, 1870-03-15
WHO KILLED THE C0KFEDERA-
CY?


!et&e1 u hAsDluRtoo correspondent more lively
than d1dacs,o tote Don Plsrt) nas been going the
feutds Of son'htfn newrpspert, win attonx
nA'1s Of theF spprohsnoo aud ssleEt:
mt T. fse sa.9Ieien astni1 eIoGpa tnss had ws
Acc;e!lar, trey would 10 all numan probanli1ty
have COZ out as well plncksd Is he Ha4 rhese
De IL conEand vneu the Confedesacy had u
longer :ht ntIce arr ics that kett L1em xnIri.up
back i1te y sah'nftop. The war tAo e3ded III the
snt Ntflu-' "
Tie seatec ett Il oDe made either IN sross IT,
IorsLce Of ttsiottca facts Of thu 'ate war, or IL
rectfet1desee 10 support the pfefefes C. or Ger.
tstu peltor at thu expense Of Bnorh4r. Bar before
preceding TO coyrecr q statement 80 utterly al
eestoed 10 of cepsT ,an
ard politically he dis tnrs ttou h!m- 1t IL tucs
ffom Lo perttnsl Rnmttai1on Of General Gfznt
1oat ne attempts 10 ex ricate him fIon an ut Just
comparison. bui rom he ~.mp'e 4Lu irsepeess.o.e
ctsife which esery nonest Ian fse's to correct
t.!te statement ate N til p1e.eece. aud where
cobtf. dlcI'op. he haa deftsken the rresent ex-
E1unauou tpI clog It'd ntss nee 10 pefaou1 ua med
II m e29 ps1'son, azd careful only for the uath
To :hcse at Ill acquainted with tae CON osrat1vo
eond1'1o1 q Tie soutnero CoafeoeracJ q: different
eiercc ia tne t1fe1ior,t1 at punbsta opposed On
sc Cot tsa. nae aide, G.rerat Mocleliaa hsd. IN
the yer 1sG2, Erta-er anvsn'ages than Grant or
nsd tttlc A1vAEtase1 steadily inviting him for
o'I oEthA, and 1hat he did not Avail n!nsef Of
theT, ard that HERS wss ~ accumulation Of
whip h'n'. ~ fal from Furnishing m excuse, but
gives to his CONDEMNATION tho adslfiotsl c1arRa
q torprr a1a 'ppnse'',s,; p.x, IL Ts.a.t!: 80,
FER sssat 'ha Ftesss tas tFcops II yI1sa'. sna
Il !,.s ss:ssa h:s5 81 sas:s4
ia an..es's,, .aa,1.e!s IN dssipl'ns md ' ia.tsao
ton: txceileouJ tq7tep:d AID atnet. he tad on
fcsre Fhloa puuoted Of ali srus l,slla mora
thar tTt1tT s:rea saou1and Weo! Thls estimate
cou EAT FER, and NUT oa takea a. authentic.
Acrc than tnie, that little aruy ~&s, IN the early
zeop s.,oa x ao
irE csnn, ~ The iollJ Of the Confederate Cor
kIe,s; and. as9. $50 omcar Of Genera. Stone
wou:d lave found ntsle else tnso demoraliz@d
the var 10 RIc1nDnd."
Accf;la1 did po1 use T. IL ros the act Of omission
in military coinu II der to be takep - proof Of
inf.Tns seresssnlp quite - we'll as tina: Of eora-
Again: when Mcclellan vent down to Yors-
tewr, sEd cpsnsa anotaer campaign there. fna
aasq sPer.
der comu artec sll EhAt was teeo In the patl~1y
OF Mcclellan, while tue au,k Of the Confederate
the Rappahan1ock snt the Rspldan. and be had
70 assurance 0! retufo1ceneptF. The force Of
NcCetian Was then ten times his own; they had
sod eoot eli q seze1s on,ceis .as ' convened "a
10 Een Should msin,.!n il il pn,laoa in taa IL
face Of terfold odds, Of retire before the encrJ.
The opinion OF the council was unanimous for
the latter alternative, With ths exception Of ono
onesl, Who dsc!.rsa .asteger5 m.a should o,e
den exclamation Of Geutrl Msgr1ler. In s5nps-
Thy It ITO Rsllant sug9easton. And 50 Rob-
Mcclellan vas defea'ed II last By IL stry no:
grtats 1rtrrtor II numbets, which be had anp.ne-
Con'eae1scy. But, 10 far lton IL being "n.rce
arny,. we report tho feet M Il came from The
lips Of General Lee: Nearly twosnifda ve1e
AID ws1e oE1J nalf.tnstxucted."
