The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-06-26
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I 70 tn New York World bslssr IL credit Of
saving writsn more bitterly SAndsv 'OhD-
son in March. 1865. than any oshG ssv'papcr,
and Of. psonosncing Of ths same tine the most
unessr,ed salosy Of General Grant ma fa'-
lowing extract from the World. when 1t thought
Il might make out something OF sduntagc to
the oopperhe.d party, win be found interesting;
elf anybody Is 70 obtuss or 80 wrong-headed
as to see nothing great in General 6rsns beyond
hi, marvellous tenscity Of will, let that doubter
explain, IL he can. how IL has happened that,
since Grant rose to high command, this quality
has always been eIcrted in conspicuous energy
precisely at the point on which everything In
his whole sphere Of operations hinged. There
has been no display Of great qualities on small
occasions; no expenditure Of herculean effort
to accomplish objects not Of the frst magnitude.
Il Is only very clear sighted and very COM
prehensivc mind that could always thus have
laid the whole emphasis Of an indomitable soul
70 precisely on the emphatic place. How,
II he DO not general Of the first order Of intel
lect, as well As Of the most heroic determination.
docs II happen that In assigning great and bril-
liant parts TO his subordinate commanders, be
has never, when the results Of his strategy were
fully unfolded, appeared in the picture except
~ the central fgurei However II may seem
during the progress Of one Of his great COM
bined campaigns, Il always turns out at last,
when IL reaches that completeness and finish In
which he contrives to have his campaigns end,
that We 30 him standing in the foreground, and
that the grouping y always such that the glory
Of the other generals instead Of eclpsing his
own gives Il additional lustre. II Is this sure
ncss Of Judgment which sees precisely what arc
the objects that justify the utmost stretch Of per-
sstence; II Is this ability to take in the whole
field Of view In Just perspective and due tubor-
dination Of parts that is the mark Of superior
mind. General Grant has taken out Of the
hands Of al critics the question whether 1t be
longs to him. He has won his gveatest triumph
over the most skilfhl and accomplished general
on the other side; over . general who f6iled
him long enough TO prove his great mastery oil
the art Of war; and the completeness Of whose
defeat Is testimony to Grants genius such a.
q victory over any general Of the confedersoy.
or even an cartier victory over Lee himself.
could not have given. Apply to Gen. Grant
what test you will, measure him by what test
you will, measurehim by the magnitude ofthe OBJ
stacles he has surmounted, by the magnitude Of
the positions he has gained, by the fame Of the
antagonist over whom he has triumphed, by the
achievements Of his most illustrious co-workers,
by the sureness with which he directs his in
domitable energy to the vital point which Is the
kew Of vast field Of operations, or by that SUI
prcme test Of consummate ability, the absolute
completeness Of his results, and he vindicates
his claim to stand next after Napoleon and Wei
lington, among the great soldiers Of this centu-
~, II not ON Q level with the latter.
The New York Ciiissn, edited by Col. Chas.
g. HApine. (sIiies o'Rsilly), one Of the chief
democratic fuglers in the city Of Nov York, on
the 23d inst, clinches his testimony - follows
The platform is 80 worded that eren he Dem
oerats can scarcely take exception TO Il, and the
candidates are so moderate that ern Democrats
might cote for hem u Il trere not for tie party
they represent.
Grant and Collar make tiekst hard TO beat
The rondsrful military success Of theone, and
the great political ability Of the other, cannot
Be priiten dorn or 6eiiitlsd by newspaper edit
ors and the attempt do 50 is folly only tror-
thy Of the late management Of the Democratic
party. The hero Of Doneison, COrinth, most
tconderful Of all, Of Vieksburg aud finally Of
Richmond, is not third rate general, and no
literary scribe can make him one, The gentle
man who has worked himself up to Speskership
Of the House Of Representatives is not a bad pol
itician, and those who buy him for one win not
make profitable bargain. Probably there arc
no two leading names stronger, individually
or collectively, than the two which have been
put forward. And II they do not receive the
support of the people, it will be from other
than personal reasons. The convention was
powerful, dramatic, and harmonious, and has
the prestige Of success, ,rhieh ViH draV many
to its standard. Has Copperheadism' ever yet
defeated loyaltyl Can Pcndlcton overcome
Granti Il has been our boast that there
were more Democratic than Republican soldiers
in the ranks Of the loyal armies. viii these
men fight one way and vote another' Having
whipped the enemy In the field, will they
vote him the victory in the oouncilf The
leaders who think 90 must DO "Old Line
whigs'-thosc most hopeless Of political driv-
oilers Can We 70 into this fight against tho
glories Of Vicksburg, Donelson, Appomattox
Court House, and thousand other famous
fields, with "pcace ut any price" and "the
war failure inscribed on our banners!