The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-09
Gen. ernnt,s speeehes.

Buckner, now the editor of the louis.
lUiLLe Courier, the chief Pendleton-
Democratic organ of Kentucky. Edi-
tor Buckner sharply reviews General
Grants style and ideas. and thinks he
won'tdo.@ But Mr.. Buckner possibly
may remember one little speech or
composition of Gen Grant. It was as
follows: 5--.
Car NEAR DosEtsos;, Feb l6. 1852.
To Gen. s. B. BUcKNER, Confederate
| Army: Yours of this date proposing an
armistic and appointment of commits
sionerS to settle terms of capitulation,
is just received. No other terms than
render can be accepted, I propose to
move Immediately aiOo,t your a0orks. /
am, Sir very respectfully, your obedi-
| ent servant, --7s U. s. GRANT,
BrigadieT General U.S.A., Commanding.
Gen. Buckner called, these terms un-
generous and uncivil; but he made
haste to accept them. For once, at least,
he clearly comPrehended Gen. Grants
style. l s =Erl
Some tinse afterward. Gen. Grant was
visited in his camp before vioksburg by
Gen. Pemberton, who was anxious to
know upon what terms that city could
be relieved from siege just then pend
ing. Here are the speeches:
| PRMBERToN.-Gen.G Grant, 1 meet you
| in order to arrange terms for capitula-
ton. What terms do you demand
| GRANT Unconditional surrender.
| PEMBERToN.-Uncon surren-
der Never, SO long as have n man
left me. / will fight rather.
| GRANT.-YerY we'll.
But Gen. Pemberton reflected little,
and as soon as the full force of Gen.
Grants brief speech became clear to his
mind, he, too, made haste to comply.
Again on the road to Richmond, af-
ter the battle of Spotttsylvania Court
House, Gen. Grant INDUCED in speech
or dispatch in these tolerably clear
words:
/ eve have now ended the sixth day
of heavy fighting, and the result 10
this time is muchin our favor.
/ L propose to fight IL out on this tine u II
takes all Summer"
We believe Gen. Lee was in no doubt
as to the meaning of this speech. If he
was, those doubts were settled by the
next which we shall quote of General
Grants speeches. The scepe this tune,
, Is ut Appomattox Court House:
az propose to receive he surrender OF
3 the Army of Northern Virginia upon
the following TERMS"
= We mead not quote the terms. II is
;, enough TO say that Gen. Lee very clear,
n ly understood them, and lost no time
y in complying.
We have had four Generals in thu
l. Presidential chair, not one of whom
d was brilliant as an orator. George
Il Washington, when given the command
= of the Revolutionary army coult
If scarcely say 81 thank you" The only
a real speech he ever made was writer
by Alexander Hamilton.
Andrew Jackson was no orator; bul
= when he said: "by the Eternal III,
, Union mast and SHAH De preserved ," ht
3 was pretty well understood, even in
! South Carolina. Gems. Harrison and
I Taylor were men of little oratorical
, ability, yet they made out to use intel.
ligible English. Julius Caesar was an
Indifferent speaker, yet there was solid
pith in his "Veni, Uidi, Vici." Napo.
leon (the frst) was wretched orator
and still men of .eYery tongue found nc
+ difficulty in getting at the meaning oil
} the few brief speeches he had oc.
casion TO make. There are other
notable examples that "speech is sill
"vern, but silence is golden" These,
however, will suffice; and as to Gen.
Grant, we think our Democratic
friends will manage to understand
what he may hereafter say, quite as
clearly as they did his humble efforts
at Fort Donelson, Yicksburg, Spottsyl-
vania and Appomattox. Meanwhile,
we recommend them to careful study
of his very latest efTort-the brief and
noble letter accepting the Republican
nomination, the text of which is in
these words: TO-.
To Gen. JOSEPH r. HAwBEY, Presi.
dent National Union Republican Com
Uention: In formally accepting the
nomination of the National Union Re-
publican Convention ofthe 2lst of May
inst, 1t seems proper that some state
ment OF views beyond the mere
acceptance of the nomination should
be expressed. The proceedings of
the Convention were marked with
wisdom, moderation, and patriotism,
e anu Dtll6f6 express Inc feelings OF
: the great mass of those who sustained
the country through its recent trials. 1
endorse the resolutions. If elected to the
office of President OF the United States,
1t will be my endeavor to administer ali
The lars IN good faith, NTH economy, and
ipith The pielUS Of giving peace, QItiet and
+ protection eUeIyl1herea In times like
the present IL is impossible, or at least
eminently Improper, to lay dolDn a pot
icy to adhered to. right or fprOn0,
through an administration of four
years. New political issues, not fore.
seen, are constantly arising; the views
of the public on the old ones are con-
: stantly changing, and purely admin
istrative officer should always be left
free TO execute the tOiu of The people. 1
Gtipdys haze respected that aoiu, and al
rays shall. Peace and universal pros
perity-its sequence-with economy OF
administration, will Tighten the burden
. of taxation, while it constantly reduces
the national debt. LET Us HAVE
PEACE. With great respect, yonr obe-
dent servant, ag Is. u. s. GRANT.
Washington. d. c., Nay %, 1868.
REEVES AMBRosIA.
| DN IL