New-York tribune., 1878-05-28
LINCOLN AND GRiNT.

can Pcrior. In that article IT was asserted tiiat
President Lincoln compelled General Grant /" select
the direct route to Richmond IN preference L"
changing his base of operations to the James River
The President according to tIis view, feared ihai
Washington would be endangered II Mcti'IIah =
s,ratcgical plan was r"adoptrd. lhe lat' "'d'"h
Wclo, also in q recent article III I'c A'td"d'
Hoqthla accused General Grant Of cndcayoring TO
shift upon President Incoins shoulders the rcspoi'-
sibility for the immense loss OF life which was
caused hy the choice of the WILDERNESS, route ten
eral Grant in his conversation with the correspond
ent. gave an emphatic denial TO both these state
menS. The most interesting portions 0i GENERA!
Grants remarks are given below:
GENERAL GRANTS STATEMENT.
SO far as Mt Wcirs Is concerned, he is dead aud any
resentment one might feel AZ bis extraordinary ms-tatc-
mcnts would now Of place. II is unfortunate 10"
Mr. Wciless fame that he should have spent MS last
years In striving belc the very admln~tialion III
which he held plo;nncnt place. But thc rca ica-
son Is that Mr. Wcllcs never vas Republican. lie
bundcred into LmrUlus Cabinet. lie remained as qWct
as It long he held high Office under the Re
publicans and drew large salary. a. soon ~ Mr John
son made his advances toward the Democrats he became
4 loud and earnest supporter Of his administration.
From that time 10 the end OF his life Mr. N'ieS was III
perfect sympathy with the men who tired 10 break
down the Government, and it i only natural
that he should btlitte aud dcfame those who dld
their best to save the Government men VINO, whether
they did much or littc did al in their power General
TAYLOR says that n conference between President lAn-
coin. Secretary stanton and myself in 1864, the ap-
Iroaching campaign Virginia was discussed No such
conference was ever ncd, and such campaign was
discussed General Taylor says that insisted upon
advancing my Who'll, army against Richmond by the
Jane, River. lUcvcr sald word 10 me lIrsucht OF
secretary OF War, or any one rsr IA authority aS 10 no"
would advance. General lay Ior reports Mr. Lincoln a.
Lincoln never SAID word resembling tn's;
Tavl"r reports me rs saving that any change
of route from nv by the james 10 another would
cost 100000 men This Is pure fctio" ~ indeed,
he whole story is pure hc;l0n General i'i '"t So
that the story comes 10 HIM well authenticated ana h'
has 70 doubt Of its correctness There are on} thirr
persons who could authenticate such story-Ar LIN
coin, Mr. stanton and myself Lincoln ana stanton dic
yG"y,r Voirr for il 10 General Taylor youyh,d fora
fiction. feel it due 10 The memory OF csc greet men
arart from any sentiment of s,.i-'Indlcuio, to make
this denial as emphatic and clear "a possible.
GEANr LINCOLN AND STANTON
Ircmcmhcr very well NY first interview with Stanton.
You know did not come to Washington until came III
relation to an order To assume command Of the armhs.
had been there young man, but otherwise It
was ny INST TRIP. found stanton cordial and willing
to do anything sulprc--cd tie rebel. on Nothing
could have been more earnest and hearty than his treat
rucut OF me. "Now "a. ne, General, do not want
10 know your plans. Tell me what YOU need 90 carry
them out. That is all care g. know. Ind when you s'
20 see Mr Lincoln yoI w!l DO wei 10 observe thc sam"
discretion. Mr. Lincoln may not want 10 Euo" any more
pf your plano than do bat can understand hn" you
might naturally seek the confidence oi IL" President
,,ow Mr. Lincoln Of gentle aud tcldcr nature apt
10 couildc in many people, aud what you TED! him about
military movements hc may toll 90 o., next -,uai"r
81 ith wEom ho ha- AN Intimate '"u'ri-auoH.' "a"
Lincoln. lie wa7 cordial aud hearty as stanton; Ii
possible more MI" h"nnu." b" ".- man "i M"'' d''''
. 81, .......... ..,..,. De-. ,....,,,,.. a
'h' lI'-i"'H' M" W. '"''' ~ - -
'c -ntirlut he conduct of The var i "Is' 'a' lIr-
,laskcrc Brigade and ID" auucoudI policy. something
about ,cn,rrl, IN tie i.d being Aup,rol ly Hood oi
''"'''' ""'' ' ''' -
what stanton hdd h'u-'''' "' "a" H'' '''' ~ NM.
wLat Wa 10 DO. only {" Know NAi "'"'''' 'h''
should have al. required lie wished n' =" I''' I'
De-" ...'. 49, i w. u' % ' w. % ,., .,r.'., n,.rr.
,,r.: so lrlr ~. bra The I..n.l arm, De- na- -...
nod lie spph" e.! plan Doc H"I loIti 'H't-u, 'f f,l'
,.' n ,c,, ~ nm. yI..l.t crr,s- ct rt,,r- ihc
nance Of which hty" escaped uo, dud -.t '"h "'-',
in"E' "u tn'l ul. ",I l', % , . ,, ,I II i ,,.r ,ut
army on sucu liuc would ac u much tar cam" pos,
ti'u"- BE Ann "i lh' J'."''. ."' ~ ", ','
QUO 'o "o y,'I ,, ~ on I,, Mr. ncr yi ,,.i.
In. ~ ant ii; wa, inr It.i % d. the IoI'" VA 900
impossible route ul was never n' 'l'.'I ','. 10y vi,
IaHr''n' '", ~ "-' - '' - I,.r n, ,,',,.., ,,.i
y., '..r r,oA command % o.. a.mg The question
o. NV plan, and lh'r wisdom 'nI uu"l."'m ""' h'.'i
a. ',,.r ~, i1,t .,rl,,,..r m. bIur -
w,rr Iuiu and not those o Iar".l "I stanton. Ih,'
di ''rH ihhS .h ,I' .", @ '' u" ~ ,' -, "'
~, ,i ,. ,y,,s ai Ttyl1r sI lot. nat the,
moi o is assume taI the lilc aut proper way to have
attacked lee Ma los "db ", no james NF'i ht 'I'
NE AIS" wa M "i".'" i, ,.o T" ' WV. W. u. " ,
.,, ,rI,r ~, - force. =, have retarded ~, PRO.
gI,,- and 10 rphi Doe, ana I"''I"' 'u'uI would nave
been spared !" nave lhI''l u,' we N''"'a' '"I'', ~
,,,' J., .m,'..nJ and t,r I,iu.- mic -rrf fh.
sarnc dag of uy advance across the lirGau force py
! nr j. J'l''s ,L nm ,.,I,I 10 I,rr.i,,,r, i,i hold n
he lowe now Ihr' IL General Br'''I lat bad iWo c,rr-
commander such "' ni-hi nave -'i1'I'' ,. FhnNh
me h"i'ilH "l '''' emu i"' ~ ",' I3 I WV 49,