The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-28
GRANTS RETROSPECT.
The Press Divided in Praise
and Censure.
CROPPING FOR A SECRET MOTIVE.
Is 1t the Temptation Of a
Third Term (?
THE ESTIMATE OF WARREN AND JOHNSTON

| AN ATTEMPT TO DIsPRovE THE STATEMENTS
ABOUT WARREN AND JOHNSTON.
[Frcm the New York World OF July Ell
Our esteemed contemporary, The HERALD, does not
undertake to detond the statements said been
made by General Grant In private conversation
which II has recently given 70 the public. This
prudent for the statements arc simply indefensibic.
We have already alluded TO the charge that Warren
was responsible Tor the fa.re OF the assault Peters
burg after tho mine explosion. July 90. 1854. AS
remarked Wednesday General Grant testified
ing That matter before tho Court of Inquiry, August
80 1864, AID before the Committee the Conduct of
the War; December 90 1861, aud neither occasion
did he dream OF attributlng the failure anything
but encouragement IN tho attack OF The Ninth corps
At the former date he said-'It looked TO me, from
what could see and hear, that perfectly prac-
ticabe to take the through but whether 1t WAS
becouse the mon would not 70, whether was be-
cause they were not led, was lar enough the
front 10 be guarded to say" We have already SUM
married. the more outspogen decarauons with wnich
al the latter date ho scattered upon every
body concerned the attack, from himself ward
without duplicating General Warren directly in
directly IN responsibility for the disaster Inaeed II
Is only IN Wsrren's own evidence tnaa any seek
Ing to ;aslen blame upon him VIII d nd maeral WHICH
even appears support the charge sanst him. In
his testimony before The military court he criticised
the attack Itself as mistake found iaut with
manner IN which /. couauctcd, both because 1t
was defective IN detaii and because there
on the Grouad 10 direct the movement. While freely
pointing out the imbecti,y cement his
corps, II " designed 20 uae u at ALL he never
changed his original opinion that there was good
reason Tor an attack on The rebel lines ront OF him
II ButnsIdes assault Was failure aud no means by
which he could support Burnside directly and by
dversiou, snce that Generals troops stii gong
Ia from tue after the he adj was
pulsed, thus blocking all the avenues OF approach
the night. TO CON mltlee on the Couuuca III the
| War some months later 10 made statement which IS
worth quoting, since II provides an answer, prepared
nearly Iourteen years beforehand to Grants charge
that Warren would not oDcy orde.'s:-
Questionwere there any why you should not
hs.s a''.ssss The 1ns aresty IN your 'front.'! nave
lacked right aad left OF General Bunsides ,unn
Question nat meat IS do you rea. on why
no. nssS S.sI p. 81 me
to attack there the sprung than I'D ia
otSes time and ssas DEAL better oa sso my
Sc fought o.ie there ON tie sh July vita pa' q. .s
ssrps snd VIA ~ much yigor as could when the
,ae ie rs na Sr'ys S a.ys, ras.e
We Lao Win more mem a i a." .ns a i'ry
have attacaed on the Both
Answsr- les sir naa been asked beforehand should
nave .sd INT would not ADVISE IL. but II h been
great deal OF ancsin in .as eaS we Wien n1 10
exactly right ihose in 'front.' but i. ai gearing
the anica tamss in campaign !. e. sabor
Says y1a s evan Ideas 70 lii" general p We
Here STANDS record Warren's creed as a. solde
that orders mast he obeycd aua with it tie sur ros
lion that he und others had becn leaang hr men 10
useless slaughter from Muy THIS spirL of subord
nation Tue date gwen Ia Inc above quota4io4 the
| lsth Of july should We the 1Sh Of june Tie rfoi
IS doubtless the result vi mIspriL After ali, no
ever. general GRANTS mIsaprreh enson OF ahe facts
a mi Al .fnr.,
own evidencc on tne subject are TRIES IL
the attachment which he about Joe LOU stou
aud the NicAsburg canpagn:-
/ II never ranaed Lee high Us some others of the
army" said the Gensrai tina. Ia TO say nc~,r mad as
Sa wa. m so Ssn ne "a nay ont y, when 'e JOIN
southern generals in hIsh command front OF me.
others was nsy.r Nal 50 anAi as about Lea ine
fenbseon 10 surrender Vicsstnrs he mis- way
Would Ss lave ss's sa s.a sn.. wal. Hn
Ncxsours untii wanted MIN, .~sirvu Johns On's
that vsxsourg army thu, woasl have estroy ed
was. quite OF Jonnston's was sorry ala not
Know WAS eeninx ami II Was to late fake IL
than JoS Johnston no"s. at least. that
10 any ono familiar with the history of the war the
utter aosurdiiy OF this stsicuienI puten.. Joe
JVhLston VAS never opposed TO General. il SUCH
way no 10 cause nun any great anxIely, whi, Lee
was MS opponent IN The heicrst anu bloodiest cam
paIgns OF modern times. We havo Snortsan q
auiunriy Loo Grant's statement AS long ago as The
sprlng oi 1868 thai Johnston was about the oLiy
general on tnat side whom he feared" {sherma u Is
Memoirs D. o2e) but IN Tho beginning oil inc ylcks.
tufg Campaign JohpstUn bad not furco enough 10
| make stana. Aherward lie gathered an army and
atic pied rciicye VIcks burg ana rant b.u "A
DIVISION rom each vi MS corps put sherman CON
nand and seat him 10 bold JohlsIon IN cnccK mo
| Dis Back RIVER Meauwntc no h,mscIf nnshea RI
slegc ana onerusB's ordcrs attack jon ust ON
tue lnoncht PcniDerton surreEuer.d vicKsburg
Tell July !, 1865, ana sherman moved nj once,
but 70 NO plfposr, Tor JOhnsiVn got away
Win his array! Ia the face OF these facts now child
sh Is Tao assertion en Granvs part thai moth
that generals cook and that he wouid have kept
Peinoer,on AS lure 20 draw tho rebel leader "a 40
had Known auytniGg OF his enterprise Is II possible
that Tue cx-PrcsIdepI talked Ia tnis way?
CORRECTION or HISTORICAL MISS lATEMENTs.
! From the Cleveland Herald. jug 2c.i
General Grants Boswell con trlbutcd TO the Ngw
Yoag HERALD another page OF The Generals com.
meuts on mea aud ihiogs fnis time lie INDUCES IN
personal reeoiisctions of the war; comments on tue
leading generals Of the North and south and corr.c-
lions Of h,s,oricA niissa,smcnts resulting iron n ~
Information.
On one point Grantisys much Stress a. 70 shown
by his reference various ways Tho anal TIL
umph oil tho North over the waa not duo 10 tho
''6fceks" OF TIE former stnamberi1g those OF tho
latter, nor the popular belief that some I'M
poriant battles were won simply ,breugn preposocr.
sncc Of nambcrs Ho ssys the sontn sua Nortn we're
moro nearly matched Than ~ generally supposed
inc whoie population OF the South wero In the war,
with the 40oO.oto Of negroes, who the same as
sol1ers thcy aid tho york IN the zelda which
whiie men would have to do There were ss many
mon under arms on the Southern aide rs on that
OF the Ncrih Tho south Was defeated by
Northern courage ana skili, and this, too, whilc
the NottEera generals had not only The loo III err
| front out hostic press, lusewsrm friends anu a
capiious pubic oinuion behind them, while Sout
era leaders aa tue backing Of Tia. Unanimous voice
OF the south, large party In the Norih tue 50
| port auu sympathy OF outside Hut the
south was beaten from tho beginning There was no
victory possb Tor any soverument resting upon the