Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-06-16
saturday, June ID. 81.
General Grant ON HIS Travels.


The New York Htyatrs reporter has given
rs a daily account Of Gen Grants almost roy
% progress since he left these shores. His
sly,ngs and joiogs have little interest for the
public now, otherwise than as the world is
concerned about one who has welded power
and NOT welded II well, and who has gone
down into the rauks Of private life after hav-
ing done his utmost % establish a military des
potism ia she United States. lie approved
the scheme Of restoration At the SJuih put
for.h b. Andrew Jehasoa, and over his OVID
name 10 1850 dcclar 81 that The Southern peo-
plo were as qlic; aal peaceful and true 10
their constitutional daties as The people u any
o,hor section. he assumed the responsibilities
Il the great trust of the War Department at
tho hands Of Andrew johnson with the Pile
Il understanding that he would holl il in the
Interests Of tho President aud only surrender it
back % the man Who gave il. lie denied this
afterwards when he betrayed the President and
surrendered tho War Department. TO Stanton
and The Ellica's-but the unanimous written
testimony Of thc members Of the Cabinet sus-
tainel tire Presidents version Of the violated
agreement. aud irreplrably impaired General
Grants character Dr ycracity. lIo became
President and made reconstruction as coutra-
distinguished from restoration bis chief aim
and end While To- the White House All that
was ia The system devised by Congress Geuor-
al Grant fairly got out Of it, When its pow
ers and grants were insufficient. he cohniyed
a, ,ho violation Of all laws and forms Of law.
aud supplemental Tie ialicalsm Of Congress
by Go Rldicl'ism Of the Sword. lie rccog-
nizcl Blxicr as Governor Of Arkansas and 90
short month % two ignored him and rccos-
Bizsl his rival Brooks. The two Executive
procamaGOns recognizing each Of these men
and sigoed by General Grant have been pub
Hshcl in many newspapers side by side. They
insult Justice. liscarl consistency and comPro-
mise thl dignity Of tho Presidential office by
thai, stultiging terms.
Il5w hr tho historian will hold General
Grlai responsible f5r BAbcook, Shepherd and
the Conspiracy known as the Whiskcy Ring
ne viii not attempt now 20 say Whether
bis taste 6r yaiglrious nnd false notion Of the
Obligations offslondship led him. without Grim
ialli'y, % alhcr1 70 these men after the hand
u SIC law was upon thom, and their crimes
vcrc clearly established, Is q question fS tie
casuL,5 % determine. lIc dil adhere 30 them
through thick Gnl Thin.
The hEr1lI speaks q General Grant as tho
Cvnquc,or Of Gcncrnl Ice, aud makes tho ex-
President soy TIA, General Meade should have
driven Leo into tho Potomac, AM that General
ShefiJao would have destroyed Ssonovsll
jackson If no hal ever engaged bin. We
would Ike 90 know whether Gran, WAS BOba-
Din cough % talk such trash as thls. Wecan
safely leave tho stony Of Lee and Grant 10 the
historian of tho ucxt age. and as for Sheriiau's
destroying Stonew i Jackson wo conjecture
hat Gran, and sheridan combined would have
f1al IA. task on exceedingly difficult one 70
acc Implish.
We forge; Just now tLc exact number Of
grca, Generals who Iuckled on their armor
ana mar.bcl forth % destroy Stoncwal Jack
sou. j; vas the darling ambition Of a score
or acre q puissaut chiefs. But alas iJr the
yc-.ty of human wishes, jackson would insist
ou lyias al toe destruction himself Aud
somehow he did IT, lie dashed toe hopes Of
SD many great heroes, and sent such numbers
oftlcm 20 the Limbo Of departed greatness
that il seems a pity General Sheridan couldn't
ba.c been called IN 10 stop tue mortality. BY
tio by, We believe General Sherman hal q
tastcof General Jackson at Bull Run Pat
terson, Mcdowell. Banks. Shields, Fremont
Mcclellan, Miles Phil Kearucy, Scdgowick
Burnside. Pope Hooker. aud host Of lesser
Hslts Lac tie misfortune 20 meet Stoucwal
Jackson. What misfortune Grant aud Sbcr-
il-n could 10, have net him too Vc'iy
y,rly. 70 was llmcntablc