Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-11-05
Grant On the War.
A RICH AND RAcY INTERVIEW.

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knowing, aud during the visit of His Ex.
cellency We have obtained at some length
his general opinion Of matters on the Rhe.
nish frontier.
The General, in response to question
IS to his opinion of matters between France
and Prussia, said that neither party under
stands war as he understands it.
Here the reporter ventured to assert a
cordial endorsement of the remark of His
Excellency.
Permit me, General" said Scammou,
ito ask you to point out what you conceive
to be the chief blunders of the, campaign
thus far!'
France" said the General, as he light
ed fresh cigar, "made blunder in com.
mencing war upon people of equal size
and strength. The true way to make war
is to always have three to your eneuy'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 befell me-"
But, Genera" said the reporter, shave
you no faith in maneuvering, or in strate.
gy, whereby isfcriority in point Of mum.
bers can be equalised in superiority of
brains 2"
"None whatever. Sherman played that
out in his march to the sea. You see, the
Confederacy was ouly shell, aud that is
why he met with such success. He had
no opposition. My own experince proves
this. In all cases where attempted any
Of these new tangled operations was
beaten"
Here Mr.. Colfax, with very sweet
smile, enquired as to what the General
thought should be done by Napoleon.
My idea" said the General, sis, that
he should get Butler and Banks to CON-
mand army corps in the Prussian forces.
Then he could conscript every Frenchman
that can carry musket, and send him in.
Prussia has only 100000 inhabitants,
while France has 100000. Now let
Napoleon keep hammering away at the
Prussians, if it takes all summer. am of
the opinion that the superior activity of
the French, aided by their chassepot, their
clan, their traditions and their superior
navy, will enable them to kill Prussiau
as often as they can Frenchman. Hence
it is clear case, that if Napoleon hammers
away till all the Prussians are killed off,
he will have 100000 left. In other
words, his cats tail is the longest"
"What is your opinion Of Napoleon
personality" asked Mr.. Joseph Medill.
"He is great man. He smoke always,
and never says anything. He was once 10
humble circumstances. He was never,
however, in the hide business, except,
perhaps, so far as hiding himself is con-
cerned."
Here Gen. Dent broke into uproarous
laughter. He afterwards remrrked to our
reporter that he was hired to laugh at
Grants jokes; and, he added, he Aattered
himself he was doing a very extensive bu-
siucss on very limited capital.
General Grant pulled stoically until
Dent had finished laughing, and then he
resumed:
Napoleon is my model. I have stood
before his portrait BY the hour, trying to
mold my countenance into the stony mex :
pressiveoess that characterixes him. lam
not certain but that shall initiate bis
coup dtat. He rose from obscurity to be
President. He rose from President to be
Emperor aud If dom follow suit il will
be because Congress took the trump out Of
my hand"
Well, nov, General, tell us what you
think OF the PrussiaRs," said Mr. Green
baum.
DOn't like en-" he responded seu.en-
siouxly.
Why not, your Excellency,"
Well i don't They want Office too
mseh- Why, l have he'd more than q
hundred Thousand Applications from Dutch
men for ofhec, whose only recon mendation
vas that they fought init Sigel' As voters
] have 10 objectioa 10 them. During the
var they stole everything, 50 that native
had no chsnce"
The Geseral proceeded to comment on
Prussisn strategy He did not like il, he
sssd- They we're 10 tao much OF hurry
Here now. IN less than . mooth, they have
nesriy millioe Of nea 10 the field, which
vas shorter time, be said, than he re-
qaired TO move his men from Fort Hesry
10 IAcsal.on-a Distance of ealy thirty
milss- This eeserity, he remarked, 10 de-
ssruesive Of al preeedent The Pru~s;.ss
have gOoe further ia tea days than be vent
in ten noaths when moving On Rich
nond.
He further sheughs the Prussiss move
bsasSer. In place Of goine to Psr;s By
way Of Meta, they oaght 10 eross the James
river and 90 rsxsd BY way Of Pssenbsrg.
I@ere IS neisher digpisy nor sesss in this
way of rushiag straight ss Paris with bag
army The Pss~iaa leaders euxhs 10 hcld
Co aaa zee Who 10 30 be ssxf Presideut.-
fhw s.aking var for vars sake uss Dot.
~ his orsnloa, the true principle Of var
farr- Al VAR shozA have the high ao1
beautiful pxisciple Of rstarnisg the mes Of
sass psrsy 10 Csn<-e~. and the sseesioa Of
soe's ezaasaass to the PrssiSesey.
At thss me1est il vas snncsaeed tina.
izaeh vs ready, and the party broke Up.
u Pohti.l se~s frsn al parn c< Viz
rlsia = beeonisg very issesessing. and the