New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-19

Malicious envy rode upon a raveRous wolf,
And all the while did chaw
Between his cankered lips venemous toad
That all the poison ran about his jaw.
[Spenser
The faulty which actuates portion o.
the rebel wing to disparage General Gran
is quite remarkable. The climax of the
absurdity is their silly attempt to show
that he is devoid of military talent. Nc
one surely will condescend to debate such
a matter with them. Whence, it may be in.
quired, is this malignant feeling thai
prompts the low Billingsgate used by Ger.
tain rebel papers toward man who by
deeds has emblazoned his name for all
coming time on the page of history? The
answer is at hand. General Grant com
mitted the objectionable sin in their estima-
ton of quelling the great rebellion, which
under the leadership of Lee was considered
a sure success. Lee was idolized as the
holy Moses who was to conduct them to
the promised land of secession, "Lee s
invincibles,' =" the bright sword Of Robert
Lee" and the hoe genus orane forming the
lullabies that were sung to inspire the far
misled and deceived people of the South
ern States with the firm belief that their
cause was under the special protection of
Heaven, and that glorious political mil
lenium for them was near at hand. The
failure of several expeditions against the
proud capital Of the Utopian gov
eminent riveted this belief and gener-
ated an enthusiasm and confidence
that has rarely ever been equaled by de-
luded deVotees to any cause in any age of
the world. They Knocked with Kissing
scorn the expression "on to Richmond"
used by one Of the defeated Federal COM
manders. But Grants ION to Richmond"
proved to be no joke and the worst of it
was that he stayed at Richmond when he
got there.
The world is not without example Of this
low spirit of detraction and hatred of men
who have been successful in overcoming
the cherished idols of their adYersaries.
The Duke of Wellington was never admit
ted by the worshipers of Napoleon to
possess the least degree of military genius.
His fault was too grievous to expect par
don. 1t was but apoor affair, that of mass
ing his artillery and sweeping down with
his iron hail the invincible old guard, COM
posed of the veterans of Austerlitz and
Wagram, lead on by Marshal Ney. We'll
lington was called dull, plodding, fifth
rate commander. 1t was so unscientific in
him to render his columns of infantry i'm
perVious to the French cavalry. He rarely
said anything, and was unable to make
speech The few words he spoke on that
long day OF June that terminated the
career OF Napoleon, were extremely com
monplace, and indicative only of stolid,
persistent disposition. During the repeated
and desperate enslaughts Of the French
cavalry be carelessly remarked doubt
less with segar in his MOUTH, BOYS,
they pound hard but we'll pound
the longest And when he saw
the "Old guard" falter and become con-
fused, he said with indifference, "the
day is ours" The detractors of yelling
ton had but little to say on the eighteenth
Of June. They delighted rather to dwell
upon his losses at 'Ligny and QuatrebFas
before he rea ched Waterloo. So, too, the
'ebels, Of Grant His "great losses" in APP
Richmond are their favorite
iheme. "He managed wretchedly, was
often defeated, but lacked comprehension
10 understand it, His fighting it out on
hat line all summer was very wrong
hing. He ought to have given it over
md gone back before Richmond. with
Davis, ''the Congress- and Lee and his in
,inciDles all went up, It was bad gener-
.lship $50 it was for the Confederacy) at
he same tt me he held Lee at bay, to have
heridan tearing the valley country to
ieces. and Sherman on his great march to
he sea. 1t was outrageous that he "kept
until he received the uncondi-
ional surrender of Lee and his invinci-
lies, and that without exultation on his
art, but with t e clemency of Cesar
reated his able but unfortunate adversary
nth kindness and all becoming courtesy.
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