Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-05

as of the most heroic determination, does
it happen that in assigning great and bril-
liant parts to his subordinate commanders,
he has never, whenthe results of bis strategy
were fully unfolded, appeared in the picture
except as the central figure? However it.
may seem during the progress Of one of his
great combined campaigns, it always turns
out at last, when it reaches that complete
ness and finish in which he contrives to
have his campaigns end, that we see him
standing in the foreground, and that the
grouping is always such that the glory of the
other generals, instead of eclipsing his own,
gives il additional luster. Ii is this sureness
Ofjudgemeut which sees precisely where lies
the turning point; which sees precisely what
are the objects that Justify the utmost
stretch Of persistence; it is this ability to
take ia the whole field of view in Just per-
spective and due subordination of parts,
that is the mark Of superior mind Gen.
Grant has taken out of the hands of all
critics thequestion whether it belongs 10 him.
He has won his greatest triumph over the
most skillfnl and accomplished General on
the other side; over General who foiled him
long enough to prove his great mastery Of
the art of war: and the completeness Of
whose defeat is a testimony to Grant 5
genius such as victory over any other Gen
eral of that Confederacy, or even an earlier
victory over Lee himself, could not have
given, Apply to Gen. Grant what test
you will; measure him by the magnitude Of
the obstacles he has surmounted, by the
value of the positions he has gained, by the
fame ofthe antagonist over whom he has
triumphed, by the achievements Of his
most illustrious co workers, by the sureness
hss I
to the vital point which is the key of vast
field Of operations, or by that supreme test
of cOnsummate ability, the absolute CON-
pleteness of his results, aud he vindicates his
claim to stand next after Napoleon and
/ Wellington, among the great soldiers Of this
century, if not on a level with the latter
On the 2lstof May 1863, the very day
Gen Grant was nominated the same paper
begins to disparage his merits in the face
of its past opinions as expressed in tie
above article and attacks him in the follow
ing style
From The World, Hay 81, 1865.
1t was possible for Grant, after
his failure to fight it out on one line in
bis advance of 1864 upon Richmond, to Law
ish the lives Of thousands of American sol
diers and to expend hundreds of thousands
of dollars of the nations treasure upon a
new campaign, and so finally wear and vor-
ry down the strength of the rebellion which
had already been mortally wounded by
Meade at Gettysburg
Such is copperhead patriotism Such
copperhead consistency But the successful
General, the gallant soldier, the true patri-
OF cannot be hurt by such mendacity The
honest expression of their sentiments be-
fore being tainted with partisan hatred,
bitterness and falsehood, will be taken by
the people as the true measure Of merit,
while the partisan abuse that follows will be
Justly Ignored as the rawlings of disappoint-
ed, unscrupulous and despairing party lead
ers trying, but in vain, to tarnish the bright
ness of the fame of the man whom they
were unable to control and use because of
his sterling integrity and devoted patriotism.