. the War would have been considerable
Nv shortened.
III Said a cnviling courter to Louis Ky
ny d" Marshal Villars is very lucky
"Lucky?" retortcd the Grand MonarQu
ses mo, sir; he is great deal better TIA
OF that!'
ia If Gen. Grant has not proved himst
ial true soldier it would be hopeless
trv seek for one on the rolls Of the Amer
to eau Army.
ur-
n. B6g=' Some American ladies at Cope
Il hagen who recently called on the QueC
of Denmark, Were not q little astOnish
Mt to see that she wore q cheap dress, al