The New York herald., 1869-01-28

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[washington Jan. lA correspondence Of the Chicago
Trbune1
seed sli the yietorious news nom the s seat Of war
GRANTS LAST PRIVATE DAYS.
General Grant shows In some small preparatioush his
him. He Is making visits to some few cherished friends
before taking the oath and accepting the hono fnat
most sensible and beautiful one 20 be found-ott
IN construction, OF a rare brown sn!er In the body
AMI her coachman's cloar matches the same color.
General Grant IA moro particular. and more thor
oughlv Civilian IN his dress than he was wearing
suit OF black which Is renrieman's only steadfast
proving his height His manners are unchangng,
and his associations here are OF only the most
trusted and worthy character.
GRANTS CONFIDENCE.
gentleman was relating TO me some DAYS a90
General 8 hiyer's "reminiscences Of Grant and there
had been star Onicer with the General and he re-
signed after the fall of vicksburg. Reiolning Grant
again for visit after he came East. Hllyer accom-
panied him to Culpepper, where the General as
sumed command OF All the armies.
failed In this position II had come to 1t in the be-
ginning because Sh0uld not have had confidence
enough. You see have come through ali the grades
OF the servtce-captain, colonel. brigade division.
corps. army-and am confident in mvself now.
McClellan's Nc misfortune. ! always believed was IN
want Of confidence In this great and absolute re-
terstic Of Grants simple retr0spections. gives US
comfort in the higher and popular promotion he has
inst received for since CIlpepper ne has been male
inclined towards CIVIL administrative and political
duties from grade to grade, conquerine them as he
has nad that his promotion has been rapid as well
experimental, 30 that he knows all the active men
ana minds q the present generation aa onyna6 IKE @
statesmen and very little IN the present but all MS
life is Of this incoming time, and he knows the
material OF ir probably better than any living
Some days after hearing this anecdote met Gen.
problem to me, asked his former stan oficers solu
ton Of some points.
Hiyer lived in st. Louis when Grant left his little
Real Estate Agents Houses to Rent.n IN those days
.sWas the General silent then as.nows"
.No. We considered him more than commonly
laxative 50 ne is now; but ne wv, won't tax for Or
and partly the form Of an old bashfulness he had
when boy. Anybody whom he knows can hear
I'm ST. Louis liked Grant. He was entertaining
and was attracted towards him by what ] hardly
hood, the same that he developed In battle so we'll
I was In New York when heard Of his appoint
message to Join his stan. I was at the Planters
House In st. Louis on business soon afterwards, and
to see Sc Grant ~ Sas up da sas @
".Here, Hilyer,' said Grant, ehere's your horse.
The boat has been waiting for me three-quarters OF
.I am not going, Grant. never entertained the
"sCome aiongI can't listen to that. Time
.Bnt have not written 70 my wife, 49,.
"sWell that you had better do. After this next
action am going INTO You can come home-if y0u
don't get your head knocked on frst-and DIX up
In brief, RiIlyer found himself going down the
river in ten minutes to his own bewilderment won.
dering greatly whether he could stand up In action
fvrf Int
net some unwilling talent, II there be any talent
willing to go into the Cabinet. have not seen any
'.Dld you notice any strong traits Of character in
Grant soon afterwards"
mas courage and soldierly % vanity 70 action nrss
never talker before action, II lie had any personal
iorebodings but grew more cheerful and concentrated
to leave any position he had taken was often uncom
feEallAs ffssen ahff a5.8 thHf sian 6nfckf8 wefc
In place where the artillery Of the enemy con.
expected to have my head shot Oh. Grant sat on
horseback, straight and cheerful, as you have
% mss ss g o ali Gp Ss
100 ten The O Old Man to leave here for Gods
''Noi Tell him yourself. He'll think me afraid,
and so am. but he shan't think so.'
ons ne inv we n .ne nre crUsspg III p upon u.s. AZ last
s.Generai, we must leave this place. It isn't ne.
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dead IN Ave mlnutes.'
"Iguess that's 50 y said Grant, and he rode away,
''As to fear,r continued HilIyer "Grant used to
say that he had seen men who said they never knew
what It was. but he had never seen anybody who
said II OF them. Another thing that struck me with
Grant was his own attempt frequently to supersede
his own good luck. Az Donelson he went to Conn.,
modore Foote and begged him to run past the rebel
guns with gnnboat or two. Foote replied, saving
that he would be shot TO pieces Grant maintained that
he would suffer no more than In ordinary lombard
IN fnok IScfr ofvufrun ndu
tlca demonstration OF Grants theory. Now, II Foote
had done this, the rebels would have evacuated Fort
Doneson, and the battle and capture there which
made Grant historic would never have happened.
Grant developed wonderfully In the war, and
though ! as democrat, opposed his election. had
10 head the army. There Is needed better instance
or proof 70 this effect than the foowlng:-I was at
City Point In 1866, and sitting close by Grant saw
him break the seal OF letter. Then he smiled good
naturedy.
".A letter from Sherman. Read itr
II read the letter, and II said that sherman could
no longer mold Atlanta, his line being too long, He
asked permission to destroy the town and move to
the subssting upon the country and turning at
bay to eight Hood whenever the latter pursued him
too closely All this seemed brilliant aud s0ldierly
to me-. ana I asked Grant what In It made him
laugh
could nnd to subsist upon II he followed In the rear
''Thls was the general supplying an error Of gen.
him. Grant knew that Hood could not eat or the
barren and devastated country. SO he sent this
word to Sherman:-You have my permission to de-
stroy Atlanta and march to the after you dctach
Schohed and - to go to Tennessee. Hood will not
follow you: ne VIII march upon Nashville Now,
see Had Sherman carried o ffhis whole force sea-
ward, mstaklng the effect OF his movement upon
Hood, Nashville would have fallen, Indiana and
Ohio been invaded and the Southern confederacy
been an accomplished fact"
"Grani,n said Hiyer, "is stern as Jupiter. There
Is no finer story OF two stern men than Grant and
George II. Thomas before the battle OF Nashville
Thomas has dislike OF being whipped, and he Is
cautious and sedate TO the last degree till the time for
decision has come. Grant sent word TO Thomas 10
move out OF his works and attack Hood. Thomas
was not ready, and he went on deliberately with his
preparations. Grant teicaraphed again:-sThe coun-
try Is excited. Attack = Thomas was not yet quito
ready. Then Grant sent John A. Logan TO Louisville
10 be ready To take command and teegraphed again:
III Won do not attack Hood before - date, I shall
he under the painful necessity OF relieving you. Just
at that time Thomas ready, not BY necessity but
by The completion OF his AFFAIRS and the happy COL
luson OF events made the battle OF Nashville an
honor to both.r