1tsry balance Of keperalship Il 70 BE- he'd be-
fo1ses 1nsca oDpoted @ tasn ! u their Tes5ec:9e M
eau ps'Ru1 IN TuR11iA, or a. to the veteran nste-
rial OF these fHeeA tneI condition Of discipline,
shall have TO te.trasou u de:'dtnz who was tho
greatest General TIE 1essls not tue tloa: certain
oss. be- tbe correspondent referred 70 nsa c7otcn
toltfelrcse II, and cowereT lral1ntec4nt s1fs Let
OF treeluity may be IN hts Own peraon. thera arc
rot iex Southern new1ptpt1s which hx1e Rot-
A to the general question Of cooperative ner-
r. eou msndfI. bets sen AcC elsn and Grant,
What NO have aald at the former su-ves~d the
rs5 cave b<ea N excellent o1Fsa;zer Of u arases:
1t hhs b. en- raid Of LIE thst he n2d sne p.dsafry
Of vn1 without IL inspiration There could
the uecnsncsl ne. ~ Of orier, tbs tlo1 ge,tas Il
ger Us 1t II. OF "Ataa!st20e, the G11tsdJ," thA1
t1cte quick nst!ue's Of tsnt II Grant Va ca save
never ctcilced . pa,l+, aud that be went 1t il
with force Of decision that sometimes Appeared
irreeular, a1nplI oecause i neyer eacale:ed the
tnfe11cr crc7UstA1ces Of the aitulHou. His rol1.
f;ary genius might nave been the unorliaus a-d
pandtruus one o1 4 commander de1ef1nned 70
COZ qaer By repea:ed s.rokes Of pa,k:cs1 fotco;
HrA
Ett Attn with which be Atruck !: al umee. II
he had 10 dresse, ne bad no procra,tinar:ou. BE
taLB which Il a1wars 2dJu.tlnE xud re:dJasEp9,
.h q never 1ss1zes p'se.slJ a. eo9nnasio1
.1a gfn 1s oaI o. oE
Of unteAdtnes9 and dtstrnit
But Ina fact which We wish especially 10 hzrg
S s sna sns9 nv spse r.
70 The extremity Of tespar de.cttoed oy TIE wash
trkten correspondent wheo Gra1t undertook the
war, II n!ll;ar1 ~ poin, Il s!es. nors ab1e sad I'd
ipe1ase- The }apse from this coaditioo was sud
den aod axfci besose tre car Wa1 oot, and from
ne t1nsa il indapu,see 10 tno.e 1ho a1ed IN Id
soOtn It tho time, and UsGe careful And iatell!-
s nnan ~
5 @sa,ss q 1sss. a.sas @ ~ se5@saa I os ~ 10
n,s front a army WHICH, snoaga sons
whtt les nuEeroni tnau that which de-
1eseed MCCLELLAN 1tound Richmond R1s much
nota formidable. II VIZ m 4rHy OF 81 900 meu,
nj tnld-the best aea1oued army sn1t T1K1utn
evet put II lhe 1ed-com2 2osed e1ttrely Of ve:-
Grams, aud tIsrted By COMPUTATION Of every cty-
can ss&oce thA: coold hIted conf1Eo Aad 1n5ure
Devotion
Fet the contest HRs hopeless before the year
Fas out In thtA time the Souia had bean con-
qusfeo, cot tadted eT the krsn2cende1s G7aeFal.
aofp Of Gr1ur, but BY .ne conbcuma:n fd1tT Of
Jeet.son DRytA- sopef.or numbers Fever con-
t6t1 r9tnt NAV 4.&mfE9 the c1U p4{1S1Q OF Ken-
sfxAhip between Grant Acd Mcclellan u no
lnt2er Apnlleab'e or ~ having been treated 10 tho
ex+er: of justice, md pufYut another ana !arHef
rejection On tho subject, v1z: Wn1r Wefo toe
rrM csmea Of the f4ilnIn o{ tho Southefn Confadr
ef7GJ7
VIC az1xu Axt tbs South xaz oouqu&Tcd IN
1854 bJ 1rtx OF IN own SuNfnnentr occai1sn1
| rf1r cfpalH afta9 General Grant nAd loagas tae
/ ereuaSea hy ihe rsmpval os Johnston - Atlanta
nh cA hepke .thn he4tt OF = aseat- =Af1oys and
: suucE down tho earadt1oe pf sar pso2le hJa