The Van Buren press., 1870-10-18
NO. 10
Grant on thu War.

duct Of the European war are something
which all the world he's IN interest In
knowing. The enterprise Of the Tgm>s
was exhibited, during the late visit Of his
excellency, by obtaining. as some length;
the general opinion OF matters ON the
Rhenish frontier.
The general, in response to s question
as to his opinion Of matters between
France and Prussia, said that neither
party understands war as he understands
it.
Here the reporter Of the Times yentur.
ed to assert cordial Endorsement Of ths
remark Of his excellency.
Permit me, general" said Mr.. Scam
mon. !" to ask you to point out what you
conceive to be the chief blunders Of the
campaign, thus far"
France" said the general, a. he light
ed fresh cigar, |" made blundes n COM
mencing war upon people Of equal sixo
and strength The true way to make war
is to always have three to your enemy't
one An illustration ofthe fact was given
at Shiloh. The enemy there was within
third as large as my own force. Hence,
the disaster that befel me-"
"But, General" said the reporter.
have you no faith in manoeuvcring or
in strategy, whereby inferiority in point
of numbers can be equalixed by superior.
| ity ofbrains ?"
"Ncne whatever. Sherman played
that out in his march to the sea. You
see, the Confederacy was only q shell,
and that is why he met with such success.
He had no opposition. My own expert
ence proves this In all cases whore /
attempted any Of these new tangled ope-
rations l was beaten"
Here Mr. Collar, with n sweet smile.
enquired as to what the general thought
should be done by Napoleon.
my idea," said the general, "is that
he should get Butler and Banks to COM
mand army corps in the Prussian forces.
Then he should conscript every French
men that can carry a musket, aud send
him in. Prussia has only thirty million
inhabitants, while France has forty mill:
ions. This is clear difference in favor
OF France Of ten millions. Now let Ma.
poleon keep hammering away at tho
Prussians, II 1t taxes all summer. ann
Of the opinion that the superior activity
Of the French, aided by their chassepot,
their elan, their traditions, and their su.
perior navy, will enable them to kill
Prussian as often as they can French.
man. Hence it 10 clear case that IL Ma.
poleon hammers away till all the Prus.
SLAMS are killed of, hc viii have len mill
ions LEFT II ether words, his cats tail
is the longest"
What is your opinion OF Napoleon
personally !" asked Mr.. Joseph Medill.
Heis great man. He smokes always
and never says anything. He was once
in humble circumstances. He was never,
however, in the hide business except %
fur as hiding himself was concerned"
Here General Dent broke into uproaf
Gus laughter. He afterwards remarked
to our reporter that he was hired to
laugh at Grants joke; and he added, he
battered himself he was doing very ex.
tensivc business on very limited capi-
tai.
General Grant pufred stoically until
Dent had finished laughing, and he re-
sumsd
Napoleon is my model. have stood
before his portrait by the hour, trying to
mould my countcnanco into the stony
expressiveness that characterises his. ]
am not certain but that shall initiate his
coup dc esate. He rose from obscurity to
be President. So did |. He rose from
President to Emperor; and il don't fol-
low suit it will be because Congress tssk
the trump ont of my hand when 1t redro-
ed the army"
"Well, now, General, tell us what you
think OF the Prussians," said Mr.. Greene.
baum.
"Don't like EN- he responded sen.
tentiously.
"Why not, your excellencyi''
"Well, don't. They want Office too
much. Why, l have had more than .
hundred thousand applications from
Dutchmen for Office, whose only recon
mendation, was, that they fought NIT
Sigel' As voters, have no objection
to them. During the war they stole
everything, SO that native had no
chance"
The General proceeded tn comment on
Prussian strategy. He did not like 1.-THE
said They were in too much ofa hurry.
Here, now, In less than a month they
haze hardly less than million mon Ia
the field which was shorter time, he
said, than he required to move his army
from Fort Henry to Donaldsoh--a dis
tanoe Of only thirty miles. This celebrity,
he remarked, Is destructive Of all prece.
dent. The Prussians have gone farther
in ten days than he went id ten months
when moving on Richmond.
He further thought the Prussiah move
blundcr. There arc neither dignity nor
sense in rushing straight at Paris with &
big army. The Prussian leaders ought
to hold on and sec who is going TO be
the nevt President. This making war
for wars sake was not. In his opinion,
the true principle OF warfare. All wars
should have the high and beautiful oh.
ject Of returning the men Of ones party
to Congress. and the election Of ones
candidate to the presidency.
At this moment it was announced that
lunch was ready. and the party broke up.
-Chieogt Times.
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