The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-08
President Grant on tho French and
prIrSSiRn War.

President Grant on the French and
Prussian War.
A correspondent Of the New York Sun
Processes TO have had an interview with
president Grant nj his cottage at Long
Branch. during which the following con-
ycrSation on the war III Europe occurred /:
AMERICAN syMrATHIEs.
The correspondent having suggested that
Americans Svmpaihize with Prussia, the
President replied
Yes, / don't know but what we DO. our
sympathy is the result Of commerce, Ger
man emigration. and because the Germans
took our bonds and stood with us during
orr war. France didn't. King "llilam
and Bismarck sent three kilograms OF con
graduation 10 us. Not one came from M
1olcon. who. ON the contrary. was at the
lime hitting lis sly dahS iii Mexico. seward
lei him hit. because his army was all the
J,,ur eating M The beef and tanning the
hides which otherwise would have gotten
INFO Tie rebel army. In tact, MaN!lhi!'aA
was a sort Of provision destroyer IN Mexico.
II we 80 back Of the last war there is no
reason. whl We shouldn't synpathi2c With
France. Nap0lron sent troops. and La
ta,r;;, came 10 help us, while Frederick
ne Great hired ont Il lot Of licSSianS to
Great Britain.
tovrcSpordcnt And if you go now
..boH- i've miles from PotSdam you will see
amarillo monument. on which is written III
clumsy German. sacred 10 The memory Of
$500 German braves. who died hcroicatly
m the American war What do YOU think
al The capturc Of Saarhruck. General?
General Grant Little skirnShcS and
reconnaissance now and then don't amount
10 ANYTHING. We must wait for the cum
paign Sometimes in checkers man gives
away one man. and hv-and-hy IL keS three.
~ in war. Then, >aHrbriick DOM seem 10
have been n German town. 1t was ike The
rebels lir>t taking towing Green, kcn-
iurkv. or Little Rock. It rather belonged TO
Ibrm. but when General steele rctook Little
Rock that was Il victory. | think May
cucc will hc the Fredericksburg Of the war,
and maybe the Black Forest will be the
Wilderness. At least, should think that
modern warfare had demonstrated I he fact
that il i foolish to assault Il fortified town
when YOU can lust ~ well march around II.
and c0sIrcl the attacked party 10 >tarHc or
come out and fight YOU. General LOCKER
and General Burnside both >torncd Frcdc-
rirh,lnr.: but think il they had it to do
over again you would sec them marching
RIGHT around 10 The rear. Naycncc. toblenz,
ana even EnrcnhrCtenStcin the Gibraltar
uf the Rhine. if managed 1t all, will have to
be- MANAGED rs Fredericksburg was ut last.
Won can't <,orln t.hrenbrctcnStein any
more than Won could NickSburg from the
Louisiana liats. You can lombard 1t, but
when taken il will have 10 be starved out.
Now. | don't think these French fellows
are much on the Starrc-out process, they re
toe fast; and here Prussia has the inside
track.
Correspondent What will be the proba-
Ill. strategy of the pru>sian army:
General Grant II will undoubtedly re-
main strictly on the defensive. The Prus-
SLAMS are now where the AuStrianS were
during the last war. They will find defend
iug themselves against the French far diff
lrlcnt from conquerlng Austria. Ihe
victory al kuninGrttZ was won without i
rru->ian quartcrmastcr'S department.
witNCu. even base Of supplies. They
started, like General Pope, with hcadquar-
tiers and headquarters i'll the saddle. This
strategy is only safe with victory. 1t would
Ir,yr been rs disastrous with Hin" William
II krui-eratZ a. il Was with General Pope
lr Crulrryllr had he met with Il rcpulSe.
Tn, Austrian campaign was successful, but
j, woud not DO for King VILLAIN to tight
the French in this way. He must stand
still c!.tlruai;; and thu French must dig
him out or work III the rear. Spades Will
h. frlmuus again. Us ut N!ctSburg. here
j. q striking analogy between the French
and pru~~ian armies and the old Union and
rebel armies. Pru>Sia'- strategy should be
,y ~lanG still II she takes the aggressive,
Penetrating French territory, thr same re-
,ult will undoubtedly await her that await
ID Lee in Pennsylvania. Gettysburg and
hutirlam both weakened The rebels more
than wears ii defence NMilrc, k0nlggratZ
will not h,, repeated during this war.
CORES pnEicnt: What viii be the effect
of the var OH this country!
General Grant: History will repeat ltScil.
cur war raised values, not only here, but
MI over the world. People couldn't live IN
Europe after one, nor ouc-haIi Is cheap rs
before. The present war will raise values
IN Europe. Americans will come home.
Iron. leather, and coal, will advance there.
Then IS" can compete with them without
tariff The war will be Il sci-ilnpoSed high
taril, imposed on every article OF foreign
imnortatiou. This war land here the &C.
nrral WAS enthusiastic will be the greatest
blessing that coutd br afforded 10 America,
il will raise Europe up to al equilibrium
Of prices ana labor. cur factor les VIII start
again. lmportulionS will cease. They will
no longer Toe able to make a coat cheaper in
Europe than III this country. Cur bread
stun, and bacon will have to furnish their
,mnrtrrmartcr's department indirectly.
Fork will advance, and general farm pro-
ducc will bring corresponding high hgureS
il l!ir war lasts. IL now think 1t will. Our
bonds WIFI come home 1T first. but they VIII
t,. quickly absorbed. they are sale, ana
foreigners are even now making large de-
posts Of them in American banks. Many
IRE coming back but few want to realize
Oh them. They make 4 sure revenue Ier
them. no matter how the war turns out at
home.