The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-09-07
'.t'@1. lFrom tho Chicago Times.
Another Interview -Grant Makes Some
More DiSClOSu res.

| Ihe teneral, IN response TO n queS
ton as to his opinion Of matters be
tween France and Prussia, said that
neither party understands war as he
understands it.
| Here the reporter of the Times ven
tured to assert cordial endorsement oI
the remarks Of his Excellency.
"Perm't me. General" sa,d Mr.
Scammon, s'to ask you to point out
what you conceive to be the chief blum.
ders Of the campaign thus far 2"
France" said the General, rs he
lighted a fresh cigar "tnade bl,nler
IN commencing ae@ar upon people Of
equal siz and strenglhe. The true way
TO make war is to always have three to
your enemy's one. An illustration Of
the fact was given at Shiloh. The
enemy there was within third as large
as my own force. Hence the disaster
which betell mo-"
| !, "But, General said the reporter,
"have youno faith in maneuving or
strategy, whereby inferiority in point Of
numbers can be eqnalIzed by superiority
ofbrains 2" = Mn.
| - Nouo "hdIcFSi. che[iHan PlayeQ
that out IN his march to the sea. You
see, the Confederacy was mere shell,
rnd thatis why he met with such sue.
osss. He had no opposition. My own
experience proves this In all cases
whercl attempted any of these new.
tangled operations I was beaten"
Here Mr.. Colrax, with very sweet
smile, inquired as to what the General
thought should be done by Napoleon.
"My idea" said the Gcneral, sis that
he ahould get Butler and Banks to COM
mad army corps in the Prussinn forcess.
Then he should conscript every French.
man that can carry a musket and send
him in. Prussia has only thirty million
inhabitants, while France has forty mil
lions. THIS is clear difference in favor
Of France of ten millions. Now. let
Napoleon keep hammering away at the
Prussians if 1t takes all summer. I am
Of the opinion that,the superior activity
of the French, aided by their chassepot,
their elan, their traditions, and their
superior navy, will enable them to kill
a.Prussan as often as they can a French.
man. :. Hence it is clear case that if
Napoleon hammers away till all the
P'russians, are killed off he will have ten
millions left. In other words, his cats
tail issthe longest" + ~ -
'''What is Your opinion of Napoleon
personally r. asked Mr.. Joseph Medill.
.y"He isa great man, lie smnkes
| always, and never says. anv'hrng. lie
was once in humble circumstances. lie
WAS never, however, in the hide busi-
liesayexcept, perhaps. so far as hiding
himself is concerned"
Here General Dent broke into up.
roarious, laughter, He, afterwards re-
marked to, our, reporter that he was
hired 10 laugh at GRANTS jokes, and lie
added, lic Aanered himself he {waAadolng
a very extensive business on q very
limited capital. .r
General Grant pufed stoically until
Dent had d'dshcd laughing, and then
hs resumed: ls7g ~ ie lsn.T S ,".w
Napoleon is my model. I have
stood before his portrait by the hour
trying TO mould my countenance into
the stony inexpressis eness that charac.
terizes his. am not certain bnt tha, 1
shalElmmitate his coup d. etat. He
rose from obscurityi to be President.
So did !, He rose from President to
Emperor, al,dif don't follow SUI. it
will be because Congress took trumps out
Of my hands when it reduced the
| army.' Ij,,@ si, of,l44. ,u
swell now, General. tell US what you
{ think Of the, Prussiars," said Mr..
! Greenebaum."'
S"Don'i "hko en-" he, responded
senten,iously.4g 'a6' rD@aII 1h5 -.
y"WGytnos, yourExcsllency r.! -
swell, 1 don't. They want Offices
4 too much, Why, I have had moro
than Q hundred Thousand applications
from Dntchmenfor office,, >whoke recon-
mendation was that they fought NIT
SjgeL' .Asyotersf ! have no objections
| to them, During tho swar f. they stole
eyerytSS,'ng 40 that g native had no
The General Proceeded ppf to 5, comment o. nna
on PrusSian strategy. He@ did hot liko
I it,the aaid. They yWeie in too much
Of hurry. Here, now, in less. than
4 a mouth they :, have hardly.,a MILLION
men IN the field, whiclh. was, Q shorter
time, he eaid, than heS required TO move
hfs' aImy from Fort Fe6fy 10 Donelsrn,
. asdistadcsof, only thirty miles, This
celebrity, heSematked.sis destructive OF
an precedent. bFhe Prussians have gone
further iii ten days than, be went in ten
months when moving on Richmond '''
4 HHsGhfmtaiiiisar tbotfght t|is Pfnssiani move
4 -blunder. Il In placs Of going ITO Paris
/ bysWay Of Meta they ought 10 cross the
4 egsssiirriiyeer and s., around by way Of
\ Petersbnrg, There js neither dignity
4 nor Sense n this Way offushing stfaight
y at,Paris fwith Big army! The Pfus.
siahp leaders ought fohold on and see
gho ". is.ge.ng ~. .be. Itha9 snsk.ss Pteaideat.