Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-12-23


. wrote to Lieutenant General Grant /;
/" And now, with Il brave army and a
Just cause, may God sustain you. =
: And, indeed, If the names Of those who
win battles that save civilization are
dear TO the heart of man. how cherish
ed will be that Of the taciturn, tena-
cious soldier whom nothing could shake
off from success Neither the tool of
political tricksters nor the dupe of his
own ambition, he slowed himself in
the final campaign the true type of
4 American genius III action. Grimly in
earnest, he knew that war is not concil-
iation, aud that the rebellion was to be
suppressed, aud suppressed only by the
destruction Of rebel life and rebel sup
plies. He knew that we could better
lose a hundred lives than the rebellion
could lose fifty, and he knew also that
terrible sacrifice was the least bloody
road To peace. Breaking up on the
Rapidan in early May, he forced his
fiery way through the Wilderness, and
was called y butcher. BY terrible
blows he drove the enemy by swift
and silent marches he fianked him, and
was called blnnderer. BY one of the
most mastery and daring Of military
movements. his resistless will threw
his whole army cver the James, and
forced the enemy into his capital, and
ha was called incapable. The roses of
peace faded, and the victory was won.
The bells OF the 4th of July died away,
and the victory was not Won. The
auxiliary operations in the Shenandoah
failed. Those to the south of Rich
mond miscarried public Impotence
grew and passionate doubt and despon-
dency clouded the summer. evil he
do it q asked in whispers the lovers of
liberty "He'll do MORE" shouted the |
exuhant friends Of the rebellion. They
did not know the man. They did not
remember Vicksburg; they did not re-
member Chattanooga " | shall fight I
it out on this line if it takes all sum- |
mer," was the only reply It did take
all summer. It took all winter But |
he fought it out and followed up that |
line to victory. Undismayed by delay, |
undisturbed by impotence, holding |
Richmond III both hands, he ordered |
Thomas to annihilate Hood-and he |
did it. He ordered Ferry to take Fort
Fisher-aud he took it, He ordered
Sheridan to sweep the Shenandoah
and he secured it clean. And Sher
man where was he Snddenly the
thick cloud of loyal doubts and fears
aud of rebel rumors parted, and reveal
ed Sherman sauntering through Geor-
gia eating turkeys and sweet potatoes. |
Like gnat Wade Hampton lowered
upon his path, trying to sting, and was
brushed away A gust of Wheeler's |
cavalry blew off Fitzpatrick hat. Fort
McAllister crumbled at Sherman's |
touch. Hardee stole from Savannah |
like thief in the night The terror of
Sherman's presence a hundred miles
away emptied Charleston of rebel
troops, as when huge craft passes in
the river the water recede from the dis
tant lands, Across Georgia, across
Cto,tL C,,o1,,,a ;o41 Month Co,.nI;ro liz
moved unopposed, spreading his terri
BILE wings and sc,urging the land with
fire. Then with the accumulated force
Of fragments Johnston dashed against
one of his arms at Bentonville. Sher
man threw him PROSTATE in the dust
with one hand and stretched ont the
other to grasp that of his great COM
mander on the James. The alien cap
tain by the river, still holding his an
tagonist fast III bis capital, had now
shown, by the end of March, that the
army OF that antagonist was the REBEL
ion, and he prepared to strike, At the
extreme left of this line the sting of the
swift and fiery Sheridan struck the
enemy first, He WINGED and sullenly
recoiled. But sharper grew the sting
swifter and more fery--until the word
came, "Shoridan is sweepingall before
him from the west Y Then the genius
of the great captain, seconded by the
tireless volor OF his soldiers, lightened
all aloug the line struck everywhere at
once, burst over the enemy's works,
crushed his ranks, forced his retreat,
and at the same moment, The master
loosening his victorious columns in
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