The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-06


show that every stage OF the General Grant
subject IRE In the rear from q portion OF tho
loyal press saying nothing OF the dsoya such
Chicago Times cncinnatl Enq1irer and the democratic
You accuse General Grant OF referring obviously
to Lee do not see ths envy III abiding to =
remarkable fact. Nothing in the history OF the
Is moro remarkable than the treatment accorded
10 Lee by the Southern newspapers There were
rebel papers that would venture TO critcise JeH
Davis and the other leaders aud officers OF
tho Couiederacy, but rebel or copper
head paper alluded Lee In anything but terms
oil cxtrsvagant praise: and even republican papers
military genius who never advanced but 10 meet do
feat and disaster even Mcclellan could not help whip
ping him. and was at last consented TO remain on the
defensive, defending and defending until nothing was
left TO defend.
But the surprise at shilohl .Aye. there's the
rub 4" Grant sherman say there was NO surprise,
while newspaper correspondents the rear some
Thousands OIL soldiers the front insist that there
Here IS a conflict OF authorities. In this case
persons viii be governed by their prejudicea Those
dislike Grant and sherman viii believe tho other
r;ii bci,sve .bsn One ,h,na r. certain: Grant knev
the enemy was In his front and that he must meet
HIM Ia short time. Perhaps, under these crcum-
stances. no and sherman should have taken their
their shoulders and gone TO tho front aud Cut
down to protect their commands instead OF
naming at the rear harrying up troops and supplies
10 get them in position to meet the Impending bat
tie-hOpng, II possible, TO get The army 10 hand ia
timo TO commence tho attack. instead OF being com.
PEELED to fight on the defensive; but Is just
rood general would have done newspaper critics
TO the contrary Notwithstanding
That the rebel General failed notify General Grant
OF the time whom, the place where mud the force with
which he Designed TO open the attack Is most true;
and to this extent IL WINS surprise, and our brave
fellows who encountered their onset wcrc doubtless
taken unawarcs; but does not follow that the army
was surprised. The worst growlor and tho most VIM
dicttvs enemy OF Grant must admit that for
prssd army ours uid wonders Oh that eventful SUM-
day.
il appears to DO tho to cry out "Whiskoy Ri &"
to any one who word In invor OF General Grant,
! am not member OF tho whiskey Ring; DO not
make, buy, sell drink whisKey, and have no con-
necsion with who does; but, having served In
tho capacity that furnished superior faculties
for knowing what was going on, am as well pre-.
pared TO writc on this subject as any Of General
Grants critica -.
A GAIL UPON 'FIcHTING JOE" TO TAKE TIE
STAND AND SETTLE THE "RoMANcE" con-
TRovERsY.
From the Minneapolis Tribune. August g.
1t has been said oil Gcnara Grant that he has 'made
history than any other citizen OF tho Repu0lic"
but he is rightly quoted by the NEw YoaK AxRALD's
special he has boeu pains Of late 10
point the inaccuracies of certain statements con-
corning event which has hitherto been fondly sup
posed TO mark glorious epoch in the history of this
country. He is reported declaring that she battle
Of Lockout Mountain one OF tho romances OF the
war; that, In fact. .rhere such batle and no
action worthy to be called battle on Lockout
Mountain" TINS Is certainly in itself strong evidence
from man who played an important part In the
George Troupe Maxwell, officer the Confederate
army, who writes TO tho Philadelphia Times that he
was SO situated as temporary brigade COMMANDER on
tho 0 the capture OF Lookout Mountain that
he had full opportunity OF knowing whether affair
which could by any possibility be magni6ed into
battle did aid not take place, and fully corrobo-
rates the assertion of General Grant "Not u ctr
cumstance, not even tho irregular Hiring o pickets
or skirm!shers occurred 70 disturb the prevailing
More Than ,hls We have the indirect testimony OF
General Sherman that he did not know what had
happened until informed by some OF his soldiers,
who. while sauntering along the cliff which overooks
the river and the CITY OF Chattanooga, discovered
through the riffs In the clouds that Iedcra soldiers
wero occupying the Confederate rife PITS below.
Thore was light, aud warm one, for the highway
the night succeeding tho capture OF Lookout Moun-
iain and Maxwell speaks OF 'tne beautiful pyrotech-
mic display" and the noise OF tho firing In this
tes aud makes It the occasion rcilerate tho state
ment that 'never did sound OF battle contest OF
any kind attract my notice during the day." and no
is firmly convinced that no battle occurred and that
graphic descriptions oil such ovept which form
prominent part IN all the histories Of tho great
rebei,ion are pure fiction.
which II would certainly seem as though the iacts
might be easily arrived al. II there vas no battle
fought at Lookout Mountain then tho world has
ab0red for fifteen years under most astonishing de-
Iusioo, which only the strongest evidence can encc
then other General Grant has boon grossly
misquoted or no was laborng Under an halucination
when undergoing tho interview In question. There
10 man, at least, word from whom would settle
tho whole on, and that Is General HOOKER.
BY all means let 'FiGhiing Joe" take tho stand.
THE WIDESPREAD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IT AID
THE GENERALS DENOMINATION?
From tho Newburg Daily journal, August 81
Grants observations on '.men and things" as com.
runicated through the medium Of HERALD corre-
spondcnt, are much moro interesting roadng than 10
apt found in The reports OF the ordinary inter-
viewer. But they not likely to add to the posi-
biliiies OF his RECONCILIATION for the Presidency, and
probably this Is not thor object There has been q
time when tho HERALD was under considerable ner-
vousuess OF the proximity OF tho ghost OF
the ''third term bot II has apparently overcome It's
ImdIty, at least to the extent OF being able TO pro-
sent the ''>ept smoker" TO It's millions OF readers
public men aud pubic events. II no longer
regard essential that the General should
be represented hankerIny Tor another In the
White House. but rather as keen, shrewd and candid
public man. But, nave said, all this Is not cal
culated To add to tho numbers OF those who would
present Grant us the republican candidate Tor Pfesi
dent 10 1884, 1t has served TO bring out DISCUSSION
which shows that the ex-President's enemies have
forgotten tho causes oi thor opposition TO MIN in
1876. But this Will not harm him. Now, as then, Con-
oral Grant Is himself opposed To the OF his ndno
IN this connection, and on A otner proper occasions
SO expresses himself. Tnoso OF his trends VINO pro-
poso not only DO 80 without authority, but
.ainst his protests. Tho position which took
point during tho winter OF lST5-76 no has consist
Guilty maintained to the present Tune, aud We Judge he
will continue TO do 50. NO matter how great the long
OF friends that he shoud allow them
TO set up his banner tor n denomination.
WAS THERE SURPRISE AT SHILOH OR NOT?
From tue Cincinnati Gazette, August i'll
whether The attack shiloh q surprise depends