The national Republican., 1869-01-26
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JASuARr IS, 1850.


his confidential advisers had occasion to do |
TO save the life OF the nstlon, the current tenn
pe,t in A tea.pot over the order to Banks to
ioin his forces to those of Grant 10 simply
| ridiculous. That 10, II there be no cat In the
| meal tub no purpose on the part Of somebody,
| covered up under II, to make capital for some.
body aspiring to ONCE under Grant.
WIZ THE JUNCTION WAS DEEMED NECESSARY.
II was we'll known to q hundred persons
here that President Lincoln and his military
advisers were most anxious at the time, to
which this mares nest refers, that the force
Of Banks should form junction with that Of
Grant, because It was judged that, while It
was questionable whether those OF either
could take either important point against
which they were operating separately, when
acting conjointly they would surely reduce
both, one after the other.
GRANT suoeEsrEp TIM JUNCTION.
1t was equally we'll known here At the time
that the orders to Banks to Join Grant (which
II my memory serves me correctly were orig
| inally suggested by Grant HIMSELF were sent
| through Grant himself, the policy OF the pro-
posed junction being that OF General Grant
| I know, further, that neither President Lin.
| coin nor any one else In military authority
here at that time dreamed Of superseding Grant
with Banks. Or, in other words, know that
Lincoln's policy, In ordering Banks to join
| Grant, was to superBede Banks by subornatiug
| him to Grant,
LIscoLsis PRACTICES IN suCH CASES.
The authors Of this trumped.up story en-
tireiy overlook the fact that, under the act OF
Congress- to that end, the President could and
did order ranking officers to give place to and
serve under their juniors In rank and date Of
commission. Hardly anything was more com.
mon at the time than such orders issued by
Lincoln.
ON Dit AT THE TINE
Banks failure to obey the order to join his
forces to those OF Grant, I know,ws a subjec,
OF great annoyance to Lincoln at the time; and
In military and political circles was attrib
uted erroueously to Banks belief that II was
Lineoln's purpose to make him subordinate to
Grant. That matter was In the mouths oil
many here at the time. No one, apprehend
knew better than Gen. Grant that such was
the design Of President Lincoln; hence Gen
Grants delicacy then manifested In doing no
more In the premises than merely transmit.
ting the orders and correspondence on the
subject that transpired between Lincoln and
the authorities here on the one side and Gen,
Banks on the other.
CANBY SUPERSEDED BANKS.
long Afterwards Gen. Banks Sds actually
superseded by Junior In rank and da,e-Gen.
Canbyj and that thereafter he (Gen. b. was
assigned to no separate command Of import.
| Anee.
refer to this fact sluply to illustrate the
purpose OF President Lincoln with reference
to the command OF the conjoiued forces oi
Grant and Banks after the contemplated juno.
tion should have been made.
THE SECOND RooRBACK.
| Your readers will further perceive from
these facts the real value Of the second letter
OF the New York Times occasional correspon'
dent, wherein that writer essays to give an
account OF Llncoln's Joy over the failure oI
his plan for the junction OF Banks with
Grant when he learned by telegraph OF the
fall OF Vicksburg without the aid Of Banks
troops-the "tap, tap, tap, story"
THE TWENTY PER cEsTUM PROPOSITION.
There was large attendance in the Hous'
galleries this forenoon Of persons interested
10 the 90 per centum clerks proposition, evi
IDENTIFY hoping for its enactment. The eager
ness they manifest on the subject 10 Damaging
its chance for atriumph. They had better keeI
away from the Capitol building when Its con
sideration Is expected, leaving the outside
I work to be done by some small committee o
their number.
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD QUESTION.
Those best informed on such points regart
last weeks action in the House on the Pacih,
railroads subsidy bill as rendering It vel
nigh certain that not single such bill will be
come a law during the balance OF the life o
the Fortieth Congress.
DESIRABLE PROSPECT.
II soft should turn out, and II the same
policy govern legislation for the balance o.
the session, Grant will have a fair chance Ia
increase the net national revenues one hun
dred millions per annum without the scratch
OF al pen by way OF assessing Increased taxa.
tion upon Anything. His agents will collect
and pay In seventy.hye millions more per
annum than those OF President Johnson, and
they will do that at a cost OF twenty.f Ave mil
lions icsIper snnum than Johnson's admins
trstion is spending to that end. A difference
OF less than hundred millions per annum on
the right side OF Uncle Sans balance. .shee
willsurely put up all @ overnment securities to
par, giving us specie payments In spite of the
multitude Of schemes to that end now before
Congress, which are likely, most OF them,
to prove little else save stumbling blocks.
THE VIRGINIA METHODIST CHURCH QUESTION
The Rev. Mr.. Phelps, of the Methodist Epis
copal Church North, was this forenoon ex
amined before the House Reconstruction Com
mittee against the proposition OF the virginis
anti.Democratic.party committee OF nine, to
strike from the proposed new Virginia Stat,
constitution the clause assuring to his Churcl
its property rights in Virginia Methods
church edihces as those rights existed befor
the rebellion. Since the rebellion the Vii
y ginia Legislature enacted In some way tina
these church edifces should be the propert
. OF and controlled by the members (congregs
: tIon) of each such separate church. As ninety
: Ave per cent. of the MethodIsts OF yirgin
have gone over to the Church South, to 9
, amend the proposed constitution wou uld, Q
course, virtually transfer the Methodist churc
edihces throughout the State to the Souther
|, Church. Mr.. whittlesey, editor and propri,
tor OF the Richmond State Journal, who SUI
n ceeds the Rev. MT. Hunnioutt in the enjoy
. ment of the ripe Virginia bankruptcy publica
l.. tions plum, was also examined this forenoo
before the Reconstruction Committee. To az
~ init the great body of the anti.Democrati'
:, party whites OF the State into Its Republica
party might result in a division OF the plum
; hear from Richmond that the Rev. Mr. HuI
, nicutt Is likely to come to Washington shortl
to explain to the Reconstruction Committe
how far the plum In question is preyentin
solid reconstruction in the State.
EDUCATION AT THE SoUTH.-Any evidene
of a spirit at the South to accept in good fait
the lessons taught by the logic OF late event
10 10 gratifying. When we see communities VIII
| | synpathiZed with the intolerant spirit OF rt
bellion now submitting, although perhap
with not very g9oS grace to the PreSsiehnGi ,hni
. midst we may thank God and take courage
e | OF this we have pleasing evidence in the pros
) perity attending BeIes College, KY which