The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-20
JUBAL EARLY.

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General Jubal Early is now rusticat-
ing at Niagara Falls. A correspondent
at that point, writing to Democratic pa
per, says:
Gen Early, late c. S. a., is frequently
visible in the Clinton House, to which he
drives in from his residence at Drum
mondsville, town mile and half dis
tant. lie likes to meet and converse with
guests '.hailing" from the South. He is
very bitter IN his opposition to Grant for
President. lie says Grant has or had no
ability whatever as a general, and has no
civil capacity to fill the office for which
be has been nominated.
This opinion should settle the question
in dispute, aud We will give the reasons
why The relations between General
Grant and General Early were never very
cordial. In fact, they never came to
gether without coming to blows, and Ear
ly always got the worst of the scrimmage.
On the 10th of May, 1861, at place
called Spottsylvania, in Virginia, Early
trod upon the corns CT Grant, whereupon
the latter turned upon him and gave him
a most unmerciful thrashing, whereby he
proved that he chad no ability whatever
as general" So, too, in July of the
same year, while Grant was hammering
away in front of Petersburg, Early quiet
ly crossed the Potomac into Maryland,
with the intent of capturing Washington.
For several days all went well, and the
glittering prize appeared in the very grasp
of Early He drove before him the raw
troops which had been guarding the outer
lines, and advanced to the very gates OF
the capital, when 10 the bronzed veterans
of the old 9th Army Crops, in grim and
terrible columns, confronted him. They
seemed TO have sprung from the very
earth. Early, of course, went back with
more expedition than he advanced. 1t
was Grants foresight that sent the 9th
Corps forward, but, of course, this was a
great blunder, for the movement entirely
disarranged the plans of Early-another
strong point that Grant chad no ability
whatever as a general" But there is yet
another and stronger proof of Grants
want of generalship. For several years
Early held control of the Shenandoah
Valley, which he "run" as sort of big
farm, for furnishing supplies for the re-
bel army. Grant proposed to put an end
to this, and therefore sent one Phil Sheri-
dan to the valley with instructions to ego
iu"-very unmilitary language-and
Sheridan obeying this stupid bluuder OF
Grants event in" and sent Early "whirl
ing up the valley" thus disturbing Early's
agricultural operations, and in his depar
ture causing him to forget to take 5000
of his men with him. Once again, jus
month later near Winchester, during
the absence OF Sheridan, Early made al
assault upon the Union lines, drove then
back, and there appeared every prospec
Of first class rebel victory but just IL
the nick of time, this b!und ering lieuter
ant of the laundering Grant arrived OIL
the scene, His troops were broken ans
scattered. "Boys," said he, "face abou,
this won't do! This shouldn't have hap
pened if I'd been here. tell you we'l
take those guns back again, and lick thos
fellows out of their boots before sun
down. And they did. These are som
of the principal reasons why Early ha
arrived at the conclusion that "Grant ha
or had no ability whatever as general,
and as the same high authority is of th
opinion that Grant ''has no civil capacit
to fill the Office for which he has bee
nominated" we fear great mistake h;
been made, and that he will meet wit
no better success in civil than he did
military life. Mr.. need hardly add TIL
Early is warm supporter OF Blair au
Seymour.