The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-05-20

/ The following gcompept on, Colope
Chcsney's essays BY the London Time
willrbetrcad with upiversals Interest, mot
witlstantling all that fhas,abeen alread
said y, ccarasiog the two great leaders )
our late sectional war: H's ~srA g tAs.F
y 80 An wsoEASy ANIp LEE - ~, 49,
/ 0olopel Chesney's estimate of Grant d
a Chief comedies fors thee most part will
our ewn. ssThe Amerieap acommandss
certainly not a straiegist Of the first order
pnd IN the great combinations Of war b
but slowly arrivesEst Ssanda conclusions
But his steiiacity deserves lsahe shighes
praise ;soathe field lie has soften shown
true insight and ne has this auality..o d
greatness, thai. .lio ,oan perceive his 1nlis,
takes andcaIfeat them with perseverance,
and energy. lie sseWs also % have gen.
erally apprshsndsd theytrls means Of o
yereoming the South somewhat sooner
iimn most Of his Northern colleagues: and
ifhe undllly layished. the blood of bis men,
he always enmmandei their respect and
esteem. These rhaneteri.tins nay, be
plainly seor throughout thelc'iuFse s,pt his
arduous campaign Like Colonel Ches-
neg. we cannot excusesislni for his opera
tions, in the sumner or 1864 eyep; il We
bclierehs yielded to Liacoln 10 should
not have moved u be did II first %, Riel.-
uond. and bis muriegols and useless
waste 81 bis troops would hays been fatal
to him two years before, lp fact, his
strategs on Ibis occasioli was inferior to
that of tlls desrisa Mcclellan aud Grant
also Was AL bun ioiled BY the skilful Beaure-
gard IL Pltfshnrg Iaanding. aud vas
months discovering the weak points soe
Vicksturg. On the other band. bis at
tspss on Port Henry and DDpeifoa show
real decision aud iOrce Of CHARACTER, Ills
movements against both ficksbutg and
Kichnload acre, ultimately shat -theS
ought 10 hRye been: his conduct at Cba:ta-
nalga vas aide, aud hs il perhaps. eitil
Ned to the elief ers Of eihe conception
Df Sherman ) march tlmuagh Georgia. We
have .aurselyes. like Colonel hohesney.
compared the American commander 70
MIasseua but If be has not surpassed the
French marshal iin var. be i infaitaly u
hove him ID III moral qualities. =
y 'fl isActAralinra s,ld,ss : dlet Lowovef
t-and Colonel CIesnsy agrees with our
judgment-tg he compared with las great
es. opponent. in the highest attachments
Of the military art and Is Iiannihslg not
iwithstauiing Zama. towers over the very
inferior Seipio. the figure Of Lee eclipses
Grslts ti,odgh Les suceuHbed, To- the
Northsr chief. Cul9pel chesney's S aNlsy y
on the brilliaht career q, the renowned
leader of tie yirginiip army is Two short
70 do the theme justice. but It's very at
tractise AID full,of interest,", We have ne
spaes 10 uoiice the pleasing desurilai0i be
has given us 81 the private lie Of Ice. nor
set 70 comnFpt on the public virtues Of
the high minded citizen who drew his
sword feluclansly ia what ho thought the
righlful cause. and bore ailnself like Q
true pairiot when rsprOach aud disaster
gathered around him, 4 few words are
Oh that we can asryts 10 the military
powers n this gsrat crftain and they are,
indeed. superaaous, for their best nonu-
ment is the bastleJfeldsof The Ameicsn
war. II may 10 said, however. that Lee
has q place il The foremost rank Of modern
strategiIts be possessed Ia the very high.
est degree ability er the great operations
Of var: few gsnerls have ever. II Colouel
iiarniey's phrase. Interpreted the tlica.
tire xith equal insight and known as vel
how 10 tnfn il 10 stcoyas and no ano Ger.
fuinly since tie tilae ,of Napoleon has con-
4aered Hgainst such inuneHse nids AID has
50 long aul iiefeely Disputed the prize 81
viciary With failing resources. lis Oaul-
brnations. indeed, bear ! e,riking reemb.
lailea IL many pprtier.sars 10 thOsa of tie
Emperor; Ike bin he galaea wtonlshing
success by tbs well.planAed Use of Interior
lines and oold r;ovemeais psaiuss divided
foes; .,Ee him be avoided the tiinid sys.
ter. pf passiye defence as y general rule,
and seeluod the sssAilant though ou the
defensive, Ike hinhs possessed fund Of
resources IN hisowo genius which eiFected
wonders : IKE ilips tpo. he was ssift snd
terrible ID availihg l,u,solf n ll,e mistakes
of m enemy. Thus i fas happtued that
his campaigns have much in common sith
those Of Napoleonapn.ffas@nales Tie Feads
er Cor lie same reasons. They exhibit thc
triumph Of profound Intelligence d cAlcu.
lation. aud Of wcll,empleyeJ forco over
numbers. slowness. and idisunitea Counscls.
like those Of i79G and 1914. snd Bis VIC
tory on the Chick ahominy % 1859 apd eui !
manunytina Of q cot 10 1894 may 6ilS
compare with Arrhh o. Risoli bud wsh
the immortal struggle on tho Mane and
Seine. lee, too. has never been surpass-
elin ire art of winning rle passisiate
love of his troops, and, "a ritb al geT,er.
als Of i'd .ofdsr his Jiebssehnis Iooke5
90 10 hin with perfect sapfdence. and saw
ID his coumdois pfessnre n victory. As
an admiuiSrater, .hovesF CHS gryat egra.
,nandsr. ,olobd fbesnsy sells a vas noi
successful lie too easily etsflooked hulls
and vas scmewhat careIesr ci Apeb ,i,kpsss /
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